When the Qing Ming festival comes along, families will bring along food, incenses, etc to pay their respects to their ancestors. Venerable was sharing that some have the tendency to be afraid of spirits, of ghosts, even of their ancestors/family. The irony of the matter is, if u have invited them out to partake of the offerings that you brought them, is there a need to be scared?
Anyway, that was just a side topic. I dreamt of ghosts/spirits recently. Or maybe it was just fear on my part in a hotel room. Is it human nature to be afraid of ghosts? Or are we afraid of things/beings beyond our control, beyond our rules of life? That doesnt conform to our understanding of life on this earth/universe?
I dont want to touch on the cause of the fear factor. you can think about that at your own leisure. What i want to share is, there is totally no need to be scared of spirits. what can they really do to you? u are already suffering in this life/lifetime of ours, trying to understand a reality that is empty, suffering from the false expectations of self and society. so how can the existence or even visit of a spirit make anything worst?
more than anything, is the cry for help from those spirits. even if they are not seeking assistance, think of their position. how much worst can your life be? you are not in hell, or wandering around aimlessly as a ghost.
instead of fear, compassion should be shown to them. if not in action, than at least in thoughts, and there is no need to fear them. they have a worst "life" compared to you, and they need all the light that you can afford to give to them.
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