17th karmapa biography sample
17th karmapa biography sample
Short biography sample.
Inner Wealth for the Buddhist practitioner
Thaye Dorje, His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, shares a teaching for students on the subject: ‘Inner Wealth for the Buddhist practitioner.’
Gautama Buddha, the founder of what is now known as Buddhism, throughout his lifetime always taught his direct experiences and absolute realisations to others, with the motivation to benefit all sentient beings.
Being a Buddhist, I have been using this particular term ‘inner wealth’ as a medium to share Buddha’s teachings with others who may benefit from it.
Also, in order to indicate that all of the qualities that are cultivated on the Buddhist path originate from within, I have been using the word ‘inner.’
Depending on what we are searching for, there are various kinds of wealth in life.
Just ask yourself or look up the term in a dictionary, and you will find that there are almost endless possibilities.
One way of defining wealth is that it is a means to fulfil our desired aims.
For example