The Need for Dharma Centers

The Need for Dharma Centers

Date Posted:
December 2006

Rinpoche gave the following advice to a very devoted student who is a Dharma center director.

My most dear Jamie,
I hope you are well and blissed out.

As you know, because we and all beings still live in samsara and have anger, attachment, ignorance, and all the mental garbage, have all these wrong views, that is why we need Dharma centers, which are a place to learn, to practice, to purify and collect merits, to inspire each other, to develop wisdom and compassion, and to achieve liberation and enlightenment. Because we are in samsara and have problems, we need Dharma centers, that is why Dharma centers exist.

Don't you think it is better to think this way rather than to think: because we have Dharma centers, we have problems?

Please give my regards and big love to Jenny and John and my wonderful brother Nicky, who is always full of energy and smiles. I hope he is still like that. If he has any more hats I would love to have a few hats with mantras on, not important to have billions, but just a few to give as presents to people.

My regards and lots of love to you and your family.
With much love and prayers...