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- Thu Apr 11, 2024 5:31 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Vajrayana practice without empowerment
- Replies: 62
- Views: 4303
Re: Vajrayana practice without empowerment
In a previous post here Malcolm gives an informative explanation. To put it succinctly, the reason we have four empowerments in HYT is that we have what are called the four mandalas: the nāḍīs, nāḍī syllables, bindu, and vāyu. The dependent origination of the human body begins with the ālayavijñāna ...
- Thu Feb 15, 2024 9:25 pm
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Translations of Longchenpa's Tsig Don Dzod
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1047
Re: Translations of Longchenpa's Tsig Don Dzod
If it helps to know, Khenchen condenses all that material into his commentary on the Yeshe Lama. Thanks. You mean he goes through the 11 topics and so forth? Or that the gist of the Tzig Dön Dzö is covered in Khenpo Namrol's commentary on the Yeshe Lama? Yes he summarizes many of they key points in...
- Thu Feb 15, 2024 4:33 pm
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Translations of Longchenpa's Tsig Don Dzod
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1047
Re: Translations of Longchenpa's Tsig Don Dzod
Remember to buy the commentaries on Tsig Don Dzod from 2008 to 2012 from that same website, they will be an invaluable guide to improve your understanding. From scholarly or practical-experiential viewpoint? If it helps to know, Khenchen condenses all that material into his commentary on the Yeshe ...
- Tue Feb 13, 2024 1:32 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Lung vs initiation
- Replies: 40
- Views: 2411
Re: Lung vs initiation
Why then do we distinguish between initiated people and those who only have lung? Why do teachers sometimes give initiation and sometimes not, limiting themselves to lung. Just tradition? We can be initiated but it won't change anything? Hmm What is the value of initiation? To embark on the right p...
- Sat Dec 09, 2023 5:42 pm
- Forum: Suggestion Box
- Topic: How to change username?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1207
- Fri Dec 08, 2023 10:05 pm
- Forum: Suggestion Box
- Topic: How to change username?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1207
How to change username?
How do I change my username from Sennin to Kris?
- Wed Dec 06, 2023 5:39 pm
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: What role do ritual implements play in Dzogchen?
- Replies: 160
- Views: 6952
Re: What role do ritual implements play in Dzogchen?
Yes but some people also believe that somehow mahamudra would only result in a lower or lesser buddhahood. The paths are different the result is the same. Tantric mahamudra takes as the basis the 5 aggregates which are purified through the creation stage, like applying the philosopher stone to a ba...
- Tue Dec 05, 2023 3:09 pm
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: What role do ritual implements play in Dzogchen?
- Replies: 160
- Views: 6952
Re: What role do ritual implements play in Dzogchen?
I am just saying what is written in the 8th vajra topic and what is written in ChNNR big Trecho book. I am saying it makes Dzogchen very clearly part of Vajrayana and Mahayana. What is it that you say? Vimalamitra cites the Heap of Jewels Tantra in topic 8 of The Great Commentary . The actual basis...
- Mon Dec 04, 2023 10:34 pm
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: What role do ritual implements play in Dzogchen?
- Replies: 160
- Views: 6952
Re: What role do ritual implements play in Dzogchen?
ChNNR, Longchenpa and Vimalamitra in Buddhahood in this Life all explain the typical mantrayana practices such as dreamyoga, chudlen, tummo and so on as the path of Dzogchen. It is a point done by the great masters, not by me. By reading their texts I haven't come to the same conclusion, so since t...
- Mon Dec 04, 2023 10:27 pm
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: What role do ritual implements play in Dzogchen?
- Replies: 160
- Views: 6952
Re: What role do ritual implements play in Dzogchen?
Hate to break your fantasy but the Nine vehicle doxography is not the only nyingma scheme of vehicles . According to the first two Terton kings, atiyoga is just ninth on the list of twelve vehicles, surpassing by crown pith, yang ti and the great limit. Hate to burst your bubble but these don't go ...
- Mon Dec 04, 2023 4:35 am
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: What role do ritual implements play in Dzogchen?
- Replies: 160
- Views: 6952
Re: What role do ritual implements play in Dzogchen?
While Jalu is a wonderful display of Buddhahood, its not essential nor necessary. Yogis like Jigme lingpa, longchenpa, Jamyang khyentse wangpo, etc, all realized Buddhahood in their lifetimes and didn't care much about going Jalu. Great Transference body is not just some wonderful display. It is th...
- Thu Oct 05, 2023 1:50 am
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Is Dzogchen less intense than Zen?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 2336
- Mon May 08, 2023 10:18 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Empowerment without sadhana
- Replies: 4
- Views: 689
Re: Empowerment without sadhana
I just came out of an empowerment, but we did not go through or receive any sadhana. The lama only gave the initiations. It felt to me like a wang without lung or tri? If I understand correctly, he did mention a commitment to recite the mantra 7, 21, or 100 times per day with visualisation. I'm not...
- Wed Apr 19, 2023 10:14 pm
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Good book on meditation - a manual , if you will
- Replies: 233
- Views: 10402
Re: Good book on meditation - a manual , if you will
For Dzogchen I'd suggest the three phrases of Garab Dorje.
For meditation instructions I've found the Royal Seal of Mahamudra to be fantastic.
- Thu Dec 01, 2022 8:49 pm
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: how many years does it take you to understand the practice?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 2045
Re: how many years does it take you to understand the practice?
There's always more...
- Thu Aug 25, 2022 8:49 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: What does your daily practice look like?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1338
Re: What does your daily practice look like?
My current main practice is reciting the King Tantra of the Quintessential Secret.
Then I may or may not do
Body training/ Yantras
Instantaneous deity yoga (no sadhana, just visualization and maybe mantra)
Vajra Japa
Then I may or may not do
Body training/ Yantras
Instantaneous deity yoga (no sadhana, just visualization and maybe mantra)
Vajra Japa
- Wed Aug 03, 2022 4:03 am
- Forum: Chod
- Topic: Wandering Chod
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9760
Re: Wandering Chod
Thanks for the excellent responses!
Since my initial posting I've had the fortune to receive transmission of a few different chod rites and hope to one day do a short time wandering chod retreat.
Since my initial posting I've had the fortune to receive transmission of a few different chod rites and hope to one day do a short time wandering chod retreat.
- Sat Jul 16, 2022 7:30 pm
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Dzogchen without deity yoga/two stages?
- Replies: 52
- Views: 8138
Re: Dzogchen without deity yoga/two stages?
If a Dzogchen practitioner isn't inclined to put in the effort towards the two stages as a secondary practice, would śamatha be the alternative?
- Sat Dec 18, 2021 4:04 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Western-Born (English) Tibetan Buddhist Teachers Like Alan Wallace
- Replies: 71
- Views: 6389
Re: Western-Born (English) Tibetan Buddhist Teachers Like Alan Wallace
Omniscient Longchenpa: To synthesize these days, those who have gained exceptional confidence with togal and who through trekcho have realized that phenomena lack true existence and have not a particles worth of fixation are fortunate ones who need not depend upon an abundance of information. Given ...
- Thu Sep 09, 2021 3:41 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Origin of the Mantra Mispronunciation Story?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2088
Re: Origin of the Mantra Mispronunciation Story?
Does anyone know the origin of the manta mispronunciation story (the one about the hermit who mispronounces "Om Mani Padme Hum" for years)? I'm trying to look for an academic telling of it or at the very least, the original source it was in. Thank you! No, but you should try to pronounce ...