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I'm not entirely sure where to post this so I hope it's okay here. It's been a year since I received pointing out instructions and since then I've moved across the country, gone back to school and my wife and I are expecting a baby soon. As a result, I've barely practiced for a year and I'm quite su...

I can't say it's really influenced which lineage I practice, but it was certainly influential in helping me realize the importance of the Four Noble Truths. Can you speak more about this? As someone who also has Tourettes, I still struggle to see it as anything but an affliction. It was much worse ...

It looks quite interesting. Still, I don't understand why the root texts or fundamental commentaries are continually lagging behind "newer" commentaries or partial translations. I saw that Jan Westerhoff has a new translation of Candrakirti's Introduction to the Middle Way coming out soon ...

I agree with Heart. However, if you get the lung from an authentic holder of WOMPT, this will greatly help your understanding and practice since you will have received the blessings of the lineage. Unfortunately, this lung is not frequently given in the West since it takes some time, especially if ...

Do I need the lung for WOMPT if I have already received the lung for the Barchey Künsel ngöndro? I’m working my way through The Great Gate but I was recommended WOMPT as well and I think it would be good to read to further enrich my understanding of ngöndro. Edit: I should mention that I don’t plan...

Do I need the lung for WOMPT if I have already received the lung for the Barchey Künsel ngöndro? I’m working my way through The Great Gate but I was recommended WOMPT as well and I think it would be good to read to further enrich my understanding of ngöndro. Edit: I should mention that I don’t plan ...

justsit wrote: ↑Mon Dec 19, 2022 2:53 am Today at the World Cup finals

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Two dunces attending an event they probably don't care about simply due to FOMO or wanting to be seen.

Definitely the greatest game I've ever seen. Some might come close, like La Manita of 2010 (Barça beating Real Madrid 5-0), the 2011 Champions League Final (Barça vs Man United 3-1), La Remontada (Barça getting a 4-0 drubbing in their first Champions league match against PSG, only to utterly humilia...

PadmaVonSamba wrote: ↑Sun Dec 11, 2022 11:27 pm
It’s an offering after all, not an obligation.

This is pretty good advice. I definitely think I've thought too much of it as an obligation.

So I finally went around to getting my Guru Rinpoche statue blessed at the local monastery. I started out by making water offerings every single day. Eventually, habitual mind took over and I've neglected the practice. Before going back to doing it I caught myself asking how often we're supposed to ...

Seems, the formula for teams without top flight talent is to play disciplined defense in the defensive third of the field - basically ceding the rest to the opponent, and then taking energetic counters when the opportunity comes. Its analogous to Ali'e rope-a-dope strategy against Forman - let the ...

Absolutely remarkable.

Morocco fought tooth and nail although their finishing was lacklustre in the second half.

Don't worry, guys, Croatia is going to game world cup through penalties. :stirthepot: That would be such a let down. Win the World Cup without ever actually winning? Yuck. "beep beep beep beep" The sound of Croatia backing into the semis. I mean, they almost did exactly that back in 2018.

Norwegian wrote: ↑Fri Dec 09, 2022 6:58 pm Preferably not England.

This one I agree with.

Never go to penalties with Croatia.

They are the undisputed masters of penalties.

Just amazing.

Oh my Buddha!

Croatia is back in the game!

1-1 in the final minutes.

Croatia has an absolutely solid defence but looks lacklustre in the attack. Gvardiol might be the best defender in the world currently.

We're in extra time now boys and girls.

And since you mention him, Pepe, now the oldest scorer in WC knock-out stages, is a natural born leader and much fitter captain than that whiny self-obsessed prima donna. Pepe is also quite a dirty player... I'm a Barça fan though so I have very little love for him :tongue: He was a real thug back ...

Portugal have overwhelmed Switzerland… Morocco vs Portugal could turn out to be a pretty interesting game, two underdogs fighting for a place in the sun, with Morocco arguably a bit more lower of a dog. Portugal are not underdogs if they play without CR7. The dude is dragging down the entire team. ...

The translations of the seventeen tantras absent their available commentaries are of limited valuu. For example, nearly every line of the first chapter of the six dimensions tantra refers to specific practice, which is not apparent from the root text. Without the commentary one simply cannot unders...