Friends and fans of Buddhistdoor Global share their questions, doubts, fears and joy with explorer and film director Laurence Brahm. Laurence draws upon a quarter of a century of expeditions searching for Shambhala and following the footsteps of Padmasambhava to unlock the quantum codes to our multiverse. Questions are welcome from all readers of BDG.
Nicole Ro: I have difficulty believing in the authenticity of so-called relics, many of which could be just ordinary items.
LB:I can understand your cynicism. However, let me tell you a story. It is a very popular yarn told in many of the regions of Tibetan highlands. It goes like this: A young man who leaves his village venturing to Lhasa in search of business opportunities. In the Tibetan language, Lhasa literally means holy place. When the young man’s old blind mother heard he is going to Lhasa she became very excited.
“Whatever you do,” she said, “you must bring me back a stone from Lhasa, because it’s a holy place.” Well, the young man went to Lhasa on his business trip. He wined and dined with potential business partners and totally forgot about the stone. Upon arriving back at his home village he suddenly remembered his mother’s request. So he picked up a random stone, thinking that his mother is blind anyways, wrapped it in a khada white prayer scarf and presented it to her. She was enthralled, and reverently placed the stone on her Buddhist alter and prostrated to the stone with deep intention and all of her heart each day. Guess what, her eyesight was cured over time.
What this story tells you is the power of belief. More importantly, the power of positive intention. In fact, positive intention can transform things that you don’t even expect, as long as you believe in it and you send that intention out in a positive way, not only for yourself but for everybody else. We need to believe. People need to believe. We all need to believe. Belief is a very powerful powerful force. And all I can say Nicole is this: sometimes, just believe and wonderful things will happen naturally. Thank you.
