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I am doing some reading on various teachings from Buddha, and I am finding that I enjoy the teachers as well as the various lessons from Buddha.
One reading that strikes chords in me, at various chakras is the teaching "When". Perhaps it will strike a chord in you as well.
It makes me think of the the book "Outliers" which talks about the best performers of any work or art having to put in their "bootcamp" time of 10,000 hours before they can be great. If we cannot determine even when to start, we will never be great. In fact, we won't even make mediocre.
When?
At this time, while you have all the opportunities, if you do not do your best to achieve the pure, stainless path to enlightenment when will you do it?
If you don't meditate, don't practise the graduated path to enlightenment, especially bodhicitta, in this life, then when?
When will you practise? When will you have this realization?
If, in this life, you don't achieve renunciation, bodhicitta and sunyata, as well as the two stages of tantra, when will you?
When will you have these attainments?
When will you become enlightened?
When will you perform perfect work for sentient beings? ~~~~~~Lama Zopa Rinpoche~~~~~~~~~~~~~
judy@angelsandancestors.com Let me know if this made you review what you are doing in your life.
reading this has has just enforced what I already know and that is that my life is right, if I had read this 2 years ago it would have stopped me in my tracks and I would have had to re-evaluate my path.
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