I first enrolled in the beginners’ class last year but failed to complete the course due to conflicts in schedule. This time, the timing was so perfect for me to re-enter the monastery when the beginners’ class was opened on a weekday, and I had just broken up from a relationship three months prior.
It was as if the entire universe conspired to have me back in Ocean Sky again, to let me mend my wounds under the guidance of Buddhist wisdom and to finish the course.
Looking back, I’ve realized that what matters most is not what was lost from my relationship, but what has been left for me to nurture. Taking Buddhism classes and practising meditation aided my recovery. The lectures were theories that I could apply to my emotional problems. It goes with the saying that “you easily learn your lessons when you are going through difficulties.”
With enough compassion and peace of mind, anger and bitterness naturally disappears. The need to talk about your anger is diminished.
I have grown so much in the past three months and learned to seek wisdom from those who truly possess it.
The past three formative months moulded my character to become a better individual.