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.... Are their lamas aware of what they are (not) doing? Yes, for sure. Our responsible teacher is a very traditional and quite 'high' Lama. I'm sure, it's a decision of considering pros and cons. He lives in Germany since nearly two decades and he knows well about the German tendency to perfection...

This will most likely be my last post and have a feeling the mod won’t post it but if it’s only the mod that sees it maybe they could do something. I joined the community a few days ago and it’s almost EVERY question I ask someone has to be passive aggressive at making me feel as if my question is ...

Well, I'm sorry you experienced the board like this.
You're correct, most 'Good bye cruel forum'-posts do not reach daylight, but your post might be a feedback to some.
I was not aware, we are coming across that grumpily.

(...) I know HYT practicioners , who are completely vegan, they don't even offer tiniest pieces of meat in the Lama Chöpa ritual. And others eat meat, offer meat and drink wine after work. Therefore I assume, HYT does not demand anything really, nothing on the conventional sphere. An important dema...

The above mentioned list was a sort of compilation from various Mainland and Taiwanese forums and blogs. Fake lineages? Perhaps. Part of it was deduction, because the google translate not always able to deliver everything, e.g. I think the 'Horse head Vajra' is Hayagriva. My guess is that the heavy...

This sounds a lot like something a certain fake lineage would say. Are you able to link to the source? The above mentioned list was a sort of compilation from various Mainland and Taiwanese forums and blogs. Fake lineages? Perhaps. Part of it was deduction, because the google translate not always a...

Never heard of it. Asking ECOSIA, the results say that those challenges are a phenomenon in terms of wellness, yoga and also some hindu gurus are offeing it in order to attract newbies. It seems to me, a similar thing might be group meditations which some buddhist centers offer to the public. E. g t...

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bowsamic wrote: ↑Sat Sep 23, 2023 8:25 am Sounds weird and powerful. I might check his first book out

Happy mental disorder then. You can have a party with disfunctional ideas.

Most poeple do not know, or they do not accept as truth, that visitors from other planets have been captured, interrogated and even tortured and killed secretly on Earth. This interrogation has some interesting aspects from the buddhist perspective, because the interrogator is a firm believer in &q...

Hi everyone, I’m new here. But I’m 41 and I’ve been studying religion sense I was young. But lately I’ve been drawn to Buddhism. But like any other religion there’s splinters. And when it gets down to it I don’t know what sect fits me?? And without knowing that I don’t know where to begin besides r...

I agree.
And BTW, thinking, you don't get anywhere is a most usual feeling on the path. Nevertheless this thinking must not be true.

I came across this article (http://tibetanbuddhistencyclopedia.com/en/index.php/Avici) on tibetan buddhist encyclopedia which says avichi hell is a non returning hell which basically means that beings languish there eternally with no hope for escape. I thought that hell in buddhism is supposed to b...

I heard people say: "Wear it until it falls off." I have one very lasting right now since some years. Seems, it will last until I die. I tied it very loosely around my wrist. Like this it never disturbs me and I can take it off in case I have to represent something to an audience. It's wai...

(...) There are so many practices that I'm drawn to but I realistically have only a very limited amount of time during the day to do them. Because of a Zen practice background and my own natural inclinations, I tend to gravitate towards seated meditation, but I find myself confused about what to do...

???? wrote: ↑Thu Sep 07, 2023 1:53 pm

For people who do not feel attracted to watch the video: What is it about?

A much shorter post with a much simpler question in mind. Do you believe that Mantras are just as effective when recited mentally as when physically chanted? I think it depends on how earnest they are being chanted. For me, as a singer, loud chanting is disturbing and distracting often. Other peopl...

What are the differences between Zazen and Shamatha as practised by Vajrayana buddhists? Is there a difference? Zazen in general simply means seated meditation, so that can be practically anything done while sitting. So to tell the difference it should be something more specific, like ganhwa seon o...

Some users apply the setting by themselves, if they don't want to receive PMs. Very few users are being excluded from the ability to send and receive PMs. Then the reason is, they used the PM function for harrassing or advertising. Edit: And now I realise, you were trying to pm a member who asked fo...