[Buddha-l] Re: Greetings from Oviedo

[Benito Carral]

On Wednesday, October 5, 2005, Chan Fu wrote:

> Haha  - it's very hard to calm them down, quiet those
> noisy  minds,  isn't  it?  I  don't know how to teach
> perseverance.

   Yes,  perseverance  and  commitment  are  not common
nowadays.  I  think  that  it  has  to do with the wild
search of new excitements. ("Everything familiar enough
is  boring,  so  let's  look  for  something  new." And
boredom  has  much  to  do with lack of concentration.)
Then  if  we  talk  about Dharma, the lack of awareness
about  dukkha  is  a key factor, I think. So nowadays I
tend  to  show  my students a lot of different forms of
individual and collective dukkha. But then they tend to
think  that  I'm  a pessimist and go to look for a more
optimistic teacher. :-)

> Thank  you  for  trying,  though,  Beni - even one is
> worth it.

   That's  right.  And  for  some  mysterious reason, a
couple  of  students  keep attending my classes through
the years.

   Best wishes,

   Beni