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All I can really say, in the end, is that you should have confidence if you have "gotten" it--confidence not really contrived. If you do not, then asking and entering into conversation is the only means of clarifying and potentially confirming. There is no way this sort of approach can happen en ma...

I dedicated my practice to you. Hope everything turns out well, you recover fully and that it turns into fuel for your practice.

Edit: did you contact the manufacturer of the walker? They would want to know about this. It would help protect others from the same thing.

TaTa wrote: ↑Wed Mar 21, 2018 3:30 pm Is there a practice recomended to reduce strong attachment? (besides guru yoga)

The four thoughts (precious human life, impermanence, suffering, karma) would be a good bet, especially the second one.

Bumping this thread - the teachings are this afternoon.

There is also this excellent book outlining a method for gradually cultivating Shine, Gyuwa, Stable Shine, 'Released' Shine, Contemplation, and Trekcho. http://shop.shangshungfoundation.com/en/restricted/141-an-introduction-to-the-practice-of-contemplation-2000000005614.html With regards to the boo...

Malcolm wrote: ↑Mon Mar 19, 2018 9:04 pm A Buddha is not omnipresent, they are unobstructed. There is a difference, subtle, but a difference that is important.

Is this because a buddha (or emptiness) is not actually present, either in one place or every place?

The same can be said of any practice. Depending on the practitioner. Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche told us a story of a man he met who'd done a phenomenal amount of prostrations - as in several million. He was amazed at the level of insight and siddhis the man had developed, including clear indications of ...

smcj wrote: ↑Mon Mar 19, 2018 6:37 am

Tantric or Dzogchen ngondro?

I’ve never heard of a separate “Dzogchen NgonDro”.

That's Semdzin and Rushen. Jim Valby talks about this a lot in his seminars.

How long does it take for a member to be allowed to post without moderator approval? I looked in the FAQ but couldn't find an answer - maybe I missed it.

Question: are there other important aspects of your life that you believe in which contradict these ideas? For example, do you believe in "getting something off your chest", "catharsis", "keeping it real", "telling it like it is", or "being youself"? "Putting someone in their place"? Clearly these ...

kalden yungdrung wrote: ↑Sat Mar 17, 2018 2:15 pm

Hope that this will benefit all Dzogchenpas worldwide

Fantastic opportunity! I suppose Facebook has some use after all.

Is this based on the text "The Precepts of the Dharmakaya"?

Sorry, I feel indirectly responsible for raising this issue of emailing ChNN. When he wrote that complaint about people sending him massive emails, this was already back in 2001. I’m sure the email traffic is even worse these days, so let’s bear that in mind. I was really just wondering what GY is ...

What if......after many years....you find out that the teacher you were devoted to... wasn't your teacher.....because you never received any empowerment's from him !!!!!!!!! (Talk about a Buddhist dad joke...). True Story. ... They are your teacher in a Buddhist sense, just not one you have receive...

treehuggingoctopus wrote: ↑Thu Mar 08, 2018 9:04 pm Please do not write to Rinpoche right now. Wait till we know he is as fit as a fiddle again.

You can write to senior students such as Jim Valby. For many things they are as able as Rinpoche to provide great advice.

We know already that it is empty since we confirmed this analytically during rushan of the mind or the semzin of gradual and sudden emptiness. Hi Malcolm - what is the specific semdzin(s) you are referring to here? Something like yeshe zangthal? In the classical tradition of seven semszins, the two...

Malcolm wrote: ↑Sun Mar 04, 2018 4:29 pm We know already that it is empty since we confirmed this analytically during rushan of the mind or the semzin of gradual and sudden emptiness.

Hi Malcolm - what is the specific semdzin(s) you are referring to here? Something like yeshe zangthal?

This is very useful for making proper calculations, based on your birthday etc. : http://namkha.info/en/

This is a big, important subject and I think it's becoming more important to address as time goes on. With regards to smartphones, I would strongly recommend getting an app to monitor your usage. Just seeing what you're doing makes you much more aware. In general, I have found it best to learn about...

I just came across this great story from Krishna Das: http://krishnadas.com/blog/remembering-lama-norlha-rinpoche-filled-love/ http://krishnadas.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_5097-e1519352663457.jpeg Remembering Lama Norlha Rinpoche, I am filled with love February 22, 2018 Lama Norlha Rinpoche was a di...