CC Liu, Wisdom Quarterly, Chan Tse Chueen (South China Morning Post, scmp.com, 11-22-13)
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| Tsoknyi Rinpoche III says meditation techniques he teaches fit easily into rhythm of city life. |
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| City life is fast (Edward Wong/SCMP.com) |
Visiting Tibetan Buddhist master explains the benefits of meditation. "If we are living in a nightmare, at least we try and turn it into a healthy dream," he says.
As the
practice of meditation gains mainstream acceptance, a visiting Tibetan
Buddhist master tells Chan Tse Chueen how it has helped him.
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For
someone regarded by the Tibetan Buddhist [Vajrayana] faithful as a reincarnated
master teacher of the Dharma, Tsoknyi Rinpoche III is remarkably frank
about his own human frailties.
It took him seven years to stop drinking a certain popular brand of [sugar-laden] soda, which he knew was bad for his health.
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This story, which he shared last month with a Hong Kong audience at a
series of talks on death and meditation, is typical of his teaching
style -- honest, amusing, and direct. It makes accessible the lofty topics
of his concerns: the limitless potential of our mind, the nature of
reality, and happiness.
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His soda anecdote speaks to those of us who find it difficult to
bridge the gap between knowledge and action, which happens, he explains,
when the head fails to communicate with the heart.
This disconnect, and
how meditation can help us to bridge that gap, is a message Tsoknyi
Rinpoche carries with him to lectures and retreats in Europe, America,
and Asia. More
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