7 Sept 2020
7 days ago, a new TV set arrived to replace the one that had been broken since 2017.
It had taken me nearly 3 years to get a new a TV set. The hesitation was due to a character flaw that I noticed about myself.
About 3 years ago, when the old TV was still working, I found myself being overly critical of whatever I watched. I judged the actors for their looks and acting skills, the journalists for their pronunciations and so on. One day a voice in my head told me to stop committing speech sins.
So when the 14-year-old Toshiba TV broke down in 2017, I made a vow not to get a replacement till I could control my mouth.
Without a TV, I got used to watching less and listening more on my iphone. I would have mantras playing all morning. I would watch talks and interviews instead of shows etc.
In fact I got so used to not watching TV that I even toyed with the idea of putting a tanka or a spiritual painting in the space that was customised for a wall mounted TV. But the renovation cost of repurposing that space would cost more.
7 days ago when the technician asked me to test the new LG TV he had set up & programmed for me, a voice in my head said,”Play Tara mantra.” So I did just that.
So now I not only have a new TV but changing digital tankas and sacred arts to look at each time I tune to listen to mantras.
Lisa Ong 