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by oldbob
Mon Feb 26, 2024 4:28 am
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: General set of practices during dzogchen-based dark retreats?
Replies: 22
Views: 1994

Re: General set of practices during dzogchen-based dark retreats?

:namaste: All good posts :applause: :bow: :bow: :bow: Then the question remains for Mutsuk and all, who is authentically teaching each of the practices that she mentions, and what preliminaries are required for each path? Yes, in my little experience, the dark retreat is the fastest way to make prog...
by oldbob
Sun Dec 31, 2023 8:06 pm
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Tulku Thondup has passed
Replies: 3
Views: 666

Re: Tulku Thondup has passed

:namaste: Ven. Tulku Thondup was a real support and heart Teacher for all in the Mahasiddha practice group. https://deets.feedreader.com/mahasiddha.org/ Those who met him were indeed very fortunate. He was an important scholar, excellent practitioner, and Teacher of the essence of the Longchen Nying...
by oldbob
Sun Dec 03, 2023 4:30 pm
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Dreams of Dzogchen figures I have never heard of before
Replies: 3
Views: 480

Re: Dreams of Dzogchen figures I have never heard of before

:namaste: You wrote: "--- another name appeared in a dream of a person I have never heard of. This time, it was Rigdzin Dorje Gonpo (who I later researched to be Lama Vajranatha or John Myrdhin Reynolds). I am a very analytical / not superstitious kind of person. But, I cannot for the life of m...
by oldbob
Sun Dec 03, 2023 2:31 am
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: What role do ritual implements play in Dzogchen?
Replies: 160
Views: 6414

Re: What role do ritual implements play in Dzogchen?

:namaste: IDUNTKNO! Words and meanings, meanings and words! Dzogchen and objects, objects and Dzogchen! Like shouting "THEATER" in a crowded fire. I have all the ritual objects and haven't used them for many, many, many years. So far I have kept them all so in case someone visits who needs...
by oldbob
Tue Nov 14, 2023 6:30 am
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Dzo Dun Schedule in New Zealand
Replies: 2
Views: 332

Re: Dzo Dun Schedule in New Zealand

:namaste: This was a rebroadcast of a live stream from Nov. 13 with Refuge and Bodhicitta Vows, including a long Ultimate Bodhicitta meditation. If someone knows if this will be repeated it would be nice to post it here if that is permitted. :bow: :bow: :bow: :buddha1: A different LIvestream, Buddha...
by oldbob
Tue Nov 14, 2023 5:18 am
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Dzo Dun Schedule in New Zealand
Replies: 2
Views: 332

Re: Dzo Dun Schedule in New Zealand

:namaste:

I think something is about to start right now:11:17 East Coast USA, Nov 13

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https://www.youtube.com/@siddharthasintentlivestream

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by oldbob
Sun Nov 12, 2023 11:04 pm
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Is the nature of the mind cognizant of itself?
Replies: 232
Views: 16147

Re: Is the nature of the mind cognizant of itself?

:namaste: The OP wrote: "Is the nature of the mind cognizant of itself? Post by Vajrasambhava » Mon Aug 14, 2023 8:59 am I'm trying to understand how cognizance has always been present as an inherent part of emptiness. If I'm not wrong, the mind essence Is empty and cognizant, these two things ...
by oldbob
Sun Nov 12, 2023 10:24 pm
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: On having more than one teacher / practice lineage
Replies: 0
Views: 276

On having more than one teacher / practice lineage

:namaste: Gently. In my understanding of Dzogchen, it is not a limitation, at all, to have only one teacher - if that teacher is your Tsawai Lama. (Main Teacher.) In my Dzogchen, being a "Student like a Garuda", "he knows one he knows everything" does not mean that you are compel...
by oldbob
Sun Nov 12, 2023 2:31 pm
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Dzogchen, war and the Bodhisattva Imperitive
Replies: 2
Views: 324

Dzogchen, war and the Bodhisattva Imperitive

:namaste: Perhaps it might be possible for those planning in-person Dharma events to substitute Zoom web events with the airfares and hotel fees canceled and donated to alleviate the suffering of those caught up in the current wars. https://donate.doctorswithoutborders.org/secure/help-save-lives-oct...
by oldbob
Sun Aug 27, 2023 1:54 pm
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Dzogchen Retreat- Zoom - by donation
Replies: 25
Views: 2644

