Satisfied Buddhist - Domo Geshe Rinpoche

The awakening blessing is not like the gentle cascade of illuminating wisdom described in our meditation practice to be poured into our everyday mind that can be used for our spiritual growth. Of course, we want and need free time to meditate. We also want the Buddha to cause our lives to become suitably rearranged for more spiritual emphasis that is called leisure and endowment in Buddhist term inology. This is correct thinking and requesting. However, that will not be nearly enough leisure and endowment to cause the actual awakening. After a great deal of preparation, we must then sincerely make the request for a tremendous burst of illuminated power and energy, like a flash of lightning, to open the door to our enlightened true nature. ~ Domo Geshe Rinpoche ~ "Die Segnung des Erwachens sind nicht wie die in unserer Meditationspraxis beschriebene sanfte Kaskade der erhellenden Weisheit, die wir in unseren Alltagsgeist schütten, um sie für unser spirituelles Wachstum zu nutzen....

What are humans made of? ..... the track the bird leaves in the sky, the reflection of the moon in still water, the sound of a bell after it has ended.... that is what humans are made of.. ~ Domo Geshe Rinpoche ~ "Woraus sind Menschen gemacht?.... aus der Spur, die der Vogel am Himmel zurück lässt, dem Spiegelbild des Mondes im stillen Wasser, dem Klang der Glocke nach dem Verklingen..... daraus sind Menschen gemacht." - Domo Geshe Rinpoche --- Our pets love to be around the juicy meditation energies but they are also unpredictable. They can jump up, bark or meow at any time, and if that should occur while we are in a delicate place, they could cause an energy accident. They can sit on us any old time but it is not a good idea during serious meditation. ( I am pretty sure that many will object to this idea, but it is well considered and  presented to you with trepidation.) ~ Domo Geshe Rinpoche ~ "Unsere Haustiere lieben es, bei den reizvollen Energien der Medit...

The specialized awakening referred to in Buddhism is to higher common sense, exalted fairness and repair of distorted views of oneself and others. ~ Domo Geshe Rinpoche ~ "Die besondere Form des Erwachens, auf die sich der Buddhismus bezieht, ist das Erwachen zu einem höheren gesunden Menschenverstand, zu außergewöhnlicher Fairness und zur Heilung verzerrter Sichtweisen von uns selbst und von anderen." - Domo Geshe Rinpoche -- Learning how to get along with others is the far reaching evolutionary life lesson. It's not demanding that the world make you happy or give you your fair share of love. It is about getting along with others.  If you even believe that your family owes you something, you will not become a good candidate for dharma. You are too tame. Family issues will keep you away from more important, yet see mingly esoteric and less valuable goals such as attaining enlightenment. ~ Domo Geshe Rinpoche ~ "Es ist die weitreichende evolutionäre Lebenslektio...

A number of years ago, I was approached by a fellow who said to me " Tell me one thing that I can do to become enlightened as I don't have time to study all of the scriptures and meditate." "Certainly", I responded. "At the end of this lifetime, do not be reborn. Do you think that you can do that?" "I don't think so", he answered. "Then you better study and meditate" ~ Domo Geshe Rinpoche "Vor einigen Jahren trat ein Mann mit der folgenden Aussage an mich heran: 'Bitte nenn mir ein Ding, das ich tun kann, um erleuchtet zu werden, denn ich habe nicht die Zeit, um alle Schriften zu studieren und zu meditieren.' 'Klar doch', sagte ich. 'Werde am Ende dieses Lebens nicht wiedergeboren. Meinst du, du kannst das schaffen?' 'Ich glaube nicht', antwortete er. 'Dann solltest du lieber studieren und meditieren.' - Domo Geshe Rinpoche --- taken at the end of summer retreat 2015.....

Buddha Shakyamuni was accomplished at becoming enlightened. I don’t know how many times he became enlightened in this world sphere, probably hundreds of times. However, the Bodhisattva who is doing it for the first time will achieve a specific form of enlightenment but the practice of becoming enlightened should happens over and over again in order to become truly accomplished enough to benefit  many living beings. The energetic resonance of the awakening experience is powerfully valuable for myriad beings. One can even become enlightened, really enlightened, more than once in a single lifetime. Of course, that takes a bit more skill. It also requires unusual circumstances to be able to forget enough to become enlightened again. Anyway, don’t worry about that. Student: On purpose though? Rinpoche: On purpose. Yes. ~ Domo Geshe Rinpoche ~~~ „Der Buddha Shakyamuni war vollendet darin, die Erleuchtung zu erlangen. Ich weiß nicht, wie viele Male er in diesem weltlichen Bereich erl...

In a strict sense, all phenomena are empty of inherent existence, even those that cannot be directly observed because of subtle causes and conditions. The controversy whether space is permanent or not is even debated as fine points of cosmology between Buddhist traditions. Dark matter is an aspect of space. If it has function, it is pure or clarity illusory as well as also being empty of inherent  existence. On the other hand, the contamination that brings rise to phenomena is simply the aggregation of confused and misaligned energies without producing a valid and stable function. I personally cannot accept dark matter as a theoretical fantasy, because it has a reactive existence by default. Unexplained energy is there where we cannot see it with today’s instruments... but tomorrow... ~ Domo Geshe Rinpoche ~~~ "In einem strengen Sinn sind alle Phänomene leer von inhärenter Existenz, selbst jene, die durch subtile Ursachen und Bedinungen nicht direkt beobachtet werden können. D...