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- Fri Apr 19, 2024 1:56 am
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Taking robes in later life
- Replies: 13
- Views: 429
Re: Taking robes in later life
About my second above paragraph: Of course sexual restraint—especially sublimation via Yoga practice and so on—can generate merits in general; and I meant to say that it seems that the monk vow would amplify said merits by taking the vow, as opposed to being chaste as a celibate doing sublimation pr...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 11:46 pm
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Taking robes in later life
- Replies: 13
- Views: 429
Re: Taking robes in later life
I think that part of the monk vow, is the merits generated by sexual restraint (or better said sublimation); and when one is younger, there is well, a lot more going on there (to sublimate), and therefore more merit generated. Of course pretty much anyone can sublimate the sexual impulse, through Yo...
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 11:14 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: The concept of a root guru
- Replies: 33
- Views: 1642
Re: The concept of a root guru
Dawa Osel, Lingpupa, you can laugh all you want, but maybe try to comprehend the message instead of shooting the messenger. http://blavatskynews.blogspot.com/2010/05/panchen-lamas-inscription-for-voice-of.html?m=1%20 https://dharma-documentaries.net/blavatsky-and-olcotts-tibet-with-glenn-h-mullin As...
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:05 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: The concept of a root guru
- Replies: 33
- Views: 1642
Re: The concept of a root guru
The fellow above who compared guilds is right. In fact, lineages were and are guilds, the methods are private property, and were protected by seals. This ensures the opportunity to have that experience may continue. What we see happening in the West with the effusive offerings of dharma from the Ea...
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 1:10 pm
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: How to respond to theistic/deistic arguments from a Madhyamaka point of view?
- Replies: 46
- Views: 2364
Re: How to respond to theistic/deistic arguments from a Madhyamaka point of view?
Well, that^ was kind of pointless for me to even mention. Although for the purpose of clarification, the point is that in Dzogchen, the “view” isn’t intellectual, unlike Sutrayana; even though we study the texts such as the Tantras and the instructions of the lineage masters and so forth. That’s why...
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 10:09 am
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: How to respond to theistic/deistic arguments from a Madhyamaka point of view?
- Replies: 46
- Views: 2364
Re: How to respond to theistic/deistic arguments from a Madhyamaka point of view?
The view of Dzogchen is the same as Prasanga Madhyamika. Yes and no. For example the Yongdzin Rinpoche of Yungdrung Bön at times has said yes, and has also said no on other occasions. IMO there’s no contradiction, because when he says yes, he is basically saying that Madhyamaka is the closest thing...
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 11:20 am
- Forum: Academic Discussion
- Topic: Women involved in the early transmission of Buddhism to the West?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 408
Re: Women involved in the early transmission of Buddhism to the West?
Everyone here’s favorite, H.P. Blavatsky.
She’s interesting, although she was a sectarian Gelugpa, despite otherwise being open minded towards other religions.
She’s interesting, although she was a sectarian Gelugpa, despite otherwise being open minded towards other religions.
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 3:16 pm
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Dzogchen Historiography
- Replies: 75
- Views: 4574
Re: Dzogchen Historiography
anyone has any info on when did practices of thögal and tregchö first appear? It looks like with a Buddha called Generous Hand; as far as the ancient accounts of past Buddhas that we have access to goes: The Mind Lineage Within the vastness of the basic space—-which by nature is a total purity, the...
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 5:51 pm
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: What did Indian Buddhists call themselves?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 755
Re: What did Indian Buddhists call themselves?
Bauddha (बौद्ध) refers to a “Buddhist”, according to the Dattātreyayogaśāstra 41-42.—Accordingly, “Whether a Brahmin, an ascetic, a Buddhist (Bauddha), a Jain, a Skull-Bearer or a materialist, the wise man who is endowed with faith and constantly devoted to the practice of [haṭha] yoga will attain ...
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 5:47 pm
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Dzogchen Historiography
- Replies: 75
- Views: 4574
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 11:46 am
- Forum: Media
- Topic: Music time
- Replies: 5306
- Views: 891573
Re: Music time
Intro sampled from Jordan Maxwell:
“F*%k China’s government and what they done to Tibet”
“F*%k China’s government and what they done to Tibet”
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 11:09 am
- Forum: Media
- Topic: Music time
- Replies: 5306
- Views: 891573
Re: Music time
https://youtube.com/watch?v=qzImkwM7zEo “To be nice I sacrifice things like no sleep/I keep a library of lyrics on microfiche” The only lyric I wasn’t feelin’ there was the Nagasaki reference; although I get the context of it in that it was meant to be figurative (for lack of a more specific term).
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 3:06 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Was karmamudra part of ganachakra in the ancient India?
- Replies: 154
- Views: 6523
Re: Was karmamudra part of ganachakra in the ancient India?
This is one of many reasons why karmamudra is a very advanced and secret practice. It's not being performed by many. It's a last step on the path. I always wonder why this topic is so very attractive online, because these discussions are like if blind people are discussing colors. Well I don’t even...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 12:09 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Was karmamudra part of ganachakra in the ancient India?
- Replies: 154
- Views: 6523
Re: Was karmamudra part of ganachakra in the ancient India?
Edging is pretty bad, it seems (it messes with your dopamine in a big way). See here for some information on as to how: https://youtube.com/results?sp=mAEA&search_query=How+Edging+is+harmful And there are differing opinions there^ too of course. On the other hand (no pun), losing Ojas from too m...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:26 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Trul-khor in Europe - any teachers teaching?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 601
Re: Trul-khor in Europe - any teachers teaching?
It looks like you’re a student of ChNNR. You could contact Fabio Andrico in Italy. The Vairo khrul-khor should have everything you need, and Fabio has a nice Kumbhaka course that you can get from the Dzogchen Community. I mean I’d like to study and practice multiple khrul-khors myself; however if yo...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:45 am
- Forum: Media
- Topic: Music time
- Replies: 5306
- Views: 891573
Re: Music time
Instrumental version:
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 11:17 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Favourite Professional Sports
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1015
Re: Favourite Professional Sports
The only "professional" sport I sometimes watch is MMA, less often boxing and kickboxing. I wrestle and watch Olympic wrestling and judo, but technically those are not professional but amateur sports. Professional wrestling like WWE is quite different from olympic wrestling. Yea because W...
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 10:22 pm
- Forum: Media
- Topic: Music time
- Replies: 5306
- Views: 891573
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 5:21 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Was karmamudra part of ganachakra in the ancient India?
- Replies: 154
- Views: 6523
Re: Was karmamudra part of ganachakra in the ancient India?
After reading this post over morning coffee, here is a serious question. This really applies to those of you / us who have been around the vajrayana world for some time. If you have had the higher empowerments, received some teachings on karmamudra in any form, made a sexual connection with a partn...
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:47 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Was karmamudra part of ganachakra in the ancient India?
- Replies: 154
- Views: 6523