Hello Folks!
A friend of my wife's has gone to this retreat and she is very worried after a few controversial things I told her about Lama Ole and the organisation.
Now I am not interested in stirring up a hornet's nest but wondering if anyone here has had personal experience with this teacher and what one can expect.
Thank you very much!
Retreat with Stewart Jarvis, Diamond Way - any experience??
Re: Retreat with Stewart Jarvis, Diamond Way - any experienc
I wouldn't worry about it too much, I have yet to meet a Diamond Way practitioner that eats babies or takes part in human sacrfices. Generally they are a pretty amiable and harmless bunch.
"My religion is not deceiving myself."
Jetsun Milarepa 1052-1135 CE
"Butchers, prostitutes, those guilty of the five most heinous crimes, outcasts, the underprivileged: all are utterly the substance of existence and nothing other than total bliss."
The Supreme Source - The Kunjed Gyalpo
The Fundamental Tantra of Dzogchen Semde
Jetsun Milarepa 1052-1135 CE
"Butchers, prostitutes, those guilty of the five most heinous crimes, outcasts, the underprivileged: all are utterly the substance of existence and nothing other than total bliss."
The Supreme Source - The Kunjed Gyalpo
The Fundamental Tantra of Dzogchen Semde
Re: Retreat with Stewart Jarvis, Diamond Way - any experienc
Maybe this is interesting for you:
http://de.scribd.com/doc/138981728/E-Sa ... Discussion
it's the old E-Sangha discussion on Ole Nydahl. It's a couple of years old, but imho it contains some very interesting thoughts and information on the topic.
http://de.scribd.com/doc/138981728/E-Sa ... Discussion
it's the old E-Sangha discussion on Ole Nydahl. It's a couple of years old, but imho it contains some very interesting thoughts and information on the topic.
"I struggled with some demons, They were middle class and tame..." L. Cohen
Re: Retreat with Stewart Jarvis, Diamond Way - any experienc
Thanks, folks! The person in question came back from the retreat unscathed and fairly unimpressed from what I've heard. He's been frequenting a Theravada centre for some years, I believe and Diamond Way is probably more unlike Theravada than any other Tibetan lineage?
Re: Retreat with Stewart Jarvis, Diamond Way - any experienc
Hard to say, as there are so many variables by which to measure this difference.Dan74 wrote:He's been frequenting a Theravada centre for some years, I believe and Diamond Way is probably more unlike Theravada than any other Tibetan lineage?