Ram Bahadur Bomjon's Message #2

Here comes the second message of Ram Bahadur Bomjon.  Click here if you have no idea what this is about.

October 19, 2007

Prayers of Kunchu Sum, the three divine beings.
Peace among all living creatures
and for the spiritual welfare of mankind, this is a message:
I salute all religious seekers.
I salute all monks.
And I salute all religious sangha.

Since I have received a command from the Bhagavan of the three jewels to liberate and uplift humankind and the creatures of the world, I have abided by the promise to free the transient world from the ocean of emotions, and to free the world from worldly ignorance; I have been contemplating single mindedly to free human kind and all living creatures.

All sentient beings want to be liberated from worldly sorrows and pains.  But by birth they are not equipped as humankind to seek after spirituality and get freed. They are also praying to Bhagavan. They are glad to be in this world.  Humankind are creating traditions that will destroy the entire humanity and living creatures. In the name of religion; killings, violence, anger, jealousy and divisions are being promoted. There is only one atma (higher self); this has one form; the higher self of all humans is the same, only the tradition and customs are different.

Always embrace the path of mercy, compassion, non-violence, peace; this is the message I want to convey to our society and to all the citizens of the world. A true Dharma, the true human Dharma, will always search for truth. The search for truth is the only beneficial way of humans.

Despite the existence of thousands of paths; chaos, greed, attachment, anger, and jealousy have imprisoned our society and humankind.  In this way the world is heading towards destruction.  So it is high time that the citizens of the world take this into consideration. Humans should never forget their ultimate religious duty and their society. Refrain from killings, violence, greed, jealousy, attachments and evil character.  Shed the tears of mercy and compassion; show to the world the way of liberation.

After we die it is extremely difficult to return to a human life.  People think that we don’t reincarnate after death. No, we receive a human life due to our virtuous work.  We earn the fruits due to the merits of our work. Now the world is governed by three forms. The first form is greed; the second form is anger; the third form is attachment and jealousy that are ruling this world. May all the religious traditions change.

All the religious people need to first find the Truth, and by cultivating mercy, compassion, non-violence, and peace in their hearts, they need to beautify the world with the way of liberation. I will continue to contemplate and meditate on the liberation of living beings by being focused in my path of wisdom until I find the ultimate form of enlightenment, the Samyak Sambodhi. Salute to the ultimate form of enlightenment and may all beings be happy.

Again, let's start by listing the things that he's asking us to do:

1. Search for the truth
2. Embrace the path of mercy, compassion, non-violence, peace
3. Refrain from killings, violence, greed, jealousy, attachments and evil character
4. Spread the truth

This time the message is much more clear compared to the 1st message.  He explains the "path of Dharma" (righteous path) which is largely #1 to #3; sounds good to me.

I salute all religious seekers.
I salute all monk.
I salute all religious sangha

I think sangha is used here to refer to the ones possessing some high degree of realization since religious seekers and monk are already mentioned.  Even though the word "religious" is used, the emphasis is on seeking spiritual truth that's true to everyone.  Religious practices and rituals are irrelevant.

Since I have received a command from the Bhagavan of the three jewels to liberate and uplift humankind and the creatures of the world, I have abided by the promise to free the transient world from the ocean of emotions, and to free the world from worldly ignorance; I have been contemplating single mindedly to free human kind and all living creatures.

The three jewels are one of the basic concepts of Buddhism.  I haven't study Buddhism in depth but I interpret them as a higher consciousness which Ram taps into in meditations to gain knowledge.

Humankind are creating traditions that will destroy the entire humanity and living creatures.

What traditions?  Tradition of violence (leads to war); tradition of punishment (leads to fear but not peace); tradition of superiority (leads to discrimination and hatred); tradition of ownership; traditions of consumerism; tradition of eating meat, etc.  Why do we eat cows but not dogs and cats?  As sad as it may sound, it has nothing to do with morality.  It's just a tradition.

There is only one atma (higher self); this has one form; the higher self of all humans is the same, only the tradition and customs are different.

Our bodies and minds may be different from one another, but our consciousness is one and the same.  Carl Jung suggested a similar belief of what he called as Collective unconscious.

After we die it is extremely difficult to return to a human life.  People think that we don’t reincarnate after death. No, we receive a human life due to our virtuous work.  We earn the fruits due to the merits of our work.

So we actually earn the opportunity to reincarnate as a human?  Many think that it's a punishment to say the least.

Now the world is governed by three forms.  The first form is greed; the second form is anger; the third form is attachment and jealousy that are ruling this world. May all the religious traditions change.

It's not surprising that greed, anger, attachment and jealousy is what dominating majority's minds.  It's our common sense to be attached to the stuff we own, to be jealous of what others own, to be greed of what we will possibly own, and to be angry if things aren't going our ways.

All the religious people need to first find the Truth, and by cultivating mercy, compassion, non-violence, and peace in their hearts, they need to beautify the world with the way of liberation.

This is interesting.  A religion is what claims to have all the answers.  This is their selling point, 'we have the answers, come in and listen.'  'Don't think; just believe.'  Not only is Ram telling us to find the truth on our own, he is telling religions to admit that they still have something to learn.  Currently, it's not happening; since those priests or whoever in charge fear that without this selling point, their church or temple wouldn't be able to sustain (money money money).  We are living in a capitalist society after all.  So when someone tells you that his/her religion has all the answers and that you just need to believe it without doubt, stay away; or better, tell them to stop relying on what their religion tells them.

When people start seeking truth on their own, they don't even need to be religious anymore.  My suggestion (most likely, Ram's as well): lose all religious traditions and rituals; be spiritual.