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Shannon |
| Date: |
10-Nov-2005-18:46:39 |
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Rama's departing gift... |
Rama's departing gift...
I've received a number of inquiries regarding the messages I left on this board, some
referencing the messages, themselves, others referencing Rama. I'd like to clear up some
confusion surrounding his death.
First of all, you have to remember how much Rama loved all of his students. He would do
anything and everything he could to help someone reach deeper levels of spirituality,
whether that meant praise, chastisement, instructions or pure meditation. If you remember,
he also mentioned that if you loved someone, you knew it because you were willing to give
your life for them, whether that meant living for them or dying for them.
While Rama was incarnate, he taught us all to the best of his ability. He wasn't perfect and he
didn't pretend to be. But he was definitely sincere and a damn good teacher (sorry for the
profanity, but he was)! For that matter, he still is a good teacher.
Several people have asked me what I could make of how he died. Some are wondering if
they're supposed to understand, while others are wondering if they did something wrong to
make him want to leave. Nobody did anything wrong and you're not supposed to understand.
If anything, everybody did a lot of things right. Rama couldn't leave until the time was right,
until his students could make it on their own.
Was there a hidden message in his death? Yes, of course there was.
Rama was a teacher of Tantric Buddhism, but in his heart he was also a Zen Master, one who
loved koans. For those of you who aren't familiar with koans, they're basically unanswerable
questions that Zen Masters spend a great deal of time coming up with for their students to
meditate on. Rama spent a great deal of time contemplating his death and how he could
make sure it was as effective as his life. This brought him to a simple conclusion - make it a
koan, and it is.
You didn't do anything wrong and you aren't supposed to understand (at least not
completely). Rama wasn't sick of life on Earth. He loved all of his students so much that he
both lived and died for us. How do I know this? I'm enlightened, Rama's just a meditation-call
away. (By the way, part of why I'm enlightened is because I spent many hours meditating on
this particular koan).
Of course, there's a great deal more to it than this, and meditating on it will reveal more than
you can imagine. But don't waste your time wondering if it was all about you - of course it
was! It was all about your spiritual development and making sure he did all he could for you
before his time here was up. And he did.
Now what are you going to do with what he left you, cry about it or rejoice in his wisdom and
compassion? I know you wish he was still here, but would you appreciate him as much if he
were? He did what he had to do, we should all hope to be so courageous.
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