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Our activities, although should not be differentiated by religions, nationalities, cultures and etc. are actually based on the Buddha's teaching of Bodhicitta, which also is a non-sectarian mind of enlightenment. Enlightenment has no sect, no religion, no base. Suffering also does not discriminate among beings, among nationalities and cultures. This is what I hope our Druk Foundation in Hong Kong will be able to do. I also want to request all Drukpa Centres to direct their fundraising for the victims in Burma and China to Druk Foundation in Hong Kong, so that these become a concerted though small effort from as many people as we can gather in the Drukpa Lineage to share our love and our commitment to deliver our promise of Live to Love.
Besides what is now being raised at ADC website as the first of the Live to Love activities, Druk Foundation is arranging to make HK$200,000 donation to humanitarian groups who are on the ground helping the victims in Burma and China. I also want them to contact with Rigden Rinpoche who is in Chengdu right now, so that he can mobilise 10 of our monks from our monastery in Derge to go and buy some supplies and necessities to those areas where the earthquakes had happened to send our message of Live to Love to the victims. Unfortunately, we don't have anyone in Burma, otherwise, it would be very helpful for them and for us to be able to make a spiritual connection this way. I told some of my friends just now that financial support and medical help are important, but to rebuild the confidence and to recover from the pain of losing their loved ones, moral support with the understanding of spirituality, of karma, of love, is very important.
I also want to mention that I have been looking at the Live to Love website, unfortunately, the activities seem to be slowly drying up and becoming like a bit of entertainment. I really hope and pray that all the leaders and leading groups of all Drukpa centres at least will be active and committed to carry out Live to Love. Some people said that they are always tired due to work and due to many other different reasons, but I always feel that tiredness is caused by your lazy mind, not because of physical problems. Maybe we don't have such good luck to have active people to help, most people have been giving me all kinds of excuses, which I think is only a show of weakness. If you all want me and my colleagues to have a purpose and a reason to continue living in this world, I think you should be helping us to put the practice into practical use. Otherwise, Live to Love becomes a joke and entertainment. So, I want to call upon leaders and leading groups of at least the Drukpa Centres to be serious about engaging in Live to Love. I can tell you that with the global warming situation, we are likely to see more disasters and we as the followers of Bodhicitta, Rinpoches, monks and nuns included, should try to get ourselves ready morally and physically to offer our little help, whenever the time comes.
Tomorrow is Buddha's holy anniversary. Let us do something together to help those suffering in the disasters. As Khamtrul Rinpoche quoted from Shantideva, I too want to copy his style and quote the following verses from Shantideva's Bodhisattvacharyavatara :
Having patience I should develop enthusiasm;
For Awakening will dwell only in those who exert themselves.
Just as there is no movement without wind,
So merit does not occur without enthusiasm.
What is enthusiasm?
It is finding joy in what is wholesome.
Its opposing factors are explained as laziness,
attraction to what is bad
And despising oneself out of despondency.
Because of attachment to the pleasurable taste of idleness,
Because of craving for sleep
And because of having no disillusion with the misery of samsara,
Laziness grows very strong.
Just as I would swiftly stand up if a snake came into my lap,
Likewise if any sleep or laziness occur, I shall quickly turn them back.
Last of all, my advice for you is don't wait until death is approaching to start accumulating merits, because you won't have the time and the chance. Let us put our virtuous minds into actions.
Live to Love!
