When we have a bad dream we can feel such suffering, we can fight with others in our dream and it can feel so real. But when we wake up we realize that we have in fact just been arguing with ourselves, it is just an illusion. Then people bring this kind of idea into their real life, thinking that their ideas and concepts are real, and they bring real suffering along with it. We are just fighting with ourselves. Again, it is just illusion. Again it isn't real. He also used the example of many people’s attachment to Green Tara as their practice simply because she is a female deity - when in fact it is just one of her forms, she attained enlightenment in female form, but has taken male ones as well, and was always accumulating countless merits for all beings, at all times, regardless of her from. We must let go of our concepts and illusions here as well. Again Rinpoche has shocked my world with his intensity, directness, power and incredible softness all at the same time. Again he moves freely between teaching, humor, and empowerments - never missing a beat. And again I am blown away by the humble, simple and utterly genuine way he does everything; from blessing a room of hundreds to slowly walking to the car in the rain.
I wish to offer all my photos from all the Budapest events here for your personal use - in print quality of course. They are my gift to you, please enjoy and share with anyone and everyone. It is such a great pleasure and honor for me to be here, and I will always do all I can to share the great Dharma activity of our precious teachers and amazing Sangha with all of you. Please help me to share this with all our friends and family, especially all those who don't have Facebook or who wouldn't see this otherwise. Together we can reach everyone, so they can all enjoy and participate in our Dharma family’s rich and wondrous experience together! Thank you all so much, and farewell from Budapest! 😃
