The Proof of the Pudding is in the Tasting

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Buddha’s Lost Secrets:
Tips on Meditation & the Spiritual path #199
from your Buddhism expert



This is so cool! I was just wondering what I’d
write about next and then a very honest fellow
wrote me saying:

“I’m a little wary because some people
told me you were not who you say you are.”

Of course I could be a wise ass and write:

Just because some folks tell you I’m a “Big Mac”
doesn’t mean Mc Donald’s is going to serve me for
lunch!



But no, that is far too beneath me. I’d rather use
this opportunity to explore Buddha’s only standard
for evaluating a teacher.


In the Sutta of the Kalama’s Dilemma we read that
one day Lord Buddha was trucking down the road,
just grooving on the wonders of the present moment
with a handful of disciples; when the town fathers,
of the city of the Ka-la-mas, flagged them down.



Lord Buddha, they explained, we’s got a heap a
trouble! So many teachers with so many instructions
come through our town. All the teachers are
different and all the instructions are different but
they each have two things in common:

#1) They each Praise themselves and their doctrines
#2) and they each Denigrate all the other teachers
and their instructions!

Who are we to rely upon?


Buddha is so cool; instead of merely giving them a
quick, fortune-cookie answer and toddling off into
the sunset, he made real sure they got it. Before
telling them how they would know which teacher and
instruction to rely upon, he first told them how
they would NOT know which ones to embrace.



Lord Buddha enumerated an extensive list, but I’ll
just give you it’s essence. The Enlightened One
explained that you would NOT be able to identify
the most trustworthy teacher and instruction by:
• fame,
• popularity,
• prestige,
• logic,
• intuition,
• personal preference, or…
• convention.


Convention tells us that if we want to hire a
personal assistant we need to:
#1 put an ad in the paper,
#2 schedule three interviews, and
#3 be quite meticulous to check their;
A) Resume,
B) Credentials and
C) References.

But Lord Buddha, taught that it was NOT wise to rely
upon Convention! How then shall we know, really know,
whether or not a teacher and his instructions could
be effective at helping us to progress upon the
path of Love, Peace, Insight and Happiness?


Just as the British used to say,
“the proof of the pudding is in the tasting,”
and Jesus taught,
“you shall know a tree by it’s fruit,”
Lord Buddha explained that

it is the Efficacy of the Teachings that
Validates the Teacher.

Rather than hide behind a paper lion of resume,
credentials, references and reputation; a true
teacher will put his money where his mouth is.



So then, what are a true teacher’s resume,
credentials and references? They are simply his
Compassion and Insight as reflected by

the Power of his teachings to Heal the
hearts of his students.

Does that mean we gotta run around collecting
testimonials? Nope! You see, it’s simple!

#1 Find a teacher,
#2 receive his blessings,
#3 listen to his teachings and then…
#4 practice his instructions!


After you have practiced his teachings twice a day,
every day, for 90 days, with out:
negotiating, diluting or "improving” them; simply
notice your results. Are you more Loving, Peaceful
and Happy? Have you improved? Have you become more
of the happy camper you were born to be? Have you
become more of the wonderful person that your dog
already thinks you are?



Or, did you stay the same? Did you stagnate? Did you
get worse? After 90 days of practicing the
teachings, you have received, do you:
• dress in black,
• breath funny,
• carry a light saber and…
• do your friends call you, “Darth Vader?”



It’s easy. When selecting a teacher we have three
choices. The first extreme is to NOT judge your
teacher or his instructions, or what I like to
call, the Jonestown approach. That is when you
mindlessly do what ever the teacher instructs. Oh
please don’t choose that option.
And, while you’re at it, please don’t drink the
Kool Aid!



The second extreme is Prejudice. That is when we
allow the tyranny of our preconceptions to pre-judge
the teacher and his instructions. This foolish type
of pre judging is usually based on the superficial
preconceptions of:
• fame,
• popularity,
• prestige,
• logic,
• intuition,
• personal preference, or…
• convention;
which is exactly what Buddha warned us against!
Why could this be a foolish cause of action?

#1 It causes us to shut our selves off from any real
benefit that could be available through that teacher
or his instructions and…

#2 it completely disregards Buddha’s advice! Hey man,
if you sincerely feel that your way is better than
Buddha’s way, then I am clearly NOT the teacher for
you. And by the way, good luck!



Well then, if both failing to judge and pre-judging
the teacher are big, fat mistakes; what then is the
Buddha’s middle path between the two extremes?


Simple! Rather than NOT-judge or PRE-judge, the
fully enlightened one teaches us to simply postpone
judgment until the results of practicing the teacher's
instructions, twice daily, for 90 consecutive days…
manifests. Guys, this is a real easy deal to do.


This month I’ve been telling you about the teachings
of the Karmic Dynamo. Once you go to that page,
you’ll read of the many supernatural benefits from
this easy, 30 second practice. Now, instead of
asking you to believe either:
• the Buddha,
• the teacher of the first Dalai Lama
• or myself…
because let’s face it, believing is just attachment...


so, rather than asking you to believe the Buddha,
the teacher of the first Dalai Lama, or myself; just
run an experiment. It’s easy!



FIRST, get your hands on a copy of Karmic Dynamo,

SECOND, listen to the CD and really give it your
full attention.

THIRD, apply it’s instructions and explanations for
just 30 seconds twice a day, every day, for 90
consecutive days.

FOURTH, notice your results. Have you become happier
or crankier?

FIFTH, take action. If following the instructions
of this month’s CD have transformed you into a
cranky bastard then turn your back on me and never
read any of my essays ever again. But, if applying
the easy teachings of the Karmic Dynamo make you
even a little more loving, peaceful, happy,
fortunate and energetic then perhaps my
instructional CDs could be worthy of your attention.


Listen, there is nothing spiritual about suspicion,
preconception or ignoring Buddha’s advice. So take
advantage of this month’s special discount and put
my teachings to the test. You have nothing to lose but your
sufferings.



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


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