BMBMC Kathina Day Celebration 2010

Wheel of Sun and Moon

"Why do you cry?" asked a man to a little boy. "I have a chariot but no wheels. My chariot is big and it need wheels of a Sun and a Moon, and I cannot get them for my chariot" replied the boy.
"It is very foolish of you to cry for these things as you will never be able to fulfill your wish. Oh! Foolish boy" said the man
"Is that so, old man? Then, let me asked you whether a person who cried for his son who had passed away will be more foolish than me who had cried for things that I can still see?" asked the boy
This conversation is actually between a man who had lost his son due to his stinginess with a boy who is actually his previous dead son and had been born as a deva in Tavamtimsa Heaven.
In tonight Dhamma talk by Venerable Sayadaw U Vimala, this story ends with the realisation of the man that his mourning of his son's passing away is a foolish act. However, this story also show that the son had been reborn as deva due his conviction of faith to the Buddha after seeing the rays of Buddha before his death.

Here Sayadaw emphasized that having faith or confidence in the Triple Gem is far more beneficial than having donate many meals without any act of confidence or understanding.
Buddhists should show their confidence in the Triple Gem by the act of respect. One simple act will be to switch off your mobile phone when you are listening to the Dhamma Talk.
Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu!