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by Kelwin
Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:58 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: My last will and testament
Replies: 20
Views: 996

Re: My last will and testament

I have the same issue. I'm about to turn 82 and am concerned that my many dharma books, thankas, etc will end up in Goodwill because my adult daughter doesn't share my appreciation. I'd like to donate them to a dharma center, but I have no local sangha in this ***** town and can no longer drive any...
by Kelwin
Thu Jan 18, 2024 8:54 am
Forum: Nyingma
Topic: Question about Siddhis/Research/Spreading the Dharma
Replies: 53
Views: 2631

Re: Question about Siddhis/Research/Spreading the Dharma

Maybe because it's impossible? :smile: Not saying siddhis are not real, on the contrary! We are all using our mental power to create this so-called reality. We all, unknowingly, spend a lot of energy trying to keep things the way we expect them to be. That's what karma is by the way. So let's say so...
by Kelwin
Mon Jan 08, 2024 10:38 am
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Regarding Rigdzin Namkha Rinpoche and the allegations. Has this been cleared up? Does anyone vouch for him?
Replies: 4
Views: 1234

Re: Regarding Rigdzin Namkha Rinpoche and the allegations. Has this been cleared up? Does anyone vouch for him?

Stay away from this man, he should be in jail. And no, I cannot provide evidence here. But I have talked to a victim and I trust her story and the opinion of those around her. Many people have already left him. Not just because of the sexual abuse but also because of the financial issues, and the wa...
by Kelwin
Mon Dec 04, 2023 10:21 pm
Forum: Kagyu
Topic: A Joint Statement on the Shamar Incarnation
Replies: 50
Views: 3972

Re: A Joint Statement on the Shamar Incarnation

Considering all the bad things said on both side of this endless sh*t show I sincerely doubt that 100.000 Vajrasattva and a 1000 recitations of The Sutra in Three Sections is enough. Ah my old friend, for sure you haven't lost faith in the power of Vajrasattva? Isn't dispelling all obstacles what o...
by Kelwin
Sun Oct 22, 2023 7:51 pm
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Can you help me identifying that state ?
Replies: 12
Views: 1558

Re: Can you help me identifying that state ?

This is exactly the type of topic you want to discus with your teacher. Progression through such states is what the path is all about. I would suggest not so much cultivating this state, but investigating it. Don't stop here. What is this new observing viewpoint? What is it's essence? Where is the b...
by Kelwin
Tue May 30, 2023 7:00 pm
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: The Role of Shamatha/Vipaysana in Dzogchen
Replies: 435
Views: 20911

Re: The Role of Shamatha/Vipaysana in Dzogchen

Malcolm, thank you for so consistently being precise and trustworthy in all that you do here. I found myself agreeing with some objections you faced, including from my dear dharma friend Magnus. Yet, every time, you point out accurately what the tradtion of Dzogchen says about these topics. That int...
by Kelwin
Tue May 30, 2023 6:49 pm
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: I love connections
Replies: 1
Views: 398

Re: I love connections

Can relate and rejoice! One day I heard that when my two main Dzogchen teachers, Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche and Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche, met eachother they were very happy. And that made me very happy :twothumbsup: And when I heard about the connections they have to my Karma Kagyu teachers everything just...
by Kelwin
Fri May 12, 2023 4:03 pm
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Qualifications of a Dzogchen Master
Replies: 603
Views: 39329

Re: Qualifications of a Dzogchen Master

Just finished reading the whole thread until this point. There is no need for me to participate, as I don't have any questions, nor the knowledge to properly answer the issues at stake.

Simply wanted to say thank you, to all those involved. It has been very helpful to this silent observer :thumbsup:
by Kelwin
Sat Apr 22, 2023 9:30 am
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Tsoknyi Rinpoche -Student Mandala vs Live retreats
Replies: 5
Views: 1319

Re: Tsoknyi Rinpoche -Student Mandala vs Live retreats

You should probably prioritize personal contact!

