{"id":3128,"date":"2023-03-31T14:20:51","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T21:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/socaltaichi.com\/?p=3128"},"modified":"2025-01-28T17:31:43","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T01:31:43","slug":"nondual-daily-diary-video-march-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/socaltaichi.com\/?p=3128","title":{"rendered":"NONDUAL DAILY DIARY & VIDEO, March, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

03\/31\/23<\/strong><\/p>\n

not a man,<\/em>
\nnot a woman,<\/em>
\nnot a race,<\/em>
\nnot an ethnicity.<\/em>
\nnot even a person,<\/em>
\nmerely roles to put on<\/em>
\nlike a hat or a coat<\/em>
\nor a body-mind identity,<\/em>
\nconfusing life by day<\/em>
\nwith society’s roles.<\/em>
\nBut in deep sleep, <\/em>
\none’s true nature arises.<\/em><\/p>\n

Moving on from India, we travel North to Tibet where we find the land of Tibetan Buddhism and Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, a Vajrayana master, scholar, and poet and recognized as one of the greatest realized masters. He was head of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism from 1988 to 1991.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is always beneficial to be near a spiritual teacher. These masters are like gardens or medicinal plants, sanctuaries of wisdom. In the presence of a realized master, you will rapidly attain enlightenment. In the presence of an erudite scholar, you will acquire great knowledge. In the presence of a great meditator, spiritual experience will dawn in your mind. In the presence of a bodhisattva, your compassion will expand, just as an ordinary log placed next to a log of sandalwood becomes saturated, little by little, with its fragrance.\u201d
\n\u2015 Dilgo Khyentse, “The Hundred Verses of Advice: Tibetan Buddhist Teachings on What Matters Most”<\/p>\n

It would be difficult to argue with Dilgo Khyentse’s point. The benefits of having a spiritual teacher and being in the presence of a realized master, regardless of sect or lineage, cannot be overstated.<\/p>\n

Today’s Video: “Glimpses of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche”
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