Truth, Reality and Impermanence | Guru Shishya Teaching | His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama

Vidyaloke's Guru Shishya Teaching by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama — Day 1

8th December, 2017 | Somaiya Vidyavihar, Mumbai | India

The first day of the Guru Shishya Teaching by His Holiness took place in Mumbai. In this Teaching, His Holiness imparts his knowledge to Vidyaloke Shishyas and shares with them that the most unique thing about human beings is their brain. He further highlights that Buddha Shakayamuni’s teachings are based on ancient knowledge about truth pertaining to appearances, deeper level of reality and impermanence. His Holiness further spoke about Nalanda masters, their texts and elaborated on the foundation of trust in friendship, compassion and the path to enlightenment.

He further reiterated that modern education is not adequate on its own for developing compassion in human beings and in society and hence, there is a need to respect ancient Indian tradition of karuna and ahimsa. His Holiness also emphasised on the importance of studying the three Dharma wheels. He suggested that in order to understand altruism and reasoning, one can refer to chapter 6th and chapter 8th of the book ‘The Way of The Bodhisattva’ by Shantideva.

His Holiness often speaks of our legacy of wisdom and the need for its revival, by Indians, especially young Indians. Once the home of the greatest teachers, yogis, scholars and students in the spiritual and intellectual world, His Holiness credits his own knowledge to India, all the way to the time of Buddha Shakyamuni.

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Vidyaloke means wisdom and light. Our vision is to revive Indian Wisdom in contemporary India. Not as a spiritual organisation or movement or philosophy – but as a facilitator for those seeking the greatest living teachers of ancient Indian wisdom. Through teachings, talks, interactions and virtual resources we aspire to provide shishyas the opportunity to study and learn from the greatest teachers of our time. Drawing from the teachings of the Buddha Shakyamuni and from sacred sutras and texts, we will focus on wisdom that is authentic, revered and at least 2000 years old.

Vidyaloke will only make teaching requests to gurus with lineage, accountable to a legacy and with the highest levels of personal practice and accomplishment. Beyond the opportunities that Vidyaloke provides, each shishya must chart out a journey. While each shishya’s journey might be unique, it is essential to know that the mind deludes itself, projecting what it wishes to see, think and feel. There is no replacing the guru to point out the truth, to pull the rug from underneath one’s feet and to do what books cannot do. This understanding is the basis of the guru-shishya parampara and must provoke a careful search of whom we might see as our guide. All wisdom traditions also stress the importance of sangha, to help encourage our practice and efface egocentrism. It is our hope that through Vidyaloke, shishyas find their own sangha and the support that it provides.

We believe in living a full and eclectic life but ask interested shishyas to have genuine commitment to their own journey and practice. This includes study before teachings, attending activities in their entirety and putting in effort afterwards. It is said that selfless devotion to all sentient beings is the only way to find happiness for oneself, therefore genuine motivation to benefit others is highly encouraged.

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama is Vidyaloke’s first torchbearer, for which we will be forever indebted. His boundless compassion, concern for India and her legacy, motivate him to give us his invaluable time. For more than 1500 years, the Buddha’s teachings have been preserved and practiced by the highest scholars, practitioners and teachers to India’s east. Perhaps it is India’s karma, that it is once again a point of confluence for the greatest living teachers of ancient wisdom.

Vidyaloke believes it must focus on the relatively young. Private Teachings are intended for those between 16 and 40 years of age, however Public Talks and other Vidyaloke formats are open to all ages. While one’s spiritual journey is independent of age, we feel there is a heightened need to spiritually nourish India’s youth.

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