Just Waiting: A Lost Art, Lucky Marilyn Monroe and Bad Thinking
I visited a casino in California, invited by a friend to the restaurant. I saw bright lights, and decided that it would be fun to see the gambling part and walked around; it was quite noisy, but interesting. Then my friend handed me three dollars in change, and I thought, why not, I’ll see if lady luck is going to smile on me as the sign on the outside promised she would. From across the room, I saw a picture of Marilyn Monroe!
I related a story to my students about something that happened in my before life, in the 1950’s, in Tibet. I saw a picture in a magazine of a most impossibly beautiful woman. She had white hair, big beautiful teeth, red lips, and her skin was white like a lily. Unbelievably beautiful! I did not know her name, but somebody told me her name, Marilyn Monroe. I was a teenager at that time and that day I learned that this impossibly beautiful woman existed somewhere on the America side. Later, I was teasing some of my young friends at our kangsen house within Sera Je (my monastery) by pretending to be Marilyn Monroe.
So, from across the room, I see Marilyn Monroe. A section had Marilyn Monroe pictures, and below were various kinds of betting machines. I suppose it was sort of like a temple of Marilyn Monroe. You can go and worship, and leave offerings (hee hee). So, I had only three dollars, but I put some money in the machine, and out came a slip of paper; I had won 17 dollars. And I thought, ‘this might been the culmination of my karma with Marilyn Monroe.’ ~ Domo Geshe Rinpoche ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Ich besuchte ein Casino in Kalifornien, wo ein Freund mich ins Restaurant eingeladen hatte. Ich sah die hellen Lichter und dachte mir, es könnte Spaß machen das Spielcasino zu sehen und so ging ich darin herum; es war recht laut, aber interessant. Dann gab mir mein Freund drei Dollar Kleingeld und ich dachte, warum nicht, mal sehen ob mir die Glücksfee hold ist, wie es draußen auf dem Schild versprochen wurde. Am anderen Ende des Raums sah ich ein Bild von Marilyn Monroe!
Ich habe meinen Schülern etwas erzählt, das in 1950 meinem vorigen Leben in Tibet passiert war. Ich sah das Bild einer unglaublich schönen Frau in einer Zeitschrift. Sie hatte weißes Haar, große, schöne Zähne, rote Lippen und ihre Haut war lilienweiß. Unglaublich schön! Ich wusste nicht, wie sie hieß, aber jemand erzählte mir, es sei Marilyn Monroe. Ich war damals ein Teenager und lernte an jenem Tag, dass diese unglaublich schöne Frau irgendwo auf der amerikanischen Seite existierte. Später habe ich einige meiner jungen Freunde in unserem Kangsenhaus in Sera Je (meinem Kloster) geneckt, indem ich so tat, als sei ich Marilyn Monroe.
Also, am anderen Ende des Raums sehe ich Marilyn Monroe. Es gab eine Wand mit Marilyn Monroe Bildern und darunter waren verschiedene Spielautomaten. Ich nehme an, es war eine Art Tempel der Marilyn Monroe. Du kannst hingehen und sie anbeten und Gaben darbringen (hihi). Also, ich hatte nur drei Dollar, aber ich steckte etwas Geld in die Maschine und ein Stück Papier kam heraus; ich hatte 17 Dollar gewonnen. Und da dachte ich mir: 'Dies könnte der Höhepunkt meines Karmas mit Marilyn Monroe gewesen sein.'" - Domo Geshe Rinpoche ---
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Siddhārtha Gautama was a spiritual teacher from ancient India on whose teachings Buddhism was founded. In most Buddhist traditions, he is regarded as the Supreme Buddha of our age, "Buddha" meaning "awakened one" or "the enlightened one." The time of his birth and death are uncertain: most early 20th-century historians dated his lifetime as c. 563 BCE to 483 BCE, Gautama is said to have been born in the small state of Kapilavastu, in what is now Nepal, and later to have taught primarily throughout regions of eastern India.
Gautama, also known as Śākyamuni ("Sage of the Śākyas"), is the primary figure in Buddhism, and accounts of his life, discourses, and monastic rules were summarized after his death and memorized by his followers. Various collections of teachings attributed to him were passed down by oral tradition, and first committed to writing about 400 years later.
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Gautama, also known as Śākyamuni ("Sage of the Śākyas"), is the primary figure in Buddhism, and accounts of his life, discourses, and monastic rules were summarized after his death and memorized by his followers. Various collections of teachings attributed to him were passed down by oral tradition, and first committed to writing about 400 years later.
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