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- Mon Jul 31, 2023 9:17 pm
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Attaining rigpa and which bhumi
- Replies: 33
- Views: 5866
Re: Attaining rigpa and which bhumi
You should post a reference for this claim about Thogal. It is mentioned in a number of places, but specifically, it is discussed by Khenpo Ngachung in his thod rgal zin bris . Longchenpa says in either case there's no bardo, What he means is the srid pa'i bardo, the bardo of rebirth. There is stil...
- Mon Jul 31, 2023 8:48 pm
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Dissociation and Awareness
- Replies: 137
- Views: 15970
Re: Dissociation and Awareness
given that alayavijnana is not equal to the base (gzhi) it should logically not be qualified to be able to have an impact on making any difference whether marigpa or rigpa arises. This point is addressed in topic 3 in Buddhahood in this Life, i.e. there is a conscious aspect of the basis which does...
- Mon Jul 31, 2023 7:33 pm
- Forum: Discovering Mahayana Buddhism
- Topic: Siddhartha's son and enlightenment...
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4492
Re: Siddhartha's son and enlightenment...
So, what you are saying is that Buddhism is based class privilege and white supremacy? Well, certainly class privilege. As you point out, Buddhas are either ksatriyas or brahmins. Either way, they're high caste. Was there a racial aspect to caste? Based on the records we have? Seems to be the case....
- Mon Jul 31, 2023 6:19 pm
- Forum: Jonang
- Topic: schools besides Jonang which hold the Emptiness-of-other view
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3277
Re: schools besides Jonang which hold the Emptiness-of-other view
How is the relationship between the (not empty) Reality and the sunyata , defined in Karma Kagyu? According to Karma Kagyu, does the Paramartha perceive the (~borrowed) existence of the sunyata? No 'Namaste' emoticon here:) sorry Parmartha doe not perceive anything, it is the object of post-equipoi...
- Mon Jul 31, 2023 5:40 pm
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Dissociation and Awareness
- Replies: 137
- Views: 15970
Re: Dissociation and Awareness
given that alayavijnana is not equal to the base (gzhi) it should logically not be qualified to be able to have an impact on making any difference whether marigpa or rigpa arises. This point is addressed in topic 3 in Buddhahood in this Life, i.e. there is a conscious aspect of the basis which does...
- Mon Jul 31, 2023 5:28 pm
- Forum: Jonang
- Topic: schools besides Jonang which hold the Emptiness-of-other view
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3277
- Mon Jul 31, 2023 4:45 pm
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: Doctrinal Perspective on Prayer
- Replies: 30
- Views: 3275
Re: Doctrinal Perspective on Prayer
I was curious to hear what people believe to be the doctrinal perspective on prayer. Specifically, for instance, hypothetically say that there is an individual who prays to the three jewels with a mind of faith and longing, and they pray, "If I have any wrong views, I pray that they be correct...
- Mon Jul 31, 2023 4:40 pm
- Forum: Sakya
- Topic: HH Sakya Trichen in the Dordogne, August 2023
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3480
Re: HH Sakya Trichen in the Dordogne, August 2023
The program for the three days of teaching/initiations has been sent out to participants: - Friday 4 August: Reception opens at 7.45am 9:30am: Arrival of His Holiness, welcome ceremony, blessing of Vajrakilaya Kago. 15:00 - 17:00: Teaching by Khenpo Tashi Sangpo -Saturday 5th August : 10:00 - 12:00...
- Mon Jul 31, 2023 4:32 pm
- Forum: Discovering Mahayana Buddhism
- Topic: Siddhartha's son and enlightenment...
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4492
Re: Siddhartha's son and enlightenment...
1. If Gautama was from a poor family, he never would have become the Buddha. Full stop. He would not have had the appearance of a remarkable person. Its said that before his enlightenment, a king spotted him walking through the city and immediately recognized him as a person of high birth due to ap...
- Mon Jul 31, 2023 4:19 pm
- Forum: Jonang
- Topic: schools besides Jonang which hold the Emptiness-of-other view
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3277
- Mon Jul 31, 2023 2:40 pm
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Dissociation and Awareness
- Replies: 137
- Views: 15970
Re: Dissociation and Awareness
The feeling that "we are missing something" was not given to us by anyone. 99.999 percent of sentient beings do not have this feeling. Well, it’s another way of saying dukkha . In that sense, 99.999% do feel they are missing something. Maybe it’s not in the sense of “woe is me, my life fe...
- Mon Jul 31, 2023 1:45 pm
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Attaining rigpa and which bhumi
- Replies: 33
- Views: 5866
Re: Attaining rigpa and which bhumi
In that case, third empowerment is for ultimate luminosity and the fourth is for the union and lead to the thirteenth bhumi That luminosity is an apperception, it has no appearance, and so has nothing really to do with the subject at hand. Especially, since this account is based on the Pañcakrama o...
- Mon Jul 31, 2023 2:56 am
- Forum: Games & Humour
- Topic: Daily Laugh Thread
- Replies: 849
- Views: 263422
- Mon Jul 31, 2023 1:25 am
- Forum: Soto
- Topic: American Soto Zen
- Replies: 293
- Views: 19219
Re: American Soto Zen
I agree that we don’t and can’t know it for a fact, like seeing the sun is shining, if another person is realized. But do you merely “ like to think my main teachers were highly realized beings” or do you actually think your main teachers were realized beings? And if you actually think so, on what ...
- Sun Jul 30, 2023 11:06 pm
- Forum: Soto
- Topic: American Soto Zen
- Replies: 293
- Views: 19219
- Sun Jul 30, 2023 10:53 pm
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Attaining rigpa and which bhumi
- Replies: 33
- Views: 5866
Re: Attaining rigpa and which bhumi
In that case, third empowerment is for ultimate luminosity and the fourth is for the union and lead to the thirteenth bhumi That luminosity is an apperception, it has no appearance, and so has nothing really to do with the subject at hand. Especially, since this account is based on the Pañcakrama o...
- Sun Jul 30, 2023 10:50 pm
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Dissociation and Awareness
- Replies: 137
- Views: 15970
- Sun Jul 30, 2023 10:39 pm
- Forum: Soto
- Topic: American Soto Zen
- Replies: 293
- Views: 19219
Re: American Soto Zen
Malcolm, I didn’t claim to ‘know’. As I asked PeterC, I’ll ask you. Based on your knowledge and wisdom and your direct experience of Buddhist teachers, including your teachers, have you been in the presence of Buddhist teachers whom you ‘inferred’ were realized? Or do you merely hope and blindly tr...
- Sun Jul 30, 2023 10:30 pm
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Attaining rigpa and which bhumi
- Replies: 33
- Views: 5866