Dharma Wheel

Naw...I’m not letting you get away with “perennialist” here without you defining it precisely. You’ve done this before, Perennialism is both a specific school of modern and historical spiritual thought, and a general tendency :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perennial_philosophy So, which one are you...

This has nothing to do with doctrine. I think the only obstacle you face is that when people present the logical arguments and methods that you can try for yourself to determine that nothing can be found that can be regarded as an eternal self, you don’t bother to spend even three minutes investiga...

I don't know why you always want to die on this pointless hill. A similarity "on paper" in neither here nor there anyway. We can find quotes from Jesus, Mohammed, and The Buddha that are similar if we hunt them, yet we won't (well, most of us) sit here and try to claim that because of this the tene...

I got the pdf from this semi-sketchy site: https://vdocuments.site/s-k-hookham-the ... vised.html Your description of it as a “semi-sketchy site” makes me wary. So I emailed her group and asked about purchasing a digital copy. I’m waiting to hear back. I don't know why you always want to die on thi...

I have seen a lot of people advocating for zen listening to strange stuff like jazz and fusion (no offense pls). Seems like a kinda STRANGE trend... Thoughts? What music would best remind one of the big buddha man? Any music can remind you of the teachings if you really understand the teachings wel...

You just think too much, that's pretty much it. Buddhist view is not meant to be used as an end of and within itself, it's praxis. Constantly running over these polarized arguments in your head is a total waste of time. Do you have issues with rumination? You can't even think clearly when ruminating...

So, extrapolating from your answers, one of the main reason why monastic life is a right livelihood, is because it would create merit for all beings. This reasoning is not new to me, but I'm personally skeptical of the fact that me sitting in a cushion and doing some samu would generate something f...

Hello everyone, I would like to hear your thought about a thing that keeps bothering me after many years. I have been thinking of following a monastic life for many years, almost right after I began studying Buddhism and doing meditation. However, there has always been a thing that stopped me: bein...

The Hasids have always been mystics, so not a stretch for them. Non - Hassidic Orthodox Jews, not so sure what their position is, if they overtly believe in reincarnation I imagine it’s a small minority.

Generally speaking Buddhism doesn’t seem to deal much with reality outside of an observer. Scientific laws are based on empirical observation of ‘outside’ phenomena. The closest thing to such ideas I’m aware of is the Five Niyamas: https://www.learnreligions.com/the-five-niyamas-449741 http://www.bu...

mahamdudra with shentong view There is no mahamudra with shengtong view, there is madhyamaka with shentong view. The view of Mahamudra transcends the view of madhyamaka, it is more complete than the view of madhyamaka. Also in madhyamaka one discovers the view by conceptual analysis, but it is a ki...

Really sad to hear this.

No, no one is outside the realm of cause and effect except Buddhas, and they can't 'reach in' to samsara and alter it for sentient beings experiencing it. There's blessings and purifications, which are said to do things like make Karmic fruits ripen less severely (I've read that in places at least),...

Thank you for the response. I am talking to the teacher now, but with the language barrier I'm so worried about accidentally being rude or saying something I don't otherwise intend! I asked if there was a practice commitment and said I was new. We'll see how it goes. Everyone is different, but the ...

There is a weekly (now virtual) Green Tara practice and accumulations at a Drikung Kagyu lineage meditation center near me. The lama said he will give me transmission when I attend it. I am very new to much of this. How does this sort of thing (weekly practice gatherings, initiations given there, e...

I have realized that I actually have no idea. Specifically, how does Tantra fit into the Dzogchen path? I know that you will find Tantra in Dzogchen but it seems like Dzogchen is not necessarily Dzogchen. What exactly is the interplay here? Also, what does the term “Mahamudra” mean in a Dzogchen co...

Hi, in which way one can be able to clearly differentiate which aspects of tibetan buddhism are related with dharma, and which are cultural aspects, linked with both sutrayana an tantric yana. If there is any literature already out there, could you recommend? My point is that for tibetan buddhism, ...

I have realized that I actually have no idea. Specifically, how does Tantra fit into the Dzogchen path? I know that you will find Tantra in Dzogchen but it seems like Dzogchen is not necessarily Dzogchen. What exactly is the interplay here? Also, what does the term “Mahamudra” mean in a Dzogchen co...

It’s also an experiential thing. If one has not gone far enough into the teachings to experience (albeit briefly and fleetingly) that there is something beyond and well... better than Samsaric satisfaction, then there is disbelief that such a thing is even possible. I see it this argument (usually t...

I think it's important to recognize that no one is trying to be dysfunctional or to say things that are dishonest. I don't think there's anything to take personally. It's what people do when they don't now how to act in a given situation, we shore up the status quo and say "remain calm, everything ...