Khandro Rinpoche ~ Compassion versus Competition
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- Public Talk by Mindrolling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, France, 1 October 2010
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I am a Christian but I learn how to be a better person from this teaching and not dwelling on religiosity. Human beings are the same, irrespective of what religion you follow. Amazing.
Buddhism more science than religion
The clarity on her concepts, explaining Buddhism, not just meditation, but put it into action, Buddhism on our daily life, every moment of our life🙏Long life Rinpoche 🙏Thank You so much 🤗
I feel such a strong connection with Kandro Rinpoche. Her teachings always inspire me to keep trying to apply my faith in my daily life, and this teaching is no exception.
this teacher touches at ordinary life in a powerful way to support change at a profound and personal level.
When I was a kid, Me & my family visits Mindrolling Rinpoche (Father & a teacher of Khando Rinpoche) monastery & resident for blessings once or twice in a year. I have noticed Rinpoche la often in a meditative state 👏. Mindrolling Rinpoche is my root Guru 🌺🙏. I also had a blessings twice from Khando Rinpoche🙏🌺.
She's a good teacher, quite articulate and charismatic with a nice personal flair to ensure one can tell she's a real person.
geshe lakd
well said!
One of the few gurus with eloquence ,vocabulary and articulate flow, worthy of transmitting dharma in pure form
If I understand correctly, dharma can’t be transmitted, it is only something we can grow towards (and we will never get there, only closer and closer)
But Rinpoche is indeed a most eloquent and charismatic speaker. The female selflessness/ego is very different to that of the male. And I find her intention and communication to be very pure indeed.
I love the sermons of Rinpoche Khandro. Sooo much I am learning from these sermons on my journey. Respect and triple blessings.
Just brilliant. Thank you, Rinpoche. And thanks for posting.
The most honest, thoughtful discussion of dharma practice I have ever heard. Khandro Rinpoche is a superb teacher who not only understands her subject, but her students - thus generating enthusiasm and dedication to the former by the latter.
yes ... She is a Great Master
Such a good teacher! It also shows that living in special settings such as monasteries doesn't make it easier. My, what a difficult and simple path...
THANK YOU to everyone who enables us to enjoy and benefit from such wondrous teachings.Yes its up to each and everyone to learn the ways of the mind and liberate ourselves from this chaos THANKYOU
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! This was just what I needed to hear: so lucid, practical and challenging.
I love her way to express everything so clearly and straight
Clearly stigh
Rinpoche cutting through.... ignorance and my budding complacency. so inspiring! Thank You Rinpoche La
your holiness is very good and inspires us.can't say in words about her teaching.........
This is a very salient point. Rinpoche is pointing out that many western Buddhist practitioners do not pay attention, do not develop a practice and are not mindful and are in fact surface only Buddhist that read a lot talk a lot but don't actually engage in the practice of Buddha-Dharma. Cutting but certainly very honest
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 thankuji Khando Rinpochen La.
Voilà une belle âme ... Thank you so much...Namasté🙏
So true, practicing Buddhism is hard! It requires a lot of work and self reflection.
One major (perhaps primary) reason it's so difficult to bridge the gap between self and selflessness is, I think, related to biology, our animal inheritance. The division between "self" and "other" was nourished long ago when we had to fight just to survive (literally). Evolution as Darwin understood it is complementary to the Buddhist concept of rebirth. We were animals once, and that inheritance is so heavy, so potent that the full-blown development of compassion is nearly impossible. There's also a more disturbing idea (with which some scientists agree) that the killer or selfish instinct seems valuable, to some degree, because it maintains a sort of equilibrium in the animal kingdom. It can be plausibly argued that some killing helps the health of the planet. (Would you spare the life of a parasite in your intestine?)
There's also a western idea floating around (as emphasized by Ayn Rand, among others) that being selfish, at least to some degree, is healthy: it can be a driving force behind much of progress, innovation, art, etc. It can be a paradox: a great artist, for example, may have to be extremely selfish, going his own way, to discover a new way of looking at the world that winds up benefiting generations, though his family may have complained of his "selfishness". The call for "selflessness", in other words, is often used by those with fewer skills, less talent, less creativity, who would employ that term to hide their jealousy and/or insecurity. Where compassion is concerned, it's important to observe the stage of the individual: if the person has found her guiding passion in life (I mean, specifically, the work she loves and at which she excels), compassion tends to come more easily (usually).
In some cases, a lack of compassion may not be the central problem, but only a byproduct of the individual not knowing where her true talents lie. I'm certainly not advocating selfishness, but I AM suggesting the line between selfishness and selflessness (and the development of compassion) is a blurry one. To try to deny one's personal needs for the sake of another can be perilous and dishonest. In such a case, one can only pretend to be compassionate, but deep inside, resentment will grow and grow. The point is that without sufficiently attending to one's own needs, compassion becomes all the more difficult. Find what you love to do first, and although the mind will still have toxins that require purging, generosity and kindness will be easier (in many instances). Also: it's important to begin with where we are and not cover up our shortcomings, negative tendencies with ridiculous ideals. It's reasonable to begin with the people around us, monitoring our responses while we interact with them, and doing our best around them. That Buddhist line about developing compassion for all beings, seeking enlightenment for the sake of all beings - that all sounds nice, but it isn't very useful or practical for most people. I've never met "all sentient beings", so these words remain an abstraction, just an idea. For me to utter that line would be pretentious. Uttering that line over and over may even prove harmful, because it covers up or distracts my attention from the actual tendencies of the mind at any given time. So by actually working with what we have, by practicing among those we interact with, genuine growth becomes possible.
