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by passel
Sat Mar 02, 2024 3:46 am
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Is it ok to practice Vajrasattva mantra meditation without oral transmission
Replies: 26
Views: 1358

Re: Is it ok to practice Vajrasattva mantra meditation without oral transmission

You might just try making general bodhicitta aspirations, then aspirations to practice vajrayana for the benefit of beings, and vajrasattva in particular, and then shamatha. Honestly you can't go wrong laying a foundation of shamatha w aspirations, then see how your karma presents.
by passel
Sat Aug 27, 2022 6:10 am
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: How to learn simple tsok practice
Replies: 11
Views: 1087

Re: How to learn simple tsok practice

Is there a simple way to do tsok that is either Prajnaparamita -based or ok to learn at a distance? There is no tsok that is Prajñapāramita based, as that is sūtra. You only need to do tsok at beginning and end of your retreat, and on special days. You can probably find a short Tsog at Lotsawa hous...
by passel
Fri Aug 26, 2022 4:05 pm
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: How to learn simple tsok practice
Replies: 11
Views: 1087

Re: How to learn simple tsok practice

Thank you. Am I understanding correctly, that a practice like this:https://shop.fpmt.org/Lama-Chopa-and-Tsog-Offering-eBook-PDF_p_1949.html is basically an open practice, and anyone can run through the liturgy and it will be considered effective in mending that one's spiritual affairs? What other pr...
by passel
Fri Aug 26, 2022 5:58 am
Forum: Meditation
Topic: Refining a Meditative Practice
Replies: 41
Views: 4557

Re: Refining a Meditative Practice

Johnny Dangerous wrote: Fri Aug 12, 2022 4:41 pm
Parsifal wrote: Fri Aug 12, 2022 8:25 am like Yoga which could make me mentally healthier. Is this kind of solution too simple?
Not too simple at all!! Make all the time in the world for simple mentally healthy practices. They're the "other ngondro."
by passel
Fri Aug 26, 2022 4:38 am
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: How to learn simple tsok practice
Replies: 11
Views: 1087

How to learn simple tsok practice

Hello- I’m going into a short personal retreat, following my teacher’s instructions. I would like to learn a simple tsok to enhance my retreat, but don’t have a 1:1 relationship w my teacher, so haven’t been able to receive tsok instruction. Is there a simple way to do tsok that is either Prajnapara...
by passel
Wed Feb 02, 2022 4:19 am
Forum: Zen
Topic: We Are All This Luminous Mind
Replies: 166
Views: 60344

Re: We Are All This Luminous Mind

To follow up on that and hopefully sort of close the circle, yes, imv kensho is recognition. The role and function of kensho in the Rinzai practice communities I've been a part of is cognate to the role and function of recognition in hybrid dzogchen-mahamudra communities I've been a part of. It's ba...
by passel
Sun Oct 17, 2021 8:20 pm
Forum: Gelug
Topic: History of Gelug and Rime Gelugpas
Replies: 19
Views: 10075

Re: History of Gelug and Rime Gelugpas

Roger Jackson’s recent book, Mind Seeing Mind is specifically about the Gelug Mahamudra, but it’s full of stuff that I bet would be interesting to you in this context.
by passel
Sun Oct 17, 2021 2:41 am
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Theravadin Looking to Learn
Replies: 15
Views: 1380

Re: Theravadin Looking to Learn

Paul Williams’ Mahayana Buddhism is an excellent survey. Theravada has all sorts of “far out” elements too, but you’ve received a modernized version. This is fine and skillful imo. Modern Zen offers something very similar from Mahayana roots. Tibetan Buddhism has not made the same moves exactly- the...
by passel
Sun Oct 17, 2021 2:27 am
Forum: Chan
Topic: What is the function of meditation?
Replies: 21
Views: 8729

Re: What is the function of meditation?

