So does anyone have the two books below? What did you think of them? Are the songs in the style of pith instructions or like drinking songs or something? Is the autobiography like that of Dudjom Lingpa?
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Shabkar's books
by Pero » Tue Aug 14, 2012 4:14 pm
Although many individuals in this age appear to be merely indulging their worldy desires, one does not have the capacity to judge them, so it is best to train in pure vision.
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Re: Shabkar's books
by heart » Tue Aug 14, 2012 5:45 pm
Pero wrote:So does anyone have the two books below? What did you think of them? Are the songs in the style of pith instructions or like drinking songs or something? Is the autobiography like that of Dudjom Lingpa?
The Life Of Shabkar
Songs of Shabkar
He was a monk and ngakpa, didn't drink or have women, so hardly any drinking songs
. I have Life of Shakbar and it is very interesting until he gets famous. /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
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Re: Shabkar's books
by deff » Tue Aug 14, 2012 7:21 pm
i just started 'the life of Shabkar' a few days ago and am really enjoying it so far. i haven't read Dudjom Lingpa's biography so i can't compare them...
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Re: Shabkar's books
by Pero » Wed Aug 15, 2012 2:01 am
heart wrote:He was a monk and ngakpa, didn't drink or have women, so hardly any drinking songs
How could it be interesting, you just said he didn't have women and didn't drink?
In any case I ordered it so I'll soon see.
deff wrote:i just started 'the life of Shabkar' a few days ago and am really enjoying it so far. i haven't read Dudjom Lingpa's biography so i can't compare them...
Well, Dudjom Lingpa's is kind of uhm, magical I guess. Lots of descriptions of visions/dreams and magic.
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Re: Shabkar's books
by deff » Wed Aug 15, 2012 3:37 am
so far there's not too much magic spare a couple visions and some clairvoyance - but most of it seems to be based around practical Dharma advice, i'm enjoying it
spare a couple visions and some clairvoyance - but most of it seems to be based around practical Dharma advice, i'm enjoying it - deff
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