I was reading a book on Vipassana meditation written by William Hart and titled as 'The Art of Living' and a store of Pebbles and Ghee stood out. The Pebbles and the Ghee (story told by S. N. Goenka) One day a young man came to the Buddha crying and crying; he could not stop. The Buddha asked him, What is wrong, young man? Sir, yesterday my old father died. Well, what can be done? If he has died, crying will not bring him back. Yes, sir, that I understand; crying will not bring back my father. But I have come to you, sir, with a special request: please do something for my dead father! Eh? What can I do for your dead father? Sir, please do something. You are such a powerful person, certainly you can do it. Look, these priestlings, pardoners, and almsgatherers perform all sorts of rites and rituals to help the dead. And as soon as the ritual is performed here, the gateway of the kingdom of heaven is breached and the dead person receives entry there; he gets an entry visa. You,