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- Thu Apr 18, 2024 6:26 pm
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Taking robes in later life
- Replies: 8
- Views: 304
Re: Taking robes in later life
It has always been a matter of minor annoyance to me that some Westerners spend their lives doing the usual worldly things and then ordain as older people, and expect special privileges just because they are now wearing robes. Not sure what your experience was but I respect anyone who tries to devo...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 4:20 pm
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Taking robes in later life
- Replies: 8
- Views: 304
Re: Taking robes in later life
I don’t know if there is specifically, but it is very common in some East Asian countries, just as in the west, many seniors begin to get more involved with religion. The closer we get to death… It works out very well for the person too, if the person is wealthy and has no family, they know they wi...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 12:37 pm
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Taking robes in later life
- Replies: 8
- Views: 304
Taking robes in later life
Was listening to a program on the BBC World service about an order of Catholic nuns founded specifically for women who wish to become nuns after 50. Was wondering if there was anything equivalent in modern Buddhist organizations anywhere in the world for people wanting to take robes or at least dedi...
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 8:20 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Suella Braverman and Triratna
- Replies: 17
- Views: 810
Re: Suella Braverman and Triratna
Pardon me, but IMO blithely labeling people based on ephemeral political beliefs is at bottom antithetical to a Buddhist viewpoint, and only contributes to an "us vs. them" mentality, and, usually, subtle feelings of personal superiority that are definitely at odds with Mahayana.. Of cour...
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 8:13 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Suella Braverman and Triratna
- Replies: 17
- Views: 810
Re: Suella Braverman and Triratna
Seems your quote was pointless, or rather, that point had already been made. My point was that the individual's consciousness and reasoning has to come before any political label, and that these things do not always lead in a certain direction. But it sure seems for those of rightwing political per...
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 4:15 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Suella Braverman and Triratna
- Replies: 17
- Views: 810
Re: Suella Braverman and Triratna
[media][/media] Are un-dharmic and "right wing" necessarily the same? Not necessarily but right-wing thinking on the whole tends to emphasize individualism over (for example rightwing philosophies like libertarianism and objectivism) - rather than altruism. In that regard, I don't find it ...
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 6:58 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Suella Braverman and Triratna
- Replies: 17
- Views: 810
Re: Suella Braverman and Triratna
I think Braverman's interest in Buddhism is probably inflated by the press for whom it makes a good story. Unpleasant undharmic right-wing views are also not unknown among people professing a belief in Buddhism (Ole Nydahl comes to mind). Some people wear the faith on their sleeve but never really u...
- Fri Dec 29, 2023 12:46 pm
- Forum: Kagyu
- Topic: A Joint Statement on the Shamar Incarnation
- Replies: 50
- Views: 4118
Re: A Joint Statement on the Shamar Incarnation
The quality in karma kagyu is greatly diminished by this joint procedure. It effectively dismisses the fact that one person of mind cannot become two, the emanation thing which tibetan buddhist teacher throw out so easily is as believable as "Padmasambhava was born out of a lotus flower in the...
- Fri Dec 29, 2023 12:41 pm
- Forum: Kagyu
- Topic: Ole Nydahl suffering from advanced Alzheimer's?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 11698
Re: Ole Nydahl suffering from advanced Alzheimer's?
Hes gone already. Hes in the stages of dementia where he has a big problem in knowing the situational where-who-what -is happening. Do you have any source, or anything to back it up? Did you not read Kelwin's post earlier in this thread? I think he was/is involved with DIamondway for a long time. I...
- Sun Dec 24, 2023 9:07 pm
- Forum: Kagyu
- Topic: Appropriate shrine decorations in December
- Replies: 7
- Views: 675
Re: Appropriate shrine decorations in December
This is likely a noob question, but is it disrespectful to decorate your shrine for the December holiday season (i.e. Buddha statue with Santa hat, Christmas tree on the shrine, etc)? I personally feel Buddha would not kind the hat and decorations but I’m just beginning and in no way an authority. ...
