“Money is
neither good or bad in reality, it can help or harm people. If you have a good
intention, and use it well, it can provide you with your daily necessities,
benefit the society, benefit people and accumulate merits. If you have a bad
intention, and are greedy, money can push people towards the furnace, and make
people lose their fame and status.”
- Master
Jin Bodhi- 金菩提禅师
Commentary by Jerome:
Money is a necessity for life. It is the way we use it that
determine if money is good or bad. Likened to a double-edged sword, it can help
or harm people. Corrupted by greed, money can bring ruins to people. However, money
can also help lots of people in society.
Author:
Jerome is a Buddhist practitioner that has learnt from Theravada, Mahayana and Tibetan traditions and is still learning! He first learnt meditation and Dharma from Theravadan monks and practitioners in the lineage of the Arahant Venerable Amatha Gavesi Maha Thero from Sri Lankaramaya Buddhist temple in Singapore. Then, he completed a Diploma in Buddhism from the Buddhist and Pali College in 2016. He also learnt from Zen Master Wu Jue Miao Tian (85th Zen Patriach) from the LingJi lineage in Taiwan in 2014 - 2015. Subsequently, he learnt from Garchen Rinpoche from the Drigar Thubten Dargye Ling tradition (Tibetan) and attended annual Om Mani Padme Hum and Om Ami Dewa Hrih retreats from 2015 till date. Currently, he is a disciple of Master Jin Bodhi (Mahayana) from Bodhi Meditation in Singapore and is an active volunteer there. Master Jin Bodhi is his main Dharma teacher. Jerome feels that Buddhism is not a religion but is a practical way to reduce our life's problems. The essence of Buddhism is not in the books or sutras but in the way we apply it into our lives. Having understood some aspects of Buddha's teaching, he wants to give back to the society and hopes to share his insights with everyone who has the affinity with him.
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