Opportunity

As the saying goes, "opportunity seldom knocks twice."

We consider others to be fools if they do not realise and make full use of their open opportunities before their eyes.

There is, however, a golden opportunity right before every one of us alive who is able to read this very passage - the opportunity to walk forth on the path of self-improvement spiritually, the chance to get closer to perfection of body, speech and mind.

This time round, in this precious life as a human being, is the "break" we'd been cultivating for, the life in which we can very well work seriously towards transcending our craving, aversion and delusion.

It is not easy to be born in a human life. The odds are astronomical.

We'd all "struck lottery" already! (But of course we'd worked our way through the wheel of Samsara to deserve this life in the law of karma).

"Claim" your birthrights to become Enlightened!

Or you would be a fool indeed!

(From: The Daily Enlightenment)