Blue Sky, White Clouds

  Transcript, with some possible errors, of the podcast at podbean 00:00:11 Hello and once again let me extend a real welcome to the listeners to this Double Dorje podcast. 00:00:18 The last couple of episodes, that's the one about the four revolting thoughts and the one that touches on the whole business of refuge, were fairly serious. 00:00:28 But amongst other things, in the trailer, I did promise you some traveller's tales, and I think it's time for one of those. 00:00:36 To be honest, the story doesn't amount to all that much, but it did mean a lot to me at the time, so I hope you might be able to share some of the feeling. 00:00:46 Firstly, forgive me for the brief interruption, but let me urge you to take a moment to like this episode to share it and tell your friends. And if you haven't already, to subscribe to the Double Dorje thank you. 00:01:02 Now we are going back some 3 decades or more. 00:01:05 I was lucky enough to go on a pilgr...

  Approximate script, with some variations and possible errors, of the podcast at podbean Refuge and Bodhicitta – and one simple tune. Hello dear listeners, and welcome indeed to another episode of the Double Dorje podcast. There can’t really be any doubt that saying that taking refuge is the gateway to Buddhism is a good metaphor. It’s not perhaps quite so cogent, but does nevertheless probably makes sense, to say that having come into the entrance hall, adopting the bodhisattvas’ vow and training to develop bodhicitta is the grand staircase leading up to the great rooms above. And although, as I keep saying, I’m not trying to give you a course in Buddhism, having just looked at the four revolting thoughts in the last episode, it does follow very naturally to look at the next step – taking refuge. In a moment, we’ll look at that, but first the quick “call to action” as it’s known. Do, please, take a moment on whatever cha...