my little toyota

today i took my little toyota corolla for servicing.  the whole procedure took less than one hour.  during this time i sat in a very nice lounge drinking cuppacino, eating cookies, and reading a travel magazine (all compliments of toyota).  before i finished the magazine, the work was done.

everything was done to perfection, and they even cleaned the inside and outside of the car.  my car looks sparkling new.  i am very happy and impressed with toyota.  to me, this process is pleasurable and enjoyable.

as i was driving, i felt very very happy.  one year ago,  i said : due to vanity, i used to have branded cars (mercedes, BMWs, jacquars before) but its this little car that i like and enjoy best.  one year later, my feeling has not changed.

in my 16 years of buddhist practice, day in and day out,  chanting nam myo ho renge kyo helps me  purify myself, cleanse my bad thoughts and impurities, thus enabling me to find joy in little and simple things.

sometime ago, a senior SGI member said: the biggest benefit in budhhist practice is the 'purification'  of our six senses (六根清淨) , which helps us to think, see, hear, smell, taste and feel better, and this is the basis for happiness.

glad to share.

lydia

今天我把我的小豐田事進行維修。整個過程用了不到一小時。在此期間，我坐在豐田車行裹一個很不錯的休息室喝cuppacino，吃餅乾，和閱讀一本旅遊雜誌（所有是豐田免費供應）。在我未看完雜誌維修的工作已完成。
一切維修的工作都做得很完美，他們甚至把汽車的內外都抹得乾乾淨淨令我的車看起來閃閃發光。我感到非常高興。對我來說，這個維修的過程是令人愉快的。
當我開車時，我感到非常非常高興。一年以前，我說：以前因為虛名, 我擁有名牌汽車（benz，寶馬和jacquars等），但其實，我真正喜歡和享受的是這小小的豐田車。一年後，我的感覺沒有改變。
在我16年持續的佛法修行，天天唱誦南無妙法蓮華經幫助我淨化自己，淨化我的壞想法和生命的污濁，使我能夠開始懂得從很小的事和簡單生活裹得到樂趣。
很久以前，一位SGI的資深成員說：修行佛法最大的功德是六根清淨, (淨化我們的六個感官)，使我們能思考，看，聽，嗅覺，味覺，感覺得更清楚，這是幸福的基礎。