Dharma Wheel

Malcolm wrote: ↑Wed Apr 14, 2021 3:40 am

amanitamusc wrote: ↑Wed Apr 14, 2021 1:08 am Fox news no less.

The world is our burn pit.

Indeed.

Fox news no less.

The old 100,000 candle's Much better than pineapple offerings.

Based on Druniel's history of posting in this thread we can expect a response to reply's in the spring of 2022.

This is fascinating to me because it is not the way it is generally presented to laymen in most of East Asia if they wish to become an upasaka/upasika. Japan as noted is a bit of a special case. This is explicitly outlined by Vasubandhu in his commentary on the Abhidharmakośa, so it is a principle ...

I have found Mormon tea helpful for seasonal allergies .

He mentions Khenpo Yeshe as one of his teachers.
https://shedrub.org/news/onlineresource ... sDuckworth

At 40:00 he mentions the Sakya view of Buddha Nature.

Most practitioner's prefer this level of teaching from a Scholar practitioner or better a Buddha ,rather than just a Scholar. He is a practitioner. His books are excellent, and easier to follow than the lecture. This is stuff that gets much more accessible on paper. Who are his Teachers?

Most practitioner's prefer this level of teaching from a Scholar practitioner or better a Buddha ,rather than just a Scholar.

You would be wise to find a qualified Teacher.

I work in a climate-related field and have spent a lot of time thinking about this, but I want to include the caveat that this is a personal list. It's not meant to dictate what others should do--some of the things on this list may be difficult or impossible for many people--and it's not a test of ...

I like my dark humor with a sprinkle of science fiction.

In my neck of the sewer we get our electricity from a co op that burns coal.
We have some massive coal ash dumps to prove it.I can't afford solar yet.

Waiting for Biden to jump into ECO mode.

It has been mentioned before but i will just add that millions of sentient beings die in the process of cultivating and harvesting plant food. Many more than the observable and cuddly ones that we eat. ChNNR taught that it is more compassionate to eat meat than not to, in order for a poor animal to ...

Find a Teacher who can introduce you to your True Nature. Know your true nature.Know your limitations and that they and all else are pure.Do your practice to maintain this Knowledge.Live every limited ,pure circumstance to integrate your body, speech and mind in this non conceptual knowledge to the ...

I need a home for some DC books and DVDs. Some of it is restricted. Does anyone know someone I can contact that can help me? Thank you. Perhaps post the list here? I'm sure quite a few people will be happy to take them off your hands This way they would most likely go to someone that will practice ...

Follow the bread crumbs back.

work/study and spiritual practice? What makes you think these are different? Of course there are differences as there would be in eating a plate full of shit compared to a plate of carrots. In the first case it can be done but not without its difficulties but then you get the :smile: .Anyway....

He led the meditation and gave a Dharma talk on the Four Immeasurables at the Sacramento Buddhist Mediation Group, a peer-led non-denomination sangha. And did I get the name of the first video above wrong! It is: The True Joy of Being Human. It is an intense meditation and talk (sprinkled with humo...

Hi, just making sure, did I hear correctly that Rinpoche advised us to recite the Threa Heaps Sutra Confession (which is 35 Buddhas confession if I am correct) 3 times per day and per night? That’s this, right? https://www.lotsawahouse.org/words-of-the-buddha/confession-of-downfalls-nyingma Yup.