Almost Monks
I once arrived at Khadro Ling for a retreat with two friends and my boyfriend. The three of them had shaved heads. At the end of the practice, Rinpoche called them to talk and invited them to stay in the temple in retreat. He wanted to send some Brazilian students to India, in order to pursue monastic studies.
While he was explaining the intricacies of a monk’s life, I arrived with my son, who was very young. In that moment, Rinpoche started to laugh, realizing there was a family in our lives. In that moment, he steered the conversation: he started to give teachings about what family means and what merits a family can have by practicing the Dharma.
[As told by Janaina Torves]