Re: Dzogchen Retreat- Zoom - by donation

:namaste: Two Sessions AM 9:00am-12:00pm (with break) at the Tsegyalgar East Gonpa, 18 Schoolhouse Rd, Conway, MA 01341 In-person and via Zoom - with Russian and Spanish language interpretation (English audio files will be posted here). The afternoon practice will be explained during the morning ses...
by oldbob
Sun Aug 27, 2023 5:11 am
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Dzogchen Retreat- Zoom - by donation
Replies: 25
Views: 2644

Re: Dzogchen Retreat- Zoom - by donation

:namaste: The retreat is in fluent English, and there are also translations into Spanish and Russian for the morning session starting at 9:00 AM East Coast USA time. The retreat has features that separate it from other Dzogchen retreats. 1. It is truly by donation with all written material, includin...
by oldbob
Sat Aug 26, 2023 6:27 pm
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Dzogchen Retreat- Zoom - by donation
Replies: 25
Views: 2644

Re: Dzogchen Retreat- Zoom - by donation

:namaste: https://www.tsegyalgar.org/tsegyalgar-east/events-calendar/dakini-upadesha/ Retreat is still on for 10 more days. It is truly "by donation." Open to newcomers with intention to take DI when available. Best practical explanation of Tsel, Dang, and Rolpa - the three ways energy man...
by oldbob
Fri Aug 25, 2023 5:58 am
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Dzogchen Retreat- Zoom - by donation
Replies: 25
Views: 2644

Re: Dzogchen Retreat- Zoom - by donation

:namaste: From Norbunet post: This retreat will be on the Upadeshavarga series of Dzogchen teachings. It will feature the study of a brief text on Tekchö called Dakini Upadesha and a text on the Four Chogzhak or “Leaving alone” in terms of which the practice of Trekchod (khregs chod) is so often exp...
by oldbob
Thu Aug 24, 2023 11:42 pm
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Dzogchen Retreat- Zoom - by donation
Replies: 25
Views: 2644

Re: Dzogchen Retreat- Zoom - by donation

:namaste: Sorry for the delay in response - sometimes it takes a while to get the correct information. Yes, it is Trekchhod and not longde. It never occurred to me that anyone would not want this information published so I had not checked. I'll let you know if there are any negative responses. Yes, ...
by oldbob
Wed Aug 23, 2023 2:18 pm
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Is the nature of the mind cognizant of itself?
Replies: 232
Views: 16147

Re: Is the nature of the mind cognizant of itself?

:namaste: Excellent answers all. :twothumbsup: Part of the Dzogchen training is to observe your mind and observe where thoughts come from, remain, and go. The answer to this exercise is that you can't say. Several days of pondering may be required until you reach this conclusion - viscerally. The in...
by oldbob
Wed Aug 23, 2023 1:54 pm
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Biography of Rigdzin Changchub Dorje
Replies: 3
Views: 2961

Re: Biography of Rigdzin Changchub Dorje

:namaste:

https://www.rigpawiki.org/index.php?tit ... o_Rinpoche

Khetsun Zangpo Rinpoche was also remarkable for being one of the only Lamas who taught the Dark Retreat to Westerners.

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by oldbob
Wed Aug 23, 2023 1:46 pm
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Circle of the Sun
Replies: 22
Views: 2283

Re: Circle of the Sun

:namaste: From the first page of the Rangjung Yeshe COS. Please respect the command of His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche which states that this book may be studied only by those who have sincere trust in Dharma practice, who have received a suitable transmission of the Dzogchen teachings containi...
by oldbob
Wed Aug 23, 2023 12:44 pm
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Dzogchen Retreat- Zoom - by donation
Replies: 25
Views: 2644

Re: Dzogchen Retreat- Zoom - by donation

:namaste: The key point of Dzogchen is to remain in integration with whatever arises or doesn't arise, as instant presence, 24/7. The expression of Dzogchen as the 3 series of teachings is one way to organize the historical presentation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longd%C3%A9 The essence of Dzogc...

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