Dharma Wheel

dzogchungpa wrote:As I get older, I find that mirror meditation is a truly excellent way to contemplate impermanence.

You and me both, but a melong's convex surface works like a facelift!

I wonder how many of us have just one teacher, or several; and if there is clearly one we regard as our Root Guru, did we meet them first? I started out knowing nothing about Buddhism except from a few trips to India,and some time in the Theosophical Society decades previously, so just walked into t...

As well as the functions already mentioned, the melong is also used in healing. Placed concave side down on the part of the body which is damaged, the harmful energy is drawn out. This is also how a melong may be used as a 'baby pacifier' placed on the baby's stomach, presumable to treat colic. More...