Lama Jigme Gyatso: Rime Manipa Tantrika
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Soothing Betrayal’s Pain
Monday, the 30th of April, 2007
Ms. S. recently wrote:
I know why my husband cheated.
He's showed so much remorse.
We both want it to work, more than anything else.
It's true my pain comes from thinking about what this has done to me and how it hurts me.
When I think about what it means from his point of view and his pain,
I feel calm and maybe I can really get past this.
I didn't realize until you,
that my difficulties really do come from only thinking of myself.
My question is, ‘Is it okay to only think of my husband and his difficulties
when he has done something as bad as this?’
Society says I'm being stupid.
Dear Ms. S,
I respect you far too much
to give you a worthless, Fortune-cookie answer.
The key to the happiness and peace you seek,
lies Not in carefully selecting which thoughts
will spontaneously occur to you,
for that is folly.
Nope, the happiness and peace you seek
depend, rather, on which reactions you choose and condition,
in response to Whatever thought spontaneously manifests
from the over-stuffed closet, that is our mind.
Ms. S, you can’t pretend you feel something you don’t.
You likewise can’t pretend you don’t feel something you do.
Instead couldn’t it be even wiser to learn the Buddha’s methods for elegantly and gracefully
coping with whatever emotion or thought comes up, be it glorious or grotesque?
Ms. S, Your husband hurt you
and could do it again.
Your husband has delighted you
and could do so again.
Every one of your friends has hurt you
and could do it again.
Your friends have delighted you
and could do so again.
Complete strangers have hurt you
and could do it again.
Strangers have delighted you
and could do so again.
The difference between ourselves and a Buddha
is NOT the presence or absence of suffering
BUT how we spontaneously deal with it.
Buddha teaches us
how to Harness sorrow, fear and anger
to actually empower our progress upon his paths
of: Peace, Insight, Love and Bliss.
Ms. S, would you like me to teach you
the 7 beginning lessons
to get you on your way
to making this a reality?
Om Mani Padme Hum,
Lama Jigme Gyatso: Rime Manipa Tantrika
P.S.
Whether you invoke: Kwan Yin, Kuan Yin, Quan Yin,
Avalokiteshvara, Chenrezig or the Great Compassionate One
using the Six syllable mantra pronounced
as “ Om Mani Padme Hum “ or “ Om Mani Peme Hung “ ;
the Buddha of Compassion is always there for you.
P.P.S.
If you desire to Automatically receive my latest essays
and learn when my seminar could be coming to your neck of the woods
you are welcome to subscribe to my Newsletter at
www.groups.yahoo.com/group/LamaJigme
P.P.P.S
If your need is real
and your desire is earnest
you may write me at
lama_jigme_gyatso@yahoo.com
to arrange a private, Over-the-Telephone:
Teaching, Counseling or Healing Treatment.
www.LamaJigme.com
Soothing Betrayal’s Pain
Monday, the 30th of April, 2007
Ms. S. recently wrote:
I know why my husband cheated.
He's showed so much remorse.
We both want it to work, more than anything else.
It's true my pain comes from thinking about what this has done to me and how it hurts me.
When I think about what it means from his point of view and his pain,
I feel calm and maybe I can really get past this.
I didn't realize until you,
that my difficulties really do come from only thinking of myself.
My question is, ‘Is it okay to only think of my husband and his difficulties
when he has done something as bad as this?’
Society says I'm being stupid.
Dear Ms. S,
I respect you far too much
to give you a worthless, Fortune-cookie answer.
The key to the happiness and peace you seek,
lies Not in carefully selecting which thoughts
will spontaneously occur to you,
for that is folly.
Nope, the happiness and peace you seek
depend, rather, on which reactions you choose and condition,
in response to Whatever thought spontaneously manifests
from the over-stuffed closet, that is our mind.
Ms. S, you can’t pretend you feel something you don’t.
You likewise can’t pretend you don’t feel something you do.
Instead couldn’t it be even wiser to learn the Buddha’s methods for elegantly and gracefully
coping with whatever emotion or thought comes up, be it glorious or grotesque?
Ms. S, Your husband hurt you
and could do it again.
Your husband has delighted you
and could do so again.
Every one of your friends has hurt you
and could do it again.
Your friends have delighted you
and could do so again.
Complete strangers have hurt you
and could do it again.
Strangers have delighted you
and could do so again.
The difference between ourselves and a Buddha
is NOT the presence or absence of suffering
BUT how we spontaneously deal with it.
Buddha teaches us
how to Harness sorrow, fear and anger
to actually empower our progress upon his paths
of: Peace, Insight, Love and Bliss.
Ms. S, would you like me to teach you
the 7 beginning lessons
to get you on your way
to making this a reality?
Om Mani Padme Hum,
Lama Jigme Gyatso: Rime Manipa Tantrika
P.S.
Whether you invoke: Kwan Yin, Kuan Yin, Quan Yin,
Avalokiteshvara, Chenrezig or the Great Compassionate One
using the Six syllable mantra pronounced
as “ Om Mani Padme Hum “ or “ Om Mani Peme Hung “ ;
the Buddha of Compassion is always there for you.
P.P.S.
If you desire to Automatically receive my latest essays
and learn when my seminar could be coming to your neck of the woods
you are welcome to subscribe to my Newsletter at
www.groups.yahoo.com/group/LamaJigme
P.P.P.S
If your need is real
and your desire is earnest
you may write me at
lama_jigme_gyatso@yahoo.com
to arrange a private, Over-the-Telephone:
Teaching, Counseling or Healing Treatment.
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