Question: In order to realize the truth spoken by the Buddha, is it necessary to be in a retreat situation, or can one realize it by doing work of a helping nature in the community? And what is the relative importance of both kinds of situations?
His Holiness: In general, if one can do both, it is best. I think this is the practical way to do it; for the greatest part of the year, we have to live in society, we have to lead a good life. We have to live properly, and be an honest, sincere human being. But for a few weeks, or two months, or three months, to make retreat, to forget other worldly business and to concentrate solely on one's practice, I think this is the very best way.
If, however, someone has a special vocation for the hermitic life, if someone has a talent for living and practicing in isolation and can make a special effort to achieve good results, then of course it is a different question. Then it may be worth-while to live in complete isolation and to put all of one's energies toward practicing. But this is the exception and quite rare. I think that among one million people, there may be one or two with this type of talent or vocation.
Answers: Discussion with Western Buddhists,by H. H. Dalai Lama, ed. José Ignacio Cabezón
"If I had my life to live over I'd like to make more mistakes next time. I'd relax. I would limber up. I would be sillier than I have been this trip. I would take fewer things seriously. I would take more chances. I would climb more mountains and swim more rivers. I would eat more ice cream and less beans. I would perhaps have more actual trouble, but I'd have fewer imaginary ones. You see, I'm one of those people who live sensibly and sanely hour after hour, day after day. Oh, I've had my moments, and if I had to do it over again, I'd have more of them. In fact, I'd try to have nothing else. Just moments, one after another, instead of living so many years ahead of each day." Jean de La Bruyere, French philospher
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