Conversations With My Guru Chapter 6 Whwwhhhhhhyyyy?
January 23, 2023 ⚊ 1 Min read ⚊ Views 73 ⚊ BLOG
In Buddhist teachings, short instructions given by your Guru are called “pith” – meaning the essence of something – instructions. This story is about what I viewed as a very simple pith instruction given by Khensur Rinpoche Lama Lhundrup Rigsel, late abbott of Kopan Monastery and one of Singha Rinpoche’s root gurus.
I first met Khen Rinpoche at a dinner at a friend’s home. After dinner, we were told we could have a meeting with a Lama. I had no idea what was going on but my spouse was keen so we went to see him.
Lama Lhundrup (as he was known then) said, “Do you have any questions?”.
I said “No”. My mind was blank, as usual, and not being a Buddhist meant I had no idea what to ask the “monk” who sat in front of us.
And then, he said to both of us, “Be Happy”.
