Good Karma Music Stories

During one of my classes, in desks of four, one girl keeps on “borrowing” sheets of paper. (Usually “borrowing” equals to having) I continuously “lent” her some. Thankfully, she has stopped asking me, and has started asking another poor girl. Now to find a way to help her…

i have a sick friend who has been battling disease across the country and is very isolated with little support and ability to reach out at present. i have been having phone days w/ her quite often as a form of therapy and support, as i have battled the life threatening illness that she is dealing with presently. although at moments, i may get frustrated or overwhelmed with how to “fit” this time into my schedule, i find that it is always the highlight of my day. peace.continue to pay it forward!

My wife and I began rescuing cats when we found five abandoned cats at a vacant home on our street. Many of them are feral or have been mistreated. Once they have been neutered and have had the medical attention that they need we bring them home. We are fortunate to have property which is far from the highway, so are able to let some go outside. Presently we have 16 cats in our family.

For the past, I try to give transportation to elderly disciples who want to come to the temple for their daily or weekly prayers. One particular lady who is unable to walked properly , has to be assisted all the time because of the surgery since her childbirth of her third son. so after many rides that I gave her back and forth to the temple, i learn that she needs more help then just to the temple,for her other personal matters.Therefore, I encourage her to reapply her benefits to a handicapped bus that can enable to do things for herself and children. We went together to the interviews and feedback, give her encouragement and support. Finally she is on herself, with the privilege of city handibus. thanks to the donors.Emi Two fwo.

It is a great way to promote the Budddha’s teaching through music….the universality of music in all walks of life. As such we have been sourcing Dharma music both in Chinese ( which is quite easily available ) and in English and try to share them amongst friends. They appeal to both young and old in a very soothing and calming ambience. This too will definitely be very helpful. Thank you and your team for the kindness and compassion.

Last December, I was visiting Somik (my fiance) at Stanford. I wanted to visit my dear friend Chris who had worked with me as a scientific researcher in Washington D. C. I quit in February 2006 and moved back to India. Chris, meanwhile, had serious health issues and discontinued working. We had kept in touch and I watched with alarm as he kept slipping further and further. His kidneys had failed and he was on dialysis for survival. I had already decided that if I ever went back to the US, I would go see him in St. Louis. Somik did his act of kindness by booking our tickets to spend our Christmas with Chris and his family. December 2006 was the best Christmas of my life. I called him after landing in St. Louis and he said he was unable to pick us from the airport because he wasn’t feeling too well. When we arrived at the apartment building, Chris was waiting at the door for us. I was shocked to see my tall, healthy, full-of-life friend on a wheelchair. His mom and brother received us with so much love. Initially we had planned to attend the midnight mass with them but since Chris didn’t have the energy to stay up that late, we instead ate out in a nice Indian restaurant, and then got a tour of the city as we drove back with them. We took a lot of pictures that night. On Christmas day we spent most of the time at home with his family and then headed out later that afternoon for our flight. At the airport, when I hugged Chris to say goodbye, I felt that this might be the last time I’d be seeing him. I flew back to India after a couple of days and we stayed in touch. I’d update him on our wedding plans. Initially, he had planned to attend our wedding in India. He was rather heartbroken when he realized he couldn’t make it due to his health. I got married on June 21st, 2007. On June 30th we received a call from Jerry (Chris’s brother) that Chris had passed away. From the time I first met Chris’s mother in DC, I bonded with her. Time and again, when I would call Chris to chat, I’d also share a few words with her. I kept in touch with her after Chris’s demise and this Christmas, we thought of doing something special for her. We took some pictures from last Christmas and some others with me and Chris and put them together in a poster which Shutterfly.com shipped to her. She received it today. She cried all morning after receiving this, and was in tears when she called early afternoon to thank us. She spoke to both of us and said that this was the best Christmas present she has ever received. She wished us many happy new years to come. We were both touched by how much a simple present could bring joy to someone we cared about.

Yesterday I gave my dharmabrother two left-over tickets to Expo Park in Daejon, South-Korea. I felt happy, and at the very moment when I gave those tickets to him my bad emotions due to buying too many expensive tickets vanished and we both felt joy!