Why I am writing this?
There is no end to reports and first hand accounts. It is so massive these days that anyone on the path (as a student or as a teacher) should outright hide, let alone display something even remotely resembling anything that can be called crazy wisdom. But what do I know, honestly if one is to hope for the pure view, it will not really come without challenges, for most of us, it seems.
What I am meaning to really say:
The whole world awaits you all. And it is impossible to go there if you do not take care of yourselves. So, please take care and do not wail in grief over the death of an idea. For as physicists say amount of matter and energy in this universe does not change. So, all these ideas never came or ever went. In conventional speech: Dream of Enlightened Society will reincarnate!
I have communicated with many of you online and in the past in person as well. You are regular human beings. If any of you even if it is after the years of service to your community have to leave it, this is totally normal dynamic. And happens to many.
In fact it happens in many situations, organizations, communities all the time. People leave, people arrive. What is more important is to remember that life is short. And within that short life one can not conceive of benefiting others if one is completely overcome by any one or combination of negativities. Thus it is important to be able to benefit oneself, while it is not too late and we must remember that in fact we are told over and over that this present moment is all we have. So, it is never too late. As in do it now.
For many it should be of greatest importance to utilize the idea of “The Grass is Always Greener on the Other Side” because of the serious problem with the vision, many do not see grass / other side. Do not let your imagination fail you! This is our normal ego driven wish to better our situation, to study, to receive teachings, to contemplate on these, to actualize them in one’s sphere of being. In regards to the general knowledge of many people that I have observed, mostly online, there is a chance to benefit from study of any of the famous Tibetan Buddhist Traditions. There is a lot of books, sadhana texts, monasteries, masters in several countries. If there is something that you wanted to do, explore, find out about, this could be the perfect moment for that.
I understand that many, especially older generation want to talk about ideas of support and social justice. And while it maybe something that at the current time in this country will be effective. On the individual level it will never make us better followers of Lord Buddha, Guru Padmasambhava or any lineage masters of Kagyu, or Surmang at all.
Study, contemplation, meditation in order to really absorb the teachings, to become the teachings, to embody these, should never leave anyone’s sight.
These should always somewhat co-inside with the most fundamental idea of renunciation. A lot of societal values should be abandoned in favor of retreat from such. And it is never the same as throwing about phrases of “basic goodness” or “enlightened society” and then in a slightest moment of confusion becoming angry and red in the face, bar-fight ready to happen type of thing.
With folded hands, with a wish for complete perfect awakening for all of us in this, however dysfunctional it may seem family, sooner, or later, or always.
Signed:
Some one of utter un-importance, writing things down because it is possible to.
Named by parents: Alex, Named by a Nyingmapa master: Sherab Gyatso
Your friend, -is how I feel.
Sometime during this holy 1st month of the lunar calendar, may auspiciousness prevail, for all.
As of autumn of 2018 Createspace is merging into Kindle Direct Publishing and it looks appropriate to update What’s What with a few pages in addition for the new, 2nd edition.
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