Natural

I told my teacher the famous story about Allen Ginsberg and Gary Snyder's visit to the Dalai Lama in India in the 60's. Much to Snyder's embarrassment Ginsberg started telling his Holiness about his drug experiences. The Dalai Lama listened and then commented that the experiences sounded like the sort of states experienced adepts get into during deep meditation, but added that what is important is to be able to get into those states with an act of will rather than by ingesting artificial and harmful substances. My teacher listened to this story and commented that in fact if one leads and has led the correct sort of life and has done the work required then these states will happen naturally and will will not come into it. “Natural way best way,” was one of Dr Chi's sayings. Any force or intent to gain quick results implies incorrect motivation. One does the work for the work's sake not for one's own.