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Matt J

His/her/their Theravada lineage.

Danny wrote: ↑Sun Aug 30, 2020 7:24 pm He mentioned the late Wangdor Rinpoche.

Matt J

Matt J wrote: ↑Sun Aug 30, 2020 6:42 pm What's your lineage?

cd347 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 29, 2020 1:13 pm I’ve been given lineage and have been encouraged to begin teaching beginners.

Matt J

What's your lineage?

cd347 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 29, 2020 1:13 pm I’ve been given lineage and have been encouraged to begin teaching beginners.
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Matt J

I would say that pointing out is the teacher introducing you to the nature of your mind. Sometimes it is done quite formally, with a full ceremony, and sometimes very informally. However, receiving pointing out instructions is not the same as having your nature of mind pointed out. So its not like y...

Matt J

I had the impression that he wasn't interested in the teachings as much as he was connecting with his father. It is the final scenes. It is a picture with a happy ending, which, sadly, does not match what has happened. And yes, those in the know have known what will happen for years. For many of the...

Matt J

I have been surprised that people have been thinking Yeshi would take over. Am I the only one who watched My Reincarnation? I walked away about 4 years ago, the writing was on the wall. I read this thread and I wonder what trying to guilt trip Yeshi into teaching when he’s stated over and over he ha...

Matt J

I think you're mixing up non-attachment with detachment. Detachment means you don't feel anything for anything. But that is not the Buddhist way at all--- that is emotional nihilism. Non-attachment means you don't grasp and cling. You can love your family and enjoy a nice Sunday drive without graspi...

Matt J

With COVID, many many teachers are going online. You may wish to check them out. I would recommend checking out several and seeing what you like. You may want to check out some videos and podcasts as well. Just as a warning, most overview books are very academic. Which is fine if that is what you li...

Matt J

Maybe we don't have to choose:

http://levekunst.com/the-tantra-of-coffee/

Matt J

Welcome to the world of meditation. You are getting first hand experience of impermanence (anicca), no self (anatman), and dissatisfaction (dukkha). Sometimes, reality seems more real and enhanced, sometimes it's more dull and foggy, and it's always one then the other, a few days like this, then a f...

Matt J

I'm more of a peppermint mocha, but no whip.

humble.student wrote: ↑Thu Aug 13, 2020 3:21 pm
Matt J wrote: ↑Thu Aug 13, 2020 12:44 pm I had to make this choice. It wasn’t pleasant.
So you like an extra scoop of Samsara with your Double Chocolaty Chip Crème Frappuccino® ?

Matt J

I had to make this choice. It wasn’t pleasant.

Matt J

I would say it depends on who your primary teacher is. If you are learning from one of his students, or some one who is CTR-friendly, then it would likely be a great resource. I live near CTR "country" and a lot of lamas who come through all have nice things to say about him, so I doubt there is any...

Matt J

Context, context, context. Totally agree. I am reminded of this ancient vajra song of wisdom: Now the world don't move To the beat of just one drum What might be right for you Might not be right for some For an extrovert, wearing robes in public would have one effect. For an introvert, another effec...

Matt J

I know some pretty great teachers, but even they wouldn't dispense Mahamudra meditation advice to anonymous strangers online. Diagnosing some one via internet posts strikes me as a bit... unwise.

fckw wrote: ↑Sun Aug 09, 2020 10:04 am Having that said I'd like not to elaborate any further.

Matt J

This is actually a live question in Buddhist communities, and has been for some time. Should dharma be engaged in social, political, and other movements or not? Bernie Glassman, Thich Nhat Hanh, HHDL and others have suggested that it should. All I’m suggesting is, the question “what does that have t...

Matt J

One problem is that Hinduism as it exists and is practiced today did not exist at the time of the Buddha-- there was Samkhya and Brahmanic rituals. Arguably, Vedanta derived a lot of its teaching from Tantrism and also Buddhism. So there is unlikely to be an early Buddhist document addressing Hindui...

Matt J

I agree it depends on the person and the practice.

But the right practice for the right person can be a life saver. It was for me.

Matt J

I've always been taught Yogacara as an experiential model of how things appear, not as an ontological philosophy about how things are. The Yogacara container universe model posits that shared reality is due to similar karmic traces or samskaras of sentient beings.this is perfectely fine,as sentient ...

Matt J

You're right. Karmic vision strikes again! This is something of a hollow concern to my ears. If people are taking up a spiritual practice, we can expect them to treat it better than a minor hobby, can't we? Vajrayana is nothing to mess around with. And if they don't, well, they learn on forums like ...

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