Satisfied Buddhist - Domo Geshe Rinpoche

  Some spiritual people feel disenchanted with the world by not getting what they want even thought they flexed their spiritual muscles to get it, or actually getting what they wanted but it's still not exactly right for them. As a result, they might generate a kind of calling to their own end of life that, as practitioners, they actually do not have permission to do. We each are expected to care and guard carefully the bestowals, blessings and realizations that we have experienced or received. Whims, such as, “I’m just sick of this world,” or “The teachers of old were right; this place is just a horror. I just want to get out of it" are a vacillation between long life to become a better practitioner, and calling the end of life because you hate samsara and what it has not provided for you! The middling understanding of appreciation of precious human life means that we no longer indulge personal comfort in how we feel about samsara; in fact, we must choose ...

The very first aspect of Buddhist refuge acknowledges that we do not feel as safe as we could or should. Many people do not feel safe because modern culture discouraged their parents from taking the responsibility of holding them, as a child, in a net of safety by making most decisions for them. This safety net shoul d only gradually loosen, allowing young people to make their own choices as they become capable, while the young person continues to feel cared for by relying on their own capacity for trust in their parents. This emergence into decision-making and the resulting adult is balanced and comfortable, but this process is almost antithetical to the inorganic pride gained by pressuring children into the separation of individuality too young. Therefore, Buddhists, or those interested in Buddhism, are left with a dilemma of how to trust the Buddha from a shaky and underdeveloped trust system. ~Domo Geshe Rinpoche ~~~ ""Der allererst...

How wonderful that people request refuge vows to formally become Buddhist. How very wonderful that Buddhists continue to study the meanings of refuge, meditating on the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha as root of the path to enlightenment. ~Domo Geshe Rinpoche ~~~~ "Wie wunderbar es ist, dass Menschenl um die Z...ufluchtsgelübde bitten, um offiziell Buddhist zu werden. Wie wirklich wunderbar, dass Buddhisten damit fortfahren die Bedeutung der Zuflucht, das Meditieren über Buddha, Dharma und Sangha als Wurzel des Pfads zur Erleuchtung zu studieren." - Domo Geshe Rinpoche ---

Telephones are a wonderful invention. When the cell phone was invented, everyone who could afford one saw the benefit of having a way to call someone in an emergency. It was worth the cost in "peace of mind", as we called it then. Even if we had a car with potential mechanical problems we were okay. We would happily take the scenic route home, knowing help was nearby instead of using a musical chairs mentality, looking for the phone booths along the way in case we had to walk back to call. Similarly, on the path to the enlightened state, sometimes our mind doesn't function as well as we might wish and we might become fearful of continuing. Refuge is our internal cell phone. Calls are free, incoming and outgoing! Use it often to feel secure and just to share you happiness on the scenic route of life! ~Domo Geshe Rinpoche ~~~~ "Das Telefon ist eine wunderbare Erfindung. Als das Handy erfunden wurde, sah jeder, der es sich leisten konnte, den Vorteil davon, im Notfall ...

Buddhist refuge acts as an antidote to fear embedded in the mind, which makes it unsuitable for experiencing joy and higher thinking. It also conquers traces of fear left in the body in the form of a damaged and over-reactive limbic system. Within the dharma is information we need about reality and how to change. Refuge in the dharma must contain important knowledge that offers us more safety than continuing to rely on our fear to keep us out of danger. Dharma is the second object of refuge, (the Buddha and Sangha are the others). They are the teachings of the Buddha on the path to liberation. It is the actual refuge, because it allows us to exercise our own free will to change by incorporating powerful new perceptions making us strong, courageous, and even beautiful by holding refuge vows!~Domo Geshe Rinpoche ~~~~ "Die buddhistische Zufluchtnahme fungiert als ein Gegenmittel für die Angst die im Geist verankert ist und ihn außerstande setzt, Freude und höheres Denken zu erleben....

“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 gel...