Circle of Life

When Rama was teaching, haters were not well known as a concept and a reality.  Today it is understood and demonstrated in social media, tweets and comments that every well known or public person of every stripe has haters. 

It is a Buddhist teaching to love, not hate.  To respect, not dishonor. If you disagree with someone, that's fine.  If it's time to move on, move on.  Life has given you a valuable lesson. 

Mindfulness is so important.  Buddhism speaks of the three poisons -- anger, greed and jealousy.  Top three to avoid!


My teacher, Rama - Dr. Frederick Lenz, was an incarnation of love.  He was fully enlightened, immersed in nirvikalpa samadhi.  As one of my friends says, it was like standing next to Niagara Falls just to be physically near him.   So I tell folks the following:

Yup, Rama had haters.  Sorry!   Live with it!  :-)

If you'd like, listen to one of Rama's talks or read his books.   There is a clarity, humor and gentleness there that is rare to find on this planet.  Map your mind to that, and you'll be tapping the higher planes of awareness.

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