Question asked by Lol
If create the cause for Dana , giving, as a result we will be prosperous. What about the cause for tall in height fit in body and smart in looking? So if I giv money I get money, but how can I giv my height? My look? My body? And I heard prostration towards the buddha u will gain perfect body and if want to be pretty u should offer flowers to buddha? Is this true?
Dear Lol,
To create the karma to have a beautiful body (pleasing for the Buddha’s eyes), we can offer flowers to the Buddha. Another benefit of offering flowers is that we will be born in a pleasant place that is conducive for Dharma practice.
We can also offer food as dana to the sangha. According to the Buddha, when offering food, the donors are actually offering five things: long life, beauty, strength, happiness and knowledge. The donors will gain the same kind of results in his life or in future lives by virtue of their offering.
Another effective practice is making water offerings. One of the karmic benefits of water offerings is that we will have a healthy body that is free of illness so that we can practice the Dharma well and take care of others.
Pabongka Rinpoche in “Liberation in the Palm of Your Hand” said that among the benefits of making prostrations is that one will have a handsome body and a golden complexion.
While making offerings and prostrations, always remember to have the aspiration to benefit others. For example, we wish to have a handsome body and pleasant features so that we can attract people to the Dharma, and we wish to have a fit and pliable body and mind to take care of others and to benefit them spiritually.