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- Fri Nov 17, 2023 2:02 am
- Forum: Book Reviews
- Topic: Good & affordable ebooks - recommendations
- Replies: 29
- Views: 16374
Re: Good & affordable ebooks - recommendations
On occasion of Black Friday Week amazon is offering free 3-month audible subscriptions to "selected customers", whatever that means, just check out if it's available to you. And, of course, don't forget to unsubscribe after the third title :smile: I had already shamelessly freeloaded on th...
- Thu Oct 19, 2023 6:59 pm
- Forum: Wellness, Diet and Fitness
- Topic: 5 foods to avoid by Dr. David Sinclair
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1026
- Sat Jul 22, 2023 4:06 am
- Forum: Ethical Conduct
- Topic: Which of the following activities do you consider sexual misconduct?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 6020
Re: Which of the following activities do you consider sexual misconduct?
Especially considering that in most Western countries they were the only 2 sexual activities on the list that are also crimes strictly speaking pedophilia is not a sexual activity but a psychiatric disorder - a person suffering from it may or may not engage in pedophile actions. I ckecked it anyway...
- Mon Oct 24, 2022 3:27 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: "Secular" Phowa/Bardo Instruction?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 779
Re: "Secular" Phowa/Bardo Instruction?
Not sure if this is the quote you're searching for, I think a similar point has been made by several teachers, here's one example from Chagdud Rinpoche's book "Life in Relation to Death" For example, even if one has not been trained in p’howa, it is certainly beneficial at the time of one’...
- Sun Oct 23, 2022 7:00 pm
- Forum: Kagyu
- Topic: Ole Nydahl suffering from advanced Alzheimer's?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 11465
Re: Ole Nydahl suffering from advanced Alzheimer's?
That was quite a few years ago. Not a doctor so not sure if he had head trauma that might have contributed. I think he broke a leg or hip at least. But it sounds like those around him should let him retire if this report is true. I have a vague recollection that he had been a boxer when young - tha...
- Tue Sep 27, 2022 3:07 pm
- Forum: Help Required
- Topic: Visa to India, max 180 days at a time?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 699
Re: Visa to India, max 180 days at a time?
If you're planning to study at a Buddhist institute or to stay in a monastery, you could contact them and ask if they know of exceptions, like special students' visa. Otherwise the classic solution would be to go on a weekend trip to Kathmandu every 90 days. If that works for you depends of course o...
- Sat Jul 09, 2022 9:52 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: The Karmapa fathered a child - DNA test reveals
- Replies: 109
- Views: 11677
Re: The Karmapa fathered a child - DNA test reveals
I saw this a call for help So did I. Actually I pity him. I do not condone rape or sexual abuse, of course. But he's been struggling with his role as Karmapa for quite some time. In an interview with a German radio station in 2013 he had already said "I don't have a feeling that I'm reincarnat...
- Sun Feb 20, 2022 12:24 am
- Forum: Nyingma
- Topic: Dudjom Sangye Pema Shepa Rinpoche's parinirvana
- Replies: 33
- Views: 15215
Re: Dudjom Sangye Pema Shepa Rinpoche's parinirvana
I'm just speechless
- Thu Jan 27, 2022 5:55 pm
- Forum: Prayers and Aspirations
- Topic: For myself
- Replies: 66
- Views: 42248
Re: For myself
Great!KathyLauren wrote: ↑Thu Jan 27, 2022 2:29 pm I am home now. It won't be a speedy recovery, but I am on the mend.
- Thu Jan 20, 2022 7:29 pm
- Forum: Prayers and Aspirations
- Topic: For myself
- Replies: 66
- Views: 42248
Re: For myself
It isn’t Covid. I have had enough negative tests to know that. It just happens to be pneumonia that presented exactly like Covid pneumonia. They had me on full Covid precautions for a while, but there was no virus present. It seems to have been triggered by a bad cold. I had no idea a cold could be...
- Wed Jan 19, 2022 12:08 am
- Forum: Prayers and Aspirations
- Topic: For myself
- Replies: 66
- Views: 42248
Re: For myself
Are there any news about what it is? Do they still think it's covid?KathyLauren wrote: ↑Tue Jan 18, 2022 9:27 pm Thanks again, everyone. I did finally get transported to the city. Now, I wait for my surgeon to evaluate the X-rays and decide what needs to be done.
- Mon Jan 17, 2022 10:31 pm
- Forum: Prayers and Aspirations
- Topic: For myself
- Replies: 66
- Views: 42248
Re: For myself
KathyLauren wrote: ↑Sun Jan 16, 2022 12:30 pm Now they are sending me to the city for surgery. *sigh*
- Sat Jan 15, 2022 1:55 am
- Forum: Prayers and Aspirations
- Topic: For myself
- Replies: 66
- Views: 42248
Re: For myself
Wishing you a speedy recovery
- Sat Sep 18, 2021 12:14 am
- Forum: Prayers and Aspirations
- Topic: Double lung transplant
- Replies: 32
- Views: 12927
Re: Double lung transplant
If you can breathe through a mask at all, you may want to take a look at washable FFP2 masks from cloth*. There are some products on the market that are certified and fulfill all requirements by German law in areas where FFP2 masks are mandatory. They're much more comfortable to wear and much easier...
- Wed Sep 15, 2021 12:14 am
- Forum: Prayers and Aspirations
- Topic: Double lung transplant
- Replies: 32
- Views: 12927
Re: Double lung transplant
Woa
Best wishes! I hope you'll get better soon and your body "accepts" the new organ without problems
Best wishes! I hope you'll get better soon and your body "accepts" the new organ without problems
- Sat Jul 31, 2021 12:22 am
- Forum: Meditation
- Topic: Selecting a mala
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6809
- Fri Jul 30, 2021 8:39 pm
- Forum: Meditation
- Topic: Selecting a mala
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6809
Re: Selecting a mala
I try to check my mala's string every now and then and when it starts to wear out I replace it before it breaks. Also, when your mala string breaks often, it is maybe because the drill-holes haven't been filed properly. You can buy special needle-shaped files to soothen the holes of the beads. I don...
- Sat Jan 02, 2021 9:10 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Best way to sort e-library
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1013
Re: Best way to sort e-library
I'm using calibre to manage my ebooks. It's a free program that reads and converts all sorts of files. It's primarily for the epub-format, but you can also manage PDF and Word files with it. You can add keywords to all texts and use the sort and filter functions. Using the folder structure of your c...
- Sun Jan 26, 2020 7:20 am
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Issues with ending a friendship
- Replies: 25
- Views: 4444
Re: Issues with ending a friendship
I have found that at some point toxicity is rendered impotent if you know how to address that type of toxicity properly. I have been skillful at not only setting boundaries but conveying them to minds that normally are hard to address. This is not to encourage people suffering others unreasonably. ...
- Fri Jan 24, 2020 11:29 pm
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Issues with ending a friendship
- Replies: 25
- Views: 4444
Re: Issues with ending a friendship
Rhetorically speaking does setting boundaries require such finality? Sometimes, yes, unfortunately. Some people simply don't respect other people's boundaries, in which case setting boundaries while maintaining the friendship simply isn't an option. And sadly, also, some people are suffering from a...