His Holiness Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang was exclusively interviewed by CTS News Magazine, a TV program owned by the Chinese Television System, and the interview was broadcast on the evening of June 14th. CTS News Magazine is the oldest continually broadcast news magazine program in Taiwan and has been on for over 29 years. During the exclusive interview which lasted about 10 minutes, the host of the program talked about Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche as the heart son of His Holiness Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang and, therefore, asked about the meaning of heart son. In response, His Holiness Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang explicitly said: “A heart son is the one who follows his guru in body, speech, and mind and does everything that the guru says. He also has received the empowerments and oral transmissions from his guru and has attained a certain level of realization in his practice.” These brief words of clarity demystifies the relationship between a heart son and his root guru, stating the facts that Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche has completely dedicated his own body, speech, and mind to His Holiness Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang and that Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche has attained accomplishments in practice. The content of the interview is as follows:
Updated on June 18, 2010