First, I want to say “thank you”, to all in this TSK-Group, to you, Jack, and to Tarthang Tulku Rimpoche. Its a big gift to give Not-Buddhist-People a signpost to “light”.
The TSK vision seems to me a deep and vast teaching. The program in “When it rains…” seems to be too extensive, this program too extensive, one paragraph too much. Perhaps a one year-retreat could help a little bit.
I tried to work with this program “as good as possible”. But I learned to see, where I have my priorities. Very often I thought:First I have to complete this or that, then I can work with TSK….. I felt very bad, when I did not work on TSK. I knew, I’m missing something very important for me. But I see very clear, when I look at the last months: TSK did not hold the first place.
Its helpful for me, to have a binding program. But this online-working in an unfamiliar language is difficult for me. To work with posts and some responses gives good suggestions – but I miss a TSK-Community. The people in Germany, who work with TSK, are scattered (?), there are a few, who worked with Hall, a few worked with you, Jack. And they don’t come together. (I know, Dieter Dolata wanted to work with TSK, I will ask him.) And what about, Arthur, when we stay in contact? The Institute in Köln (Colonia) is very ascetic with TSK. – Perhaps there are possibilities in Holland, when they have an international workshop (with english language).
(On the side I want to say about pictures with light: I remembered at once REMBRANDT van RIJN (Holland)Â and and CASPAR DAVID FRIEDRICH (Germany), and naturally, many pictures from Tibetian Buddhism.)
About my progress with TSK, I’m sometimes very disappointed. On the other side, when I look back, many years, there now is more understanding, insight, like heering the voices of a chorus which the wind sometimes is bringing to me: I remember a situation: I was climbing a hill in a fresh bright morning sunshine and from the valley sometimes with the breath of wind I heard a lovely sound of a chorus.
With thanks and good wishes to all, I say goodbye.         Peter (Ludwig):
“ah AH SHA SA MA HA”Â
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