Hey everyone! :D
A Buddhist
Mother’s Day Celebration
First and foremost, I would like
to wish all the mothers a happy and blissful Mother’s Day! Traditionally,
people celebrate Mother’s Day with cards, flowers and gifts. But in Buddhism,
we believe that the importance of mother outweighs all forms of celebration
stated above.
In all honesty, we should make
every day Mother’s day and treasure her well, adorn her with love and comfort
as she has been the one looking after you ever since you was in her womb. If
not for her (and of course our awesome father as well!), we won’t be who we are
right now. Our parents fed us, care for us, prepare everything for us and
sacrificed their personal life for the better living of the family.
In Buddhism, we emphasize a lot
about the importance of parents. According to Buddha’s teachings, the kindness
of parents is not easily repayable. In the Filial Piety Sutra, Buddha instructs his
followers of the kindness of mother.
In The Sutra:
"There are ten types of kindnesses bestowed
by the mother on the child.
1. The kindness of providing protection and care
while the child is in the womb.
2. The kindness of bearing
suffering during the birth.
3. The
kindness of forgetting all the pain once the child has been born.
4. The
kindness of eating the bitter herself and saving the sweet for the child.
5. The
kindness of moving the child to a dry place and lying in the wet herself.
6. The
kindness of suckling the child at her breast and nourishing and bringing
up the
child.
7. The
kindness of washing away the unclean.
8. The
kindness of always thinking of the child when it has travelled far.
9. The
kindness of deep care and devotion.
10. The
kindness of ultimate pity and sympathy."
As you can see, our mother has
shown us a lot of kindness and care throughout our life, and has always been
worrying about our safety and well-being. Let us be kind to our mother from now
on, and always keep these thoughts in mind. Reflect on past mistakes that hurt
our mother, and promise to cherish her like never before.
That’s all for our short
write-up about Buddhism view towards Mother’s Day. We once again wish all
mothers have a wonderful Mother’s Day ahead!
Hope to see all of you soon,
Tingkai
