is dalai lama suffer because his helping others?

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is dalai lama suffer because his helping others?

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is dalai lama suffer because his helping others?
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buddhas dont suffer
If the thought of demons
Never rises in your mind,
You need not fear the demon hosts around you.
It is most important to tame your mind within....

In so far as the Ultimate, or the true nature of being is concerned,
there are neither buddhas or demons.
He who frees himself from fear and hope, evil and virtue,
will realize the insubstantial and groundless nature of confusion.
Samsara will then appear as the mahamudra itself….

-Milarepa

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buddhas dont suffer

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But does HHDL claim to be a Buddha? Did he not suffer when a refugee from Tibet? Has he never suffered over the condition of his fellow Tibetans?
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What do you think? Maybe you may want to write to him yourself?
Nothing like getting it straight from him than listening to what he said, what she said...
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steveb1 wrote:buddhas dont suffer

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But does HHDL claim to be a Buddha? Did he not suffer when a refugee from Tibet? Has he never suffered over the condition of his fellow Tibetans?


he doesnt claim to be a buddha, but the tibetan people and some people see him as the manifestation of Chenrezig. im sure he can feel the suffering but that doesnt mean that he suffers.

but yeah, i agree you should write to him yourself or watch more of his teachings and books to understand him better. power of forgiveness might be a book you like.
If the thought of demons
Never rises in your mind,
You need not fear the demon hosts around you.
It is most important to tame your mind within....

In so far as the Ultimate, or the true nature of being is concerned,
there are neither buddhas or demons.
He who frees himself from fear and hope, evil and virtue,
will realize the insubstantial and groundless nature of confusion.
Samsara will then appear as the mahamudra itself….

-Milarepa

OMMANIPADMEHUNG

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ls6P9tOYmdo
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Not trying to just be clever, but I don't think anyone suffers due to helping others, if anything helping others is something that nullifies suffering.
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You don't have to suffer to help others.
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you are a sock puppet.
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Suffering happens due to negative karma from previous actions. Helping others generates positive karma which will ripen positively in the future.

If suffering happens in the course of helping others, it's from previous negative karma ripening.
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villkorkarma wrote:is dalai lama suffer because his helping others?
I think, HH The Dalai Lama his insight is not by dual mind percieving others. The help is actually what is called Absolute Bodhichitta or Wisdoms' Compassion.

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