Tantric Practice in Nying-Ma by Khetsun Sangpo Rinbochay

Author:Khetsun Sangpo Rinbochay
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: Religion, Buddhism, Tibetan, Christian Rituals & Practice, General
ISBN: 9780937938140
Publisher: Snow Lion Publications
Published: 1982-11-15T14:38:50+00:00

Khetsun Sangpo Rinbochay's commentary on the second part of The Sacred Word of Lama Gun-sang

Going for refuge to the Three Jewels - Buddha, his Doctrine and the Spiritual Community - is the foundation of all Buddhist paths.20 The door of refuge is opened by faith.

Faith is of three types: clarity, desire to attain and knowledgeable conviction. If when you see an image or meet a teacher you are overwhelmed with a feeling of, 'Oh, how nice this is, how wonderful,' this is the faith of clarity; the mind is clear and receptive.

The desire to attain means wanting special qualities that you have heard about, such as the compassion, love and wisdom of Bodhisattvas. It can also signify a wish to be free from the sufferings of cyclic existence, or to engage in virtues and forsake non-virtues. Through learning about the qualities of Buddha, his Doctrine and the Spiritual Community you can come to generate a desire to attain them.

The faith of conviction is, for instance, the knowledge that the Three Jewels are a suitable source of refuge. It is the seed generating these excellent qualities. If you are bothered by doubt, it is like having a seed that has been burned; it can still sprout, but it cannot grow properly and its seeds will be black, like smoke. It is said in sutra that without faith of conviction it is very difficult to generate any auspicious qualities.

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