A Gift of Dharma for 2.24.10
Today’s dharma quote is yet another from the Vidyādhara, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche (1939-1987), whom I first quoted and wrote a little bio for here. It’s from the remarks he made at the opening ceremony for Samye-Ling Meditation Center, which he founded in Scotland, circa 1967. The hat must be tipped once again to the Chronicles of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, which always offers great quotes from the Vidyādhara:
If you saw two rocks sticking out of the ocean, they would appear to be different from one another on the surface, but if you dove underneath to the sea-bed, then you’d find they were both part of a huge, giant, great rock. So all spirituality in the West and in the East is based on the practice of meditation.
Meditation is the only way to link not only East and West but, perhaps, the whole world, the whole universe. Meditation is the only way which links and which introduces spirituality, and which could make things real and enable people to really see the I-less state—Egolessness. Meditation is the only way to see the profound meaning of Dukkha—Suffering. Meditation is the only way to see the profound meaning of life. It could be switching out a light or pouring out a cup of tea, but there is a great symbol, a great depth of meaning in this, which can only be reached through meditation.
