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by Ayu
Tue Mar 19, 2024 7:44 am
Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
Topic: How do we know what our individual dharma is in the modern age?
Replies: 1
Views: 40

Re: How do we know what our individual dharma is in the modern age?

" It is better to do one’s own dharma, even though imperfectly, than to do another’s dharma, even though perfectly. By doing one’s innate duties, a person does not incur sin." I love this quote, but it's hard for me to understand exactly what my dharma is since the world is different now ...
by Ayu
Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:05 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Poll (ANONYMOUS): Are you Male / Female / Other?
Replies: 19
Views: 796

Re: Poll (ANONYMOUS): Are you Male / Female / Other?

I have heard, that a higher female interest than male, is one of the sings of the Degenerate Age of Dharma. Does anyone have more information about this? I believe, it was written somewhere in the Palicanon that the Buddha said so. One of those weird quotes, I think, which make no sense without con...
by Ayu
Sat Mar 16, 2024 12:07 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Poll (ANONYMOUS): Are you Male / Female / Other?
Replies: 19
Views: 796

Re: Poll (ANONYMOUS): Are you Male / Female / Other?

In my real life community, at seminars, there are often 5 males amongst 20 females.
by Ayu
Thu Mar 14, 2024 1:41 pm
Forum: Suggestion Box
Topic: Poll idea - male / female / other
Replies: 19
Views: 418

Re: Poll idea - male / female / other

Due to their negative experiences, women just like to appear as neutral. Yeah I can imagine why. But I actually did not know that the poll would reveal their identities. I do not have experience with polls here, but my assumption was that it would take their votes, not also reveal who voted what (I...
by Ayu
Thu Mar 14, 2024 1:16 pm
Forum: Suggestion Box
Topic: Poll idea - male / female / other
Replies: 19
Views: 418

Re: Poll idea - male / female / other

I think, it's no problem at all to just start such a topic in the Lounge. People could be surprised about the answers, because the idea is common, everybody was male. We simply still live in a man's world and this is tainting our perception and our assumptions. On the other hand, the poll most proba...
by Ayu
Wed Mar 13, 2024 11:59 pm
Forum: Zen
Topic: My family worries that some Zen Buddhism feels like a “cult”
Replies: 13
Views: 733

Re: My family worries that some Zen Buddhism feels like a “cult”

And the advantage of non-cult buddhism is: you don't have to proselytize like e. g. a Christian. You can really focus on yourself and your practice without bothering your family with it. There's nothing to promote outside. There's nothing to avoid except anger and selfishness. Nobody scolds you for ...
by Ayu
Wed Mar 13, 2024 11:49 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Personal account of Shine
Replies: 53
Views: 1956

Re: Personal account of Shine

jet.urgyen wrote: Wed Mar 13, 2024 11:13 pm
Ayu wrote: Wed Mar 13, 2024 10:24 pm I moved the topic from Dzogchen to Mahayana, because the topic is not specificly about Dzogchen
sorry my last post, i didn't noticed is on the Mahayana forum now.
No problem. Mahayana is the greatest umbrella for all.
by Ayu
Wed Mar 13, 2024 10:24 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Personal account of Shine
Replies: 53
Views: 1956

Re: Personal account of Shine

I moved the topic from Dzogchen to Mahayana, because the topic is not specificly about Dzogchen
by Ayu
Tue Mar 12, 2024 9:46 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Words
Replies: 393
Views: 67030

Re: Words

master of puppets wrote: Mon Nov 20, 2023 1:43 pm Try to catch the story from somewhere. zen will help you to.
this is the end.
(my words)


[Mod note: It seems, this thread finally has run it's course.
Reference: https://www.dharmawheel.net/viewtopic.p ... 34#p682834]
by Ayu
Sat Mar 09, 2024 8:18 am
Forum: Nyingma
Topic: Placement of Dzambhala House Blessing Card
Replies: 1
Views: 246

Re: Placement of Dzambhala House Blessing Card

mahabuddha wrote: Thu Mar 07, 2024 7:15 am I have a Dzambhala House Blessing card - where is the best/proper place to hang it?

