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https://media.sbinstitute.com/courses/dharma-talk/prophecy-received-by-dudjom-lingpa/ Therefore, he urges those who can commit fully to such a path to do so, and those who at the moment cannot, to support those pursuing this sublime state of realization. This last point resonated with me. Can anyon...

It seems my question was not clear. I am aware there are existing English translations of the texts I mentioned, but there seems some debate as to the accuracy of the translations. From forums here and elsewhere I have read that new translations are being prepared for some of these texts and I assum...

May I ask if having an effective English translation of the 17 Dzogchen Tantras, or the Yeshe Lama, is expected to facilitate western students to obtain total transmission of these teachings? I ask because I am aware that some of the presently available translations are fairly widely circulated outs...

When one has the direct experience of realization, all those quotes about inexpressibile, inconceivable make sense, absolutely. The difficulty arises when one uses the ordinary mind, with ordinary logic to attempt to make sense of the statements. A closer read of your quote actually reveals this. Th...

In the spirit of this thread, I share this. How I met with Namkhai Norbu, as a teacher. In about 1995, my son age 16+ announced that perhaps he should become a buddhist monk. This was surprising, as he was not buddhist, although I had been following Tibetan buddhism for many years. I then was lookin...

This has been widely available in the file sharing community for many years. There is a series of these videos from the same source which are shared. I managed to purchase a few while still available, many years ago. The quality is rather poor, but the contents are great.

Ignorant_Fool wrote: ↑Sat Sep 21, 2019 2:48 pm Also, I would like to contribute to the organisational expenses of this transmission - is there a way I can do this online?

I would also like to contribute, if that is possible.

Other books on the life of Longchenpa:

Jampa Mackenzie Stewart - The Life of Longchenpa: The Omniscient Dharma King of the Vast Expanse (2013).

Also : Gidi Ifergan - The Man from Samye: Longchenpa on Praxis, its Negation and Liberation (2014).

Maybe they will be helpful for you.

Perhaps this quote from Longchenpa helps: I apologize for the lack of indent. I cannot find how to implement it here. The Verses of Longchen Rabjam Enlightened mind is naturally, primordially pure. Within reality itself, there is no sending off or leaving be, no coming or going, there is no accompli...

My understanding of the dzogchen state is that it is beyond concepts, so clearly is not reached by arguing over the definition of words. I came across this short verse which seems helpful with this, for me: Concepts We know hot, because we know cold, We know weak, because we know bold, We know low, ...

In reference to the origins of the chapter "The Way of Maha Ati" by Chogyam Trungpa and Rigdzin Shikpo, this forum topic may also be of interest: https://dharmawheel.net/viewtopic.php?t=7741 Excerpt: In The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa, Volume One, pp. 461-465, there is a short artic...

My experience with dharma practice has been to fall into different stages with somewhat of a shock. The results always needed sometime (like months) to assimilate. This gives time to consider how my view up to then needed to be recalibrated, to more accurately incorporate what is true. This is an or...

All good posts (words) on a subject that defies language. :twothumbsup: :good: :twothumbsup: So we are reading all these precious "secret" Dzogchen books only to go beyond all words. So we are defending our strongly held partizan Dzogchen views on DW, using many, many words, only to wind ...

Dear students of Chogyal Namkhai Norbus' teachings, I don't know much about Buddhism, but I am sure, that Namkhai Norbu was a big teacher with a lot of knowlegde and that he brought much inspiration to the ones, who listened to him. I have a question and it shouldn't be disrespectful regarding the ...

lelopa wrote: ↑Fri Oct 05, 2018 5:58 am

climb-up wrote: ↑Thu Oct 04, 2018 9:39 pm Is there's a key to all of the masters in the thanka?

the names of the masters are written on the thangka.
so we need only a higher resolution for making a key....

The names are in Tibetan, yellow or gold colour, but not clear enough to read. I doubt a higher resolution image is available.

My experience has been in Buddhist traditions first, through Gelugpa, then Nyingma, then Dzogchen and Namkhai Norbu. By then I realised the rime (rimay) tradition appealed to me most. With my exposure to Bon teachings, I found the different deities, lineages and whatever all served to add confusion,...

I have it on good authority Eric Fry-Miller has re-emerged and may begin to fill book orders once again. He has been in retreat, overseas. He has plans to alter the site, so this may take some time.

Can't speak of the value but a friend of a friend recently published the following, FWIW: https://www.amazon.com/Man-Samye-Longchenpa-Negation-Liberation/dp/8177421328/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF88177421328 Just out of interest, I recently attended a series of talks by the author of this wor...

I also attempted to purchase from the website, but it seems the whole site is now just an illusion. It was reported that my payment was processed, and I received an email to confirm that, but no actual payment was transacted. Several emails I sent appeared to be received, but no response was sent to...