This "Drop of Wisdom" was suggested by Leonard Luar, extracted from the "Teachings to the Assembly" playlist video #27 (4/16/2024).

Leonard's notes summarize:
Pay attention to our Dharma sources (teachers). Due to auspicious interdependence, the things they say especially when pertainin to practice may be the things that we need. But if we are too wrapped up in our own questions and not listening, then we may miss these opportunities. The gurus cannot force us to take this or that course of action. On the other hand, don’t be too paranoid or superstitious, and balance with common sense but careful that common sense do not turn into self absorption.

5:23 Lamas open the doors but the student disciple doesn’t know how to enter. It is said that not entering even after having seen the door had been opened is still better than not even noticing that the door had been opened. Our teachers are (subtly) giving us methods to practice but due to circumstance and conditions, not being able to enter the door yet. This is much better than our teachers and gurus open the door but we are ignoring because we are looking for our own doors and insisting to go into a particular door and pounding and trying to break down the door. Until you meet a guide who can tell directly why that door is not going to work due to previous lifetime conditions then we have to wait for the chance of seemingly interdependence and pick up those cues.