Dharma Bum Life Program - Master Slideshow

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

The First Day - From Julia


The day I entered the Dharma Bums Life Program, I went all the way to the temple wondering how much more than me the other students knew about Buddhism. I dreaded embarrassing myself. I remained silent throughout the first session… Then I observed that participants led each other to better states of being. Soon enough I realized Dharma Bums are not in competition for insight and wisdom. They complete each other. They share their food, drive each other around, and visit each other when sick. They look at each other’s eyes and confess some of their darkest secrets: those that arise when we are truly committed to our practice.

Dharma Bums refuse to accommodate to a system that was not designed for them, and in reality doesn’t include them. They collectively create a path and, hand in hand, walk it together. When I decided to join their road, their collective event became our collective event. Dharma Bums share without shame…. after all, their sharpest tools are patience and compassion. When I joined the Dharma Bums life program, I changed my path: how we accommodate to others and how they accommodate to us makes a big difference in how we live.

Peace,
Ju