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Lineage
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“Because America is a relatively new country, it doesn’t have a long
history. Because Americans don’t have a long history, they don’t
respect lineage and are actually proud of not depending on a
lineage. But it is not possible to learn anything without depending
on a lineage.
In America, because children do not learn respect for lineage,
they feel free to insult and dishonor their parents and teachers.
They have the freedom to publicly criticize and even slander the
people who taught them and who were kind to them. Even if
parents made mistakes, children should still respect them, since
they gave them a precious human birth. Even if teachers made
mistakes, students should still respect them, since they taught them
the point of view of what is wrong and right in order to increase
their intelligence. If they respect parents and teachers, then when
they become parents and teachers, they can benefit children or
students in future generations by keeping the lineage of noble
qualities.
In America, there are many students and teachers from the
Buddhist tradition who also don’t understand or respect lineage.
Actually, all teaching comes from unbroken lineage and all wisdom
qualities come from teaching, from the student honoring and
respecting the teacher through love and devotion.” — A Brief Fantasy History of a Himalayan - Autobiographical Reflections by Thinley Norbu