Rinpoche warned us that Mahakala cave was not only the place where the former prince Siddharta meditated for several years, not only the place where a very advanced meditator had a vision of Mahakala the protector, but also the home of hundreds of beggars, living on the former charnel grounds of a long ago cemetery.
I thought we were prepared. And yet, as dozens of beggars lined up along the winding path leading to Mahakala cave, even though we teamed up, we could hardly provide enough coins for a seemingly endless line of beggars. As we walked down the path, dozens more appeared from the nearby hills running to sit at the end of the line.
At first i was hoping not to run out of money and then i realized that though it would make me feel better, it would not really solve anything. And so i kept on thinking of Rinpoche's earlier words: "Give with no sense of loss and no sense of pity. It is [just] their current incarnation." So i gave with a wish for a better future and a better incarnation for them, if this is what is indicated.
And when i ran out of coins - i did not buy more to make me feel better. I do not wish to feel better. I wish to help in a more sustainable way...
As I walked up to Rinpoche, I heard her explain that many of these beggars were karmically tied to these charnel grounds, and were being reborn there over and over again...
Sometimes, Samasara really sucks!~
My friends, we have work to do...
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