XPost: alt.buddha.short.fat.guy   
   From: cuddly@mindless.com   
      
   On 6/7/2020 4:50 PM, Julian wrote:   
   > On 07/06/2020 02:45, liaM wrote:   
   >> The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama has set an   
   >> annual program for next 20 years on Friday saying that he will live at   
   >> least till then. During the live streaming his teaching on cultivating   
   >> the awakening mind on Friday, His Holiness directed the Tibetan   
   >> Buddhist learning centres to plan this as an annual ritual for next 20   
   >> years.   
   >>   
   >> During the introductory remarks from His Holiness the Dalai Lama, he   
   >> explained that he felt it could be beneficial if we carried out the   
   >> ceremony of Cultivating the Awakening Mind on this auspicious day in   
   >> memory of Gautam Buddha’s grace. His Holiness further advised the   
   >> Tibetan Buddhist learning centres including the three main centres of   
   >> Drepung, Gaden and Sera to hold this ceremony every year. He added   
   >> that he will also be present for the annual program at least for next   
   >> twenty years or so.   
   >>   
   >> While beginning his teaching, His Holiness explained that that   
   >> developing compassion is the best way to follow the Buddha and repay   
   >> his kindness to us. And along with compassion it’s important to   
   >> cultivate an understanding of emptiness. He further explained that   
   >> they all cultivate bodhichitta together in the spirit that all are same.   
   >>   
   >> “Imagine Buddha Shakyamuni in front of you in person. Around him are   
   >> other great upholders of the doctrine such as Nagarjuna and the   
   >> Seventeen Masters of Nalanda. We still have their books, which we can   
   >> read, and gain experience of what they wrote. Our principal offering   
   >> to them is to read their works, analyse what they mean and integrate   
   >> that understanding within ourselves. Also present in front of you   
   >> imagine Avalokiteshvara, Manjushri and Arya Tara, embodiments of   
   >> compassion, wisdom and enlightened activity respectively, along with   
   >> Maitreya and Kshitigarbha.”, His Holiness the Dalai Lama taught on the   
   >> live streaming attended by thousands of devotees from across the world.   
   >   
   > I don't need to imagine. I have a picture.   
   >   
   > https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/SGI_   
   ohonzon.jpg/808px-SGI_Gohonzon.jpg   
   >   
      
      
   Thanks again !   
      
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