【How to rely in practice 加行亲近轨理 】 The dependent arising of the teachings 为法的缘起

【 How to rely in practice  】- The dependent arising of the teachings

There are times if you don’t offer it is not acceptable! In the Biography of Milarepa, there is a story – do you all remember? Well, Venerable Milarepa’s teacher was Venerable Marpa, who had several important disciples. One of them went to request Dharma [from Marpa], and he brought everything from his home as an offering. Wow, that was unbelievable! All valuable items were traded in for gold, silk, and cloth whatever was readily usable and could be easily transported. Lastly, Tibetans are nomads – all horses, yaks, and goats were offered. But there was this old mountain goat, a recalcitrant old mountain goat. Whichever herd it was put into, the herd of goats would fight. So this disciple thought, since the old goat had a bad leg and a bad temper, he left it out of the offering. Everything else was brought and offered to his teacher [Marpa] and, as a result, his teacher asked him: “With these offerings, do you still have any more things left at home?” The disciple said: “Yes, there is one old mountain goat, such an old mountain goat.” “No, No! You are still holding something back from the offering, this Dharma cannot be transmitted to you.” Notice that if it were us, this action, wouldn’t this seem ludicrous? Eventually, the old mountain goat was brought and offered to his teacher. “Actually, what do I need it for? This is for the dependent arising of the teaching!” “Oh! Well, well!” It was like this.

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20A 08’29” Vol 3 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P112 LL6
English Lamrim Vol 1 P85

日常师父法语📡20A 08’29”手抄稿第3册P112 LL6

加行亲近轨理 : 为法的缘起

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