Dealing with demons 1

Before I discovered Buddhism, I encountered a viciously destructive demon within the spiritual zone. Without experience, I had to use rightness and hope to survive these damaging attacks. I had no idea how to stop them, deal with them, or prevent them from harming my present life or future. I simply snarled back, defending my right to stay true and just, whatever rubbish they filled me with. I simply rejected these pollutive poisons and fought back, further damaging myself but staying 'right' minded.

It was a relief to hear Geshe Michael Roach address the problem of demons during one of the karma course classes offered by ACI. Although it is not an everyday problem for me, it does recur from time to time. It was useful to hear the stance of Buddhism and learn how one should react when a demon surfaces. Although the illustration given referred to the original ACI class group, it could be reflected into any group of Buddhist or truth/life students.

I am improving, but am not yet perfected at recognizing the onset of a demonic attack. Once I do recognize such, I am currently able to ride it out below the pollutive poisons and simply wait until the rubbish fades away like clouds drifted from the sky above. I no longer try to fight back and demand justice and naturalness, but wait where such lies until it can fill every area of life once more.