Brief notes on refuge and bodhicitta. Szczecin, 2009
James Low
“Brief notes on refuge and bodhicitta” are taken from teachings given at the Drzewo Życia Centre, Szczecin, Poland, 7-8 May 2009
Translated and transcribed by Bartek Czajkowski
Edited by Sarah Allen and James Low
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in Polish
Extract
In buddhism our practice begins with taking refuge in Buddha, Dharma and Sangha, in the one who is awakened, in his teachings and in his awakening followers. The need for a refuge from the underlying instability of our current situation becomes clearer when we reflect, “My life is not the way I want it to be. I encounter difficulties and problems that I don’t know what to do with.” In that moment we face both our own incompetence, our own lack, as well as the power of the world.