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Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week<br><br>
[Note: I will be away from my desk from December 6 until January 3rd. I
have left quotes to be sent out in my absence. However, from
December 16 to January 3rd, there will be some interruption in sending
out the quotes. I hope to send a few from the road. Wishing you all a
good end of year. Ocean of Dharma will return in "full force"
in January. Carolyn Gimian, Moderator]<br><br>
December 13, 2006 <br><br>
A SPIRITUAL ATOMIC BOMB<br><br>
Padmasambhava [who brought Buddhism to Tibet] developed an approach for
communicating with future generations. In relation to a lot of his
writings, he thought, "These words may not be important at this
point, but I am going to write them down and bury them in the mountains
of Tibet." And he did so. He thought, "Someone will discover
them later and find them extraordinarily mind-blowing. Let them have a
good time then." This was a unique approach. Gurus nowadays think
purely in terms of the effect they might have now. They do not consider
trying to have a powerful effect on the future. But Padmasambhava
thought, "If I leave an example of my teaching behind, even if
people of future generations do not experience my example, just hearing
my words alone could cause a spiritual atomic bomb to explode in a future
time." Such an idea was unheard-of. It is a very powerful
thing.<br><br>
From CRAZY WISDOM, page 57.<br><br>
All material by Chogyam Trungpa is copyright Diana J. Mukpo and used by
permission. <br><br>
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