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Virgo

Will be praying for your family JD.

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Virgo

Virgo wrote: ↑Tue Jan 05, 2021 3:34 am [
We don't really have to distinguish anything except mind and rigpa experientially - and then die. Then you have manifestation that you are looking for.

Virgo

We also have to put forth great effort towards enlightenment, of course. This was a specific Dzogchen point that I was making.

This is a pretty amazing TED talk from a while back:



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I get that, but how do you distinguish the Trikaya of the result, simply saying that the qualities which were potention are manifest in the result, aka Buddhahood? I mean, it seems that nine times out of ten when we want to talk about the Trikaya, we can only do so from the point of view of a poten...

Are there groups within these traditions that must be avoided? (for sexual abuses reasons, bad leadership, inauthentic dharma, no lineage, etc) Are there groups here that are purely for that native language only. For example, is Seon only Korean? Jodo Shin only Japanese? etc. I think this is the be...

Generally better to avoid it, IMO, for the reasons you give. If you want to inspire someone to good deeds, you can usually point to a person other than yourself who is a good role model. :namaste: Kim Also, to quote a teacher quoting a teacher, if you're a good chef you don't need to tell people, t...

Virgo

Feel free to share your breathing tips too! The seven main pranayamas are very helpful. If you can't do all seven, the two main pranayamas can be done - kapalbhati and analom vilom pranayamas. But certain strict rules are in place for these, for example, you cannot practice on a full stomach, so it...

Virgo

Virgo

Thanks Meido.

Here is another interesting way that people can help from home ([email protected]):

https://youtu.be/SIcaVaA0VbU?t=281

https://foldingathome.org/

Virgo

Micheal wrote: ↑Wed Mar 25, 2020 9:52 pm Hello. It is an absolute honor to begin living, learning and teaching as part of a Buddhist community. You can call me Micheal, but truly I am just no body. See you around

Welcome Micheal.

Virgo

Welcome.

Virgo

Well, there you go.

Virgo

The BDK translation concludes with; "Good men, cultivate your minds, be conscientious, and avoid indolence. Now my back hurts, my whole body aches, and I want to lie down like a small infant or someone who is chronically ill. You, Mañjuśrī, shall expound the great teaching to the four groups of fol...