Below was a chat with the author, Kunde Rinpoche of the below book, about another interesting manuscript he had shared in a site (Tibetan language, from the narration, apparently had also stirred some heated discussion from the young Tibetan who had viisted that site). This chat had related connections and virtues with the contents of the published book below:
Book title: A Garland of Flowers: Questions and Answers on the Highly Secret Clear Light Great Perfection.
Author : H.E. Kunde Rinpoche; Translated by Geshe Lhakdor and Dr. Chok Tenzin Monlam
ISBN: 978-967-10552-0-5
མཚན་མོ་གཅིག་གི་རྨི་ལམ༎ Dreaming in A Night 一夜之梦
Below is the sypnosis of the post
March 4, 2010
My article, མཚན་མོ་གཅིག་གི་རྨི་ལམ༎ (Dreaming in A Night 一夜之梦) was written and poste online on May 4,2009 (Tibetan Calander), it was written in Tibetan language[ The title's was literally translated by Sonam Yeshi & Nying Top Barma].
[Note : Q= Interviewer, A = Interviewee (Rinpoche, or Tulku). Bracket ( ) - notes added for clarity, [ ] - expression]
Q: Rinpoche, i had asked about this manuscript before in 2009, a few months after we met you. But your answer was just smiles only. Now, i wonder am i ready to understand about this dream you have, and i could share with people who have affinity.
A : um..About the article i had written on མཚན་མོ་གཅིག་གི་རྨི་ལམ༎ (Dreaming in A Night 一夜之梦) [copy & pasted here from Rinpoche's blog. Reference: www.tulkukonde.blogspot.com]
Q: In your book, it has mentioned one of the Dzogchen (Great Perfection) practice is "Clear Light Dream" practice. It sounded not an easy practice, cos' for common uncultivated mind like ours, we can't even control our dreams or sleeping, not to mention interpreting dreams!
A: "Clear Light Dream" is very specialized mind cultivation practice. You need a recognized Master to guide you.
Q: Back to the 'beautiful lady' appeared in that Dreaming Night [laughter]. What is the symbolic significance in Dzogchen practice, which might be misinterpreted as 'sensual' indulgence from worldly lustful thoughts! (traditional practice may view as sensual disire! :D-)
A: This happened when i was practising under instructions of my root Lama, Lodoe Gyatso in Dzogchen Shriseng Monastery. One night i had this dream of a beautiful lady. Later i consulted my Dzogchen Master, Lodoe Gyatso.
Q: Yes, after going through the challenging processes of publishing your book, now i understand the rule that the practioners of Dzogchen (Great Perfection) required to learn and receiving instructions from a recognized Master of this tradition. For a beginner like me, it is such difficult to understand even intellectually of part 2 and part 3 in the contents of your book.
A: We learned and practise for years in Dzogchen Shriseng Monastery (daily woke up at 5.00a.m. - 12.00p.m.) and the three-years retreat, Dzogchen Master would 'checked' and watched us daily, periodically (feedbacks of phenomena arises and experienced) during the three years, three months and three days (? sonam yeshi had not recorded the no. of days properly in her mind while chatting).
Q: Sorry to sidetrack, back to the 'secret' of the dream (symbolic interaction?)...
A: My Master, Lodoe Gyatso, said that i should practise Dzogchen (Great Perfection) practices. This is a symbolic of the Dharma Protector, Ekadzati (一支佛母) in Dzogchen, Nyingma Tradition.
Q: Tulku, from the depth of your respect towards your root Lama, Lodoe Gyatso (including commissioned an art image), and requested us to venerate him as our root Lama as a beginner in our mind, learning the Part 1 practice under your guidance (instead of visualize Tulku's picture)!
A: My root Lama is the continuous transmission of Dzogchen lineage in the history of Dzogchen. (-2001. please refer the other post mentioned of some of the Master's Dzogchen practice students, Khenpo Jikme Phuntsok Rinpoche, Kyabje Pema Kalsang Rinpoche etc.) His Wiscom and Compassion is the essence of my veneration (and our veneration)
Note: The manuscript of Dzogchen history of the author, under translation in Dharamsala, Research & Translation Dept, Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, 2009-
Q:Thank you, Tulku for your sharing on this Great Master, i found your live stories in your experiences very amazing, enlightening...
A: [smile] Tashi Delek
Thus have i heard in 2011 - posted by Sonam Yeshi
[Note: any mistake or misintepretations herein are solely the responsibilities of the mistakes/ignorance of the transcriber due to her short memories in this retrospetive transcription.]