And you may want to tell the organization about your limited funds, and find out what's possible.
by Kelwin
Tue Apr 18, 2023 8:38 pm
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Good book on meditation - a manual , if you will
Replies: 233
Views: 10124

Re: Good book on meditation - a maual, if you will

Sorry, but that is not what "wang" is. Nor is there any telepathic component whatsoever in any wang/empowerment. "Mind to mind" transmission refers to the lineage from Samantabhadra to Garab Dorje since they are undifferentiated three kaya emanations. Well, lama Lena certainly u...
by Kelwin
Mon Mar 06, 2023 9:51 am
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Empowerments, Online and Obstacles
Replies: 21
Views: 2055

Re: Empowerments, Online and Obstacles

I have come to a very final conclusion: online empowerments cause obstacles to arise. This has been my experience. I have received empowerments in person and they have all yielded amazing results, but online ones… not so much. Without going into the whole debate about online/offline.. why do you th...
by Kelwin
Sun Feb 12, 2023 8:57 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Looking for a center in Nepal or India (or maybe Tibet) for a year of intensive practice and study
Replies: 17
Views: 891

Re: Looking for a center in Nepal or India (or maybe Tibet) for a year of intensive practice and study

Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche’s Ka-nying Shedrub Ling in Kathmandu sounds ideal for you. They have a shedra that’s very reputable and set up for non-Tibetans. He also does a lot of teaching online. I would second this suggestion. Highly recommended. And a great community around it that has connections to m...
by Kelwin
Wed Feb 08, 2023 7:29 pm
Forum: Kagyu
Topic: Reasons to take refuge in the three jewels
Replies: 19
Views: 2004

Re: Reasons to take refuge in the three jewels

Because there is no other choice. There just isn't. People's paths will differ, but when we understand the three jewels in a profound and open way (not in a limited religious or sectarian way), there is no other option in reality. Nothing. At all.
by Kelwin
Mon Dec 19, 2022 5:20 pm
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Advaita Vedanta and Dzogchen
Replies: 313
Views: 24031

Re: Advaita Vedanta and Dzogchen

I am a closed pot to people who react contrary to my Bön Dzogchen replies here, and make some interpretation about it, or add something to it, based on their own level of understanding. Certainly you can see the problem in this statement? Become a Bönpo, and enter the unbroken lineage, you are outs...
by Kelwin
Wed Oct 26, 2022 10:12 am
Forum: Kagyu
Topic: Online study program
Replies: 5
Views: 889

Re: Online study program

by Kelwin
Tue Oct 25, 2022 2:11 pm
Forum: Kagyu
Topic: Ole Nydahl suffering from advanced Alzheimer's?
Replies: 31
Views: 11358

Re: Ole Nydahl suffering from advanced Alzheimer's?

Not currently an active member, but have been for many years. This article seems partly correct, and partly biased and overly negative. Yes, lama Ole is suffering from a form of dementia, and has for a number of years now. Yes, he has received proper medical help and diagnosis. No, this is not a sec...
by Kelwin
Mon Sep 19, 2022 7:30 pm
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Dzogchen and the Two Stages
Replies: 463
Views: 23721

Re: Dzogchen and the Two Stages

The whole debate seems to be around the definition of what a thought is. I think we all agree that the pure energy of thoughts still arises and liberates in rigpa. And that clinging to those thoughts is not rigpa at all. So what is namtog? I thought the term was used for the clinging conceptual thou...
by Kelwin
Fri Sep 02, 2022 8:15 am
Forum: Kagyu
Topic: Questions and doubts about Ngöndro requirements at Diamond Way Buddhism
Replies: 22
Views: 2804

Re: Questions and doubts about Ngöndro requirements at Diamond Way Buddhism

The reference to Lama Olé objecting to a teashirt showing a Sufi teacher. I have a friend who knows the Sufi teacher Pir Shabda Khan. Pir Shabda is a formal student of Situ Rinpoche. This is public knowledge. Although that might be even more problematic in Lama Olé’s eyes.. Not necessarily in lama ...
by Kelwin
Wed Aug 31, 2022 8:11 pm
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Dzogchen and the Two Stages
Replies: 463
Views: 23721

Re: nyingma lineages/cycles structures of practice.

Malcolm wrote: Wed Aug 31, 2022 7:54 pmIf you have a basis of trekcho, the creation stage is a distraction.
This statement is simply false, as Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche and his sons have explained many times.

Khyerim doesn't distract from the natural state in any way, just like singing the song of Vajra doesn't.
by Kelwin
Wed Aug 31, 2022 7:08 pm
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Dzogchen and the Two Stages
Replies: 463
Views: 23721

Re: Dzogchen and the Two Stages

Maybe this quote from Rainbow Painting, by Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, is appropriate here. From the chapter on Unity, page 163-164. For a person on the path, there are two ways to unify development and completion. First, you practice the development stage, for instance by thinking "I am Padmasambha...

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