Nice sharing by a nun
I remember a Dharma friend from Yunnan who loved to talk profusely about the view of emptiness in front of many young Tulkus from Yarchen Monastery. One day, one of the little Tulku suddenly went ballistic. When this Dharma friend started spouting his high views on emptiness again, the little Tulku took up a flask containing hot water and started throwing the water in his direction. That Chinese monk was slightly scalded and started shrieking in pain. The little Tulku pointed out, “Where’s your emptiness now?”
One day, when I was chatting with Ah Song Tulku Rinpoche, the topic turned to this monk. Ah Song Tulku Rinpoche said that on one occasion he told this monk to confess the negative karma of having hit someone in the past. The monk insisted that he had never hit anyone before. Ah Song Tulku Rinpoche then stated bluntly that if the monk did not confess this sin in front of him right away, in the future, on a certain day of a certain month of a certain year, the monk would take rebirth as a kind of insect in a tree in a certain place. (Ah Song Tulku spelt out the exact time and place.)
The monk got a huge shock and quickly made a confession to Ah Song Tulku on the spot, saying, “I am sorry, I am sorry. I once hit a ground-sweeper at Mount Jizu (Yunnan)”
Often, when we have committed a sin, we are not aware of it or have forgotten about it. Sometimes we deliberately hide it. Nonetheless, our subtlest thoughts are known by many beings. It goes without saying for the holy beings, but even many worldly beings possess this ability.
