"That is an honest and off the cuff sharing from Andrew. Personally, I find it hard to reconcile both sides of the saga and that tears me up. Why put people in torment in the name of religion? Isn't it taught in Buddhism that there is no right and no wrong? Nothing dual about the practice?
On a straightforward level, the controversy has put a lot practitioners off. But then again, it also has strengthen many practitioners resolve to follow their Root Guru. Are we then to say that those who forsake their Root Guru's instructions to follow the political or rather, ex-political head of state has reached the end of their merits? the end of their good karma to continue to keep clean samaya? Or, are we to say that there is duality in that worship this is good, worship that is bad? If there is dual nature, then there is no enlightenment as there is no enlightenment with duality. If I worship this I go to Heaven, I worship that I go to hell. Isn't that like destroying Buddhism at its root? Why go to Buddhism then as it proved itself to be not the absolute truth as taught by Buddha Shakyamuni.
If at this basic level, one can be confused, what more when it becomes more complicated and string faith is called for. Or, maybe this is a test your faith to see if you are ready for the next level. In this day and age, we are so short on time and cannot emulate the attained practitioners of old who had the time to do all the required preliminaries and tests to advance. Is this THE test to see whether there are real practitioners out there who are on the verge of a breakthrough to advance?
So, simple sharing like Andrew's remind us that Boddhicitta is important, he emphatised with the poor Tibetan Shugdenpas. He also reminded that we need to stay strong in our faith, not lose the dharma and become more self-cherishing. There is less and less grey area and more of definitive ones. We should really think about the real dharma."
Grandmapele.
I like what you have deduced and clearly stated your point of view.
Totally agree with you that at our level, to simply practise the principles of Buddha's teachings and in the Tibetan doctrine of "Namo Guru Beh" just have faith and devotion to our Guru and trust that if He grants us the practice of Dorje Shugden, just do it with great appreciation and thanks. Our Guru will lead and guide us to eventual enlightenment which of course depends on how well we practise.
Thank you for your inspiring comment.
