Bo Tara (Comrade Three) - Oath

I couldn't sleep all night because of the trip. I spent the night tossing and turning, waiting for the end of the night to come, and thinking about various things. I was worried about the talented friends and disciples who would be traveling with me from Yangon. Every good plan always has some obstacles. This plan is a religious trip, a religious trip, and I think there will be some obstacles. This is because in the past, when I was preparing to go on a religious trip, an unexpected obstacle suddenly appeared and became a reality.

The work of buying one by one the items to observe the fast and donate, the work of finding everything from medicine to travel equipment, flashlights, and batteries for the talented saints who would be accompanying them, and the responsibility of urging friends from within Yangon who had never been invited to come to Yangon Station on time, all of which were quite tiring both mentally and physically, and the stress of the work involved in making sure I didn't sleep.

I looked at my watch, which I had already put on, in the light and saw that it was twenty minutes past three in the morning. I remembered that it was time to get up and wash my hands. As I was about to sit up, my wife, Saw Ekeri, called out to me in a whisper.

"Daughter, I'm hot."

Having said that..

"It doesn't matter, just keep going straight ahead."

I urged. Saw Ekeri was someone who had a keen understanding of the work we were doing. It seemed that she had firsthand knowledge of the fact that a matter of testing the mind of the Buddhist work and religious work through internal methods would always arise.

After washing my face, I changed my clothes and went out to the pagoda to take the five precepts. From there, I got up and took the vow, which was to 'take the vow that I will practice the five precepts like a loincloth until the day I return from the mountain'.

For me, I have been practicing the five precepts for days, months, and even periods of time. I must admit to the writer that I have lost the right to live for a short period of time, like taking the life of another. In the morning, the wind blew and blew, and as it faded towards the east, white rays began to shine. I went to my eldest daughter, who was a little hot, to check it out myself.

I could tell that my eldest daughter, Ni Ni Oo, was feeling hot. My youngest daughter, Nai Naing Oo, was sound asleep. My youngest son, Maung Mya Han, was also sound asleep next to his sisters. Looking at the faces of my three children, I was able to expand my thoughts and open up my thoughts.

My eldest daughter was unwell. At that time, only my wife and my sister were at home, while the rest of my comrades were away on business or visiting because of the approaching holidays.

The fact that I had no male companion to call on if there was a real emergency was also a problem that made my journey difficult. I felt a deep sadness and sorrow in my heart at the prospect of leaving my children for more than ten days without saying goodbye. However, I had to keep the promise I had made to my teacher that I would reach Sāvatthi that day.

I can't go. As the saying goes, "You have a promise, you have a person's truth." I will definitely have to overcome the obstacles and obstacles that I am currently facing. I will have to honor and respect the promise I made with my life. Through the problems of the relationship I have encountered, I have taken a step towards the face of God Himself.

His Holiness, because of his great compassion, which was like a son to the thirty-one worlds, abandoned the natural asceticism that could lead to Nibbana by himself, and, as a recluse in the presence of the Buddha of this world, he boldly and clearly prayed for the great Buddhahood of "Samma-sambodhi" with a clear intention. From that life onwards, he fulfilled the unparalleled perfections of four hundred thousand worlds, eight hundred thousand worlds, sixteen hundred thousand worlds, and fulfilled the perfections with the desire to pray to the Buddha.

The great Gautama Buddha lived in various lives. Not only as a human, but also as a deva and as an animal, he constantly fulfilled the ten perfections in pursuit of the great gift of enlightenment. According to the saying, “the lowest,” the Buddha fulfilled the ten perfections four times in the life of a young quail. He had to descend once in the life of a frog, the smallest of all four-legged creatures, to fulfill the ten perfections.

Gautama Buddha had to complete 357 human lives in the Paramikasa, 60 lives in the Natakas, 125 lives in the animal world, and 125 lives in the aquatic and flying creatures in the sky, with strong determination, steadfast faith, steadfast devotion, and steadfast virtue.

In the Vaisantara Jataka, the son and daughter of the great sage Ganesha and Jali, who were like a thorn, were given as a gift by the lowly brahmin Sujaka and were beaten and tortured to death in front of King Vaisantara, thus fulfilling the ten virtues of the great Gautama Buddha, namely faith, morality, and fortitude.

My thoughts are filled with praise and gratitude for the infinite merits and graces of the Lord, as I offer my offerings to the Lord.

In his life as Prince Siddhartha, the true Buddha, he was blessed with a golden cup, married the goddess Yasoda, and gave birth to his firstborn son, Rahula, whom he loved for the rest of his life. However, during that time, Siddhartha, having seen the four great signs of the gods, such as the old, the sick, the dead, and the monks, had experienced great sorrow. Therefore, in accordance with his vow to renounce society, cut off the bonds that bound him, and go to the forest, he quietly rose from the chamber alone at midnight and, in his final moments, looked at his son Rahula, whom he had never seen before, and who was bound by bonds. He did not spare the lotus flower, but looked at Rahula with great affection.

