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- Sat Sep 02, 2023 3:35 pm
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Active Dzogchen Teachers 2023
- Replies: 193
- Views: 12495
Re: Active Dzogchen Teachers 2023
I can say from personal experience that Acarya Malcolm Smith and Tsoknyi Rinpoche teach Dzogchen directly and very openly.
- Sun Jul 30, 2023 1:32 am
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Tsoknyi Rinpoche's Trekchö retreat
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1092
Re: Tsoknyi Rinpoche's Trekchö retreat
The retreat just ended yesterday. I'm still basking in the after glow, as you would. Great retreat. Amazing teacher. Clarified a lot of things for me. His explanation really helped to enhance my understanding of things. His approach is different from what I'm used to but trekchö is trekchö. Thank yo...
- Fri Jul 21, 2023 9:35 am
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Tsoknyi Rinpoche's Trekchö retreat
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1092
Tsoknyi Rinpoche's Trekchö retreat
I'll be participating in a retreat with Tsoknyi Rinpoche soon, which will be focusing on the subtle body and Trekchö. Just wondering if anyone else has participated in this retreat in the past. Any advice about this or any of Tsoknyi Rinpoche's retreats in general would be much appreciated.
- Tue Jun 27, 2023 7:47 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Instantaneous death and the Bardo
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1079
Re: Instantaneous death and the Bardo
That's why, when Phowa is taught it's also usually explained how to do it very quickly. So when you see an immediate life threatening danger (somebody is pointing a gun at you, you're falling from a ladder, etc.) you just do a Phowa in a second. That's if you have a second. These guys didn't even h...
- Mon Jun 26, 2023 10:52 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Instantaneous death and the Bardo
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1079
Re: Instantaneous death and the Bardo
I think it will be very similar case for a person in the bardo. Even though images and visuals of various sorts will pop up and even seem to take over the mind of the person, maybe there will be that “little voice in the back of their head” as the saying goes, by which they know that although somet...
- Mon Jun 26, 2023 3:06 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Instantaneous death and the Bardo
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1079
Instantaneous death and the Bardo
I've been thinking about a lot this recently, for obvious reasons. Suppose a practitioner finds themselves in a situation like the Titan sub, where they're eviscerated in a fraction of a second, with hardly enough time to even register what's happening, much less to prepare for the moment of death. ...
- Mon Jun 12, 2023 4:53 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Teachers with clairvoyance, alive
- Replies: 63
- Views: 3680
Re: Teachers with clairvoyance, alive
The Buddha states, in multiple sutras, that one should not use these things as means of attracting or teaching students. That's basically all we need to know. He also describes, sometimes in the same sutras, the type of powers one can attain through practice, so it's not as if he thinks the abiliti...
- Fri Jun 09, 2023 4:41 am
- Forum: Help Required
- Topic: When dharma-practice results in the opposite of what was expected
- Replies: 9
- Views: 816
Re: When dharma-practice results in the opposite of what was expected
Dharma practice causes ripening of all kinds of circumstances, many of which are not necessarily pleasant. So, my take is that one should not expect a peaceful life from Dharma practice, because there is really no such thing in samsara. Rather, hopefully we can work better with our circumstances an...
- Fri May 05, 2023 1:10 pm
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Living Longde Teacher
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2986
Re: Living Longde Teacher
What's the best way to keep up with Rinpoche's schedule and activities? There's very little information about him online. The official website has a contact email but I thought I'd ask here first, in case anyone knows?
Apologies for reviving an old thread.
- Mon Jan 23, 2023 4:16 am
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Dorje Dermo
- Replies: 0
- Views: 517
Dorje Dermo
Is Dorje Dermo (Vajraṇakhi) connected to Dzogchen in anyway?
- Sun Nov 20, 2022 12:44 pm
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Lho Ontul Rinpoche has passed
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1982
- Sun Nov 14, 2021 2:27 pm
- Forum: Nyingma
- Topic: Throma Ngondro and Lujin practices
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2888
Re: Throma Ngondro and Lujin practices
This looks interesting. I'm not familiar with Tulku Orgyen Phuntsok Rinpoche - who I am assuming will be giving this transmission? Does anyone have any experience receiving teachings from Rinpoche?
- Wed Oct 06, 2021 12:34 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Protocols for requesting lungs/empowerment
- Replies: 3
- Views: 524
Re: Protocols for requesting lungs/empowerment
It depends whether you're requesting an empowerment, a teaching on a practice, or a lung. Thank you for the detailed reply, Peter. A lot for me to ruminate on. Reflecting on it now, I reckon what I was looking for, rather selfishly, were lungs for certain types of practices. However, as you rightly...
- Wed Oct 06, 2021 2:43 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Protocols for requesting lungs/empowerment
- Replies: 3
- Views: 524
Protocols for requesting lungs/empowerment
I'll preface this by saying that I have little to no formal Vajrayana training whatsoever, hence my inexperience with these sorts of things. I would like to approach a few teachers about possibly receiving some inner-tantra/HYT teachings from them. A number of them are contactable via email but I th...
- Mon Oct 04, 2021 9:31 am
- Forum: Nyingma
- Topic: Most Important Texts in the Nyingma Tradition
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2812
Re: Most Important Texts in the Nyingma Tradition
Tokden Rinpoche gave the whole transmission in France in the late 1980's. He is a lineage holder of this cycle. Khetsun Sangpo Rinpoche was also a lineage holder of this cycle. There are certainly others, also outside the Mindroling lineage. Awesome. I hope I have the merit to receive this transmis...
- Mon Oct 04, 2021 7:28 am
- Forum: Nyingma
- Topic: Most Important Texts in the Nyingma Tradition
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2812
Re: Most Important Texts in the Nyingma Tradition
Is there somewhere I can learn more about the Ati Zabdön? You can get the whole structure of the cycle here on JLA's Dzogchen Wiki : http://www.wikidz.artremy.com/wiki/Quintessence_des_Profonds_Principes_de_l%27Atiyoga This cycle is really amazing. It contains the "fusion" of the traditio...
- Mon Oct 04, 2021 4:52 am
- Forum: Nyingma
- Topic: Most Important Texts in the Nyingma Tradition
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2812
Re: Most Important Texts in the Nyingma Tradition
Nyingthik Yabzhi, whatever Dorje Lingpa revealed, all Nyang-ral, all Guru Chöwang, Longchenpa's Seven Treasuries, Terdak Lingpa's Ati Zabdön Nyingpo, Dungtso Repa Chima's Black Quintessence, there are so many... Is there somewhere I can learn more about the Ati Zabdön? Information about it online i...
- Sun Oct 03, 2021 11:25 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Facebook is bad
- Replies: 140
- Views: 18609
- Wed Sep 22, 2021 2:04 am
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Dzogchen Community of Chogyal Namkhai Norbu
- Replies: 8214
- Views: 1655412
Re: Dzogchen Community of Chogyal Namkhai Norbu
Today, the 17th day of the 8th month, marks the 3rd year anniversary of our teacher's parinirvana. The Practice of Dzogchen in Daily Life Try to be present in your daily life. For example, you can say to yourself, “For the next hour, I am going to try to be present and not be distracted by anything....
- Sat Sep 11, 2021 5:02 am
- Forum: Nyingma
- Topic: Experience with H.E. the Dolpo Tulku Rinpoche?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 538
Experience with H.E. the Dolpo Tulku Rinpoche?
Does anyone have any experience receiving teachings from Rinpoche?