Gyalsey_Laglen_v2_24092014_e-book

Synopsis
of your heart, even when you encounter big problems in life, you are in a state
where there is no problem. You are prepared and have the ability to stay calm.
Everything is much more peaceful and life will be much better if we can manage
to practise this.
The text also focuses on the importance of understanding the universal law of
karma. Ngulchu Thogme Zangpo asks, “Should we give importance to this life
and accumulate a lot of bad karma or should we think of the hundreds of lives
to come and strictly abandon accumulating bad karma through negative deeds”
Indeed, to free ourselves from karmic influence, we must try to abandon our
bad karma and negative accumulations. Not only should they be abandoned,
but they should not be practised or committed. To understand this, we must
genuinely and diligently engaged in the Bodhisattva practices and choose the
long-term rather than the short-term goals.
A snapshot of the entire text is reflected in the 36th stanza: “Whatever we do
in whatever condition or circumstance we may confront, should be done with the
force of complete self-awareness.” If everything is done with awareness, we will
be ready to serve all beings and to practise. Indeed, these practices are not rigid
or even conservative. The Buddhadharma is extremely flexible. It can be practised
by anybody in any condition. We are allowed to entertain, to smile and to laugh
as long as it does not harm anyone and as long as one remains aware.
Ultimately, the Gyalwang Drukpa urges us to use our human energy correctly
and intelligently in order to achieve enlightenment within this life. To dedicate
ourselves to the genuine practice of the Bodhisattva path is to journey down a
beautiful path, which is clean and precise. All journeys start with a decision. From
then on, it takes effort, diligence, true faith in your goal and constant awareness.
The great joy in reading the “Thirty-Seven Practices of Bodhisattvas”and their
explanations is that these are practices which are accessible, doable, achievable,
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