Question asked by Kevin
Halo pastor, thank you for your kind response to the question all the time. I deeply rejoice it from my heart for your hard work in not only this blog but also keep the running of KFR. I have receive many valuable teaching from rinpoche online( Youtube) and changed my life. I have always been interested to Buddhism since kindergarten. Currently, I'm taking a 1-year course of foundation in University and I'm not sure if I should continue the studies in Uni afterwards or not. To me, dharma is the most important thing in my life and I have always wanted to learn dharma in detail so I can bring benefit to people. I'm not sure what I can and should do now. Can you kindly give me some advice? Thank you..
Dear Kevin,
Thank you for your question. You aspiration to learn the Dharma is a very good one. However, often times when wanting to learn more we have a very idealistic idea of what Dharma practice is all about or that it can change our lives for the better immediately. Dharma practice and transformation actually takes time and sustained practice.
If you would like to either Dharma work or you would like to focus on your on your transformation through the practice of Dharma, it’s better to start small and then gradually build on it.
I would suggest that you complete your education first. In the mean time, you can join Dharma classes, meditation programmes and workshops as you can to learn more about what Dharma practice actually is and how Dharma transforms us for the better. Then you will have a better idea of the actually practice of the Dharma. I suggest this from my own personal experience. When I first became interested in the Dharma, I had very idealistic think about it, so when I jumped head first into Dharma work and practice, it wasn’t what I expected, and I almost gave up. Other people who I have seen that started off gradually did not have this problem.
If you are based in Malaysia, you can follow the programmes and workshops we have in Kechara. You can find an overview of this here: https://www.kechara.com/learn/. You can also learn more slowly about Dharma practice through this blog itself. There are many great resources available here. I hope all this helps.