On Wrathful Dharma Protectors
The arising of what we call “fierce aspects” of Dharma protectors takes place when deteriorations have emerged in this world. When the mediums enter and channel in the aspects of Buddhas and bodhisattvas, it is like when parents raise their children with love and when they discipline them, the children listen. But with some children, when the parents discipline gently, it doesn’t help, so they need to do this in a forceful manner. It is not that their inner motivation for being forceful is based on not having loving affection for their children. When the parents yell and scold them, this is for the sake of benefiting them and not for the sake of harming them…
This is an abridged excerpt from our Interview with Venerable Thupten Ngodup.
