Tuesday, November 20, 2007

New Kadampa: my own path

from an email sent to us and translated in english.


"i personally have been involved with the NKT since 2001, i have been attending

GP meetings since around that time

i'm presently on the ***** year of the foundation course, and it's my view that

the NKT has helped many people to move forward, who otherwise would have had

nothing.


before i say, what i have to say next. i would draw your attention that you

inply that your acting under the influence of mahakala.

Mahakla has had a profund effect on me, in a deep and personel way, and i hope

that your actions are pure, (not motivated from peoples own bad experiences once

they have encountered obsticals)considering the karmic impact of causing people

to loose faith in their sprietual guide I contemplate the additional suffering that practitionors would experience before they can finally find liberation.


i have always considered makahala to be my dharma protector, and have relied on

him purely. during times when i have experienced discouragement i have asked him

for help and even in times when the discouragment has concerned my tradition, i

have regained the desire to continue.

i have been asked to rely upon Dorjee Shugden, but i have found that i cannot

rest my mind in his protection.

latly a friend has told me that her mind has been moved by just looking at my

wall hanging of mahakala, and this has helped her.

however, whilst i have had a representation of Dorjee Shugden in my house i

haven't had a representation of Mahakala, i have thus experienced negativaty and

obsticals in my practice. (it's of note that i'm looking for somewhere where i

can aquire an representation of Mahakala.

my present obstructions have included specicfic concerned about my own

tradition.


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-much of the publicity does not openly disclose that we are buddhists. the term

'meditation' is something that would appeal to the middle/educated classes


-ironicly, much of the membership is of a specific ethnic/social grouping

(white, educated, upper working/middle class)


-recently during the teachings on relience on the sprietual guide, this precious

human life and death, i have found the teachings to be faulty.

it's inplyed that as a result of these mediatations you should leave go

completly to normal life and competly submerge yourself in your path. (where as

i believe that there should be consistant/sustainable effort, with the final

objective of enlightenment for the sake of all living beings in mind)


i have looked through your site and whilst i don't accept everything that you

say, i feel there is at least some substance in what your saying


i'm presently away on a break in ********, but i feel it would be helpfull, if it

were possible to talk to someone, especially ordained sangha"


***** is used when we hid the information for the person to remain anonymous.