The meaning of dharma must go beyond the words.
Knowledge is useful but for wisdom we must go beyond words. We are used to trusting and believing only what we see in front of our eyes. But if you think of a blind person, without being able to see the world around them, they still have courage and learn how to live and bring the qualities of life’s love and caring into their hearts.
In the same way, with the Dharma what you read is not as important as bringing the qualities into your heart. This is the real point of Dharma.
[photo by Richard A. Heckler]
Miss you here on Maui. Happy to hear from you via your blog! Thinking of you with best wishes!
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Feel the love? That's Dharma!
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Love you Vajra SiSTAR!
When my teacher died life lost its magic. And yes, I took courage and carried on and did probably reasonably well, but really the magic of a heart overflowing with love just recently happened again when you came to Maui and shared your experiences and life with us. Thank you, Rinpoche, best wishes and much love!
It was a pleasure meeting you at the waterfall in Maui last Thursday afternoon. I believe it was a blessing for me and my friends, who were there too. My grandmother was very happy when I told her about this unexpected experience of meeting you after I came back to California from Maui. Me too (like the below writer), thinking of you and best wishes :).
-Naomi Dang
This world, which is a jungle difficult to cross needs desperatly Beings like You to point out what is essential and true. How beautiful is the sound of Dharma, speaking by the embodiment of Love and Wisdom! Thank You!
Yes, on a more mundane level, nothing is what it seems.
it’s not just about reading it, or hearing it…it’s about believing in it and applying it into your life. :)
The wisdom of Dharma comes when it touches our heart. Thank you for pointing that out.
Blessed to experience one of the mondern rinpoches integrating both the east and the west and becoming universal in their teachings. Many thanks.