Questions and answers on various topics at Bodhicharya Berlin in Germany:

• 09:55 Questions: Please can you talk about Attachment and Aversion? How should we deal with what is happening in the world just now? When should we act, when should we not act?
• 45:45 Question: Can you talk about Guru Rinpoche? Ringu Tulku talks about the nature of prayer and supplication; whereas Guru Rinpoche’s greatest blessings are His teachings and instructions to transform ourselves.
• 54.50 The importance of remembering Great Masters and thinking about Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, is all related to Their teachings. If we remember Their teachings, we know how to act; that is Their strongest blessing.
• 56.40 When we think of an enlightened being we think of their wisdom and compassion: radiating loving kindness,  peace and joy. When we can feel that and think about that, we are actually, at the same time transforming ourselves as our minds are focused on those qualities. This way can be stronger than by solely focusing on the injustice or negativity of another’s suffering. If we can relate to an embodiment of compassion, we can feel joyful compassion and our mind becomes attuned to that.
• 1:02:11. The highest teaching is that of wisdom, including Mahamudra; where we try to see things as they really are, not just as a philosphy, but more deeply experienced through meditation. You have to do it yourself -work to transform yourself; belief and faith alone are insufficent in Buddhism.
• 1:07:27 Question: Who is doing the letting go? Who is doing the transforming?
• 1:21:10 Question: Is it good to point out others’ mistakes, to reduce the risk of them repeating their mistakes?

Guru Rinpoche thangka by R.D. Salga, photographed by Conrad Harvey.

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