For the past week, my lama, Dorje Phagmo Rimpoche bestowed several empowerment besides the very powerful Drolma Jigchoma (Tara of Eight Fears) lung. She also gave the powerful Tandrim-Phagmo wang, which only few reincarnate beings hold the lineage. The Vajrayogini practice is the final key towards the Vajrayana equivalent of enlightenment.

The attendance, however, was low compared to the past edition at Memorial Chorten. Many expressed that they did not know, which is quite difficult to buy in this day and age where information comes on your palm.

DON’T PROCRASTINATE.

One general trend I see with many people is that they are so passive and indecisive when it comes to taking action. Whether it is to visit a relative or a religious gathering, or to attend a talk by eminent scholars, people procrastinate and later regret having missed it – after seeing the images of other people who were there.

Of course, it takes time and effort, and strength to beat laziness and be everywhere. But unless you are too old to walk you must jump at every opportunity. No dreams will ever be fulfilled if you are sleeping all the time, or watching TikTok videos.

BE THERE!

Every event, every occasion presents opportunities for growth. You meet people, you make new friends, you build new acquaintances who will then prove to be useful or helpful. It is a hard work, but if you want a fulfilling life, you must be proactive. Nothing falls on your lap – something that my Generation X realised early on as we walked to school and crossed oceans seeking knowledge.

In another post I mentioned that I made my career through enlarging my network of people and organisations. Once I even carried the luggage for a visiting ambassador, who then supported a large project proposal for BBS.

There is the Global Peace Prayer ceremony coming up where every contemporary Buddhist master from every tradtion is coming. It will be the largest such gathering of Rimpoche in recent history. There is the opening for the third batch of volunteers at Gelephu Mindfulness City. For easterners, Dzongsar Khyentse Rimpoche will give sacred teachings from Peling Tradition. Check what is going on in your town or community. Just go!

Today, after several days of teaching my own course and then attending the weeklong Tara Jigchoma Bumtshok, I dragged myself to the Happy Progress Forum brought by RIGSS and the Stockholm School of Economics. And I learnt lots of new stuff on what Big Data can do, how space shapes our body and mind, and progress and profit can co-exist (a perfect recipe for GMC).

Back to spirituality, one should not take life for granted – especially to get wang, lung and even thri. As they say, time and tide wait for no man.

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