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- Mon Jul 05, 2010 3:28 pm
- Forum: Meditation
- Topic: Monkey Mind
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3253
Re: Monkey Mind
I have talked to a teacher in person about this, and he just told me the samething as the frist time I met with him. "Concentrate on your breathing." Quite frankly, I was looking for a little more instruction then that. That sort of answer, and your reaction to it are not uncommon. Someti...
- Thu Jul 01, 2010 12:14 am
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Please welcome Henry to the team!
- Replies: 66
- Views: 17112
Re: Please welcome Henry to the team!
Hi all, I really don't know what to tell you, except that Dharma Wheel has been up and functioning for over a year now, and we've been doing just fine. In fact hardly any threads have needed moderation; people here seem to play nice. I'm not aware of any biases towards sects on the part of the mode...
- Wed Jun 30, 2010 11:46 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Please welcome Henry to the team!
- Replies: 66
- Views: 17112
Re: Please welcome Henry to the team!
I hope this thread isn't locked because of the NKT mention, the thread really isn't about NKT, it's about baseless accusations and dictatorship that E-sangha was well known and was destroyed for. Same here. It is my opinion and my opinion ONLY that we lost e-Sangha for those reasons. The site going...
- Wed Jun 30, 2010 5:33 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Lioncity forum
- Replies: 41
- Views: 8847
Re: Lioncity forum
If from what I heard was correct, and there was a data loss issue, then I find it highly doubtful unless the owner wants to hire a data recovery specialist....and that takes into account that the server that the information was stored on is still intact and not in use. Probably. However, data loss ...
- Sat Jun 26, 2010 1:31 am
- Forum: Media
- Topic: Pictures of Green Tara or the 21 Taras
- Replies: 31
- Views: 18482
Re: Pictures of Green Tara or the 21 Taras
This is what I think is a very lovely portrayal of White Tara. I know this is a tad off-topic but I'd like to share it.
It was done by the Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje
I hope he does a Green Tara someday.
It was done by the Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje
I hope he does a Green Tara someday.
- Sat Jun 19, 2010 12:57 am
- Forum: Prayers and Aspirations
- Topic: Prayer to the Bodhisattva Manjushri
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4982
Re: Prayer to the Bodhisattva Manjushri
Supplication to Manjusri I protrate to the Bhagavat Manjusri. Your mind is completely pure and luminous, like the sun free of the clouds of the two obscurations; You hold a text at your heart, since you see all the variety of objects just as they are. You love like your only child all the multitude ...
- Mon May 17, 2010 7:12 pm
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: Using a Mala
- Replies: 21
- Views: 13846
Re: Using a Mala
My thinking on Malas is that first and foremost, Malas are counting tools. The material used may or may not be important. The merit accumulated may or not be affected by manner of use or material used. One type of bead may be more useful for some practices and not for others, or it may not make any ...
- Sun Nov 29, 2009 5:07 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: What do you crave?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2789
Re: What do you crave?
Tobacco, nicotine.Luke wrote:Buddhism says that craving leads to suffering, but since we aren't yet Buddhas, we each have our cravings. What do you crave?
- Mon Nov 02, 2009 10:24 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: The Sacred Space
- Replies: 258
- Views: 243416
Re: The Sacred Space
The 7th Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche
- Mon Nov 02, 2009 10:14 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: The Survival of American Buddhism
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3688
The Survival of American Buddhism
I'm listening to a 15 minute podcast on Buddhist Geeks - an interview with Acharya Judith Simmer-Brown on the Survival of American Buddhism. It's well worth a listen. Ms. Simmer-Brown states that there are four factors that will determine whether or not Buddhism will take hold in North America. Thos...
- Wed Oct 28, 2009 9:28 pm
- Forum: Meditation
- Topic: Getting to Lotus Pose
- Replies: 45
- Views: 13680
Re: Getting to Lotus Pose
We must remember that westerners are not used to these positions. These postures were comfortable for those used to the seating customs of their own culture from childhood. I read somewhere that a westerner's inability to use a Lotus posture has something to do with the kind of shoes we wear. Our s...
- Wed Oct 28, 2009 9:22 pm
- Forum: Meditation
- Topic: Getting to Lotus Pose
- Replies: 45
- Views: 13680
Re: Getting to Lotus Pose
Well, now for My Tale of Woe.
I started doing that stretching excercise last night.
Compared to the people demonstrating in the video, I have a very long way to go. A VERY long way.
I started doing that stretching excercise last night.
Compared to the people demonstrating in the video, I have a very long way to go. A VERY long way.
- Wed Oct 28, 2009 7:45 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: From Theravada to Tibetan
- Replies: 40
- Views: 13338
Re: From Theravada to Tibetan
This seems like the right place to post but apologies if not. My practice is almost entirely Theravada in terms of praxis and aspiration but I have practiced with and drawn much inspiration from the Vajrayana schools in the past. A lama here in NYC who is a member of the Sakya lineage and with whom...
- Mon Oct 26, 2009 7:30 pm
- Forum: Meditation
- Topic: Getting to Lotus Pose
- Replies: 45
- Views: 13680
Re: Getting to Lotus Pose
Here's a really great video that explains the anatomy involved in the pose and what stretches to do to prepare for it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USAeDzIbM5M&feature=related" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; I like it! I've always had trouble getting to a full lotus. ...
- Thu Oct 22, 2009 10:13 pm
- Forum: Kagyu
- Topic: Four Dharmas of Gampopa,commentary by Kyabje Kalu Rinpoche
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2093
Re: Four Dharmas of Gampopa,commentary by Kyabje Kalu Rinpoche
Excellent!
Thanks for sharing that .
Thanks for sharing that .