His Eminence Gyalwa Dokhampa was interviewed by a French Buddhist Magazine Regard Bhouddhiste RB : When we are aware of what arises in the mind, we can see that the mind is constantly turned towards the past or the future. There is hope of gaining something or fear of losing it, or hope of being approved and fear of being criticized, etc. The eight mundane dharmas. When we become aware of this movement of the mind, we see that we are caught by it most of the time. Is this a manifestation of the ego? What are these movements of the mind based on? GD: I think the ego or the concept of self is the main reason why there is even past, present and future. Because before you can speak about the present, there is one more word that comes first: my past, my future, my present. In hope and fear also, there is my hope, my fear. And my hope and your fear are different: my hope may be different from yours. For example, if you are selling something, your hope is to make a profit and my hope is that I will not pay too much and give you too much profit. So what we have to understand is that hope and fear are manifestations of the ego-mind. They do not exist. Relatively, they exist: there is hope, there is fear, etc. but from the ultimate point of view, these are manifestations of dualistic concepts... Read full interview at bit.ly/1ioQ6BY
Posted on: Wed, 16 Apr 2014 12:48:26 +0000
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