笑看风云？(Laughing while seeing the flittering moments?)

In early October 2013, there was news of a well-known, a Tibetan Buddhist Lama from Britain, passed away suddenly with the other two people accompanying him while at Chengdu, China for his charitable works:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10368123/Choje-Akong-Rinpoche.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-24497759 (accessed, 18/10/2013)

Within the week of the news, I had read the English news at WWW, mandarin news and 'miniwave' (微博), website of the related organizations, FB etc.... - in my heart i had much doubts of the news as there were different 'versions' being reported at different days on the 4W (who, what, when, why, except 'where') ... Even the conclusion from the 'investigation of the authority and its related news lately seems 'simplistic' to people who think, not just merely believing! I was like trying to listen to the 'silence voice' in the winds - be calm, reflecting on the Law of Karma, watch your own mind,...etc.etc. Well, what else could the related people to the death do restricted by laws made by human beings? Further, what else could those concerned 'viewers' do except doing religious prayers and dedicate the merits to the deceased, or even to write 'RIP' in social network sites, or words of condolences? Sometimes, if i happened to read tragic news of untimely death, i wonder 'what if this person is my loved one?' - despite the spiritual practicing for years, i think i would be very sad...

Seeing people around and across through many lenses directly and indirectly, many times these happenings made me sad: can we escape impermanence and 'death'? - May be we could only trying to do good and avoid wrong doings (evils) and let it be? It is difficult to cultivate the 'Right Understanding' / 'Right Views' when our conditional existence have 'formed' us in life developments?

so what? our physical body still dissolves... or even stop functioning suddenly without prior announcement...

May our wisdom and compassion growth with cultivation of our mind...

Email from a friend - A reflection (2)

Posted on 25 February 2012


As i was reflecting on this earlier post which i had just amended for clarity, also i recall sometime ago, another friend email me:
"... I went to library this morning after having a discussion with xxx [o] regarding my thesis. After going through the book of A Garland of Flowers: Questions &Answers on the Highly Secret Clear Light Great Perfection, answers of Question 8 really captured my attention*:


Q: How should one mediate on death and impermanence?
A: When you die, you have no choice but to wander all alone on the great path of your future life without a single companion.
........
Regards
xxx


Note:
 o= [omission]. Though this email content is published with permission (email communication 25 Nov 2011) from the friend, the omission is done with good intention.
*p.22 - Book Title: A Garland of Flowers: Questions &Answers on the Highly Secret Clear Light Great Perfection / H.E. Kunde Rinpoche; Translated by Geshe Lhakdor and Dr. Chok Tenzin Monlam [ISBN: 978-967-10552-0-5], 2011.

I am thankful to this friend, though he said himself not knowing much of Buddha's teachings, his refelctive manner in reading has reminded me 'Wisdom arises through reflecting on the Buddha's teachings' 思慧.  I have much to learn from him - Thanks a lot, my Friend.

Tashi Delek 吉祥如意