Voici pour ceux d'entre vous qui lisent l'anglais, le premier de quatre articles reprenant les réponses que donna en 2002 Jigmé Khyentsé Rinpoché à Sandra Scales, pour le livre qu'elle préparait à propos des Maîtres Nyingmapas du  bouddhisme tibétain...  texte reproduit avec l'autorisation de J. Kh. Rinpoché. 

The first question is about "nature of the mind" teachings.  Rinpoche doesn't answer directly.  If you read in french, here is one good sample of those teachings on the "nature of mind" given by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche.  Reading this first and comming back here could be interesting in order to sense what's that "romanticism" Jigmé Khyentsé is talking about.

Rinpoche, English-speaking students often mention the "nature of mind" teachings.  I wonder if you would speak about this.

It's common these days to hear about teachings on the nature of the mind.
Most Buddhist books and brochures seem to mention these instructions.  Many students are interested in practicing them, and I too would like to practice them.  The problem is that one tends to romanticize "nature of mind" advices, thinking it offers "gain without pain".  This is too easy and something of a misconception.  I think the "nature of mind" teachings actually require a true ability to meditate and tame the mind.  Buddhism provides us with myriads effective methods for transforming our minds.  But even after receiving many teachings, for some reason we are often still unaffected.  Or perhaps I should say that, in my own case, my mind is not easily affected by them.

Why do you say that, Rinpoche?

Well, because I'm not interested enough.  Although I have complete faith in the authenticity of the teachings and absolute confidence in my great masters, having received invaluable teachings from Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Dudjom Rinpoche, Kangyur Rinpoche and many others, nevertheless, when it actually comes to allowing them to influence my mind, I seldom do because sources of distraction provide tremendous competition.  For example, there is a romantic part of me that thinks of the path as being like a movie.  When I watch a movie and am entertained, I often have no idea of whether or not it is a good film.  Frankly, if a movie distracts me successfully, I like it, and if it doesn't, I don't.  The criterion is the degree of distraction, not the quality of the film.  And I seem to have the same romantic approach on the path.

But when Lord Buddha taught, it was not in order to entertain us.  He had no intention of selling anything.  To put it plainly, in the Four Noble Truths the Buddha was teaching about suffering.  He didn't look for politically correct words and say, "First truth : pleasurably challenged ; second truth : emotionally challenged".  The Buddha didn't have to do that.  He put the truth of suffering clearly.  He said, "You are suffering, and there is a way out".

Go on to part 2

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Issu du livre : Sacred Voices of Nyingma Masters - Sandra Scales, Padma Publishing, 2004.
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