Dharma Sangha (Buddha Boy) initiation at a new Guru Padmasambhava statue

21/05/2011 During Mahadarshan, Dharma Sangha initiated and opened the eyes of a new powerful statue of Guru Padmasambhava.

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[ppprince2012]

Why all of you argue about him, why u see him in a bad way? Just he do this or that u think he is not real. For u no body good in yr eye, even buddha is the one who bring idea of nirvana or awakening is still not enough to be good for u.

Dont think too much, n open yr heart

[frogjumpy]

Mind Soul Free Peace Non-violence 

[tvu111974]

Honestly you both have strong points of view but he bottom line is.. how do you really know what he is thinking. I am no mind reader and I have been mystified by his observing eyes in every video I have seen of him and wondering what he is thinking. However, the truth remains within him alone and if I had the chance I would probably ask (him) about this topic that you two are arguing about instead of guessing your arguments that's really getting you nowhere.

[linsildiedar]

Would an enlightened being be concerned with such idolatry and rituals that have virtually no meaning? You can see in his eyes he knows its all a bunch of nothing and yet he tolerates it. he is such a buddhist, not an enlightened one.

[agnostoatomo]

@quinsedlethorpid I wasn't referring to you...since you asked & try to understand(i hope this is your Motivation). How meaningful something is depends on the view of the watcher, that's something everybody has to look inside him- or herself. The nature of mind is going beyond personal perspective or Tradition. Buddha made it very clear, that what he teaches is a tool to understanding and truth,

but not understanding and truth in itself, since this goes beyond thoughts.Again...

[agnostoatomo]

...again: It's not about the "thing" but what that "thing" points out to...the answer lies in us & helps to dismantle the illusion of an identification.You're right about unattachment, not only to things, but to everything including the own biographical self.Selfconscious people recognize themselves as not unattached & these Statues & Rituals are skillful means to support unattachment.

We need to understand the tools and why, as well as how they are used. 

[quinsedlethorpid]

@agnostoatomo Are you referring to me when you say "For someone who can't understand that, it may be just some superstitious cult" ? I'm just making an observation you don't need to talk down to me or make assumptions that I don't understand the nature of mind. I'm merely stating it's an object no more meaningful than a cross, dollar sign, or a turd. These "things" or states you "talk" about are far beyond words and symbols. Buddhists and Hindu writings stress unattachment from things.

[agnostoatomo]

@quinsedlethorpid No i don't say it's stupid to believe in the illusion of money.What i'm saying is that although Money on one hand is an illusion, on the other Hand manipulates our "Reality".Symbols have a certain power over us brainwashed & unawakened people. We need strong Antidotes on all sensoric levels available. The whole Display with statues etc. is a freedom processing form of countereducation towards our innermost potential...a form of freedom pedagogy if you want...

[agnostoatomo]

For someone who is enlightened, everything is a display of Buddhahood, but since we're too ignorant to incarnate our innermost potential, we may see this as a theory, or not even that.

For someone trained in Vajrayana, this object can even teach on multiple levels in an instant,just by remembering the studied (& experienced)knowledge. It can even make us remember the true nature of mind in an instant. For someone who can't understand that, it may be just some superstitious exotic cult.

[quinsedlethorpid]

@agnostoatomo I know what you're trying to say but at the same time you are saying that a statue is "displaying buddhahood" and my point is an inanimate object can't display enlightenment or >teach (ie: the declaration of independence) and i think you are saying it's stupid to believe in money since it's just ink on paper and I'm with you there :)