Just revisiting this video because I enjoy listening to this teacher, and much in Buddhism resonates with me. I'd like to share my thoughts on compassion, so highly prized by Buddhists (and myself).
I wouldn’t dispute that compassion is central. But based on my observation - and reflection - of the world and universe, it isn’t sufficient. It doesn’t take into account that killing in the animal kingdom can actually help maintain equilibrium and order in our world. Watching an alligator kill a wildebeest is revolting to me, but it seems to partake of a certain order. Or to put it in another way: it’s not compassionate to the wildebeest, but it could possibly be compassionate to the natural world insofar as it contributes to that order. We may be grateful that insects devour other insects, the absence of which may lead to an excess of insects causing havoc in our cities. Similarly, you may ingest medicine or certain foods if you have bacterial excesses, the elimination of which is health to the body, but a lack of compassion to those bacteria. In short, compassion doesn’t address the necessity of killing in our planet.
Also: there’s no indication that love and compassion somehow lie at the heart of the universe, that it only requires a meditative mind to reach that understanding. (I'm not sure whether Buddhists would claim that, maybe not, though I've met some sensitive people who DO.) One need only reflect on how much non-human destruction occurs in the universe, and the universe at large seems to be amoral, neither compassionate nor cruel. The universe just is, naked of all judgement. I don’t presume to know this, but one can make a plausible claim that supreme order needn’t be compassionate; it can destroy, if destruction is called for. In other words, destruction may be an expression of universal order, and it doesn’t care for all that’s being destroyed.
Consider the following lines from the Tao Te Ching (from chapter 5, translated by Addiss and Lombardo):
Heaven and Earth are not kind:
The ten thousand things are straw dogs to them.
Sages are not kind:
People are straw dogs to them.
Of course in other parts of the Tao Te Ching the speaker emphasizes the importance of compassion, but clearly compassion is not enough and doesn't apply in all cases.
Proud of you ,thanks
mis hermanos en el Dharma..., sois las valiosas joyas que voy encontrando..., en el sendero del camino..., hacia el abandono del sufrimiento de samsara..., y por el beneficio de tod@s l@s seres del ciclo de existencias..., podamos tod@s alcanzar la iluminacion.
Yes I love it so much
Dear Ms. Khandro; it's ok, we all are working; your lectures are superb, so well thought out, so carefully crafted, so very calming. Ordered, logical, kind thought is SO helpful when having to make decision on ground floor and navigating tough decisions. You, your humor, your cadence, your truthfulness, i am "in love" with you :) I hope you are able to have tea with Pema Chodron and Tenzin Palmo. My cyber stars !!!
Ms Khandro lol... Thats cute
Holines renpoche
Good teaching
And good conversation of lord 🙏
Wish full every
every every 🙏
MINDROLING IS GREAT!
Thank you
thank you for posting this teaching and, for me, necessary advice
Great Teacher ,
Wow! Such a truthful profound Teaching! Wonderful!
makes sense, makes sense, makes sense,🙏🙏🙏
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A Very high quality English.
Carry on that way.
Genius!
Wow.
thx
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there s strong clash in the ''english'' Dharma is called ''spirytuality''
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This is the full name of Medicine Buddha, in Sanskrit, intended to be recited as a mantra for the benefit of all sentient beings; Composed of 12 syllables, it corresponds with the 12 great vows He took for the benefit of all sentient beings: "Bhaiṣajya-Guru-Vaiḍūrya-Prabhā-Rāja"
(Bhai)
“The first great vow: 'I vow that in a future life, when I attain anuttarā-samyak-saṃbodhi, my body will shine with dazzling light that will illumine measureless, countless, boundless worlds. My body will be adorned with the thirty-two heroic features and the eighty subsidiary characteristics, and I will enable all beings to become as I am.'”
(Ṣa)
“The second great vow: 'I vow that in a future life when I attain Bodhi, my body will be as bright and clear as vaiḍūrya, flawlessly pure, vastly radiant, majestic with merit and virtue, abiding at ease, adorned with blazing nets brighter than the sun and the moon. Beings dwelling in darkness will be illuminated and will succeed in all their endeavors.'”
(Jya)
"The third great vow: 'I vow that in a future life when I attain Bodhi, I will, by means of limitless, unbounded wisdom and skill-in-means, enable all sentient beings to obtain an inexhaustible supply of material necessities so they are without the slightest want.'"
