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It might be worth remembering that in some relatively elaborate parts of Nyingma tantra related to the 4 empowerments the term "mahamudra" is used in a way that has no particular connection to its mighty place in for instance Kagyu practice. Context, as ever, is all. Thank you for your reply. It co...

I have realized that I actually have no idea. Specifically, how does Tantra fit into the Dzogchen path? I know that you will find Tantra in Dzogchen but it seems like Dzogchen is not necessarily Dzogchen. What exactly is the interplay here? Also, what does the term “Mahamudra” mean in a Dzogchen co...

I have realized that I actually have no idea. Excellent. Now find a proper teacher and ignore answers you might find in the fever swamps of the internet. I appreciate the sentiment, although that would mean I would have to ignore this answer as well. To be honest, Malcolm, i was really hoping to be...

I have realized that I actually have no idea. Specifically, how does Tantra fit into the Dzogchen path? I know that you will find Tantra in Dzogchen but it seems like Dzogchen is not necessarily Dzogchen. What exactly is the interplay here? Also, what does the term “Mahamudra” mean in a Dzogchen con...

Hello friends, I have noticed that Hayagriva almost never holds a phurba in his depictions, yet there are such objects as Hayagriva Phurbas. I’m wondering about the extent of the relationship between the phurba and Hayagriva practice. Does Hayagriva practice always involve a phurba? Is he considered...

Hello all, I’ve been enjoying Lama Lena’s teachings a lot and i would love to hear from people who have been around her. I know she’s been with some hefty lamas. I would particularly like to hear from her students. She is great but it's not clear what you want to know. Maybe a little more specific?...

Hello all,

I’ve been enjoying Lama Lena’s teachings a lot and i would love to hear from people who have been around her. I know she’s been with some hefty lamas. I would particularly like to hear from her students.

Thanks, all, for your wonderful posting and informative insight.

thank you so much! I really appreciate it!

Does anyone know if there are any hard and fast rules about facial hair in terms of ngagpa teachings and practices? Thanks so much in advance for your time!

The Khandro Nyingthig and the Vima Nyingthig from the Nyingthig Yabshi are deeper practices than the standard Nyingthiks one enters after ngon.dro. What I have been taught is that you first go through doing the maha, anu and ati practices of, say. the Longchen Nyingthik first, then one moves onto e...

Thank you Fortyeightvows for sending me a very valuable pm. If anyone finds this thread and wants to know, http://www.dharmatreasures.com/chod-drums/ is a great place to get a great chod drum for a reasonable amount of money. I ordered it and received it and it plays beautifully. good luck my friend...

Wow! Thank you all for your time and effort answering my little questions! so sweet of you all. I hope everyone is doing okay out there. Does anyone have any insight into the "liberation by wearing" bit? I would love to print out the terma and wear it, but i assume that would be a no-no since i'm no...

fckw wrote: ↑Wed May 06, 2020 9:13 pm I'd also be interested to know which teachers are known to every now and then teach the Khandro Nyingthik cycle.

I'll second that.

Hello all, I'm interested in seeking the Khandro Nyingthig teachings and empowerments. I cannot find any information about this terma online, besides something about liberation through wearing. what i want to know: does this terma have a set of practices that go along with it? or, rather, is it a se...

For example: https://drikung-aachen.de/shop/audio-cds/choed-meditation/ yah that's exactly what i'm looking for. i don't think i can order this from Germany right now since i'm living in the northwestern United States, but this will possibly be helpful in the future. Maybe someone out there has jus...

does anyone have resources for the jigten sumgon kusali chod melody and rhythm? I have wang lung and tri from H.E. Garchen Rinpoche. He said we would have to find the melody later. It has been a year and i would like to start accumulating. anyone have any leads?

does anyone have resources for the jigten sumgon kusali chod melody and rhythm? I have wang lung and tri from H.E. Garchen Rinpoche. He said we would have to find the melody later. It has been a year and i would like to start accumulating. anyone have any leads?

Hey Y'all, Can anyone give a good resource as to where (online or somewhere on the west coast of the united states) i could buy a decent chod drum that's not going to send me into debt lol. I cannot realistically spend over 200 dollars. i have looked on potala gate and damaru works already. thanks s...

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I'm trying to show Garchen Rinpoche's documentary For the Benefit of All Beings to my room mates. Does anyone know where we could stream or reliably order it?