If we have any plans at all, they should be plans for more meditation,
for group meditation. We should devote our spiritual energy each day to
praying to God to bless the ignorant beings that we are. We should pray
to God to help and forgive us even if we are full of sins. I cannot make
any more plans! Even if we possess all the wealth and property in this
world, we cannot help too many refugees.
When our karma is heavy, we cannot make use of any money that we may have.
Even when the food is placed in front of us, we cannot eat it or we cannot
swallow it. Therefore, it is best to rely on the spiritual aspects because
the best help we can receive is from our spiritual practice. We can use
the positive atmosphere that we gain from our practice to pray for the
Buddhas' and God's blessings on the world, to forgive ignorant humankind.
This is the only way for us to avoid disasters; otherwise, no matter how
much money we have or how many organizations there are, I am afraid they
will not be enough! Even if we have money, we cannot bring it to the needy
when the karma comes; even if they have property, they cannot take it with
them.
So we must continue to do our spiritual practice diligently and spread
our positive vibrations to every corner of the world. In this way, we may
be able to help some people. But we may not be able to help them, not even
temporarily, if we rely only on money or organizations. Sometimes when
people have too much karma, it will prevent us from helping them even if
we are willing. Besides, we cannot help them if we practice poorly. Sometimes,
at the time we help others, if we have enough spiritual merits, it will
be easier for us to overcome obstacles and help people more smoothly.
