How Rude!

.



Tips on Meditation and the Spiritual path - idea #194
from your Buddhism expert



I carefully stepped off the Bus.



My cloth shopping bags, bulging with fresh produce,
subtly swung from the straps from which they hung on
my shoulders. In my left hand I held Sunday’s
Intermediate Sadhana {or practice text} open
to the skies. I was wearing the robes of a Tibetan
monk and my head was shorn in the style of the Dalai
Lama. In my right hand I counted beads on my mala
{or Buddhist rosary} while I softly recited

Om Mani Padme Hum as I slowly walked home. It
was apparent to all that this Buddhist monk,



was meditating.

“Aren’t you hot?”

a young lady demanded. She expected me to:
• stop walking,
• stop the important task of meditating,
• and engage her in pointless conversation,
upon a frivolous topic that was not at all
pertinent to her real spiritual or emotional needs.


Rather than do her the disservice of indulging her
manipulative and controlling tendencies I gently
smiled and silently lifted my right index finger to
my pursed lips in a pantomime of the “Shhh” gesture,



as I turned in her general direction while keeping
my eyes lowered to the ground in meditative drishti
{or gaze}.


As the spark of rage was kindled in her heart, she



spat the words,

“How Rude!”

Suddenly the hot, heavy desert air was pierced by
the siren of an ambulance approaching to tend a
fallen transient.

“Ooh, let's go and watch.”

she commanded her companion. And they turned and
swiftly walked away.


It is always a mistake to confuse a genuine need with
the mere urgency of impulse; especially the impulse
of trivial curiosity. When did the culture of
paparazzi and “reality T.V.”



convince us, as a people, that our lust for
inconsequential details gave us license to
disrespectfully pry into the lives of others in
the name of mindless recreation? How have we come
to believe that others live solely to entertain us?
Why do so many feel that the urgings of an
“inquiring mind” out weigh the need for courtesy
and consideration?


Who was this clearly anti-social and obviously,
oddly-dressed fellow who dared to defy her demand?

Her teacher.

And he’s yours as well. If she did not learn her
lesson, then perhaps you did.


Come, let us live lives marked by centeredness,
peace, balance, subtle joy and spontaneous love. No,
not the frenzied love of a little puppy dog,
convinced that he must lick the face of all he
encounters;



but the calm enlightened love of a Bodhisattva who
earnestly yet peacefully longs to take away the
suffering of every being, in the most wonderful
way. Sounds great, but how, how can we surmount
this task?


Simple! You could begin by implementing Buddha’s lost
teachings of Breathing Meditation. I’ll reveal these
secrets to everyone who acquires this month’s
instructional CD, the “Centering Questions.” How could
just 5 minuets, twice daily, change your life? Find out
by getting your hands on this CD. But hurry, there
are only two more days to take advantage of
April’s discount. So order your copy today



Om Mani Padme Hum,
Lama Jigme Gyatso
Tibetan-Buddhist: Monk, Teacher, Healer and Tantrika


P.S. Remember, this CD is actually my
way of saying "thank you" for this month’s small donation. And also bear in mind,
that your donations are crucial to the founding of
San Diego’s first “Buddha of Compassion Monastery and
Meditation Center.” The next generation of American
nuns and monks are counting on you.



Lama Jigme’s tips and teachings… they’re free!
Be sure to Forward to a friend.



To receive the FREE, fun, politically Incorrect, daily
e-mail, “Lama Jigme's Tips on meditation and the
spiritual path” you could subscribe right now.



Download FREE meditation supplies.

How could you benefit from a Long distance Healing-treatment?

What is the EASIEST way to Learn to Meditate?

Change how you Feel in less then 90 seconds?

What does “Om Mani Padme Hum” really mean?

Improve the Skill and Ease of your Breathing Meditation?
Special discount, this month ONLY!







.