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- Tue Oct 03, 2023 7:06 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Permissibility of manga with sexual content for a Buddhist
- Replies: 38
- Views: 2246
Re: Permissibility of manga with sexual content for a Buddhist
Hi I’m new to Buddhism and enjoy manga. My one problem is a lot of manga has sexual content called “fan service” which is usually like scenes and character designs that aren’t full pornographic just sexual. My question is, is it ok to read these mangas for their story even though they can contain t...
- Tue Oct 03, 2023 6:47 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Is it bad to study western philosophy?
- Replies: 80
- Views: 3845
Re: Is it bad to study western philosophy?
Perhaps this is my bias, but if you really get deep into reading Buddhist scholars as Nagarjuna and Chandrakirti, these Indian philosophers from the early centuries, the questions they address are on a level so refined that European philosophy seems almost clumsy and superficial by comparison. You ...
- Thu Aug 24, 2023 10:16 am
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Dzogchen Retreat- Zoom - by donation
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2648
Re: Dzogchen Retreat- Zoom - by donation
:namaste: https://www.tsegyalgar.org/tsegyalgar-east/registration/dakini-upadesha/ Elias can Teach. :heart: Dakini Upadesha, and Principles of the Visionary Methods of Lhundrub is this the longde kind-of materials? https://www.reddit.com/r/Dzogchen/comments/15kucp6/dakini_upadesha_and_principles_of...
- Sat Jul 01, 2023 6:53 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Western Philosophy and emptiness
- Replies: 171
- Views: 11772
Re: Western Philosophy and emptiness
Discriminating wisdom or gnosis knows that entities are distinct conventionally, but not ultimately. Conventional entities are only nominal in nature from the standpoint of discriminating wisdom, so there is no contradiction. Perception, saṃjñā, defined as the cognition of discrete entities (becaus...
- Mon Jun 26, 2023 2:44 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Western Philosophy and emptiness
- Replies: 171
- Views: 11772
Re: Western Philosophy and emptiness
This is why “perception,” the ascertaining of discrete objects, is rendered invalid. The Āryātajñāna-nāma-mahāyāna-sūtra: Since all phenomena are naturally luminous,
one should fully cultivate the perception of nonperception. Isn't discriminating awareness one of the five pristine consciousnesses ...
- Sun Jun 25, 2023 4:45 pm
- Forum: Europe
- Topic: Karma Lhundup Rinpoche, European tour 2023
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4715
Re: Karma Lhundup Rinpoche, European tour 2023
None of these are online also?
- Sun Jun 25, 2023 4:35 pm
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: No guru, no dzogchen?
- Replies: 269
- Views: 33174
Re: No guru, no dzogchen?
....... https://www.shenten.org/ev-events-dynamique/%E2%80%98the-eight-chapters%E2%80%99?lang=en Europe has a lot Thanks for the link. I have never met anyone from Bön circles. Interesting. Bon has many good Dzogchen teachers. BTW, don't discount Song of Vajra or mantras in general. Properly engage...
- Sun Jun 25, 2023 4:16 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Western Philosophy and emptiness
- Replies: 171
- Views: 11772
Re: Western Philosophy and emptiness
This is why “perception,” the ascertaining of discrete objects, is rendered invalid. The Āryātajñāna-nāma-mahāyāna-sūtra: Since all phenomena are naturally luminous,
one should fully cultivate the perception of nonperception. Isn't discriminating awareness one of the five pristine consciousnesses ...
- Sun Jun 18, 2023 2:44 pm
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: No guru, no dzogchen?
- Replies: 269
- Views: 33174
Re: No guru, no dzogchen?
My understanding is very weak, particularly where the unique features of the DC system are concerned. One thing I particularly fail to grasp is how it is possible to assert that someone who is honest enough to admit that s/he didn't know what was supposed to be going on and who didn't notice what y...
- Sun Jun 11, 2023 4:26 am
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: ChNN and formal trekchö practice
- Replies: 72
- Views: 11605
Re: ChNN and formal trekchö practice
The new book is 500+ pages long and the contents alone spans 11 pages
- Wed May 31, 2023 2:40 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Which lineage does Ati Yoga belong?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1447
Re: Which lineage does Ati Yoga belong?
