Satisfied Buddhist - Domo Geshe Rinpoche

Two explanations of the same innate view Classic Buddhism describes the innate view as the error of taking what is transitory and impermanent as permanent. All suffering arises from this misknowledge. However, I have expanded this description to understand that the innate view also bestows a full but minimum set of perceptions that are needed to allow the transmigrating consciousness of a to-be-hu man to participate within the human realm. After the breakthrough of enlightenment, aware practitioners will not discard the minimal basic and now purified innate view but will mold it skillfully into a correct conventional view. Same innate view but a non-Buddhist explanation-- Within the deeper mind of every individual person are several carefully constructed base perceptions that must be present in order for them to participate in their human potential development within the human realm. We cannot damage our perceptions by pretending the world is not there, or that we are not here, in ord...

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...

Gather each gray hair that falls and each gray hair from your brush or comb. Place them in a container on your altar. This is your dharma teaching to yourself about the certainty of aging and impermanence. ~DGR ~~~ "Heb jedes graue Haar aus Deiner Bürste oder Deinem Kamm oder das Dir ausfällt auf. Tu es in einen Behälter auf Deinem Altar. Dies ist Deine Dharmaunterweisung für Dich selbst über die Gewissheit des Alterns und über die Vergänglichkeit." - DGR ---"

"Oh, the excitement turning from age twelve to thirteen, becoming a real teenager! Same for age twenty-one. However, after being propelled by this enthusiasm, nearly every person wants to stop aging at their special magic age. Like an airplane arriving on a runway, we try to energetically reverse our engines, but it does no use, we will continue to age. Part of the dharma realization of impermanence and awareness of death is an enjoyment of aging. We then become free to be whatever age we are without straining. This frees the outer and inner mind for more important activities" ~ Domo Geshe Rinpoche~~~ " ah, el entusiasmo que da vuelta de edad doce a trece, haciéndose un verdadero adolescente! Mismo para edad veintiuno. Sin embargo, siendo propulsado por este entusiasmo, casi cada persona quiere dejar de envejecer en su edad mágica especial. Como un aeroplano que llega a una pista de aterrizaje, tratamos de invertir con energía nuestros motores, pero esto no hace ningún u...

A group of older ladies wearing little mink shoulder wraps, little hats and quite a good amount of makeup visited a Tibetan butter sculpture. They asked the monks, "What are you going to do with the butter sculpture once it is finished? Will it be available for sale?" "No, ladies, this butter sculpture will be scraped off into a lump and thrown away." "Well, that is terrible, it should be preserved!" The monks, in their poor English, explained about how nothing lasts. Butter sculpture and also sand mandala making teach also teach impermanence in everything by this exhibit of Buddhist offerings. The ladies still did not understand. ~Domo Geshe Rinpoche~~~ "Un grupo de señoras más viejas que llevan pequeños abrigos de hombro de visón, pequeños sombreros y completamente una cantidad buena del maquillaje visitó una escultura de mantequilla tibetana. ¿Ellos preguntaron a los monjes, "Qué vas a hacer con la escultura de mantequilla una vez que es termi...

One of my students told me a story about a group of Tibetan monks who came to New York City to make a big butter sculpture. Day after day, the monks shaped and assembled a quite impressive display of flowers, different animals, and deities out of colored butters all fastened onto large boards, which then were going to be brought in a tall assembly. It is quite complicated and requires a great deal of experience in order to make a butter sculpture. watch here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJmj4jqQBxQ Every day, many people came to watch the monks making butter sculpture, a very interesting process. Some of the monks had their hands immersed in water with ice cubes for long periods making this sculpture underwater. In addition, they had to keep the room at a very cold temperature, and it was wintertime, otherwise, the butter would melt. People would come to watch them mold and create the designs and ask questions, "Are your hands cold?" This was the important question t...