by heart » Sat Jul 24, 2010 12:04 pm
Dharmaswede wrote:Which side is the Protectors' on the altar, from the practioner's perspective?
Thank you!
Jens
Hi Jens,
This can vary in many practice cycles in the Nyingma. I am not sure what would be correct in a general way but I keep the protector offerings on the left side.
/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