At the suggestion of Crystal, an extract of what I had summarized from the Dharma talks given by His Eminence , the 12th Nubpa Rinpoche, ( also greatly appreciate the translator who did a great job translating from Mandarin to English ) during the Mani retreat 2009 shall be posted.
Pardon is sought if there is any wrong remembrance or misinterpretation.
25/12/09 MorningSadness is a nature of life where they appear & disappear, therefore, we should treat sadness as a form of practice.
We should develop a Renunciation mind. (Chu Li Xin)
It is important to recognize that nature of samsara is suffering and the root of samsara suffering is: our ignorance!
We see an “I” or ego, the clinging to the idea of “My” friend /foe gives rise to attachment, greed & hatred.
With karma & karmic results, cause & effect relationship gives rise to samsaric rebirth of the 6 realms.
We know the lower 3 realms consist of sufferings, even the 3 higher realms with human realm also facing suffering of Birth, death, sickness, and old age.
Look at our body, we have to take care of this body that gives us problem and trouble.
Our mind and body is constantly being tormented by suffering.
To eradicate suffering, we must find a way, similarly as finding a good doctor to heal the sick.
Sick is not just body pain but great illness of birth and death and who could be the doctor for that?--> The Buddha!
First of all, we need to take refuge in the Triple Gem.
The Buddha is the doctor; the Dharma (Teachings of the Buddha) is the appropriate medicine necessary to cure the illness. Taking refuge to Dharma is like taking medicine to liberate suffering. During treatment process, friends, nurses’ support help one to cure, hence, good companion (Sangha) to practise the Dharma is important too.
Refuge in the Triple Gem helps one to accomplish greatly.
Today we are here to visualize the 6 syllabuses & refuge is also important & inseparable.
Out of Compassion, Guanyin manifest as Bodhisattva form but He had already attained Buddhahood.
Taking refuge before Him is as good as taking refuge in the Buddha.
Reciting the 6 syllabuses is as good as taking refuge in the Dharma.
Understanding the Dharma helps to remove emotion and bad karma and allow inherent wisdom to arise.
By practicing together in this retreat, is as good as taking refuge in the Sangha (Community).
Therefore, in this practice today, we have incorporated taking refuge in the retreat.
Renunciation mind is important and Refuge naturally arise.
Be Relax & at ease with what you are doing and you will have a good experience. :-)
Continuing ~ part2
1 comment:
Nubpa Rinpoche speaks Mandarin so fluently that he managed to convey message and I could really pick up the message easily.
The English translation of Nubpa Rinpoche’s speech, come in handy in the sense that I used that to recollect what Rinpoche had just spoken – sort of like a reinforcement at the point but translation is just translation as everyone perceive information differently. But, the translator, she was doing a marvels job under that kind of situation.
Because Rinpoche speech was filled with so much good info in a rather brief manner and really need contemplation, I could not fully grasp all at that moment, digest it and make it stay in the heart. So, some of them are fading away in me.
I send a feedback to the organization, whether can the talks be put on the web, so people can re-listen again and again, pause or stop at certain point to think about it, pick up experiences/examples to enhance the understanding of the teaching or associate it with something that can make the teaching stay in the heart or try to note down doubts where we can raise as questions in the future etc …
A lot of time, we have lots of experiences (could be Dharma talks, personal experiences etc) but does not really zoom in a particular experience to extract the goodness out from it and benefit from it. Have a lot but not benefiting much or fully, so a little wasted.
I regret not recording now … time to invest in a good recorder.
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