The ability of Geraldine DeLuca to hear, appreciate, learn, and give to the reader the very deep kindness, humor, and tenderness of Vinny Ferraro’s experience and teaching is simply a treasure.
Geraldine DeLuca
The Dharma of Vinny Ferraro
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There are many prescriptions in the Buddhist way of being in the world. Many ways of dressing, eating, performances in a certain sense. By being present with these codes of conduct, knowing the intentions of care and compassion behind them, by being mindful and attentive, one creates a certain level of safety for oneself and for others. But there is, or should be, a decision to be made: does this work for me?
In several talks, Vinny says that he tried wearing white, eating vegetables. “Being nice.” But he couldn’t pull it off. “The worst six months of my life,” he says. Laughter from the yogis. I love the laughter—I feel affection for the hearty laughers, enter into their delight at Vinny’s observations. Thank you, Vinny, for challenging everything. Thank you for making us laugh. It is possible to be a superlative Buddhist teacher, and not wear white.
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