Precious Gems from Domo Geshe Rinpoche
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Grasping the Awakening Mind:
A teaching on "Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life"
Selection 1
Chapter 1
"9.
The moment an awakening mind arises in those fettered and weak in the jail of
cyclic existence, they will be named a Child (Son or Daughter) of the Sugatas
and will be revered by both men and gods of the world.
10.
It is like the supreme gold-making elixir, for it transforms the unclean body
we have taken into the priceless jewel of a Buddha form. Therefore firmly seize this awakening mind.
11.
Since the limitless mind of the sole guide of the world has, upon thorough
investigation, seen its preciousness, all beings wishing to be free from worldly
abodes (in other words, embodiment in the worldly sense; abodes meaning
bodies) should firmly take hold of this precious awakening mind." Chapter 1, Verses 9-11
Aug 26, 2002 available as CD |
Grasping the Awakening Mind
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Transfer of Grasping to the Wish-Fulfilling Jewel
Selection 2
The grasping mind that is so cleverly attached
to all of the objects of the world needs to be grasping with the same tenacity,
or even stronger, to this awakening mind (bodhichitta.) You will have made that transference...(transferred your grasp from worldly concerns to a virtuous object, such as the Awakened One.) Your practice is
slowly unclenching your affliction of attachment (to samsara,) and since the mind wants to
be attached to something, rather than just having you attach to nothing or
being attached only to the abstract, you need to take that gripping force and
attach it to your practice and attach it to your internal (enlightenment) process. In that way, you are in a safe and healthy
place with all of your attachments intact.
Don't worry that you will lose attachment. You're still holding on, but now you're (holding) on to
the wish-fulfilling jewel.
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Grasping the Awakening Mind
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Selection 3
"Since
the limitless mind of the sole guide of the world has upon thorough
investigation seen its preciousness, all beings wishing to be free from worldly
abodes should firmly take hold of this precious awakening mind."
The awakening mind is the tool that you
become. You become this awakening mind,
and in that way, that part of your mind which is untransformed you do not take
as seriously as you do that which has already been transformed. That's a little different way of looking at
it as well. The awakening mind, not the
awakened mind, but the awakening mind, the process by which you are learning. Everything that you are now is the raw materials
that are needed to produce the result of the fully awakened mind.
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Guru Rinpoche: Tamer of Difficulties:
DePere, WI
Apr 24-26, 2009 |
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Padmasambhava was the great Indian yogi and saint who tamed the legendary worldly gods of Tibet. With his power, Buddhism finally took root in Tibet. Today Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche) is invoked, and his practice is performed, to overcome the obstacles to enlightenment. This initiation
into the Guru Rinpoche practice will increase dharma courage. There will be commentary on the practice.
Friday, Apr 24, 2009: 5:00 PM check in,
7:00 PM first teaching
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Grasping the Awakening Mind:
Remain committed until you gain the ultimate result
Selection 4
In
this way, this verse again is gathering you, gathering you, gathering you in to
the concept: "All of these practices that I am doing are good, but by
comparison to the actual awakening mind...I must keep focus on the grand goal,
and not settle for small results, not settle for half results." When you're doing spiritual practice, it's
very easy to achieve a certain level of peace, a certain level of satisfaction,
and then close the book and say, "I've got enough to make my life more
comfortable. I'm feeling better now,
thank you. Now I'm going to go and do
something else." This is the way it
is? Yes.
Do not be satisfied with a partial result. You must gain the entire result, or the rest
is just like phony gold certificates. At
the end of your life, when all of the calculations are done and the karmic
results are laid out, and this is the quality, like a beautiful mosaic of your
life - it's nothing. It's like phony
gold certificates that are useless because it's only paper, it's not gold, and
it doesn't relate to the goal. You must
get the pure gold of the awakening mind.
You must gain the full result.
Let it click in, please, that the full result is what you are aiming
for.
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struggles make it difficult to attend retreats and trainings. White
Conch is a 501c3 organization, and all contributions are tax-deductible in the US.
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" The awakening mind is the perennial tree; I'm going to say the eternal tree; The awakened mind is the eternal tree which
continuously produces fruits and thereby lives forever. It continuously produces fruits forever. "
~ Domo Geshe Rinpoche ~
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powerful messages of the dharma speak for themselves. Share the dharma
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May there be a rain of dharma
Ngawang Thekchen
White Conch Dharma Center |
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