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Ayu wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 8:28 amThe correct view (I believe) is from the ancle of the Absolute.

There is no (external) "Absolute" in Buddhism.

Just as some Indian masters did, today we can more easily receive teachings and transmissions from various masters, would it not make more sense to see all masters as equal and not place any above? Including avoiding attachment to the Guru as an object? Would not the ultimate Guru be the Dharmakaya...

I have been researching the concept of a root guru and whether it even makes sense. An example is the subjectivity in defining the root guru, as a quote from the fixed topic of this forum section: According to the traditions of Sakya, Gelug and Jonang, a root guru is anyone from whom one has receiv...

Don't have one, don't need one.

That's a shame. I bought mine there last year. They became available again around the time Yeshi gave teachings. I hope for you they will come back in stock. Maybe when Yeshi starts teaching again. There was an announcement for 20-27 June 2024.

PeterC wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 3:14 pm

Vajrasvapna wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 2:44 pm Dzogchen suggests a sort of equanimity beyond stoicism, while Buddhism emphasizes kindness…

Comments like this suggest you don’t know very much about Dzogchen

Dzogchen-tubbies say: "What's wrong with our understanding?"

workbalance wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 2:47 pm

Archie2009 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 1:48 pm Emptiness is something to be realized in a direct perception. And intellectual onanism isn't going to get you there.

Are you the master with the stick that beats whoever asks questions?

I like to tell it like it is. That is an act of kindness, even if it goes unrecognized.

Emptiness is something to be realized in a direct perception. And intellectual onanism isn't going to get you there.

May I ask which Sengge Dongma transmission this is? The answer I got a few years ago is that it is an old practice that originates in India. No terma. Actually, here it is at Lotsawa House. Apparently by Karmapa Mikyö Dorjé https://www.lotsawahouse.org/tibetan-masters/eighth-karmapa/lion-faced-daki...

Kim O'Hara wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 7:48 amffx.jpg

OK, Kim. I'll see you and raise you:

Some interesting titles. Thanks for pointing this out.

This is just hilarious. Sound on.

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