Malcolm wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 8:40 pm
Johnny Dangerous wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 8:36 pm
This is one of the reasons that I personally always look with some skepticism on claims of "Well Rinpoche said it should be like this" about everything under the sun, particularly when they are not backed up by quotes from Rinpoche himself.
ChNN said many things to many people, some statements directly contradicting other statements. The notion one can take in a whole gem with a thousand facets by looking at only one facet is a delusion.
Fair enough, to both points.
Nevertheless, this particular thing he said seems to have been accurate.
I do like the idea that he knew what was coming, but it doesn’t really make much of a practical difference:
Either way, those of us with transmission will continue to work with transmission, and seek out qualified teachers if we need to further our learning, and those qualified to teach will undoubtedly teach.
I mean, what the worst case scenario?
This particular lineage dies out, we all achieve buddhahood within the next 500 years or so (presumably less for most you all, but my practice will probably take a bit longer) and then we can take everyone we’ve made contact with as our heart students and give them the most perfect teachings for them at that time and place.
Something like that right?
I mean, I’m definitely preferring that the lineage continues, I’m just saying…
"Death's second name is 'omnipresent.' On the relative truth it seems we become separate. But on the absolute there is no separation." Lama Dawa