- Sun Dec 24, 2023 10:48 am
- Forum: Media
- Topic: Mass Shooting In Prague
- Replies: 3
- Views: 336
Re: Mass Shooting In Prague
Indeed. A friend's nephew had been studying at that University in Prague and returned home to Ireland the very morning of the attack. My friend's brother's family I don't think could have been more relieved.
- Thu Dec 21, 2023 12:01 pm
- Forum: Shrine Room
- Topic: Research call - looking for images of UK Zennies' practice spaces
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1342
Re: Research call - looking for images of UK Zennies' practice spaces
I have known the founder of your temple since the 1970's, you are pretty fortunate. Indeed we are. Ryushin Paul Haller is a wonderful teacher - and a Belfast native of course. Our resident teacher Myogan Djinn Gallagher received Dharma transmission from Paul recently. The first Irish-to-Irish trans...
- Tue Dec 19, 2023 7:49 pm
- Forum: Shrine Room
- Topic: Research call - looking for images of UK Zennies' practice spaces
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1342
Re: Research call - looking for images of UK Zennies' practice spaces
Hmmm fascinating... I'm hoping for a follow-up project to get some funding to visit communal spaces (zen centres etc) around the UK to talk about the same thing in a broader sense... having had to start from scratch after the fire, think your group would be a great place to visit & chat about t...
- Tue Dec 19, 2023 7:14 pm
- Forum: Shrine Room
- Topic: Research call - looking for images of UK Zennies' practice spaces
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1342
Re: Research call - looking for images of UK Zennies' practice spaces
Interesting research.
Images of our current zendo can be found here:
https://bmzcbelfast.org/
Our previous zendo (before vandals burnt it down):
Images of our current zendo can be found here:
https://bmzcbelfast.org/
Our previous zendo (before vandals burnt it down):
- Wed Dec 13, 2023 2:10 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Is Dharma Bhodi / aka Kol Martens a credible teacher?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1743
Re: Is Dharma Bhodi / aka Kol Martens a credible teacher?
OP, what you should be looking for in a Dharma teacher (as a starting point, this alone isn't enough) should be the following: 1. Studied for a significant period with known and respected teachers 2. Was asked to teach by those teachers, and that relationship/request is verifiable 3. Teaches what h...
- Sun Dec 10, 2023 4:39 pm
- Forum: Kagyu
- Topic: new platform of ex-Diamondway found in Germany
- Replies: 55
- Views: 3674
Re: new platform of ex-Diamondway found in Germany
Now that Ole is ill with dementia, it will be interesting to see how long DW lasts without him.
- Sun Dec 10, 2023 2:13 pm
- Forum: Kagyu
- Topic: A Joint Statement on the Shamar Incarnation
- Replies: 50
- Views: 4118
Re: A Joint Statement on the Shamar Incarnation
i have heard rumours that Thugseyla the son of Karmapa Thaye Dorje is the new Sharmapa Tulku. does anyone have more information on this? https://www.karmapa.org/2023-5th-birthday-photos-of-thugseyla-from-karmapa/ That has been the general assumption since he was born but since no-one had explicitly...
- Sun Dec 10, 2023 1:41 pm
- Forum: Kagyu
- Topic: Dorjee Chang Thungma
- Replies: 2
- Views: 364
Re: Dorjee Chang Thungma
Yes I think Ringu Tulku is a Khampa.
- Sat Dec 02, 2023 9:15 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Is Dharma Bhodi / aka Kol Martens a credible teacher?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1743
Re: Is Dharma Bhodi / aka Kol Martens a credible teacher?
His bio had more red flags than a North Korean liberation day parade. Basically it's bullsh!t.
You'll be wasting your time with this guy.
You'll be wasting your time with this guy.
- Thu Nov 30, 2023 8:34 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Shane MacGowan... There's nothin left to say
- Replies: 3
- Views: 541
Re: Shane MacGowan... There's nothin left to say
I saw the Pogues at the height of their fame in the 80s. They were supposed to play a college gig in Dublin but it got cancelled because the college feared an unruly crowd. It was rescheduled at the last minute but only about 40 people turned up. They were exactly as you'd imagine, all drunk but mag...