Be Your Own Teacher

“In order to obtain perfect enlightenment, I vow from now on to go for refuge to the guru and three precious gems and not abandon sentient beings. I will practice the six perfections.”
When listening and watching our own behavior carefully, we shouldn't do it like a hungry tiger, ready to leap and tear ourself apart!... Not like that.
Can you remember when you were younger, you had a schoolteacher who made you learn? We must act like that; being a kind, but firm teacher to our own mind. In that way, we can actually accomplish the first words of refuge, “In order to.” That means, “So that I can.” Repeat refuge many times, while using it as a personal teaching guide. You might find, while repeating it, that it is coming from your heart and goes to your brain. Then it comes out your mouth, into your ear,and back into your heart. Then, you are thinking about Buddhist refuge correctly. ~Domo Geshe Rinpoche ~~~~


"Um die vollkommene Erleuchtung zu erlangen gelobe ich von nun an Zuflucht zum Guru und den drei Juwelen zu nehmen und fühlende Lebewesen nicht im Stich zu lassen. Ich werde die sechs Vollkommenheiten praktizieren.''
Wenn Du Deinem eigenen Verhalten sorgfältig zuhörst und es beobachtest, dann sei nicht wie ein Tiger, der bereit ist loszuspringen und Dich selbst in Stücke zu reißen! Tu das nicht.
Kannst Du Dich daran erinnern als Du jünger warst und einen Lehrer hattest, der Dich zum Lernen gebracht hat? Verhalte Dich so; sei ein gütiger, aber strenger Lehrer für Deinen eigenen Geist. Auf diese Weise kannst Du tatsächlich den Anfang des Zufluchtsgebets verwirklichen, dieses Wort 'um'. Das bedeutet: 'damit ich es tun kann.' Wiederhole das Zufluchtsgebet viele Male, während Du es als persönliche Lehranweisung benutzt. Vielleicht entdeckst Du, während Du es wiederholst, wie es aus Deinem Herzen in Dein Hirn wandert. Dann kommt es aus Deinem Mund, in Dein Ohr und zurück ins Herz. Dann denkst Du auf korrekte Weise über die buddhistische Zufluchtnahme nach." - Domo Geshe Rinpoche ---

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