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self, I felt bad for Sayadaw. I came to better understand the mettâ he has for his students, too. I couldn't help but to say,
"I believe in your ability to make your enterprises for the benefit of others successful, Sayadaw."
"Yes, I will definitely continue working on projects for the benefit of others. I would continue if I were the only one left," he said.
What he said next was the statement at the very beginning, "I believe in my own strength."
It is not that the going is always smooth and easy in Sayadaw's work for the benefit of others. There have been some rough spots, too. How could he walk on paths strewn with flowers all the time? He has had to walk some rough terrain, too, and doubtless more than once. Though he had to walk rough terrain, Sayadaw has kept straight on his journey. It is not his style to turn around. By whatever means, he keeps on rolling. He has already gone a long way. As he has in the past, Sayadaw is still rolling on. He will certainly continue for as long as he lives.
On his lifetime journey for the benefit of others, when he has felt like turning back, Sayadaw has remembered a few excerpts from the Mahâgandâyone Sayadaw's Practical Abhidhamma.
"The tallest tree catches the most wind."
Having reached great heights in his life, and having shared the merit, Sayadaw has had to endure many attacks from lokadhamma, the vicissitudes of life.
Another line from that book goes, "An expert seaman, in crossing an ocean, must face not only regular and fierce waves, but even waves which threaten his ship. Nonetheless, with the force of his wisdom and zeal, he cuts through these waves and reaches the far shore."
In navigating the oceanic journey of his life serving others, Sayadaw has faced not only the regular waves of the vicissitudes of life and even fierce ones, but also waves which threaten his very existence. Nonetheless, with the force of the kamma (deeds), zeal, and wisdom which Sayadaw has, he cuts through these waves of life to reach his cherished goal.
If Sayadaw had not just these endowments, he may well have sunk straight to the
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