Longchenpa's Advice from the Heart by Chogyal Namkhai Norbu

Author:Chogyal Namkhai, Norbu
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: Vajrayana, Buddhism, Dzogchen, Mahayana, Longchenpa
ISBN: 9788878341142
Publisher: Edizioni Shang Shung
Published: 2011-09-10T03:00:00+00:00

The Eighth Word of Advice

Stewards, close friends, principals, and cooks

Are indeed the pillar of life[44] of the monastic community;

Yet commitment to these roles is a cause for worry.

Diminish busy involvements! This is my advice from the heart.

Monasteries or important people, such as high Lamas, retain stewards (Lamas actually have two kinds of stewards) who administer their property, possessions and wealth. These stewards supervise, for example, the expenditures for food and other necessities. Then we have close friends or close relations, as well as principal relations, that is, important persons or important teachers with whom we need to maintain a good relationship. Finally, there are the cooks, who, in their own way, play a crucial role in monasteries. These people and their roles seem to be indispensable but in reality they are the root of many problems. Just as Paltrul Rinpoche[45] said, if you have a goat, you have the problem of the goat; if you have a package of tea, you have that problem. Of course if you have much money, you have a problem with that too, and if you have nothing, you have the problem of how to survive. These are our constant worries.

Longchenpa’s advice here is that it is better not to be interested in or give too much importance to these roles or people. This means we should not create many needs, but live in a simple way. Like that, we can integrate our life with every place and time.

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