The Dai Lama’s Dilemma
This was part of the “IS” series and comes after the Buddha’s Reply.
The Dai Lama’s Dilemma
(edited 20th December 2020)
Yesterday I was,
Today I still am was
Can be no more than I was
While this is of mine
is walled by the will of them;
But Inside I am that which must be
Untouched;
And I will be,
A resurrection none can deny.
© Bhi 2023
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Very cleverly crafted if you ask me.
As Dia says, ‘some will read and ponder deep, others will just know.’
Deserves a veritable blessing. A nib maybe?
Allen
Allen,
Thank you for reading. This was meant to have been submitted as part of the “IS” series but an oversight on my part has it now out of order.
I met his holiness in Amritsar where I managed to speak to him over lunch and he is a man who is never going to be what he should be. But there is no bitterness; he knows the power he is up against and he has to keep the light bright for his successor.
all the best
bhi
Yes, that is what i say to this, yes.
I wish more people said “yes”.
Thanks CW
This says much more than its words doesn’t it. I too have met His Holiness a couple of times and received teachings from him and he held me. I was booked to go to India to take the Kalachakra initiation but got bronchitis and missed it, it wasn’t meant to be. But at the end of one teaching a Q & A… someone asked not understanding.. “Whats enlightenment like?”, His Holiness replied “I don’t know I’m just a beginner”. Which I felt went directly to your words. When my son passed away the last thing I read to him at… Read more »
M,
The wheel does indeed turn. To quote Thich Nhat Hanh a Vietnamese monk who was exiled for asking for peace –
“Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything – anger, anxiety, or possessions – we cannot be free.”
“People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.”
bhi
So true, I learnt about “walking meditation” from his writings. The best hospices in the world are Buddhist. They try to give that permission, freedom to pass on to their sufferers.