Familiarization with the nature of mind is fine, but I like pickling in the dharmakaya.
by passel
Sun Oct 17, 2021 2:20 am
Forum: Kagyu
Topic: Meditation posture...straight arms, 'vulture shoulders'...how common is it ?
Replies: 18
Views: 8806

Re: Meditation posture...straight arms, 'vulture shoulders'...how common is it ?

The vulture wing cue is just meant to indicate that the shoulder blades should be wide and sustainably relaxed, with even energetic extension, like a vulture spending all day on a draft. A really useful cue if you’re meditating all day every day for weeks and months on end.
by passel
Sun Oct 17, 2021 2:17 am
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Are Oysters Sentient? (Split from Giving up Masturbation)
Replies: 100
Views: 9120

Re: Giving Up Masturbation

I love oysters, but I’ve pretty much given them up- when you shuck them, they fight to close and stay closed, until you disable them by cutting a little membrane at the base. Just hard for me to square w the first precept. They seem to want to live. There are vegetarians and vegans who have felt tha...
by passel
Fri Oct 08, 2021 4:24 am
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Thinking of abandoning Buddhism and its teachings
Replies: 62
Views: 4197

Re: Thinking of abandoning Buddhism and its teachings

You should definitely try to abandon Buddhism.
by passel
Fri Oct 08, 2021 4:21 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Icelandic artist Björk
Replies: 14
Views: 1434

Re: Icelandic artist Björk

She’s connected to the eco-philosopher Timothy Morton, who studies dzogchen with Tsoknyi Rinpoche. I’d be shocked if she hasn’t had some exposure to those teachings.
by passel
Wed Aug 04, 2021 2:08 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Tantra: historical perspective
Replies: 12
Views: 755

Re: Tantra: historical perspective

Enjoy 😊
by passel
Wed Aug 04, 2021 6:30 am
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Tantra: historical perspective
Replies: 12
Views: 755

Re: Tantra: historical perspective

Geoffrey Samuel’s Origins of Yoga and Tantra is exquisite, as are Davidson’s Indian Esoteric Buddhism and Tibetan Renaissance. If you want something more accessible, Reggie Ray’s Indestructible Truth and Secrets of the Vajra World are good. https://www.amazon.com/Origins-Yoga-Tantra-Religions-Thirte...
by passel
Wed Aug 04, 2021 6:23 am
Forum: Meditation
Topic: Tight pressure in head
Replies: 19
Views: 10820

Re: Tight pressure in head

Re: [Mod note: AFAIK, Vase Breathing is a higher practice that should be shown and taught by an experienced teacher to students who are ready for it. If it is practiced in the wrong manner for a longer period of time, it can be harmful. Therefore I don't believe it's appropriate to publish an excerp...
by passel
Thu Jun 10, 2021 3:13 am
Forum: Tendai
Topic: Lotus Sutra Practices and Esotericism
Replies: 7
Views: 5038

Re: Lotus Sutra Practices and Esotericism

If the Shugendo angle is interesting to you, look on FB and Google for the International Shugendo Association. (The Seattle Shugendo dojo is connected to them.) The head of ISA is a Tendai priest, so there will be a Hokke link there, though I haven’t seen anything specifically on the subject.
by passel
Wed Jun 09, 2021 5:31 am
Forum: Tendai
Topic: Lotus Sutra Practices and Esotericism
Replies: 7
Views: 5038

Re: Lotus Sutra Practices and Esotericism

This is what you're after: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwi6krSu24nxAhUNup4KHZTdDakQFjAIegQIEBAE&url=https%3A%2F%2Fterebess.hu%2Fzen%2FPaths-to-Liberation.pdf&usg=AOvVaw2OJoQxX7dDRXke0jS2zJAW You want t...
by passel
Sat Apr 06, 2019 6:14 am
Forum: Mahamudra
Topic: What if seeing a lama as pure was less about lifting a lama up and more about bringing purity
Replies: 36
Views: 19025

What if seeing a lama as pure was less about lifting a lama up and more about bringing purity

What if seeing a lama as pure was less about lifting a lama up and more about bringing purity down?

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