Looking outside I saw a world covered in a beautiful layer of fresh snow, white softness everywhere and a cool crispness in the air.
The contrast to the beauty around me and my darker inner turmoil was so strong, I was breathing heavy before my feet even hit the cold floor. Guru Rinpoche is my favorite man in history. His exploits of legend and myriad lifetimes of epicness fail to compare to the pure outrageous power of the man himself. He was quite simply a walking, living Buddha. He is quoted as saying that we needn’t pray to his form, or make wishes for him to be with us - he was always inseparable from us. He is part of us, intertwined and living within all of us. His mind is our mind. His heart is our heart. All we ever need to do is understand this and we would never have the need to fear. All obstacles could be overcome by praying to him, invoking our own strength, and thusly realizing our own inner power and Buddha nature. Instantly the white snow is beautiful and brilliant. The world is less heavy and I can breathe freely once more. Inner turmoil gone. Contrast removed. How could I worry anymore, for living in me, in all of us is the greatest man in history.
I wish to thank all those from the Europe Center, who were incredibly welcoming and gracious. Your hospitality will always amaze me. To the incredible Jamgon Kontrul Rinpoche; you are an incredible teacher, an inspiration to watch, and your genuine humor fills my heart with joy. Your patience in allowing me to follow you everywhere and invade your precious privacy with my camera and presence at all times is such a gift, thank you. I wish also to thank you all for sharing this event with me, and for continuing to be my amazing, wonderful Dharma family. I appreciate all your words of support, your kind comments and your participation, sharing and love. You are the reason I keep doing this, and I couldn’t possibly express how much I love you all. But I will try. For starters, please take all the photos from this course, yours to have in print resolution so that all can share and enjoy these precious moments with our teachers and great Sangha. Print them, give them away, do as you wish - they are yours. My way of saying “I Love you” :) And please share this link, send it out to the world, to your friends and all our family not on Facebook or who might not otherwise see this message.
It has been such an amazing course, an amazing time together, and an amazing opportunity to remember that life is precious, and far too short to waste. May Guru Rinpoche forever be within all of us, Om Benza Guru Pema Siddhi Houng!
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