How does one find the balance between selfless service and taking care of oneself? [Laughs] If one cannot take care of oneself, what service will one give? First take care of yourself, and then start giving selfless service. In the teaching of Vipassana, in the theoretical aspect, there are many things which don’t seem appropriate. For example, there is the mention of innumerable lives of the Enlightened One and his supernormal powers. Is it necessary to accept all this before getting the benefits of Vipassana? It is not necessary. As I said just now, people come here who don’t believe in past or future lives, and still they progress. People need not accept it. But as a responsible teacher, with whatever experience and understanding I have, I have to place before them the facts as they are. I cannot say just to please people, Oh no, there is no past life, there is no future life, there is nothing. Then I would be misleading people. So I have to be very careful. People may or may not accept, it is not my problem ~ SNG !!!
Posted on: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 11:51:15 +0000
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