Kobe Bryant meditated every day. It put him in that flow state and set him up for the day. Be like Bryant. Fortunately, Coach Phil Jackson knew about Buddhist mindfulness and meditation.
UPDATE: Shaq's son Shareef reveals texts from Kobe before fatal copter crash (iheart.com) |
Good thing I meditated to prepare myself. |
They retired his number along ago |
That's Samsara (the Cycle of Wandering on through Rebirth) for you! Just when you think you're 41, rich, popular, on top of the world looking forward to a very promising post-sports career job, Mara says "Hello." Then Yama has a talk with you.
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The dead are dead (to us), and we can share merits with them. We can learn from them and honor their memory. But they are not dead to themselves; they are not suddenly nonexistent. They exist elsewhere. The Buddha, when repeatedly asked about deceased family and friends, said: "Few are the living; many are the dead."
Many more people are dead than are now alive, so the living are more precious, more important to focus on, more significant to be concerned about. Of course, we cling. He's gone, but he'll never be gone. (He's not really gone. He's just not here). He IS somewhere. That's how it is with Samsara. We wander and wander.
Kobe is like a hero of old, a city state warrior. So common people who never met him feel like they lost a member of their family. Coping with death is an issue for the living. The dead are taken care of and guided. Kobe's in the Bardo now.
Transfer him merit; pray for his safe journey to a fortunate rebirth; hope he had good karma (merit) to help him along. We've talked about all of these in recent posts.
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