(Gu)
"The fourth great vow: 'I vow that in a future life when I attain Bodhi, I shall lead those sentient beings who practice deviant paths to reside in the Way of Bodhi. Likewise, I will set those who travel on the Śrāvakayāna or Pratyekabuddhayāna onto the Mahāyāna.'"
(Ru)
"The fifth great vow: 'I vow that in a future life when I attain Bodhi, I shall enable limitless and boundless numbers of sentient beings who cultivate Brahma conduct within my Dharma to perfectly uphold the three clusters of precepts without exception. Should there be any violation, upon hearing my name, they will regain their purity and not fall into the evil destinies.'"
(Vai)
"The sixth great vow: 'I vow that in a future life when I attain Bodhi, if there are sentient beings whose bodies are inferior and whose faculties are imperfect, who are ugly, dull, blind, deaf, mute, deformed, paralyzed, hunchbacked, or afflicted with skin disease, insanity, or various other sicknesses and sufferings, upon hearing my name they shall all become endowed with upright features, keen intelligence, and perfect faculties, and they shall be free of sickness and suffering.'"
(Ḍū)
"The seventh great vow: 'I vow that in a future life when I attain Bodhi, I shall cause sentient beings who are oppressed by many illnesses and who are without aid, without a place to turn, without a doctor, without medicine, without relatives, and without a family, who are poverty-stricken and filled with suffering to be cured of their sicknesses upon having my name pass by their ear, so they are peaceful and happy in body and mind. They will have a family and relatives, and acquire an abundance of property and wealth, and even realize unsurpassed Bodhi.'"
(Rya)
"The eighth great vow: 'I vow that in a future life when I attain Bodhi, if there are women who give rise to a deep loathing for their female body and wish to renounce it because they are oppressed and disturbed by the myriad sufferings of being female, upon hearing my name, they will be able to turn from women into men who are replete with male features and ultimately realize unsurpassed Bodhi.'"
(Pra)
"The ninth great vow: 'I vow that in a future life when I attain Bodhi, I shall liberate sentient beings from the nets of demons and the bonds of heretical paths. If they have fallen into the dense forests of evil views, I shall lead them to have proper views and to gradually cultivate the practices of Bodhisattvas so they will quickly realize unsurpassed, proper and equal Bodhi.'"
(Bhā)
"The tenth great vow: 'I vow that in a future life when I attain Bodhi, I shall cause sentient beings who fall into the hands of the law and are bound, interrogated, whipped, fettered, imprisoned, sentenced to execution, or subjected to endless disasters, hardships, abuse, and humiliation so that they are torn by grief and distress and suffering in body and mind, to obtain, upon hearing my name, liberation from all worry and suffering by means of my blessings, virtue, and awesome spiritual power.'"
(Rā)
"The eleventh great vow: 'I vow that in a future life when I attain Bodhi, I shall cause all sentient beings who are so plagued by hunger and thirst that they create all kinds of bad karma in their quest for food, upon hearing my name and single-mindedly accepting and maintaining it, to be filled with delicious food and drink and afterward, by means of the flavor of Dharma, to settle in ultimate peace and happiness.'"
(Ja)
"The twelfth great vow: 'I vow that in a future life when I attain Bodhi, if there are sentient beings who are poor and without clothes so that day and night they are troubled by mosquitoes and flies, and by cold and heat, upon hearing my name and single-mindedly accepting and maintaining it, they shall obtain all kinds of fine and wonderful garments that accord with their tastes, as well as a variety of precious adornments, flower garlands, fragrant balms, and the enjoyments of music and various kinds of talents, so that all their hearts' delights will be fulfilled.'"
"...these are the twelve sublime and wonderful vows that the World Honored One, Bhaiṣajya-guru-vaiḍūrya-prabhā-rāja, One of Proper and Equal Enlightenment, made while cultivating the Bodhisattva Way."
(Medicine Buddha Sutra)
Literal translation:
Bhaiṣajya(Medicine/Healing)Guru('Gu'Darkness+'Ru'Dispeller)Vaiḍūrya(Lapis Lazuli)Prabhā(Light)Rāja(King)
Gi
Namaha Buddha!
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1:01:21 But, as born as the priveledged 1% of the population, and knowing that, I also can see it as my duty to, knowingly, protect myself from watching all the suffering that i cannot help. This is also to get less powerlessness-feeling, so that I have more capacity to help those close to me, which I CAN help.
just wanted to say :)
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tug je cat 🙏🏽
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so like u talk bout equal taste Kendhro
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Shadu Shadu Shadu
my question is way every buddhist monk maximum highlight india or tibet okay tibetan is buddhist buddhist cuntre is good but india is not buddhist cuntre my be dalai lama both other tibetan live india so? I think if your really want to highlight about buddhisim! buddha born place in nepal so buddhist religion start from all so there it is right? but no never saying many buddhist monk about nepal it is very sad ......
+london gng Buddhism came out of the hindu culture, so it was inherently more acceptable in that culture. The idea of an impersonal God was heretical in Judaeo-Christian religions. It's spreading in the west relied on more liberal believes on religion that weren't around until the 20th century.
Tashi Dely Renpoche
Great Teacher ,