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Pereira, Colombia - Edición: 13.761-1341 Fecha: Sábado 07-03-2026 |
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EL SENDERO DEL DHARMA
Por: Gongpa
Rabsel Rinpoché
Morir antes de morir
Occidente vive en una lucha
constante contra el reloj. Hemos construido una civilización que idolatra la
permanencia, acumulando posesiones y títulos como si fueran escudos contra lo
inevitable. Sin embargo, detrás de este ruido, persiste un frío temor: el miedo
a la muerte. Como monje Budhista, observo que este terror no nace del fin de la
vida, sino de una profunda confusión sobre qué es el "yo".
Dying Before Death
The West lives in a constant
struggle against the clock. We have constructed a civilization that idolizes
permanence, accumulating possessions and titles as if they were shields against
the inevitable. However, beneath this noise, a cold dread persists: the fear of
death. As a Budhista monk, I observe that this terror is not born from the end
of life, but from a profound confusion regarding what the "self" actually is.
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solid, independent entity that gets extinguished. But how can something die if it was never static to begin with?
Death is the ultimate mirror of emptiness. By practicing
meditation, we seek to reach that búdhica nature that transcends the ego. If we
let go of the attachment to this fabricated identity while we are alive, death
ceases to be an executioner and becomes a natural transition. When we understand
that the "self" is empty of a fixed essence, fear dissolves. We learn that we
are not the wave, but the ocean. The wisdom of a Budha invites us to die before
we die, letting go of control and finding, paradoxically, true freedom in the
heart of impermanence. In our modern society, we treat
death as a failure of medicine or a glitch in the system. We hide it behind
sterile hospital walls and heavy makeup. This denial only strengthens the grip
of anxiety. To walk the Budhista path is to look directly into the eyes of the
void and see, not a dark abyss, but a luminous spaciousness. This spaciousness
is where all life arises and returns.
GOTAS DE SABIDURÍA
Por: Pabhassara Sammasati
La Libertad de Ser: Más Allá de la Cárcel de la Personalidad
Existe una creencia limitante, casi una sentencia invisible, que
nos susurra que somos seres estáticos. Solemos decir "yo soy así" como si
nuestra identidad fuera una roca tallada por el tiempo, inamovible y pesada. Sin
embargo, desde la profunda psicología del budhismo, la realidad es radicalmente
distinta: somos un río, no una estatua. El concepto de "Anatta" o la ausencia de
un ego permanente nos enseña que aquello que llamamos "mi personalidad" es solo
un conjunto de hábitos mentales, reacciones y memorias que se repiten. |
con lo que el Budha enseñó hace milenios: la plasticidad es nuestra verdadera naturaleza. El cambio no solo es posible, sino que es el estado natural de la existencia. Si hoy te sientes atrapado en el miedo, la ira o la timidez, debes saber que esas son nubes que pasan, no el cielo mismo. Al practicar la atención plena y la ética budhista, empezamos a ver las grietas en nuestra supuesta identidad sólida.
A menudo, nos aferramos a una personalidad porque nos da seguridad, incluso si esa personalidad nos hace sufrir. Pero la verdadera madurez espiritual consiste en tener el valor de soltar quiénes creemos que somos para convertirnos en quienes podemos ser. Al cultivar la naturaleza búdhica que reside en cada uno, despertamos a una libertad fundamental: la capacidad de elegir nuestras respuestas ante la vida. No eres tus errores del pasado ni las etiquetas que otros te pusieron. Eres la posibilidad infinita de transformación que ocurre en este preciso instante. El despertar es, en esencia, el descubrimiento de que la jaula siempre estuvo abierta.
The Freedom to Be: Beyond the Prison of Personality
There is a limiting belief, an almost invisible sentence, whispering that we are static beings. We often say "this is just how I am," as if our identity were a rock carved by time, immovable and heavy. However, from the deep psychology of budhismo, reality is radically different: we are a river, not a statue. The concept of "Anatta," or the absence of a permanent self, teaches us that what we call "my personality" is merely a collection of mental habits, reactions, and memories that repeat themselves.
We are not condemned to a single way of being. Modern neuroscience now aligns with what the Budha taught millennia ago: plasticity is our true nature. Change is not only possible; it is the natural state of existence. If today you feel trapped in fear, anger, or shyness, you must know that these are passing clouds, not the sky itself. By practicing mindfulness and budhista ethics, we begin to see the cracks in our supposedly solid identity.
Often, we cling to a personality because it provides security, even if that personality causes us suffering. Yet, true spiritual maturity consists of having the courage to let go of who we think we are to become who we can be. By cultivating the búdhica nature that resides within everyone, we awaken to a fundamental freedom: the ability to choose our responses to life. You are not your past mistakes or the labels others placed upon you. You are the infinite possibility of transformation occurring in this very moment. Awakening is, in essence, the discovery that the cage was always open.
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