Wangchen Thubten is a Tibetan Buddhist monk, born in the Tibet. He spent much of his life next to Dalai Lama and is currently director of the Tibet house, A place to discover Tibetan culture, Meditation, Buddhism and be able to help the Tibetan cause. I leave the interview I could do.
¿What is meditation for you?
Meditation is a process, a mental exercise to achieve
mental calm and knowing better who you are. Thus knowing what purpose of life
human we have. Meditation is for everyone, either small or greater, for
Relax the mind.
¿Why did you decide to start meditating?
I was a beggar child that I arrived next to Dalai Lama. After,
con 16 years I ordered as a monk near him. I was very inspired by 11 years.
¿What do you feel when meditating?
Peace and relaxation.
¿All people must follow a spiritual search? ¿Because?
Actually yes. We all have a spirit, We are beings.
We have a consciousness and a mind. Everybody looks out. We look at each time
less inside. The ignorance of each causes more conflicts and more
confusion. You have to look for balance between the spiritual and the material. It is not necessary to be
religious. A human without being religious can live well, But instead, without the
spirituality does complicate much more.
¿You believe in something?
Although we say God or Buddha. We say Nirvana, and
State of perfection. We can evolve and believe in something superior to us
same.
¿What do you think dogmatism?
It is not positive, The dogma. Only a belief without reasoning not
reaches many places.
¿You consider Buddhism a dogmatic religion?
No, I think that it is not religion. It is a philosophy of life
everyday. Talk well, act well. Controlling our actions a little and
thoughts. Pray for Buddha or God is very good, But if you are always getting angry
or hurting others, It is useless. It is said that it is the science of
mind. The mind is full of negative emotions. There are jealousy, Much ignorance, hate
And we have to discipline it.
¿For what would you recommend a person to meditate?
Now, In the 21st century, especially in big cities like
Barcelona, People are full of concerns. In a hurry, anxious to get
afternoon, very bad, anguish and fears. The modern world we have more things.
We suffer more, more invoices and prices go up. Meditation serves to calm, nos
teaches to accept the real situation. Now there is not only economic crisis but also a
spiritual crisis. Schools teach theory but little or no practice. The young
They believe less in God but it is important that they seek logic and be interested in the
spirituality.
In front of social problems such as drug addiction, Alcoholism, stress, ¿What solutions you propose?
Taking drugs does not bring any benefits. Young people think about
Try the drug and if there is addiction that brings many problems at all levels. Smoke
or drink alcohol, Do it once is not dangerous but when addiction arises yes.
Try once, Addiction continues and arises, becomes drug addict. Es
Very dangerous. I recommend young people not try drugs, They are very destructive.
About stress and other problems of the mind, I think it's our mind.
Even young people think and dream: "When I have the motorcycle, When you have a floor,
When I have 18 years…” But the reality is different.
Then the invoice arrives and causes more suffering. Stress is caused by too much
desire. Calm, With patience everything comes.
¿What do you think makes sense of life? ¿Where is the happiness that all humans seek?
Live dignity. Who is born, vive. Who lives, sooner or later
dies. When death comes, die with dignity, With peace. Everyone, although
Some say no, They believe in something. Belief is important together with reflection.
Thanking and giving value to spirituality. Value our human potentiality. Los
animals cannot pray, They are born as animals, They eat and sleep. Humans
We have a gift, Communicate our interior with God, With Buddha.
