Something special happens in this April retreat
My father and late mother, they both are real Burmese couple. Actually, my mother passed away when I was about 8 years old boy. This is one of the strongest reasons why I took retreat at my young age to find solution for so much Suffering of my late mother. As soon as I finished my university majoring Mathematics, I intentionally went to meditation center for retreat. After six months long course of meditation practice, I requested my meditation teacher to become a monk if possible.
Actually, they didn’t let me do easily because they told me that being a monk is not easy. However, I told them that I would tried my best. Then they allowed me to do it. Since I became a monk, I have left home and gone forth to homeless monastic life in the Buddha’s Teaching and have done both study and practice enthusiastically and energetically for finding the solution from Suffering of my late mother.
This year in April retreat in my forest, my father, an 85 years old gentle man took retreat guided by me after 30 years I left home. I’m now 53. My father is 85. He was so much delighted in meditation practice by following my instruction. I’m also happy to see that he enjoyed meditation practice in the forest even if it is the first time for him.
He was curiously observing everything and everyone surrounding me and taking care of me because he always thinks that I’m a 24 years old young boy in his eyes forever. Finally, he kneeled down at my presence to pay respect for all of my wise teaching in the seven days’ retreat course. It is something really special for me in my life.