Prince Siddhartha, the Buddha of the Buddhahood, was contemplating the perfections he had acquired in his lifetime. He was constantly contemplating the perfections of sixteen hundred thousand worlds. For the sake of the ten perfections, his head had to cross the high mountains many times. For the sake of omniscience, his flesh had to be sacrificed as much as the world. For the sake of his great compassion, which he loved as if it were his own son, his blood had to be sacrificed to fill the five great oceans.

For the sake of His Majesty's companions and devotees, the great body not only gave up its life to fulfill the divine ideal of giving, but also to its members, such as hair, fingers, eyes, and other parts, and not only did it spare its own life, but also its beloved sons, wives, and daughters. I, thinking of the sixteen thousand lives and the one hundred thousand worlds of the paramita, began to bow down with faith and love to the Lord of incomparable great mercy.

Then, while enjoying a cup of coffee that my wife had prepared herself and a slice of bread, I ordered some things for the children's health.

“If you think it’s really important, inform Dr. Kyaw Nyein. He will take responsibility.”

I ordered it. Dr. Kyaw Nyein is a former comrade, Captain Kyaw Nyein, who served with our (BIAB.DA) and the Tatmadaw until the end of the revolution. Now, Dr. Kyaw Nyein is living happily with the help of my comrade Eddie, or Sayar Tin Aye Nyein, and his two educated daughters, while his comrades provide medical assistance. He is a trusted doctor by our former comrades.

While I was drinking coffee, I heard a car pull up from below and the sound of footsteps coming up to us with the sound of shoes. I looked at my watch and saw that it was four in the morning. I thought, "Matali, Pa Sein, these are footsteps," and opened the door.

From the front, gradually, on the big screen, we saw talented people such as U Pa Sein, followed by Ko Kyin Thaung, Ko Myat Saw, Ko Kyaw Htin, Ko Kyi, Ko Maung Ko, U Kywe, Ko Pe Aung, Ko Khin Maung Gyi, Ko Thaung Sein, Maung Myint Wai, and others.

My wife served the guests, pouring coffee from a large pot into teacups and buttered bread on a large plate. “I couldn’t sleep, so I came a little early, Major.”

Ko Myat Saw approached me and said, and Ko Kywe laughed.....

“We’ve been talking about where to sleep, praying all night, and learning camps, and I don’t even realize how much time has passed,” he said, entering.

"I got up at once at three o'clock, took a shower, ordered my housekeeper to get ready, and left at once for Ko Kyin Thaung. It's important to get a seat on the train, isn't it, Major?"

U Pa Sein, a very dedicated and dedicated person from Yangon Thein Phyu Street, whom our community calls Yangon Matali, said while eating bread. U Pa Sein and his wife Daw Yi are very dedicated people in the religious work.

They are gifted individuals who generously donate money to the Sasana Visuddhi Thein Dawgyi, which is being built in Samataung, and for all necessary religious matters.

U Pa Sein often drives his box truck to our offices at any time. If people from Taung Taw or those sent on religious matters were in Yangon, U Pa Sein would not only drive them to their destinations in his car, but also provide them with food and drink. U Pa Sein not only preached to his wife but also to his elder sister Daw Tin Pu, who contributed a lot of money to the religious shrine. I and the wise men in Yangon gave U Pa Sein the title of Yangon Martyr.

They were all carrying offerings for the mountain, offerings of food and sweets for the monks, and boxes of candles. The back of the car was filled with sleeping bags and small duffel bags.

I stepped into the back of the car, but U Sein insisted on pulling me towards the front, so I took a seat with him. Soon the truck carrying our talents and the boxes of belongings drove back into Yangon. We stopped in front of U Pa Sein’s house, and U Pa Sein and his wife, Daw Yee, started to load the sleeping bags. His eldest son took a seat in the back of the car and followed the truck to drive home.

We reached Yangon Central Station from Thein Phyu Road in a few minutes. With the help of workers, our group crossed the bridge to the third floor of Yangon Central Station and took up their seats at the Pyinmana Yek Lawal Station. At the station, we found Ko Mya Aye and Ko Ohn Shwe from Tamwe Nat Chaung waiting for us with their luggage, as well as Ko Myint Hlaing, Ko Tin Htun and U San Hla with their belongings. .

There are three festivals on the mountain every year. The festivals are not festivals but celebrations with dancing and musical instruments. They are held three times a year. The place is used for special functions. The five thousand alms offering ceremony is held on the full moon of Waso, the five thousand lamps offering ceremony is held on the month of Taung, and the New Year's celebration is held on the month of Taung. There are no other musical instruments on the mountain except for the sound of brass drums, bells, and the sound of prayers. Sometimes, birds and wild chickens that naturally forage in the surroundings of the mountain are safe.