My Favorite Class
My favorite class at the Rangjung Yeshe
Institute was the philosophy class, which was very interesting. I experienced as I was
in nirvana at that moment while listening to the Lopon. I compared every teaching
with my own life, certain facts just matched with my own life. I was very lucky
that I got an opportunity to study in the Rangjung Yeshe Institute.
In
the philosophy class I learned basic things of Mahayana Buddhism, such as the proper
method of giving rise to Bodhicitta, practicing the six paramitas and so forth.
Teaching of this kind will help me in my entire life to practice Buddhism.
Lopon also mentioned in the philosophy class the right way to listen, meditate and
reflect on those teachings.
In the
last chapter 'dedication' we learnt that in the Mahayana tradition, at first we must
give rise to Bodhicitta, then follows the action and dedicate the virtue of
this action for the benefit of all sentient beings. Whenever a practice contains
these three factors, giving rise to bodhicitta, the action and dedication, then
it is called the real practice of Mahayana tradition.
Our Lopon explained it by
giving a simple example: When we go for a Kora in Boudha we must give rise to Bodhicitta,
then we do the Kora by reciting mantra and lastly we dedicate the merit of this
virtue for the benefit of all sentient beings.
At the Rangjung Yeshe institute I met many
students from different country. I am a Nepali student. I also have a Nepali friend
her name is Sonam Sherpa. She also learned History, Tibetan language,
translations from Tibetan to English. She is quite happy to study here.
Ishwor is also a Nepali student who is
studying in the M.A program at the Rangjung Yeshe institute. He shared his experience like this “I
am very happy to study in Rangjung Yeshe institute. I studied for six years and
I learned Tibetan language. I had a feeling that I became a Buddha while
listening to teachings of Lopon. The teachers of this institute are very
helpful. I really would like to recommend Nepali students to come to this
institute and study but this is an academically based college. Therefore in
this college we get an opportunity to study Buddhism as well as practice it in
our daily life.”
~Puja from Nepal
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