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'''[[Devotion]]''' (Tib. ''[[mögü]]'', [[Wyl.]] ''[[mos gus]]'') — | '''[[Devotion]]''' (Tib. ''[[mögü]]'', [[Wyl.]] ''[[mos gus]]'') — | ||
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| − | :When the [[master]] is able to open your innermost [[heart]] and offers you an undeniably powerful glimpse of the [[nature of mind|nature of your mind]], a wave of [[joyful]] [[gratitude]] surges up in you toward the one who helped you to see, and the [[truth]] that you now realize the [[master]] [[embodies]] in his or her being, teachings, and [[wisdom mind]]. That uncontrived, genuine [[feeling]] is always rooted in repeated, undeniable, inner experience—a repeated clarity of direct recognition—and this, and this only, is what we call [[devotion]], ''mö gü'' in [[Tibetan]]. ''Mö gü'' means "longing and [[respect]]": [[respect]] for the [[master]], which grows deeper and deeper as you understand more and more who he or she really is, and longing for what he or she can introduce in you, because you have come to know the [[master]] is your [[heart]] link with the [[absolute truth]] and the [[embodiment]] of the [[true nature]] of your [[mind]].<ref>''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]'', page 140.</ref> | + | :It is [[essential]] to know what {{Wiki|real}} [[devotion]] is. |
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| + | It is not mindless adoration; it is not abdication of your {{Wiki|responsibility}} to yourself, nor undiscriminating following of another's [[personality]] or whim. {{Wiki|Real}} [[devotion]] is an unbroken receptivity to the [[truth]]. {{Wiki|Real}} [[devotion]] is rooted in an awed and reverent [[gratitude]], but one that is lucid, grounded, and {{Wiki|intelligent}}. | ||
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| + | :When the [[master]] is able to open your innermost [[heart]] and offers you an undeniably powerful glimpse of the [[nature of mind|nature of your mind]], a wave of [[joyful]] [[gratitude]] surges up in you toward the one who helped you to see, and the [[truth]] that you now realize the [[master]] [[embodies]] in his or her being, teachings, and [[wisdom mind]]. | ||
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| + | That uncontrived, genuine [[feeling]] is always rooted in repeated, undeniable, inner experience—a repeated clarity of direct recognition—and this, and this only, is what we call [[devotion]], ''[[mö gü]]'' in [[Tibetan]]. ''[[Mö gü]]'' means "longing and [[respect]]": [[respect]] for the [[master]], which grows deeper and deeper as you understand more and more who he or she really is, and longing for what he or she can introduce in you, | ||
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| + | because you have come to know the [[master]] is your [[heart]] link with the [[absolute truth]] and the [[embodiment]] of the [[true nature]] of your [[mind]].<ref>''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]'', page 140.</ref> | ||
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==Teachings Given to the [[About Rigpa|Rigpa]] [[Sangha]]== | ==Teachings Given to the [[About Rigpa|Rigpa]] [[Sangha]]== | ||
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*[[Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche]], [[Lerab Ling]], {{Wiki|France}}, 10 September 2011 | *[[Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche]], [[Lerab Ling]], {{Wiki|France}}, 10 September 2011 | ||
*[[Sogyal Rinpoche]], [[Dharma Mati]], {{Wiki|Germany}}, 20 May 2013 | *[[Sogyal Rinpoche]], [[Dharma Mati]], {{Wiki|Germany}}, 20 May 2013 | ||
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Devotion (Tib. mögü, Wyl. mos gus) —
Sogyal Rinpoche writes:
It is not mindless adoration; it is not abdication of your responsibility to yourself, nor undiscriminating following of another's personality or whim. Real devotion is an unbroken receptivity to the truth. Real devotion is rooted in an awed and reverent gratitude, but one that is lucid, grounded, and intelligent.
- When the master is able to open your innermost heart and offers you an undeniably powerful glimpse of the nature of your mind, a wave of joyful gratitude surges up in you toward the one who helped you to see, and the truth that you now realize the master embodies in his or her being, teachings, and wisdom mind.
That uncontrived, genuine feeling is always rooted in repeated, undeniable, inner experience—a repeated clarity of direct recognition—and this, and this only, is what we call devotion, mö gü in Tibetan. Mö gü means "longing and respect": respect for the master, which grows deeper and deeper as you understand more and more who he or she really is, and longing for what he or she can introduce in you,
because you have come to know the master is your heart link with the absolute truth and the embodiment of the true nature of your mind.[1]
Footnotes
- ↑ The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, page 140.
Teachings Given to the Rigpa Sangha
- Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, France, 10 September 2011
- Sogyal Rinpoche, Dharma Mati, Germany, 20 May 2013
Further Reading
- Sogyal Rinpoche, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, revised and updated edition (Harper San Francisco, 2002), 'The Alchemy of Devotion', pages 139-143.
