hi guys.. im back… just penning some thoughts after meeting the Rinpoche…
The Rinpoche is a very adorable and kind hearted man… the way he speaks is full of compassion… personally.. i find myself very fond of this man… and i really feel very joyful knowing that our teacher has found such a good guru… its not only his blessing.. but the whole of LZT’s…. It is indeed great to have such a blessing bestowed upon us.. but do we remember where is our root? what are we learning in the first place?
being busy with all the preparations and pujas and stuff.. sometimes.. its so easy that we drift away from our origin….
On the first puja… Rinpoche spoke about Tantric Yoga and the seed of Dharma… he mentioned these words and i remember it very clearly… he said something like “people think we are strange or wrong when we do these movements but in actual fact they are wrong…” In their practice, Tantric Yoga is equivalent to our DG… this led me to understand that 灵修 is actually happening throughout the world but in different context and have different names… there are for example 自发功，神拳 which is similar to our DG and even the speaking in tongues of the Pentecostal Christians are similar to our 灵语.. from seeing this.. it also led me to understand that religions or sects are just different names and practices formed by mankind…
i remember asking my church senior back then why does Christianity has so many denominations.. Aren’t we worshipping the same God? From Baptist.. Pentecostal.. Charismatic… Presbyterian to Catholics.. Roman Catholics.. and what not… my church senior then explained that it is all created by man… eg.. when Jesus came to this stage he taught this thing and some moved on.. some did not… does this sound like Buddha going around teaching people different 法 to help different groups of people? all these plus human pride, cultures and heritage led to this difference in sects, denominations and practices…
from all these i realised something… lets simplify everything and put all terms and names away for a moment…
lets just use higher beings to symbolize all angels, gods, divas and what not… spirits to symbolise ghosts and stuff.. and the word soul to describe our own inner being.. Be it Christianity, Buddhist, Taoist, Muslims, Hindus or Catholics… there is one thing that we are sure of… there are Higher Beings… there are spirits and ghosts around.. and each of us have a soul….
by simplifying things.. doesnt it for a moment seems like everything is the same? arent this religions and sects and practices just names and different ways people practice? and if i were to put it in a mind map… is the word 灵/Soul branched out from these religions or the religions branched out from this word? is 灵/Soul a sub category or is it a main category..?
i kinda understand why MR always say 灵修 is not Buddhism… 灵宗堂 is not a 佛堂… over here we are cultivating our soul… and using the teachings from the various religions to help us get on the right and best way…
so what is this whole 灵修 thing about? in my humble opinion.. in simple words.. it is restoring and cultivating our soul…
i dont know if i’m right.. but i just thought of penning down these thoughts.. please feel free to share your opinions and queries if you have any….
cheers!!!
BFG
