Comments on: Catalogue http://chagchen.org/2009/09/27/catalogue/ Enlightenment or bust Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:03:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Dave Lawson http://chagchen.org/2009/09/27/catalogue/comment-page-1/#comment-881 Dave Lawson Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:29:54 +0000 http://chagchen.org/?p=859#comment-881 What you write with ink, in small black letters, Can all be lost through the work of a single drop of water But what is written in your mind is there for eternity. 6th Dalai Lama A good Kagyu story is the one of Marpa, returning to Tibet with a load of teachings he had got from India. He met up with another searcher who became jealous of the teachings Marpa had. During a boat trip he contrived to throw Marpa's teachings into the river. Although not happy at the time Marpa later realised the important part of the teachings were those that had actually become part of him. For source of this story turn to pages 35 and 36 of Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism. Couldn't see it in the bookcase but I'm sure it's around somewhere ;) Dave What you write with ink, in small black letters,
Can all be lost through the work of a single drop of water
But what is written in your mind is there for eternity.
6th Dalai Lama

A good Kagyu story is the one of Marpa, returning to Tibet with a load of teachings he had got from India. He met up with another searcher who became jealous of the teachings Marpa had. During a boat trip he contrived to throw Marpa’s teachings into the river. Although not happy at the time Marpa later realised the important part of the teachings were those that had actually become part of him.
For source of this story turn to pages 35 and 36 of Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism.
Couldn’t see it in the bookcase but I’m sure it’s around somewhere ;)
Dave

]]> By: Barry http://chagchen.org/2009/09/27/catalogue/comment-page-1/#comment-826 Barry Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:09:29 +0000 http://chagchen.org/?p=859#comment-826 I was trying to come up with an organization scheme recently and had pulled all the books off of my main shelves. Failing to come up with a satisfying way to order them I noticed how colorful Buddhist books tend to be. So ROY G. BIV it is! Now I may not be able to find a book quickly, but at least it's pretty. I was trying to come up with an organization scheme recently and had pulled all the books off of my main shelves. Failing to come up with a satisfying way to order them I noticed how colorful Buddhist books tend to be. So ROY G. BIV it is! Now I may not be able to find a book quickly, but at least it’s pretty.

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