Satisfied Buddhist - Domo Geshe Rinpoche

We could say that the outer dharma teachings are like the ink on a page while valid mental constructs are stimulated by the configurations of letters and words. May living beings be free Not just political freedom Not just freedom of choice Not just freedom of movement May living beings have mental freedom May living beings have freedom from suffering May living beings have freedom of the liberated state ~ Domo Geshe Rinpoche ~~~~~ Mögen alle Lebewesen frei sein Nicht nur politische Freiheit Nicht nur die Freiheit der Auswahl Nicht nur die Freiheit sich frei zu bewegen Mögen alle Lebewesen geistige Freiheit haben Mögen alle Lebewesen frei von Leiden sein Mögen alle Lebewesen die Freiheit des befreiten Zustands erlangen" - Domo Geshe Rinpoche I have suggested to students to sometimes see other drivers as dear brothers from previous times. It changes the way they relate to others on the road. (Works for fellow travelers to enlightenment on the path as well)...

"Siddhartha, the soon to be Buddha, confronted his father to question his attempts to shelter him because he could see that those could not actually protect him from aging, sickness and eventual death. His journey of discovery lasted many years and led him to final preparation for transformation into the awakened state. This is a very special, specific awakened state, different than the goals of yogic siddhas at that time. Prince Siddhartha knew that freedom was of a different kind than the training offered at that time, even though there were many spiritual seekers. He could not accept that the goal of their process. Perhaps he could not even verbalize what he was looking for, but he knew what it was not. His special entry was into a paradigm free of confusion. The goals of yogic states offered by the spiritual practices at that time, were for the most part, an entry into various worldly abilities and powers. His firm goal was a state free from confusion. It is transcendent be...