The importance of having a qualified teacher.
Today I wanted to address a few words about the importance of having a qualified teacher. It is extremely important the presence of a qualified teacher, especially today, because it is a time when, looking at the history of mankind, we see that it has reached the maximum development material.
At that time there are many possibilities that arise frequently delusions or delusions, which is why we need the noble teacher who protect us with all these tricks, because currently we are very beginner on the spiritual path, so we also need to have always at our side to protect us against the danger of our delusions. For example, for a baby the progress of your life depends entirely on the protection and the goodness of their parents to release the adverse conditions for its development.
There are six conditions that are adverse to our happiness and to have a harmonious life:
1. Seed. As yet we have not eliminated the scams from the root, any destruction is cause for us to generate a hoax because we have the seed.
2. External conditions. No matter how much the objects are pleasing or not they are, they always cause us to generate attachment or rejection, etc., Because we have not developed well the system immune to the mind. So Buddha told us in a sutra: "A person who is not injured in the hand may lead poison in his palm. Thus, a person free from the delusions no matter the external conditions can always stay in the calm."
3. Society. We often greatly influenced by companies, however, we must not let them manipulate us.
4. Discussions. About the talks we see today is very difficult to find someone to tell you the truth and to be able to maintain good conversations, listen to conversations that can cause you to generate delusions. So Buddha said, "As a solid rock is not shaken by the wind, just so the wise is not agitated by praise or reproach "
5. An unrealistic thinking. Many times our thinking is impractical and inconsistent with reality, because throughout the day, we continually obsessed with the objects of deception and we feel overwhelmed by them. For we do not overwhelm the more we must change our thinking and perception of those objects from being victimized. "Who helps us change our thinking? Of course it is the teacher, and also he who encouraged us to free ourselves from the burdens.
6. Familiarity. We're very familiar with the deceit, for this reason it seems that every time they are active and that's why we often feel unhappy. Thus, we must train our mind to improve our experiences and to make us more happy, if you're happy now you'll be happy in the future. Buddha said: "Rejoice and be glad to here there, practicing good deeds is happy in both worlds."
to practice good deeds must learn the virtues of body, speech and mind. Before whom we learn this? Obviously before the master. The teacher is the person who teaches us all virtuous actions with compassion and unconditional love.
In Tibetan "noble master" is "LAMA" and means "that shows you the supreme qualities and protects you as a mother." Another way of naming the teacher is "GUEWE Shen" and means "virtuous close friend with whom you can share all your feelings and teach you how to get rid of your mental defects with an appropriate remedy." Sanskrit is called "Guru" and means "one who has the supreme quality and supreme goodness lal.
In Buddhism the Buddha is like the doctor, the Dharma is like medicine, and nurses are Sangas. For now, as we are ordinary beings, so do not directly perceive the Buddhas, but we get their blessings through the kind teachers, for example, the sun is powerful but never burn paper sheet but when I found out a magnifying glass and sunlight followed blade is on fire, just Buddha has so much power but without the teacher we never receive his blessings.
The teacher does not matter whether it is a Buddha or not, but to us it works like the Buddha, if the Buddha directly percibiésemos what would you do it?, Would obviously not learning because the lessons are medications that we recover the mental defects. Buddhism is to discover your own nature and personality of Buddhahood is your last. Who should discover? You. The teacher is like the monitor of a driving school that teaches you the rules, which guides you through the roads and you correct your mistakes, but you must lead. In a sutra is said "the Buddhas do not wash the sin water, not to redeem the suffering beings with the touch of your hands, not transferred to the rest of their achievements, they release showing the nature of phenomena "
But the teacher never understand the nature of the phenomena and never discover our personality last, but they are so kind to teach us and guide us to the city of happiness. I would like to mention a few lines of LAM RIM "The essence of nectar" which says: "One prisoner who suffers the tortures of the prison, someone that helps you escape from that prison and sets it to the rich, of course it is very amble. Similarly, our teacher teaches us right now, means to free ourselves from the three lower realms and establishes us in the riches of humans and gods, the media teaches us well supreme samsaric pacify the pain. Leads to a sacred state and achieve the three kayas, he is really kind. Is there any greater kindness?
Our caring teachers are like guards that protect us from the lower realms, are like the captains to free us from the ocean of cyclic existence, are the guides that lead us to the highest state and liberation, they are like doctors who heal us of our chronic delusions are like water to extinguish the large fires of suffering, are like the lamps that dissipate the darkness of ignorance, are like the sun that illuminates the path of liberation, are as liberators freeing suffocating pressure of samsara are like rain clouds from which the sacred dharma peaceful, are as dear friends and eliminate that benefit us all evil, are like the parents who are loving kindness forever. A fundamental
close friends have always virtuous, so Buddha said, "Join with good partner with the best in man." What kind of virtuoso close friend (teacher) should join us? What qualities should the intimate friend virtuoso (Master)? Maitreya told us in "Ornament of the Sutras": Sets to virtuoso friend who is mature (1), Pacific (2), completely peaceful (3), which has more qualities you (4), perseverance (5), great knowledge of the scriptures (6), the realization of the self (7) that is a skilled orator (8), compassionate (9), who has the patience (10) "
is essential to be a person who always pay attention to his disciples and to take responsibility for the welfare of his disciples, and not obsessed with the name of being a teacher, or show pride in their knowledge. Buddha told us: "The bumbling who knows his ignorance, to know it really becomes a wise man, but the clumsy that prides itself on its knowledge is actually called clumsy "
A teacher who cheats his disciples is not a Buddhist teacher or a friend virtuous because Buddha said," One practitioner who harms others is not a virtuoso practitioner "If not a virtuoso practitioner how can teach virtue ? When you meet a man who meets the attributes that I mentioned earlier, you must establish a relationship with him because Buddha and said, "Therefore, a person who finds a peaceful man, wise and that you know, honesty, education, good moral and noble, the company should maintain this wise man, just as the moon follows its path through the stars ".
I conclude with this prayer: "I always find perfect Teachers, never separate myself from them and enjoy the sacred Dharma, and that making the Bumis and Stages of the Path, will soon reach the state of Vajradhara" Dear
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