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by meiji1
Sat Dec 03, 2011 3:36 am
Forum: Meditation
Topic: Breathing frequency during breath watching meditation
Replies: 16
Views: 7476

Re: Breathing frequency during breath watching meditation

I'm also shocked at the idea of achieving 2 breaths a minute. Compared to that I hyperventilate like crazy when meditating, and small thoughts come freely.
by meiji1
Thu Oct 27, 2011 10:17 pm
Forum: Kagyu
Topic: Kalu Rinpoche: Panned in San Francisco
Replies: 30
Views: 9883

Re: Kalu Rinpoche: Panned in San Francisco

The lama seemed more nonplussed by Kalu Rinpoche, than anything.

Kalu Rinpoche was here in Vancouver, recently. I should have gone to see him, but stupidly I did not.. everyone I talked to about him here seemed quite impressed, though.
by meiji1
Tue Oct 25, 2011 3:06 am
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Prostrations= Punishment?
Replies: 41
Views: 9463

Re: Prostrations= Punishment?

I'm also a member of Nalandabodhi and I can't wait to begin prostrations. Sticking with shamatha for now, though. Plenty of physical issues to sort out with posture, etc. Is there a reason the Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche allows 11,000 prostrations instead of the usual number? Some seem to believe it's ...
by meiji1
Sun Oct 23, 2011 10:50 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Poll: Which Operating System Do You Use?
Replies: 85
Views: 19411

Re: Poll: Which Operating System Do You Use?

maybay wrote:Linux is not a desktop environment. Its a bootable kernal with a file system and a few other hardware related doodabs.
Ain't that the truth. What I wouldn't give for a stable, mature, versatile desktop environment built on top of X11 and that kernel.
by meiji1
Sun Oct 23, 2011 9:46 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Poll: Which Operating System Do You Use?
Replies: 85
Views: 19411

Re: Poll: Which Operating System Do You Use?

Windows does indeed suck, but I'm condemned to using it if I want to play the occasional new PC game. Linux sucks too, because its state as a desktop environment is pathetically below par. I have Snow Leopard running on 6 year old Macbook Pro, and it's very good. I think my next tower computer will ...
by meiji1
Sat Oct 22, 2011 3:19 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: So this forum is comprised mostly of former New-Age hippies?
Replies: 141
Views: 24077

Re: So this forum is comprised mostly of former New-Age hippies?

I was thinking more, 'new age retro hippies':

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by meiji1
Thu Sep 29, 2011 2:36 am
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: three doors to liberation
Replies: 14
Views: 7061

Re: three doors to liberation

I think my understanding is off. What does 'signlessness' refer to? The best I can guess is 'empty of appearance' but shouldn't that just fall under emptiness?
by meiji1
Mon Sep 05, 2011 8:31 pm
Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
Topic: Milarepa & yoga
Replies: 15
Views: 4035

Re: Milarepa & yoga

Here's a good reading list, by the way: http://musingsbyken.blogspot.com/2010/0 ... -list.html

I failed to mention it before, but "Mindfulness in Plain English" is great for starting shamatha. It's pretty widely available.
by meiji1
Mon Sep 05, 2011 6:30 pm
Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
Topic: Milarepa & yoga
Replies: 15
Views: 4035

Re: Milarepa & yoga

I don't know. You could practice phowa, try for rebirth in a Buddha realm.. of course, the very fact you're able to meet the Dharma means you had a connection to it in a previous life, which ought to continue, down the line..
by meiji1
Mon Sep 05, 2011 6:04 pm
Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
Topic: Milarepa & yoga
Replies: 15
Views: 4035

Re: Milarepa & yoga

You can start shamatha right away, provided you can find good written instructions or a practice group, neither of which is hard to do. You're generally expected to have a good foundation in shamatha before beginning anything like ngondro anyway, so it's good to start as soon as you can. Also, when ...
by meiji1
Fri Sep 02, 2011 7:47 am
Forum: Tibetan Medicine
Topic: Painful muscle cramps
Replies: 1
Views: 1280

Painful muscle cramps

How does Tibetan medicine treat sudden painful muscle seizures in the legs (specifically in the adductors)?
by meiji1
Thu Aug 25, 2011 7:28 am
Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
Topic: Cause, Effect, & Holocaust
Replies: 13
Views: 5032

Re: Cause, Effect, & Holocaust

Beings aren't cognizant of cause and effect, and become the hapless victims of their own ignorance. There's no sense of justice or fairness in that at all.
by meiji1
Fri Aug 05, 2011 7:44 pm
Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
Topic: Escapism,Buddhism, and the Soul
Replies: 17
Views: 5318

Re: Escapism,Buddhism, and the Soul

He's a stubborn guy, I wouldn't count on him to investigate Buddhism on his own. I want to find a self-contained reply.
by meiji1
Fri Aug 05, 2011 2:35 am
Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
Topic: Escapism,Buddhism, and the Soul
Replies: 17
Views: 5318

Re: Escapism,Buddhism, and the Soul

#2 is very common. I had a philosophy professor who constantly argued that point in reference to Buddhism. He described enlightenment as a kind of psychological nihilism in which everything, good and bad, is drained of meaning. How should you give a response to that? I feel that mine is lousy.
by meiji1
Sun Jul 24, 2011 6:50 am
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: New Gelug-pa Temple in Canada
Replies: 3
Views: 1020

Re: New Gelug-pa Temple in Canada

I'm from Lethbridge, Alberta, and this is great to see.
by meiji1
Sun Jul 24, 2011 6:41 am
Forum: Meditation
Topic: Breathing technique
Replies: 14
Views: 4234

Breathing technique

How should you breathe while doing shamatha? A bit of background: I'm somewhat tall and very lanky. My lung collapsed when I was 17, and my posture has always been pretty horrible. I can't sit comfortably for long in meditation, mostly due to back pain, which I suspect comes from the way I normally ...
by meiji1
Fri Jul 22, 2011 1:54 am
Forum: Meditation
Topic: sleepiness at meditation
Replies: 34
Views: 7417

Re: sleepiness at meditation

Bokar Rinpoche wrote that, to combat sleepiness in meditation, you should peel your eyes wide open and imagine you're looking at the sky. Works wonders. I had constant feelings of drowsiness when I first started meditating daily, which was only 2+ months ago.. now they're completely gone, and I can ...
by meiji1
Wed Jun 22, 2011 1:58 am
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Tibetan Buddism Books
Replies: 2
Views: 1052

Re: Tibetan Buddism Books

I assume you mean His Holiness Dalai Lama?

I'm currently reading Confessions of a Gypsy Yogini: Experience Through Mistakes. I had the pleasure of meeting the author and listening to her speak a few nights ago. It's very good.
by meiji1
Tue Jun 21, 2011 8:30 pm
Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
Topic: Existential Issues
Replies: 31
Views: 7521

Re: Existential Issues

If this is the case, then how much stronger influence must a person's previous religion have over them? I think a lot of that is cultural and not just karmic (of course, the culture you're born into also has to do with karma.. but we all know that :P). A lot of people I know whose parents were immi...
by meiji1
Tue Jun 21, 2011 7:12 pm
Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
Topic: Existential Issues
Replies: 31
Views: 7521

Re: Existential Issues

Does anyone else ever go through a crisis, where you feel like maybe you should never have left the religion in which you were raised? I was very content and happy for a long time, and then suddenly went through some issues with lots of guilt and confusion. Has anyone else been through something li...

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