trends, as evidenced by both your presently having a precious
human existence and your interest in Dharma. This is a theme I will
return to many times throughout my discourse, as the fruition of
these positive trends and habitual patterns that you established
in previous lifetimes is indeed very wonderful. In the same way
as the waters of the world flow into rivers which flow into the
great oceans, all the teachings of the Buddha were widely spread
throughout India, yet they were preserved in whole in the land
of the old sea, Tibet. Thus, Buddhists who were so fortunate as
to study and practice in Tibet were able to practice the entire
doctrine, the whole sea of Buddha's teachings, without having to
be limited to any one particular aspect. Therefore, you who are
interested in following the practice as taught by the Tibetan
lamas will be able to understand the entire meaning of the
Buddhadharma. By bringing the entire meaning of Buddhadharma
into your practice, you will be able to attain your goal of realizing
complete liberation from samsaric suffering very quickly.
Kalu Rinpoche
Los Angeles
29 December 1988
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