Interesting, thanksTata1 wrote: ↑Mon May 29, 2023 5:09 pmChnn often refered to a practice in dudjom tersar as being identical to ati guru yoga
- Sun May 28, 2023 3:45 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Which lineage does Ati Yoga belong?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1447
Re: Which lineage does Ati Yoga belong?
[Mod note: ]In order to prevent off topic discussion this topic has been split from here: https://www.dharmawheel.net/viewtopic.php?p=664994#p664994 Sorry for the question, but ist Ati Guru Yoga some DC/ChNN exclusive thing? What does it mean exactly? but one can find corollaries for n other terma ...
- Mon May 22, 2023 3:07 pm
- Forum: Chod
- Topic: Certain Question on "laughter of the dakinis" practice
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3553
Re: Certain Question on "laughter of the dakinis" practice
The actual Trekcho/Thogal portions do require the empowerment though, no? Within Thröma the whole story is a little bit trickier. The Chöd section (including the Ngöndro, the instructions on mind and Chöd) were all part of Düdjom Lingpa's initial vision of Saraha (written down as the root text of t...
- Sun May 21, 2023 2:45 pm
- Forum: Chod
- Topic: Certain Question on "laughter of the dakinis" practice
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3553
Re: Certain Question on "laughter of the dakinis" practice
On that note, isn't Dudjom Throma also based on Dzogchen? But yet it has its own empowerment.....What's the made difference between that and Longchen Nyingthig chod? One could probably say that the Laughter of the Dakinis in Longchen Nyingthig is a stand-alone practice, whereas within Düdjom Tersar...
- Fri May 19, 2023 4:37 pm
- Forum: Chod
- Topic: Certain Question on "laughter of the dakinis" practice
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3553
Re: Certain Question on "laughter of the dakinis" practice
On that note, isn't Dudjom Throma also based on Dzogchen? But yet it has its own empowerment.....What's the made difference between that and Longchen Nyingthig chod? In meaning, nothing. In tradition, one is the system of Jigling; the other, the system of Dudjom. Thanks. BTW are they both considere...
- Thu May 11, 2023 1:54 pm
- Forum: Chod
- Topic: Certain Question on "laughter of the dakinis" practice
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3553
Re: Certain Question on "laughter of the dakinis" practice
On that note, isn't Dudjom Throma also based on Dzogchen? But yet it has its own empowerment.....What's the made difference between that and Longchen Nyingthig chod?
- Thu May 11, 2023 7:04 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Clarification on Nyingma view of emptiness
- Replies: 173
- Views: 14196
Re: Clarification on Nyingma view of emptiness
The nine examples have both a definitive understanding, compatible with prasanga, and an understanding that is an atmavada at worst, and false aspectarian yogacara at best. To render the nine examples compatible with prasanga would require you to deny many passages in the Uttaratantrashastra itself...
- Sat May 06, 2023 2:09 pm
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: No guru, no dzogchen?
- Replies: 269
- Views: 33174
Re: No guru, no dzogchen?
Our Pristine Mind is a great book. It'll give you a real feel and you'll get to practice useful meditation on the basis of it. But it can't serve as a basis for Dzogchen itself. You'll need to connect with a teacher for that. Like the book's author for example. Thought about it for a moment. He is ...
- Tue May 02, 2023 12:11 pm
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Qualifications of a Dzogchen Master
- Replies: 603
- Views: 39330
Re: Qualifications of a Dzogchen Master
This is the error of assuming the basis is only lhundrup, the first and most important error of the six mistaken positions about the basis. Could you unpack this a bit? As I understand, the Base is kadak and from and because of kadak, the characteristics and appearances of lhundrup and thukje arise...
- Tue May 02, 2023 11:40 am
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Qualifications of a Dzogchen Master
- Replies: 603
- Views: 39330
Re: Qualifications of a Dzogchen Master
If you mean only that the ultimate realization of both is the same, we agree, but there there is no ultimate difference in buddhahood by any path. Otherwise, we disagree. Once it is seen that all is already accomplished, :smile: This is the error of assuming the basis is only lhundrup, the first an...