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The six keys, according to Lama Tsering
... and as more or less accurately and impermanently transcribed by me.
acknowledgement -- recognition of the world's complexity and suffering, and its relation to illusion and that this suffering -- and the joy -- is reflection and reaction to the world of illusion by the minds which create that illusion
compassion -- recognition that you are not the only sufferer in the world; all others suffer as well
blamelessness -- that assigning a victim and an aggressor, assigning blame, is fruitless inside the dream, because the dreamer is all the parts
impermanence -- that all things in the world of illusion change and vary, including suffering and success
practice -- seeking out learning about the true world, the unchanging world
essence -- reaching that true world; the imperfection of unchanging reality.
Lama Tsering is a good speaker. I found myself wondering about all the discussion on blamelessness how to reconcile this view of the world-as-illusion with any kind of action, especially with a passion for [social] justice, but one of the other querents asked the question while I sat on my hands and contemplated my own ego -- and drive to ask questions -- as a source of trouble. Lama Tsering's answer was excellent: that we act out of compassion. We may know that the world is illusion, but we act from compassion for those who may not recognize it themselves -- their pain is real, even if the causes of their pain are not.
I had the nice surprise that![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
beckyb, a relative of the Lama who brought along the group I went to the teaching with, introduced me to the Lama -- as "this is J-----; he's the compassionate one." That's pretty strong -- and flattering -- language to use after a talk on this kind of subject, and I told her so. Apparently she meant it. Wow. I'm honored.
acknowledgement -- recognition of the world's complexity and suffering, and its relation to illusion and that this suffering -- and the joy -- is reflection and reaction to the world of illusion by the minds which create that illusion
compassion -- recognition that you are not the only sufferer in the world; all others suffer as well
blamelessness -- that assigning a victim and an aggressor, assigning blame, is fruitless inside the dream, because the dreamer is all the parts
impermanence -- that all things in the world of illusion change and vary, including suffering and success
practice -- seeking out learning about the true world, the unchanging world
essence -- reaching that true world; the imperfection of unchanging reality.
Lama Tsering is a good speaker. I found myself wondering about all the discussion on blamelessness how to reconcile this view of the world-as-illusion with any kind of action, especially with a passion for [social] justice, but one of the other querents asked the question while I sat on my hands and contemplated my own ego -- and drive to ask questions -- as a source of trouble. Lama Tsering's answer was excellent: that we act out of compassion. We may know that the world is illusion, but we act from compassion for those who may not recognize it themselves -- their pain is real, even if the causes of their pain are not.
I had the nice surprise that
beckyb, a relative of the Lama who brought along the group I went to the teaching with, introduced me to the Lama -- as "this is J-----; he's the compassionate one." That's pretty strong -- and flattering -- language to use after a talk on this kind of subject, and I told her so. Apparently she meant it. Wow. I'm honored.
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WOW! (but not surprised!)
This guy sounds most interesting.
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Uh, Lama Tsering is a woman.
But yes, it was a big deal for me. Especially the use of the definite article; that B. had established my description with that adjective made me blush.
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