Believe you can do it!

There comes a time in our lives when we have to trust in something. This doesn’t mean we are absolutely right – everything can be refined – but it’s what we stand by at this moment.

To spend our precious life doubting and not coming to a conclusion is a sad end. This will mean that we start our next incarnation doubting, and we will keep going through the same process. We have been doing this for a very, very long time.

 We have to know that our view of life is sound. We could say 75% is provable, 20% is inference and 5% trust. We are talking about that 5%. The Buddha’s Dharma is complete at every level. If we have questions, these help pull us through to the next level.

 However, there are moments of doubt: this is part of the process, but we cannot linger there too long, and so we need trust to move on. That comes from appreciation of what we have learnt so far. That appreciation is devotion.

 We are householder practitioners, so we have to be self vigilant. Meeting with like-minded people helps (even if they are virtual people :-)!). Monks and Nuns dedicate their lives to study and practise…and celibacy. That celibacy is to save precious energy (tigley) for the moment of death. They hope they may be reborn in the celestial realm of Dewachen (pure realm), and for that they need great trust!

 We are not monks and nuns, but we too may be dedicated to being reborn into a pure realm. We can save some of our precious energy* and while recognising our pure nature, also achieve the pure realms.

Trust your own pure awareness.
It is absolute reality.

The doubt comes from the projections in the thinking mind,
to which this pure awareness becomes attached.

 That is the meaning of letting go.

 Trust your true self – pure awareness –
not the self-cherishing self.

*Ejaculation creates exhaustion of spiritual energy. But be aware that this is a delicate subject and needs careful investigation, as it could create medical problems…everything in moderation.