I came across a great Daoist concept today. Enjoy.
Golden Elixir is another name for one’s fundamental nature. . . . There is no other Golden Elixir outside one’s fundamental nature. Every human being has this Golden Elixir complete in himself: it is entirely realized in everybody. It is neither more in a sage, nor less in an ordinary person. It is the seed of the Immortals and the Buddhas, the root of the worthies and the sages.
Liu Yiming (1734-1821)
This time next week I’ll be in Hobart to see the Dalai Lama. Very excited about this.
The Dalai Lama's monks performing in Australia
Why Hobart? Four years ago I went on an exchange program through the University of Tasmania to Sarnath in India to study at the Tibetan Institute of Higher Studies. The program was set up at the DLs request to facilitate cultural exchange between Tibetan and Western students. This was an amazing experience and something I will never forget. The kindness and beauty of the Tibetans that I met was just inspiring.
To coincide with the DLs visit to Australia there’s going to be an event to celebrate ten years of the program, which I’ll be attending. No idea what this will be like but I’ll be catching up with friends from my time in India and also attending the DLs public talk.
The DL is 74 now and the pace that he sets is amazing but he can’t keep travelling indefinitely. The opportunity to be around him is something not to be missed if you get the chance.
Saturday – Intuition and emotion
Slept much better but had a lot of weird dreams. My intuition has kicked in and I’m picking up on the energy of the others. A woman I thought looked uncomfortable and separate from the rest of us left at lunchtime. Another woman seems angry and aggressive.
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