The place I went with my son is Ramona. It is not a well-known place, but a town looks quite countryside. I was surprised to find out there is a Casino called Barona just 15 minutes away.
For a person who is in search of enlightenment, you might think I won't go near gambling place. But I did go and played some losing hand. The place is decent and have Las Vegas style of decoration in a smaller scale. We got a 2 free buffet coupon given by our resort helpdesk, and that is even more reason to go. The buffet isn't too shabby but not grand either, most importantly it is free.
My trip to Barona Casino reminded me of what Dr. Jonathan Parker once said about the enlightened master that smoked Havana Cigar. We can enjoy (or suffer) anything comes our way but the key difference between an enlighten person and the one who is not lies in the attitude toward what comes our way. Are we enjoying with unattached attitude or are we suffering while cursing what our soul want us to learn? As our soul lives on eternally, the drama of our life is only a parenthesis of our eternal life, or just a comma with endless scripts. The scripts can be changed in every incarnation until we are purified in our core being. I assume this takes many incarnations to complete for most of us.
But I also believe that we can speed up the process of reaching the highest level of consciousness by having the focused intention and practice whatever we believe in earnest manner. For me, that is the only worthy goal in life.
No comments:
Post a Comment