How to make compassion useful. - Kalu rimpoche

Hi Dear Friends,

Topic: How to make compassion useful...

As a Buddhist practitioner we talk a lot about compassion. I want to be precise about that in particular. In Buddhism we have many methods. Now we talk about compassion as a topic rather than applying it to ourselves. I want to talk precisely about compassion, how to apply it and how to bring that quality into our daily life. stop practicing Dharma or your spiritual path as if you were in the army, because spiritual Dharma practice means finding your freedom and stability and harmony and peacefulness in your state of mind; and also the willingness to give to others.

Right now in the 21st century the problem in Buddhism is that everybody is just following the same direction. You know, eating the same food is fine, but everybody practicing as one person, in one direction without any intellectual knowledge, without any doubt, without any question is the cause of suffering, that you are creating by yourself. Sooner or later you will fall into confusion.

My advice is find your own journey, that’s the most important part, because trying to copy another practitioner’s life story will not help you, but will cause you more suffering and more confusion rather than understanding the true meaning of Dharma. Never try to copy the master, never try to copy your Dharma brothers and sisters. Make your own improvement; make your own balance under the guidance of your own teacher. Remind yourself of the meaning of impermanence and naturally the meaning of compassion will apply to yourself. Running after compassion will no longer help you any time soon. So start by understanding the meaning of impermanence, and once understand the meaning of impermanence there will be understanding of reality. Once you understand the meaning of reality you will accept the meaning of Samsara. When you understand and accept the meaning of Samsara, genuinely, there will be genuine love and caring for sentient beings unconditionally. Once you have that, honesty and transparency will appear from your quality state of mind. Once you have that and once you have meditation and spiritual stability naturally there will be harmony with yourself and with others as well and that’s the purpose of everything.
Love and care from your Kalu rimpoche