Yours in the Dharma
Tingdzin
I believe, the best place is at the entry of the main room. Either above the door or besides it.
by Ayu
Sun Mar 03, 2024 8:37 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Silly but persistent pop-culture myths about Buddhism.
Replies: 26
Views: 916

Re: Silly but persistent pop-culture myths about Buddhism.

... Does anyone know if this myth has a particular origin? I read it years ago in a Palicanon-based discussion. I cannot figure out the source anymore. But the evidence was given due to one PC sutta, where the Buddha said neither Yes or No to the question, if God exists. (I think, that's the usual ...
by Ayu
Mon Feb 26, 2024 2:32 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Negative energy
Replies: 32
Views: 1423

Re: Negative energy

"If you cannot help, at least do not harm", my teacher told me. So, if being with certain people harms me, if I cannot stay chilled, I leave. It's always the best solution. But: I don't believe in "negative energy" - it's only absence of positive energy. -20°C is no negative ener...
by Ayu
Sat Feb 24, 2024 12:04 pm
Forum: Nyingma
Topic: please give me some advices
Replies: 6
Views: 581

Re: please give me some advices

The problem seems to be foreign to usual buddhist occurences. Can you please speak directly to someone who really knows this teacher? Our members must be overwhelmed with your question, because they neither know you nor the person you are complaining about. Please as well consider to consult profess...
by Ayu
Sat Feb 24, 2024 7:40 am
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: How to respond to theistic/deistic arguments from a Madhyamaka point of view?
Replies: 21
Views: 1125

Re: How to respond to theistic/deistic arguments from a Madhyamaka point of view?

In addition, e.g. the Bodhisatva vows in Vajrayana recommend not to explain emptiness to people who are not ready for it.
And we can assume that people who are grounded in theism are definitely not ready for getting Madhyamaka.
by Ayu
Wed Feb 14, 2024 8:27 am
Forum: Prayers and Aspirations
Topic: Request for...practice support?
Replies: 11
Views: 1435

Re: Request for...practice support?

I was trying to establish a meditation routine all my life, since I was 20 years old. I more ore less failed all the decades. Seemed to me, I had an insurmountable obstacle in my inner laziness. Then, late at the age of 46, I met Buddhism and wanted to take a certain empowerment. I had to take refug...
by Ayu
Sat Feb 10, 2024 11:51 am
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Losar Tashi Delek
Replies: 11
Views: 473

Re: Losar Tashi Delek

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by Ayu
Fri Feb 09, 2024 3:49 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Lung vs initiation
Replies: 40
Views: 2267

Re: Lung vs initiation

and now I understand :D initiation is just a helping hand but it is not gasoline needed to drive a car,ok :bow: Yes. I think the gasoline is rather the merits you have or achieve. An empowerment gives only a short kick, but if one cannot follow any practice and teacher's advice, the power would be ...
by Ayu
Fri Feb 09, 2024 2:26 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Lung vs initiation
Replies: 40
Views: 2267

Re: Lung vs initiation

In summary, lung or initiation for practice 'X' has no influence on fact that healing practice(for example) will bring results faster and stronger(for person we want to help,not for us) ? What do you mean by "healing practice"? ( Was I correct to move this topic from the Lounge to Tibetan...
by Ayu
Thu Feb 08, 2024 12:41 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: New But Not
Replies: 10
Views: 818

Re: New But Not

Welcome to DW. :namaste: This is a fantastic online resource for Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism. https://studybuddhism.com/ Thank you :heart: I was just about to recommend that website as well, if you are asking for explanations for beginners and intend to understand purposes, origins and connectio...
by Ayu
Wed Feb 07, 2024 4:32 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Prostration support? (mat, carpeting, hand/knee/ support, etc)
Replies: 11
Views: 1319

Re: Prostration support? (mat, carpeting, hand/knee/ support, etc)

Please be aware that this topic started in 2022. It could go on, because it has a rather information collective sense and the posts are not discussive.

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