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- Thu Mar 22, 2018 11:27 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Teacher & Root Guru
- Replies: 88
- Views: 58633
Re: Teacher & Root Guru
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...
- Thu Mar 22, 2018 6:05 pm
- Forum: Prayers and Aspirations
- Topic: Prayers for My Healing
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1911
Re: Prayers for My Healing
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.

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.
- Wed Mar 21, 2018 4:26 pm
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Dzogchen Community of Chogyal Namkhai Norbu
- Replies: 7780
- Views: 1027311
- Wed Mar 21, 2018 9:27 am
- Forum: Bön
- Topic: “The Four Lamps, Part 1” online Facebook live series, 3/21/18
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1525
Re: “The Four Lamps, Part 1” online Facebook live series, 3/21/18
Bumping this thread - the teachings are this afternoon.
- Tue Mar 20, 2018 1:58 pm
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Dzogchen Community of Chogyal Namkhai Norbu
- Replies: 7780
- Views: 1027311
Re: Dzogchen Community of Chogyal Namkhai Norbu
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...
- Tue Mar 20, 2018 1:55 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Does the Buddha's Omniscient Mind Pervade the Universe Like Space?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1910
- Mon Mar 19, 2018 7:11 pm
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Can a complete beginner benefit from Dzogchen practice?
- Replies: 132
- Views: 18268
Re: Can a complete beginner benefit from Dzogchen practice?
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 ...
- Mon Mar 19, 2018 11:42 am
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Can a complete beginner benefit from Dzogchen practice?
- Replies: 132
- Views: 18268
- Sat Mar 17, 2018 11:54 pm
- Forum: Suggestion Box
- Topic: Moderator approval of posts
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2186
Moderator approval of posts
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.
- Sat Mar 17, 2018 11:48 pm
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: First four of six perfections
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1702
Re: First four of six perfections
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 ...
- Sat Mar 17, 2018 3:59 pm
- Forum: Bön
- Topic: “The Four Lamps, Part 1” online Facebook live series, 3/21/18
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1525
Re: “The Four Lamps, Part 1” online Facebook live series, 3/21/18
Fantastic opportunity! I suppose Facebook has some use after all.kalden yungdrung wrote: ↑Sat Mar 17, 2018 2:15 pm![]()
Hope that this will benefit all Dzogchenpas worldwide![]()
Is this based on the text "The Precepts of the Dharmakaya"?
- Thu Mar 08, 2018 10:38 pm
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Dzogchen Community of Chogyal Namkhai Norbu
- Replies: 7780
- Views: 1027311
Re: Dzogchen Community of Chogyal Namkhai Norbu
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 ...
- Thu Mar 08, 2018 9:13 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Guru Devotion
- Replies: 99
- Views: 10272
Re: Guru Devotion
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...
- Thu Mar 08, 2018 9:07 pm
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Dzogchen Community of Chogyal Namkhai Norbu
- Replies: 7780
- Views: 1027311
Re: Dzogchen Community of Chogyal Namkhai Norbu
You can write to senior students such as Jim Valby. For many things they are as able as Rinpoche to provide great advice.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.
- Mon Mar 05, 2018 10:55 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Why does Gelug school claim emptiness means things exist without self nature?
- Replies: 92
- Views: 8575
Re: Why does Gelug school claim emptiness means things exist without self nature?
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...
- Mon Mar 05, 2018 9:03 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Why does Gelug school claim emptiness means things exist without self nature?
- Replies: 92
- Views: 8575
- Sun Mar 04, 2018 7:01 pm
- Forum: Nyingma
- Topic: Namkhas (colored-thread elemental) are they only Bon?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 10872
Re: Namkhas (colored-thread elemental) are they only Bon?
This is very useful for making proper calculations, based on your birthday etc. : http://namkha.info/en/
- Sun Mar 04, 2018 6:56 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Less time on computer
- Replies: 4
- Views: 769
Re: Less time on computer
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...
- Sat Feb 24, 2018 1:42 pm
- Forum: Kagyu
- Topic: Lama Norlha Rinpoche passed away.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2632
Re: Lama Norlha Rinpoche passed away.
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...