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An Interesting Quote to Ponder
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Cyndi
Posted 2006-09-11 8:59 AM (#64192)
Subject: An Interesting Quote to Ponder



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Location: Somewhere in the Mountains of Western NC		At the moment the world's spiritual traditions have greatly degenerated. It is very important in such times that the practitioners themselves make especially strong efforts to gain realization. To permit the lineages of transmission to disappear is to allow the world to plunge into darkness. The great Vasubandhu wrote, "Buddha, who is like the eye of the world, is no longer to be seen. His great successors, who realized the most profound teachings, also have passed away. Who equals them?" It might be asked, who is there today to equal the master Vasubandhu? Who practices as well as did Milarepa? Such people are rare. We should remember that everything but Dharma is useless at death, and instead of wasting our lives on meaningless activities, we should blend our mindstreams with the teachings and with practice. Doing so benefits us as individuals and benefits the world by strengthening its spiritual basis.

Each of us has to be able to feel the pride that we ourselves can reach perfection, we ourselves can attain enlightenment. When even one person indulges in spiritual practice, it gives encouragement to the guardian spirits of the land, and to the celestial deities who have sworn to uphold goodness. These forces then have the ability to release waves of beneficial effects upon humanity. Thus our practice has many direct and indirect benefits. ...If we practice the teachings and live the ways of Dharma, all the natural forces of goodness will be behind us.

~~~from The Path to Enlightenment by H.H. the Dalai Lama
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kulkarnn
Posted 2006-09-11 10:17 AM (#64207 - in reply to #64192)
Subject: RE: An Interesting Quote to Po


Thanks Cyndiben. Now, am I supposed to comment on this or just read it?
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Cyndi
Posted 2006-09-11 12:27 PM (#64230 - in reply to #64207)
Subject: RE: An Interesting Quote to Po



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kulkarnn - 2006-09-11 10:17 AM

Thanks Cyndiben. Now, am I supposed to comment on this or just read it?


NB, your're not SUPPOSE to do anything...although...I did mention something about "pondering", but it was cut off and posted "Po" instead. So, guess you'll have to "Po" on this one, but first, you will have to PONDER what the meaning of PO is, then you can PO on my original posting, did you get all that NB????

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SCThornley
Posted 2006-09-11 2:01 PM (#64237 - in reply to #64192)
Subject: RE: An Interesting Quote to Ponder


yes,

where indeed is the master?

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