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Buddhism: Not a Toy

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We cannot be truly sincere while helping others without the equanimity that sees all beings present and receiving the benefit of your action. Consider that the person being helped is an example and a focus of all sentient beings and your capacity for benefitting t hem will be multiplied a thousandfold. Practice this steadily and you will soon be enlightened. ~ Domo Geshe Rinpoche ~~~ "Wenn wir an deren helfen können wir nicht wahrhaft aufrichtig sein ohne den Gleichmut, der alle Wesen als gegenwärtig und als Empfänger des wohlbringenden Nutzens unserer Handlungen betrachtet. Bedenke, dass die Person der geholfen wird ein Stellvertreter aller fühlenden Wesen ist, dann wird sich deine Fähigkeit ihnen allen zu nutzen tausendfach vergrößern. Übe dich beständig darin und du wirst bald erleuchtet sein." - Domo Geshe Rinpoche - Nous ne pouvons pas être vraiment sincères alors que nous aidons les autres sans l'équanimité qui voit tous les êtres présents et pendant qu'il...

A Direct Relationship with Tomatoes

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Strong wind is blowing snow noisily across the big window. While bright sunshine throws rainbows inside, the fraying outdoor prayer flags are straining to hold onto their rope... I have a relationship with the tomatoes that grow in my nearby garden. It is a good relationship filled with many happy memories. Others may have different kinds of relationships with tomatoes, isn’t that so? Some folks express a limited relationship by only eating them out of a can or in a restaurant, but others further relate to tomatoes by watering, weeding, picking and preserving them. Like that, in our Buddhist or other spiritual practice, we don’t want a convoluted and stylized process that tastes “canned”! We want our very important connection with higher being to be clear, simple, and straightforward. Our alignment should be direct with the Buddha, right? That is the function of Vajrayana practice, to actually meet the Buddha. ~Domo Geshe Rinpoche ~~~ "Ich habe eine Beziehung zu...