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The prayer of Refuge is the most
fundamental of all Buddhist prayers as
it can be found in each of
the three main schools of Buddhism, the:
• Theravada,
• Mahayana and
• Tantric.
Why do we take refuge in the possibility of
Buddha’s liberation rather then in it’s certainty?
Contrary to convention, faith’s certainty lead’s to rigidity,
which can lead to aggression,
which could lead to even more suffering,
and none of us want that.
Faith is a contrivance of both mind AND emotion, that
requires energy.
Sadly, when the energy that maintains the contrivance wanes, the
faith collapses just like a house of cards,
typically, when we need it the most.
Imagine you are being chased by a bear in the woods.
You’re breathless.
You’re exhausted.
You’re pulse is racing.
Your blood mass has left your prefrontal cortex
{rendering rational thought impossible} and
also your mid-brain {making it impossible to force yourself into feeling any
of the emotions such as peace, confidence or trust},
and is now collecting in your brain stem,
the seat of your survival instincts.
Consequently, your faith that the bear will not get you, is weak or already gone.
But NO matter how frightened or exhausted you are, you’ll
always have the ability to DESIRE safety from the big bad bear.
Folks, desire is much more reliable then faith.
So let us trade in faith’s rigid certainty for
desire’s flexible desire.
Come, let us watch the later in action.
QUESTION: Do I KNOW Buddha existed?
ANSWER: Nope.
QUESTION: Do I like the idea of Buddha,
the idea that an individual was born a mere man and
became much more?
ANSWER: Of course!
QUESTION: Do I KNOW his teachings are TRUTH?
ANSWER: Nope.
QUESTION: Do I like the idea that his teachings could enhance my life?
ANSWER: Yep!
QUESTION: How are we to know if the teachings work?
ANSWER: there is only one way:
#1 receive a lesson,
#2 do your homework twice a day, every day,
#3 notice your results,
#4 if you get crap results – then go find a new teacher,
#5 if you get good results – then go get more lessons from your teacher.
Or as the British used to say:
or as Jesus said:
or as Buddha explained,
Ironically, the grasping of “faith” is a hindrance to
the “letting-go” of Buddha’s wisdom trainings.
So let us utilize a flexible desire that is empowered by a
playful sense of possibility.
You could register now .
May you and yours be
happy and healthy!
Om Mani Padme Hum,
NON-sectarian Buddhist: Monk, Teacher, Healer and Tantrika
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