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I plead with Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the Red Cross, liberal journalists and others to hold back – at least until 12th June – their adrenal urge to condemn Kim Jong-un’s record. If they let loose their righteous moral indignation now, and North Koreans return to their lives of isolation, famine and hardship, I will hold those liberals, journalists and human rights activists responsible.
Oh lass!
Pssst...
Yes!
You!
Come ...
Here
Now !
Breath-
Yes!
In my ear
Where else?
Devotee of Devi. Djkn
After giving a Nobel Peace Prize to Barack Obama before he had done anything at all, if the Nobel Peace Prize Committee won’t give one now to Kim Jong-un, I will lose complete respect for yet another western institution.
Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse updated their cover photo.
Dear Friends,
I’m sorry for creating a situation that made people worry.
For many years I have had a little bit of a problem with the prostate, for which I have now had surgery and am recovering very well.
I so appreciate all your concern and am grateful for all your continuous good wishes.
Due to the surgery, I have to postpone major teaching events just for the time being. So please don’t worry....
Meanwhile, pray to Sakyamuni Buddha, Guru Rinpoche, and Arya Tara for the longevity of the Buddhadharma.
And if someone like me being alive can contribute to the continued existence of the Buddha’s teachings on this earth for even one day, then it’s worthwhile living that extra healthy day.
I was talking about the film. Not the translation of the title of the film. One of the best death scene. And coming of age.i still wonder what people see in that film call”shape of water”? Really?
Unfortunately, due to unexpected circumstances, the intended teachings of Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche in Pune on 13, 14 & 15th April have to be cancelled.
In the midst of all my imperfections. I can claim only a tiny bit of pure motivation in wanting to clarify some of the doubts, misinterpretations, and misunderstandings about the Vajrayana teachings that have arisen recently in connection with Sogyal Rinpoche and his behaviour.
As I am fundamentally just a mortal human being, I cannot make a judgement about another human being. Determining whether someone is a saint or sinner is an individual decision based on each person’s o...wn reasoning.
After all, remember the Buddha’s fundamental instruction not to rely on the person but on the teaching. Those who want me to proclaim someone else as good, bad or anything else are empowering me as either an omniscient being or a cult leader.
So, all I’ve tried to do with the best of intentions and relying on the very limited knowledge I have acquired through my training, is simply to offer some clarifications on the Vajrayana. I hope that, at least for some people, our discussions might have shed light on some of their concerns. At the same time, I have no illusion whatsoever that my feeble blabbering has managed to dispel all confusions and resolve all doubts.
In its 2,500-year history, the Vajrayana has faced so much criticism, not only of the kind we have heard in recent months but indeed far more virulent. And because we are human beings grappling as best we can with cosmic and transcendent truths, I am certain such criticism will keep happening in the future.
If, due to my own prejudice and lack of humility and mindfulness, I have upset some people, I hope that they might at least not fall right away into a fixed bias either “pro” or “con”. And if I’ve caused anything like rage in people’s minds, I want to apologize totally and unreservedly from my heart.
At the same time, I know with certainty that the Vajrayana has extraordinarily vast, subtle and profound teachings and practices. So, if some people, like many of those writing on What Now for example, are still dissatisfied, then all I can do is aspire to use our present karmic link to wish them very well in all spiritual and worldly matters. Above all, may all our karmic debts be exhausted so that they never again have to suffer by bumping into someone like myself in their journey.
I also don’t want to be bound further by the karmic debts that will inevitably accumulate by persisting in these exchanges. So, this is my last posting on this Facebook page concerning the Sogyal Rinpoche affair and related matters, and I can no longer read or respond to any further questions, comments or challenges on this matter.
