Satisfied Buddhist - Domo Geshe Rinpoche

I sometime go to estate sales to find inexpensive items that are needed for the retreat center. As I walk through the house I am often struck by sadness. Here are the objects that this unknown person found so important, that were regularly dusted and were well cared for. Perhaps that person would not even let others touch them. Now they are passed away without taking even one of their treasures w ith them. A price has been put on their precious objects... "Too high!" a potential buyer remarks and sets the fragile teacup down with a thud and reaches for another. Sometimes, I see a clinging spirit of the previous owner in a corner... still grasping toward their possessions. I again feel sad. ~ Domo Geshe Rinpoche ~~~ "Manchmal gehe ich zu Haushaltsauflösungen, um preiswerte Dinge zu finden, die im Retreatzentrum benötigt werden. Wenn ich dann in der fremden Wohnung bin, überkommt mich oft Traurigkeit. Hier sind die Objekte, die dieser unbekannte Mensch so wichtig fand, d...

Everyone takes great care of their personal wall that holds us apart from others; this is the projected persona. It is human nature to desire recognition as separate from others by having a unique set of appearances; it is an important part of who we are. There is no basic difference between a back to nature person living in the woods, and another person making an entrance to an opera dressed in  furs and makeup. Each has a cultivated persona commensurate with their personal standards and how they judge others. Some live in a place of superficial fashion, with changing fashions as criteria for relating to the world. Although we might think that a rough and tough woodsman is someone very different, each lives by strict standards and according to their self-image, that is how they judge others. The dainty lady might advise, “Well, if you just put on a little bit of makeup, a bit of lipstick, you would look so pretty.” The other might say, “If you don’t kill your own food, you’re no ...