When people do not have any faith in the Buddha’s Dharma then temples, statues, stupas have no meaning
It is important to understand that Buddhism is not the external thing. It is something internal.
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Without correct understanding then one places too much belief in things, and it is not very good
And because when they have no belief in anything, that can be very dangerous. That can destroy the good seeds, many good tendencies.
Without understanding what is real Dharma, people often mix real Dharma with worldly dharmas
As I said earlier we need to understand what is real Dharma and what is not Dharma. Dharma is something beyond worldly dharmas. Worldly dharmas is not the real Dharma.
To meditate on what we have learned, [on] the essence of the teachings given by the Buddha Shakyamuni
Of course, as Dharma persons, it is important to study, to think and to meditate on all of these things. Only studying, only hearing is not enough, we have to use our own knowledge, our own wisdom to try to get the essence of that meaning [of teachings].
“Dharma politics” can destroy people’s devotion to Buddhist Dharma and destroy Buddha’s Dharma
Buddha Shakyamuni said Buddhist teaching is destroyed by the Dharma people. There’re are outer and inner Dharma people. The inner people are very close to the Buddha, to the Dharma; Those people are monks and nuns. And there are many other [kind of] Dharma practitioners.
The lineage and master is one of the utmost important factors for one to be a Vajra master
These teachers that I just mentioned are not ordinary teachers but they were really important teachers, very important teachers in this century.
The most important thing is to rely on a qualified Guru and to follow His instructions
I mentioned earlier that [Guru is] someone who is able to point at one’s nature; someone, who is able to show you the path to the nature of the mind. And therefore, it is a very important person in one’s life, because for a Dharma practitioner, most important is to realize one’s own nature; and that has to go through teacher’s instructions and guru’s blessing.
The Guru is the most important teacher – other teachers are not able to give us such realization
I actually explained earlier. One student may have many teachers but “Root” means the main teacher. Then come to “Yoga”. “Yoga” is like a union in fundamental reality. “Yoga” is the realization of that happy state. For a dharma practitioner, the main reason to go for dharma practice is to have that realization, the genuine realization. And that has to rely on the meditation. What kind of meditation?
As soon as one recognizes that purrity and able to remain in that purity, one is already in that nature, one is liberating oneself
The instructions of Dzogchen Teaching gives a way to [reach] the nature, to that purity, very directly. And the liberation is not something far from oneself but within oneself.
Longchen Nyingthik teachings are the most direct way, the shortest way to show, to take to the nature
Today the program is to discuss on the short version, very brief text of Longchen Nyingthik ngondro: Opening the Door to the Naturally Present Inner Clarity.
