Concept of Merit

Merit. Although my knowledge in buddhism is not that profound, due to the fact that i'm not a staunch buddhist, and that i'm just too lazy to read or too sleepy during most of the dhamma talks that i attended, i'm pretty sure that this concept is one of the most well spread. If you have never heard of merit, allow me to take the role of a dhamma speaker and teach u buggers the concept of merits, although i suck at it.lol.

Do good deeds, having good thoughts, righteous acts generates merits. Merits are your pasport to enlightenment or should i say, the place without suffering and pain. Looks simple? Yeah it does. (Actually that's all that i know from the merit talk, because i was fishing during the talk) But i'm positive that not many can actually do that. Not even me. When it comes to doing good deeds, people tend to think twice before doing it. Thoughts like will this good deeds shit going to do me any good. Sad, but it's the truth. Most Malaysians are brought up in this kind of environment.

Merits can be transferred too. How? I'm not too sure about it, but i think its quite simple. You just need to chant some puja and the merits you generated will be transferred to others. And just in case u guys were wondering why should we give away the merits we generated so "hard" to others, the concept here is that, you let them enjoy the benefits of the merits u generated. You see, this is a win-win situation. You generate more merits by transfering merits (doing good deeds), and they get to enjoy ur merits. Normally, we transfer merits to the departed ones to ease their sufferings and to help them reincarnate in case their merits are not enough.

Now, you guys must be wondering why suddenly i'm not that shallow right? This is because in the last INCOVAR camp, i was kind of interested to learn more about transference of merits. Hence, i turned to Kong Chung Hwa, the smarter jack ass. Why? Because i feel that my friends, relatives, accquintances need it. Recently i was bombarded with the news that my friends who one by one, lost their beloved ones. I'm trully sorry about their loss and if u guys don't mind, the next part of this post will be dedicated to them.

Friend A who lost his/her father a few months back
Friend B who lost his/her grandmother a few days back
Friend C who lost his/her grandmother less than a month ago
Friend D who lost his/her grandfather a few months back
Friend E who lost his/her grandfather a few months back
Friend F who lost his/her grandmother nearly 2 years ago
Auntie and cousins who lost uncle nearly 2 years ago

and a few more.

Be strong. Though this loss is like a deep cut in your heart, let time heal your wound. Though one day the memories of your love one will fade away, rest assured that they will always be in your heart. They will always be there, watching over you, as your guardian angel, protecting you. Though this experience isn't a pleasant one, it will make you a better person in the future. Let us look forward to the future, and live life to the fullest, as i'm 100% sure, this is what they want you to do as well. Sometimes, its better to let go than to cling to it. And if this still doesn't work, you can give me a call for my service. I'm a part time entertainer, and i don't come cheap ok. haha.

P.S I'll dedicate my merits to your deceased love ones if i have a chance, and provided that i still remember. hah!