Does She Really Exist?

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“Does She Really Exist?” The scene; a Buddhist conference in Berlin. Among the many panels and presentations, some teachers have come to give workshops as well. One such elder is an eminent Tibetan lama, he has been giving instruction on The Praise to the Twenty one Taras. It is now time for questions and answers. A young man with furrowed brow requests to speak. He asks in broken English, “Rinpoche, for many years now I have been your student. I am committed to the practice but have the doubt. I am very willing to do the pujas, the visualizations, the prostrations, but is very hard to have the whole heart in it, because I have this doubt; Tara, is she really there? Sometimes you talk like she is a real person, but sometimes you say she is the wisdom of Buddha Amoghasiddhi, or is it just skillful means. If I could know for sure, I would redouble my efforts, So Rinpoche, Tara, does she really exist or does she not? For a

few moments the lama ponders, then raises his eyes to meet those of his inquirer. A smile spreads across his face. He responds, “She knows that she is not real.” Compassion To All, Randy

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Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:16:40

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“Does She Really Exist?”

The scene; a Buddhist conference in Berlin. Among the many panels and

presentations, some teachers have come to give workshops as well. One such elder

is an eminent Tibetan lama, he has been giving instruction on The Praise to the

Twenty one Taras. It is now time for questions and answers.

 A young man with furrowed brow requests to speak. He asks in broken English,

“Rinpoche, for many years now I have been your student. I am committed to the

practice but have the doubt. I am very willing to do the pujas, the

visualizations, the prostrations, but is very hard to have the whole heart in

it, because I have this doubt; Tara, is she really there? Sometimes you talk

like she is a real person, but sometimes you say she is the wisdom of Buddha

Amoghasiddhi, or is it just skillful means.

 If I could know for sure, I would redouble my efforts, So Rinpoche, Tara, does

she really exist or does she not?

 For a few moments the lama ponders, then raises his eyes to meet those of his

inquirer. A smile spreads across his face.

 He responds, “She knows that she is not real.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                             Compassion To All,

                                                                 Randy