“We can say that
the man who saved him was the Sambhogakaya Buddha. Buddha and God appear in
many forms. The Buddha is not only in the cloud. He is in our hearts, and in
the hearts of many others.” Everyday my faith is being tested. Being tested to
see how strong it is; how undoubtfully strong I believe. Curve balls get thrown
at me and at times I feel like my whole life is just one big obstacle course
with an audience betting on me to mess up. But it is through these curve balls
and obstacles that my weaknesses are made strong. And none of that would be
possible if it weren’t for the constant transformation of God in my life.
At
home, I help out at the local food pantry, where I see God appear in many
different forms.
I can see God in each one of the people that walk through the
doors; the pain and the suffering in their eyes. Where I saw God the most was
in the man who first started the food pantry, Hank. When I first started
volunteering at the food pantry and when I first met Hank, I always figured
Hank needed me; the food pantry needed me. Unfortunately, it wasn’t until I
fully accepted Hank into my life that God took him right out of my life. And
through his passing I realized that I was actually the one who needed Hank and
out of all those suffering people I was actually the one that needed the food
pantry.
“Every
time we touch something beautiful, in harmony and peace, we touch the
Sambhogakaya Buddha.” When we are happy, we can make the people around us happy
too. Every person has the ability to bring joy to others and aid in relieving
their suffering. This is what I witnessed Hank do on a daily basis with each
person he came into contact with. He brought such a joy to the world and even
now as he looks over me I can still feel his joyness radiating over me and
radiating over everyone. I was able to see God through Hank and the amazing things Hank did. I truly believe that Hank was one formation of God in my life and because of that I will forever be blessed to have had him in my life.
I can see God everywhere just like people who believe in Buddhism see Buddha everywhere. I can see Him working in my life; easing my life of its suffering and because of that I have the inspiration to go out and bring joy to the people around me and help ease their suffering as well. And it is the Sambhogakaya Buddha that makes all of this possible through his different transformations.
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