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Dharma and doing nothing
Jeffrey
Veteran
http://www.tricycle.com/interview/awareness-itself
"I really love to be in retreat. I have never done more than six months at once, because unfortunately I don’t have time. Once I was doing retreat up in a cave, and when I noticed that the time was up and I had to go down, I really felt like crying. It was really terrible. I just sat there day and night; I didn’t even sleep. I postponed leaving for three days. And then after that I postponed leaving for another two days. And then I postponed for another day. Even then I didn’t want to come down, but I had to. Maybe it’s an attachment, which is no good, but I felt that way."
What is the essence of Buddha-dharma? What is most important to do? There are usually too many things to do, so many practices and much work also. Why should I give you more to do?
I don’t think you need to go around so much to so many different teachers and try to compare all the different teachers and teachings. People today seem to do that a lot, and it often gives rise to doubt and confusion. The teachings are simple; it is important to learn a little and to put them into practice.
What I would say is the essence of dharma is not to harm anybody. That’s it! Not to harm anybody actually includes everything. Of course I also want students to be happy. Genuinely happy, unconditionally happy. That’s inner happiness, regardless of material gain or achievement or outer conditions.
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The first day the girls in my cabin made my life hell by taking my underwear out and wetting it then putting it back in the drawer.
Do you know what it's like to wear wet underwear for days?
I cried the first two days and wanted to go home...
Then I cried the last day, because I didn't want to leave...
Strange...