Sometimes we need to be careful not to be too smart
Right now, we too busy to think carefully. We don’t have time to think this is good or not, intelligence is important or faith is important.
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We must try to have faith first, the genuine devotion first, then study, then practice, then meditate
Of course studying is very important but even more important is devotion. As of devotion, studying, hearing, thinking and meditation and everything is important; [and] everything becomes very useful and every effective.
There are no faith, the instruction don’t work – it is useless
A disciple of Atisha asked him “Oh! Atisha give me a good instruction.” Atisha said: “Faith and devotion, devotion, devotion. That is the instruction.” We never know devotion is the instruction, right?
When you are not faithful and you are smart enough, you create troubles and problems
People usually don’t sit much. If they sit because they are tired, that is it. I don’t think they are aware or practice their awareness. So, what is lacking of Dharma practitioner is sitting.
Try to break your cushion by sitting, don’t try to break your shoes by going too much
That is not useful. We need to control oneself like Milarepa was a good example. He did not go too much. He kept himself in a quiet place because only that way he can check his mind easily. If you go ten directions, your mind are all over and cannot bring back. Therefore, I think we should do this…
Keep yourself in a humble and simple way as much as possible, so that it is easy to handle your ego, your negative thoughts
I see a lot of people are running so many places, here and there, like three times and ten directions (laughing). Then, at the same time, they create all problems from ten directions.
If you think you are smart then at the same time you arise your ego
Therefore, all the teachings, all the masters of the teaching, the great Vajrayana or Dzogchen [masters] request highly the devotion first and then the intelligence.
All the teachings, all the masters of the teaching, the great Vajrayana or Dzogchen [masters] request highly the devotion first and then the intelligence
Therefore, all the teachings, all the masters of the teaching, the great Vajrayana or Dzogchen [masters] request highly the devotion first and then the intelligence.
Not smartness, not intelligence, not wisdom, but genuine devotion
As a Buddhist practitioner, especially Varjayana practitioner, and even more specially a practitioner of Dzogchen, the most important [thing] is devotion. Not smartness, not intelligence, not wisdom, but genuine devotion.
Whatever Guru says, you accept and there is no doubt – but now we are not like that
Then to be able to recognize that kind of view, we need to practice Guru Yoga first, a lot, to establish the good, genuine, strong and unchangeable devotion to the Guru.
