Just to clarify things a little...
An example of inverse cultural appropriation would be saying
"If it's nae Scottish, it's crap!"
I leave the evaluation of the truth value of the above statement as an exercise.
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- Mon Dec 16, 2019 11:16 am
- Forum: Nyingma
- Topic: termas found outside of asia?
- Replies: 101
- Views: 20450
- Mon Dec 16, 2019 11:06 am
- Forum: Zen
- Topic: Express your Zen in 10 words.
- Replies: 85
- Views: 20346
- Mon Dec 16, 2019 9:22 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Best resource on empowerment details
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1445
Re: Best resource on empowerment details
Oh well then!
- Mon Dec 16, 2019 8:19 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Best resource on empowerment details
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1445
Re: Best resource on empowerment details
I've been going over posts on this site, and Malcolm's posts on the details of empowerment (what's actually going on, the requirements, etc.) are the best I've ever read. Are there any good books or other resources out there that explain empowerments to the same level of detail? Specifically, I'm l...
- Mon Dec 16, 2019 8:14 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Megastructures of the universe
- Replies: 1
- Views: 677
Re: Megastructures of the universe
And they named it Laniakea? Wow, cultural appropriation on a cosmic scale! It's a nifty idea though, that idea of gravitional "watersheds".
- Mon Dec 16, 2019 8:05 am
- Forum: Zen
- Topic: Express your Zen in 10 words.
- Replies: 85
- Views: 20346
Re: Express your Zen in 10 words.
If the truth never hurt you
You never met it.
You never met it.
- Sat Dec 14, 2019 12:26 pm
- Forum: Creative Writing
- Topic: Buddha speaks the Sutra of the Father of Christmas
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2694
Re: Buddha speaks the Sutra of the Father of Christmas
Then the Great One of the Santayana arose, and placing a finger aside his nose in the mudra of ascension, prepared to leave. At this time his faithful companion of many years, Baldric, spoke. "What, you're not going to bleedin' LEAVE us here to freeze, are you?" And there was grumbling, es...
- Fri Dec 13, 2019 11:49 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: New Topic
- Replies: 96
- Views: 13851
Re: New Topic
At the end of the day, I trust the engineers when I fly, I trust the doctors when I have a body problem and I trust the Dharma to liberate me from causation: where's the inconsistency? You have flown and seen other people fly, you have been healed by doctors and seen others healed, have you seen an...
- Fri Jun 21, 2019 9:25 am
- Forum: Engaged Buddhism
- Topic: A small practice but a good one
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4810
Re: A small practice but a good one
There is a certain weirdness in Westerners greeting other Westerners in such ways, but then people bow in Japanese martial arts, make Christian gestures etc. and our cultures are now full of diversity. It might be unusual but then.... "goodbye" is a contraction of the phrase "God be ...
- Fri Jun 21, 2019 6:50 am
- Forum: Games & Humour
- Topic: Daily Laugh Thread
- Replies: 856
- Views: 265338
- Fri Jun 21, 2019 3:29 am
- Forum: Engaged Buddhism
- Topic: A small practice but a good one
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4810
Re: A small practice but a good one
Your practice is your practice, you must therefore do what you think best. There is no right or wrong way, if you travel the path with good will.well wisher wrote: ↑Mon Jun 10, 2019 2:13 pm
Anyways, is it OK if I say namaste just quietly in my mind, especially after social encounters with strangers or those of other faiths?
- Fri Jun 21, 2019 3:17 am
- Forum: Meditation
- Topic: Is it wrong to control the mind?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3719
Re: Is it wrong to control the mind?
I really enjoy The Simile of the Cup by Ajahn Brahm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nd0haCapIpE&list=PL9Hy-j453agmziMv8NYfim6NAzEa2h0mI&index=3&t= my anecdotal understanding is we do chose letting of the mind's grassing though the mind's desire to grasp so pervasive it requires constant...
- Fri Jun 21, 2019 2:05 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Did the Buddha and/or other ancient masters face mockers?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3733
Re: Did the Buddha and/or other ancient masters face mockers?
...And of course one must expect a schism at any moment, in which the Dharma Burger Kings head off to pursue the Path of Bacon and Cheese independently, all the while complaining about the Krocpa sect's worship of the wrathful protector Ronaldma. Meanwhile, vegans in both sects will be working hard ...
- Wed Jun 05, 2019 10:33 am
- Forum: Dharma Stories
- Topic: Thread with no words
- Replies: 162
- Views: 146018
- Wed Jun 05, 2019 10:16 am
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Peeling the onion
- Replies: 78
- Views: 15880
Re: Peeling the onion
I think the whole point of the onion analogy is that if you keep peeling the onion, layer after layer, suddenly you find you have nothing in your hand. The onion has no core.
- Wed Jun 05, 2019 10:04 am
- Forum: Engaged Buddhism
- Topic: A small practice but a good one
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4810
Re: A small practice but a good one
I have enough problems seeing the Buddha within me, let alone inside others! :tongue: Do you aspire to enlightenment? Look at the part of you that does. Have you ever felt compassion for the suffering of another? There sits the Buddha. Same pretty much applies to anyone who has ever tried to be a b...
- Wed Jun 05, 2019 9:20 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: The Lounge: Dharma Wheel Gold
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4072
Re: The Lounge: Dharma Wheel Gold
Well isn't this odd. I've devoted way more of my time here to humour than I should, but I didn't make the list. Maybe because a lot of it was Lolcat memes. Just ask Greg, he will testify that most of my many posts here are funny, if not outright laughable... BTW I think you missed an important sourc...
- Wed Jun 05, 2019 8:54 am
- Forum: Engaged Buddhism
- Topic: A small practice but a good one
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4810
A small practice but a good one
I have for some years been in the habit of ending each social encounter by saying "Namaste". I was told that it essentially is an acknowledgement of the Buddha within the person you have been talking to. That may or may not be accurate, but hey if you want accuracy you can always ask Malco...
- Wed Jun 05, 2019 6:35 am
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Tongue touching palate in Dzogchen?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 5994
Re: Tongue touching palate in Dzogchen?
I have always followed the practice of placing the tip of the tongue at the place where the gums and front teeth meet. I was originally told that this helps to get the winds flowing the right way, but I really don't know about that. What i have noticed it that it cuts down on mouth breathing, helps ...
- Wed Jun 05, 2019 6:26 am
- Forum: Kagyu
- Topic: Calling the Lama From Afar
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2595
Re: Calling the Lama From Afar
I have this silly idea, but I'm not QUITE sure it's silly.
If you are serious about calling the guru from afar, wouldn't it be correct to start with directory assistance?
If you are serious about calling the guru from afar, wouldn't it be correct to start with directory assistance?