Table of contents hide 1 are sacred texts…. 2 interpretations of the sutras ... .. 3 do not scratch, do not underline and do not cross out ... 4 reserve them the best place .. 5 is no coincidence is causality ..

Surely when we hear these words, especially when it is our first contact with the Dharma (teaching) of the East, we do not know what they mean.

They are sacred texts.

In the case of the Sadhanas, it is usually the texts that teachers use when teaching and are written in Sanskrit, Tibetan pali. They are usually wrapped in a cloth that protects them from any abuse or deterioration, they are something like rectangular rice paper cards that the teacher consults when teaching, reading and passing them. back carefully.

Sadhanas contain important texts can be sutras, sastras or meditation guides.

When they tell us that we are analyzing and knowing a Sutra they refer to a teaching as it was given by the Budha and left as a legacy, it should not have any comment or interpretation because in that case we would be talking about another type of text.

interpretations of the sutras ...

In the case of the sastras they refer to passages or teachings of the budha with comments or clarifications from other teachers with a considerable level of accomplishment because they are not easy to comment, the sutras have very deep terms that only teachers and disciples with much knowledge and practice They can deduce.

This is how we find some books that say "The Heart Sutra" by Dilgo Khientze Rinpoche or another teacher that means that it is a Budha Sutra from the vision of a particular teacher.

In the path of practice it is important to include these two types of texts according to our level of understanding and discernment, there are many sutras and sastras all provide excellent teaching.

Do not scratch, do not underline and do not cross out ...

Some recommendations for using these texts are not to scratch them, not to underline them, not to stud them because they are somehow sacred documents and we show respect to them in that way. Even so in the West we find sutras collected in books that do not have a sacred appearance but we must remember that their content is the one that has the power to produce considerable changes in our daily performance and is something that we should value and appreciate.

It is said that we should not be able to put them on the ground and in our bookshelves they should be in a considerably elevated place. We should not step on them, wrinkle them or fold them as if it would somehow be a waste we should be careful with that.

book them the best site ..

For example, if we inherit something from a loved one, is it not true that we reserve the best place to remember and show our respect? This is also the case with the documents contained in the teaching: we must always reserve the best place for you.

it is no accident is causality ..

Of course, none of these considerations are worthwhile if we do not generate deep gratitude internally because they have reached our lives and also to our esteemed teachers. Like everything, much reverence without honesty does not make sense and many books or texts without practicing and analyzing do not. Our growth requires a round and integral internal commitment, that is, our motivation must be congruent with our action.

Finally, it is important to remember that no teaching comes to our lives by chance, it is actually because of causality, we generate the conditions for it to happen and if they are in our hands we must appreciate them as something that was specifically directed to our needs and we must appreciate and thank them .

If we observe in our spiritual path that what has come to us in texts and teachers is not the result of coincidence, we can understand why the great teachers and disciples keep their sadhanas with great appreciation and respect ... because in the ultimate sense they are a treasure or jewel that we must take care of and preserve. So is.

AUTHOR: Pilar Vázquez, collaborator of the great family of the White Brotherhood