Name: Inner Disarmament for External Disarmament - Venerable Geshe Lhakdor - Southern Cross University
Uploaded: 2020-03-12T01:00:07.000Z
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But little bit related to what I'm going to talk today,

Adverbs of degree

even when you do the translation, you need to

see the subject matter which you are going to translate.

if you're going to translate the book you need to read carefully

the title of the book and the contents and index

of the book before reading anything and get some idea what

and then if it is not so clear, you will develop a curiosty

which will help you go much more, you know,

smoothly when you actually read the different chapters.

the panoramic view of this beautiful land,

one way of seeing it is, seeing from the top of the mountain

then you are able to get a very panoramic like view,

but that panoramic view is very beautiful,

want to know the details that would not work.

You have to get down, go to specific places,

houses, ask questions and know all the details. So a translator first has to

how, what this whole book is about, what  this whole chapter is about.

then you need to know about the specific chapters,

the specific, you know, paragraphs and so forth.

So that is more or less the art of translation and the beauty of doing

go into the minds, some so many great thinkers

beautiful thoughts in a different language

where people will also be able to understand those talks

talked about and you are not supposed to be in between.

You should go away, you know, you do the job and go away from the scene.

And that is not easy, that is not easy because many translators, interpreters

they get in between and then, you know, put their thoughts in between

so therefore, the system, one has to be careful.

So similarly in life we need to have a panoramic view,

a view about the whole universe, the whole world

the whole cosmos and then it is not enough that you talk about

universal values, cosmic values and then fight with your neighbours.

You also need to be in harmony with your neighbour,

the members of your family and so forth, so that is why

you know, the process of translation is very much related to the topic that I am

inner disarmament for external disarmament.

I'm speaking on this topic, or trying to speak on this topic, not because

I want to do an intellect, you know academic talk

or something like that but I'm really sometimes concerned

if I think about what is happening in today's world,

despite so much material progress and development

and many people, their bent of mind is how to stop by arms.

is making more and more dangerous, complicated, sophisticated wars,

you know, weapons, with the thinking and idea if my neighbour does something nasty I

we have now the capacity to destroy everything.

We have all heard about biological warfare,

Smart bombs, you throw a bomb, destroy all people,

but the building will be intact. Smart bomb, chemical warfare, you know,

That you bring sacks and sacks and throw them into the field of your enemy -

intelligent human beings. We call ourselves

intelligent human beings. We will proudly call this

think carefully. Much of this information that you get today

and in one of the Buddha's teaching he says, 'Don't make your mind

One of the Buddhist teachers says 'life is short',

and it is not possible for you to pay attention to everything,

it is not possible for you to learn everything and it is also not necessary

You should take those things which are good for you,

which are good for you family, which are good for your society,

After all, if you think about the meaning of human life -

this is a very, very important question to ask

before you ask any question. What is the meaning of human life

before you explore the stars, the planets.

And today we a very good at talking about the stars, the planets, how they

We have all the details you see, but when there is a tragedy there is a difficulty.

We are dumbfounded, we are not able to solve it.

We have all the ways and means to keep in touch with

external things but we are not in touch with oneself.

There are many people who say I have everything but something is missing.

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