..续本文上一页h the Dharma

　　 Do we have to study it

　　 Yes. Do we have to know it

　　 Yes. After having listened to the Dharma teachings, it is necessary to study and contemplate the instructions. Is that enough

　　 No. It is necessary to integrate the precious teachings and to manifest them in all our actions and deeds.

　　Shantideva5 said that Dharma is like medicine. If one takes the medicine a doctor prescribes, one can become cured of an illness or disease, but one needs to take the medicine in reliance upon a doctor”s advice. In the same way, Dharma is medicine that removes suffering and pain, but it must be taken in order to bring beneficial results, which is goodness and well being. It is not enough to know about it, or to defend it, or to discuss it. One actually needs to experience the truth of the wonderful teachings that Lord Buddha gave us.

　　Looking at our own lives, it is needless to say that an enormous amount of emotional urgencies arise in us. We do understand and notice that anger and desire lead to suffering and pain. We also see that pleasure and happiness are fragile and fluctuate in a fast-moving world. Sooner or later we discover that our pleasures were episodes of the past, and we are miserable again. Dharma is stable; it doesn”t cause us to experience a little suffering here, a little joy there, rather the practice of Dharma - together with receiving teachings and contemplating them - gives rise to genuine happiness and ease. The Dharma certainly can be our guide and escort on the journey of leading an enriched life that is defined by goodness and worth.

　　Does Dharma only help us personally

　　 No. Transforming ourselves honestly and sincerely through practice actually betters the world we live in and gently inspires and moves our family, colleagues, and friends. Living in a family or society saturated in self-centred pursuits, in which the ends are thought to justify the means, is contagious and only spells trouble, not joy. Those inpiduals who are ruled by their selfish and nagging impulses of anger, desire, greed, and other destructive emotions are so overwhelmed by their impulses that they can hardly be persuaded to disentangle themselves from their unsatisfactory experiences; they can”t even appreciate any occasion to be grateful and share whatever happiness or well-being they have with others. On the contrary, such self-centred people force anyone associated with them to grudgingly endure their captivity while trying to save a relationship from falling apart, which eventually will happen.

　　If all members in a family appreciate the Dharma and engage in the practice, then they will be able to live in mutual accord and harmoniously. If they have love and compassion for one another, then everything will work out fine and nobody would need to suffer. Even within a family, Dharma is the source of harmony and peace. We are gathered together in a group now, and - whether you are in a group or in your family - I do want to ask you to please always keep the Dharma in mind and to practice the instructions sincerely and during all walks of life.

　　The Importance of Meditating the Inpisibility of the Outer Environment and the Inner Yidam as the Mandala of One”s Own Mind

　　I wish to continue speaking about becoming accustomed to visualizing the beauty and purity of both a yidam and its surroundings so that one no longer suffers from the tension of being broken by failure or being bloated by any success one experiences in life. By becoming accustomed to visualizing the beauty and purity of a yidam and its surroundings, one develops insight into the true nature of reality, which is and always remains untouched by any self-centred ideas or emotions that harm

　　The real yidam is the true nature of the mind, the buddha within. The plenitude…

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