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Stranded on a desert island...which 3 books would you want?
by Mr. G » Wed Jan 18, 2012 9:56 pm
Scenario: You're stranded on a desert island and can only have 3 Dzogchen books with you. Which ones would you pick?
- How foolish you are,
grasping the letter of the text and ignoring its intention!
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Re: Stranded on a desert island...which 3 books would you want?
by Malcolm » Wed Jan 18, 2012 9:57 pm
Mr. G wrote:Scenario: You're stranded on a desert island and can only have 3 Dzogchen books with you. Which ones would you pick?
The unwritten tantra
the sgra thal gyur
the rigpa rangshar
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look at a grove of various trees and plants."
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Re: Stranded on a desert island...which 3 books would you want?
by heart » Wed Jan 18, 2012 10:04 pm
Since Namdrols books aren't translated yet..
Treasury of Dharmadhatu (chos dbyings mdzod)
Flight of the Garuda
Circle of the Sun
/magnus
Treasury of Dharmadhatu (chos dbyings mdzod)
Flight of the Garuda
Circle of the Sun
/magnus
"The direct, hard to understand, subtle field of knowing, the Great Path, is non-conceptual (akalpana), and entirely beyond the grasp of intellectual thought. Divorced from verbal ideation, it is difficult to point out and as difficult to enquire into. It cannot be communicated through words and [therefore] is not within the scope of the neophyte (adikarmika). Nevertheless the path is to be approached through studying scriptures (sutra) of the World-Teacher and following the personal instructions (upadesa) of one's Guru-ji."
Bodhicittabhavana by Acarya Sri Manjusrimitra
Bodhicittabhavana by Acarya Sri Manjusrimitra
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Re: Stranded on a desert island...which 3 books would you want?
by gad rgyangs » Wed Jan 18, 2012 11:04 pm
Namdrol wrote:
The unwritten tantra
the sgra thal gyur
the rigpa rangshar
then those should be the first translations you publish.
we're w-a-i-t-i-n-g.....
Thoroughly tame your own mind.
This is (possibly) the teaching of Buddha.
This is (possibly) the teaching of Buddha.
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Re: Stranded on a desert island...which 3 books would you want?
by Kunzang Tobgyal » Wed Jan 18, 2012 11:16 pm
Lama Yangthig
Choying Dzod
and...
The Life of Shabkar!
Choying Dzod
and...
The Life of Shabkar!
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Re: Stranded on a desert island...which 3 books would you want?
by Pema Rigdzin » Thu Jan 19, 2012 12:48 pm
Longchenpa's auto-commentary on the Choying Dzod - The Treasure Trove of Scriptural Transmission
Transcripts of several days of teachings on Dzogchen upadesha by one of my lamas
And - for inspiration - Blazing Splendor
Transcripts of several days of teachings on Dzogchen upadesha by one of my lamas
And - for inspiration - Blazing Splendor
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Re: Stranded on a desert island...which 3 books would you want?
by catmoon » Thu Jan 19, 2012 1:24 pm
I don't suppose if I was stranded on a desert island I'd have much time for reading. I'd pick the biggest books possible, and the most edible.
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Re: Stranded on a desert island...which 3 books would you want?
by Josef » Thu Jan 19, 2012 2:21 pm
Yeshe Lama
Crystal and the Way of Light
Longchenpa's autocommentary to the Choying Dzod.
Crystal and the Way of Light
Longchenpa's autocommentary to the Choying Dzod.
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Re: Stranded on a desert island...which 3 books would you want?
by Clarence » Thu Jan 19, 2012 2:31 pm
Don't lie. You would take this book: 
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Re: Stranded on a desert island...which 3 books would you want?
by catmoon » Thu Jan 19, 2012 2:32 pm
Shhhh don't TELL everyone geez!
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Re: Stranded on a desert island...which 3 books would you want?
by Clarence » Thu Jan 19, 2012 2:33 pm
catmoon wrote:Shhhh don't TELL everyone geez!
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Re: Stranded on a desert island...which 3 books would you want?
by Josef » Fri Jan 20, 2012 12:48 am
Clarence wrote:Don't lie. You would take this book:
Heck yes!
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Re: Stranded on a desert island...which 3 books would you want?
by Virgo » Fri Jan 20, 2012 12:49 am
I'd read it.
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Re: Stranded on a desert island...which 3 books would you want?
by Sönam » Fri Jan 20, 2012 8:33 am
Longchenpa's Tshig-Don Rin-Po-Ch'e'i mDzod (extracts in the Ptractice of Dzogchen)
The Big Red book of Dudjom Rinpoché
Shabkar's Fly of the Garuda
The Big Red book of Dudjom Rinpoché
Shabkar's Fly of the Garuda
By understanding everything you perceive from the perspective of the view, you are freed from the constraints of philosophical beliefs.
By understanding that any and all mental activity is meditation, you are freed from arbitrary divisions between formal sessions and postmeditation activity.
- Longchen Rabjam -
By understanding that any and all mental activity is meditation, you are freed from arbitrary divisions between formal sessions and postmeditation activity.
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Re: Stranded on a desert island...which 3 books would you want?
by Paul » Fri Jan 20, 2012 9:38 am
"Do not block your six senses; delight in them with joy and ease.
All that you take pleasure in will strengthen the awakened state.
With such a confidence, empowered by the regal state of natural mind,
The training now is simply this: lets your six senses be at ease and free." - Princess Parani
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