An online quest for SMART DHARMA
Question. Will you do online teaching?
You should try that.
Answer. Not yet. I think online dharma teaching is the last choice.
Maybe in the future. Who knows? Till now I refused. It seems very boring.
Q. Really? We all do use online teaching now and it is very safe, no contact.
A. I know that it is kind of Smart Working, but Smart Dharma Teaching seems too smart!
Q. But you are smart and you should try something new.....very trendy now.
A. I think that sometimes Silence is the best teaching, especially during such moments of emergency.
Q. You are absolutely right.
A. I do it via Facebook and Messenger post. I will wait for the right moment, when everything becomes normal, otherwise it becomes Emergency Dharma Teaching!
Q. Emergency Dharma Teaching...I like this term.
A. Dharma has never been an emergency or nor an Emergency rescuer. Dharma is life itself.
Q. Yes, but this time of Covid-19 our life is in emergency.
A. We made it an emergency only now. Life is in emergency (From Dharmic point of view life is very fragile as its nature, impermanent reality.) from the very beginning of it, maybe we didn't realised. Dharma is an all time life rescuer.
Note:
During the period of the spread of
Covid-19 in our world, a very high degree of virtual connection
between human beings developed rapidly. Therefore, today virtual
courses, lectures and telematic teachings are growing enormously so
that they have become the prevailing mode of communication.
Of course the virtual connection
between human beings has less potential and can never fully replace
the irreplaceable direct human relationships, although in this
circumstance the use of technology is desirable and necessary in
order to be able to communicate exchanges of ideas, thoughts,
concepts, reflections, questions and wisdom through websites, Skype,
Youtube, Facebook, Zoom, etc..
However, caution is necessary because
the teachings of virtual Dharma, initiations, spiritual transmissions
and blessings increase too quickly and risk remaining only at a
superficial level.
For this reason, for the time being, I
personally do not feel like giving any further virtual teachings and
instead make available the teachings, books and contents of this
humble Dharma Archive site of mine, which offers a platform for the
exchange of ideas and thoughts. Just click on the title of the topic
and the chosen document will automatically open.
I am happy to offer consultations, to
answer any questions or clarifications for the navigation of the site
itself and especially for everything related to Buddhism and Dharma.
You can consult me by e-mail or through my messenger on Facebook.
Geshe Gedun Tharchin
