In every Tibetan Buddhist tradition there is a non-broken lineage between Buddha and one’s Guru
A non-broken lineage is very important source for the result of Dharma practice.
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Don’t push youself too much, but try to be diligent nevertheness
People somehow get lazy, but try practicing Dharma for some time or any time is good. There are some more powerful than others, some are not that powerful. The more you do the better, more effective. And you should know how to practice well. We need to have good instructions and we need to have a good teacher and then we need to have good mind, good interest…
When we take refuge in external Three Jewels, inner Buddha and secret Buddha, that means nothing is left behind
All Buddhas can be in three categories: Guru, Yidam and Dakini. And when we say “We take refuge in Buddhas,” sometimes we don’t know which Buddhas. Therefore, we need to have some specific understandings. When you say: “I take refuge in Three Roots,” or “I have special karmic connections with specific Deities,” so you take refuge in those Deities specifically. Then, when we say “Three Jewels and Three Roots” [these are] the external Buddhas, external objects that we take refuge in.
Becoming lax by following after our mind without examining, we can be fail badly
Over 2 million people have lost their lives in the world and still it is dangerously and quickly spreading. It has not only taken away people’s lives, but, also, it has been a big problem for the economy, all over the world.
If you have enough belief in your practice, then everything is beautiful, peaceful, and quiet
Lamasang always wanted you beside him and close to him and not stretched too far away. This student-teacher commitment is called samaya. If one’s samaya is not pure, there will be no results, even though one runs around the world millions of times.
Dharma will soon die if all the Sangha members are consumed by worldly activities
For example, one of the Tulkus from our monastery is always going somewhere, putting anything he finds in his pocket, so he possesses over 100 million of yuan in savings and properties, and he has the appearance of having very little desire because he has no cars, and does not use expensive things. He tells people that “I like the Chinese tradition that keeps as many goods as possible for generations.” He openly proclaims this to people. Likewise, everywhere, people are holding onto so much for themselves, never resting, always running around to acquire more.
All Buddhists have a responsibility to protect their own tradition in order to not hurt the essence of the Buddhist tradition
We need to be very careful; otherwise, the Dharma will be destroyed like it was in India. There, the Sangha went astray, and became useless, due to the absence of proper rules, lack of genuine knowledge, and poor conduct, to the extent that Buddhism died in India.
When their minds are attached to material society then almost nothing can really hold them back
There have been many sad stories about Sangha members’ broken samaya with one another, causing disharmony and fighting in the sangha over money or properties. A monk involved in business who was living near us slipped a sedative to his business partner that put him to asleep.
If there is no vital Great Sangha ornamented by the three trainings, the monastery is only a tourist site or a business center
What makes a monastery a monastery? The physical representations of a monastery are only symbols.
All these great results come from the conduct of the Great Sangha who have been practicing little attachment and great contentment
The number of practitioners in the sangha has increased since Lamasang passed away. Also, we have built more retreat centers to practice Dzogpa Chenpo, the Great Perfection.
