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by Sādhaka
Wed Apr 10, 2024 11:14 am
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: The concept of a root guru
Replies: 22
Views: 1060

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...
by Sādhaka
Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:05 am
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: The concept of a root guru
Replies: 22
Views: 1060

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...
by Sādhaka
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: 2337

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...
by Sādhaka
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: 2337

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...
by Sādhaka
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: 406

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.
by Sādhaka
Wed Apr 03, 2024 3:16 pm
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Dzogchen Historiography
Replies: 75
Views: 4458

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...
by Sādhaka
Tue Apr 02, 2024 5:51 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: What did Indian Buddhists call themselves?
Replies: 15
Views: 748

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 ...
by Sādhaka
Tue Apr 02, 2024 5:47 pm
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Dzogchen Historiography
Replies: 75
Views: 4458

Re: Dzogchen Historiography

Natan wrote: Tue Apr 02, 2024 4:04 pm

:good:
by Sādhaka
Tue Apr 02, 2024 11:46 am
Forum: Media
Topic: Music time
Replies: 5302
Views: 890246

Re: Music time

Intro sampled from Jordan Maxwell:






“F*%k China’s government and what they done to Tibet”
by Sādhaka
Tue Apr 02, 2024 11:09 am
Forum: Media
Topic: Music time
Replies: 5302
Views: 890246

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).
by Sādhaka
Fri Mar 29, 2024 3:06 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Was karmamudra part of ganachakra in the ancient India?
Replies: 154
Views: 6496

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...
by Sādhaka
Fri Mar 29, 2024 12:09 am
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Was karmamudra part of ganachakra in the ancient India?
Replies: 154
Views: 6496

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...
by Sādhaka
Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:26 am
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Trul-khor in Europe - any teachers teaching?
Replies: 11
Views: 597

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...
by Sādhaka
Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:45 am
Forum: Media
Topic: Music time
Replies: 5302
Views: 890246

Re: Music time





Instrumental version:


by Sādhaka
Mon Mar 25, 2024 11:17 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Favourite Professional Sports
Replies: 32
Views: 1012

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...
by Sādhaka
Sun Mar 24, 2024 10:22 pm
Forum: Media
Topic: Music time
Replies: 5302
Views: 890246

Re: Music time

by Sādhaka
Sat Mar 23, 2024 5:21 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Was karmamudra part of ganachakra in the ancient India?
Replies: 154
Views: 6496

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...
by Sādhaka
Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:47 am
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Was karmamudra part of ganachakra in the ancient India?
Replies: 154
Views: 6496

Re: Was karmamudra part of ganachakra in the ancient India?

AmidaB wrote: Fri Mar 22, 2024 9:19 am

I think that it is a practice that is very specific; however there may be some other practices within Vajrayana or Dzogchen that look similar, but are referred to as something else….
by Sādhaka
Fri Mar 22, 2024 12:01 am
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Was karmamudra part of ganachakra in the ancient India?
Replies: 154
Views: 6496

Re: Was karmamudra part of ganachakra in the ancient India?

Have you seen how inner empowerments goes there? Put it this way, the live stream of the empowerment could only be broadcasted on OnlyFans, and it's not hetero. I think that I know what you’re talking about, and to characterize it as not hetero, would be misleading at best. However I don’t think th...
by Sādhaka
Thu Mar 21, 2024 5:21 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Was karmamudra part of ganachakra in the ancient India?
Replies: 154
Views: 6496

Re: Was karmamudra part of ganachakra in the ancient India?

Have you seen how inner empowerments goes there? Put it this way, the live stream of the empowerment could only be broadcasted on OnlyFans, and it's not hetero. I think that I know what you’re referring to; and to characterize it as not hetero, without further explanation would be misleading. Of co...

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