Not special.
With genuine humility, he’ll often say things like, “I don’t really know much,” or “If I understood correctly,” showing his great openness to knowledge and his endless search for the right way to explain something.
How can someone of such unimaginable wisdom say such a thing?
To us, his understanding is boundless. If there were a vase of knowledge, or a pond of wisdom, surely Karmapa’s mind would be the source of its powers. That gives me immense devotion, for the humble qualities of a Dharma teacher are among the clearest signs of genuine realization and true understanding.
There is no one else in the world like him. The idea that he comes from another universe makes perfect sense. His mind is boundless. His human form has such power, like a vortex where everything around him is influenced by its gravity.
This is what great merit looks like.
In Karmapa's presence, things simply happen differently.
Almost like magic, I have seen things spontaneously unfold around him that seem to defy ordinary logic. And it doesn't even require physical proximity. From the other side of the world, his attention alone has a way of stirring the pot.
I believe he is a Buddha.
Years of experiences with him have only strengthened that conviction. I've seen him do things that, to me, only a Buddha could do. Yet it is precisely his humility, his constant inclination to downplay his own qualities, that deepens my devotion even further.
No games. No politics.Only Dharma.
Every word is chosen with care. Nothing is wasted. Every moment is an opportunity to benefit others. Every moment holds the possibility that something extraordinary may happen.
Just... perhaps not in the way you'd expect. And that makes it all the more thrilling.
Wonderfully unsettling.
It keeps me on my toes, quite literally.
And I wouldn't have it any other way.
