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by cjdevries
Wed May 05, 2021 6:26 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Khandro Tsering Chodron, Anniversary of Parinirvana
Replies: 2
Views: 339

Khandro Tsering Chodron, Anniversary of Parinirvana

Today is the tenth anniversary of the parinirvana of Khandro Tsering Chodron, consort of Jamyang Khentse Chokyi Lodro. https://www.rigpawiki.org/index.php?title=Khandro_Tsering_Ch%C3%B6dr%C3%B6n. Here are some prayers to Khandro Tsering Chodron: https://www.rigpawiki.org/index.php?title=Prayer_to_Kh...
by cjdevries
Sun May 02, 2021 6:37 pm
Forum: Tendai
Topic: Ryogen's thought on plants and their acquired Buddhahood
Replies: 14
Views: 7685

Re: Ryogen's thought on plants and their acquired Buddhahood

I live with a really skilled professional gardener/garden designer and she will say that "the plants talk to me", "they tell me when they need more water" etc. Different plants have different personalities. Others who I have talked to who are really into caring for plants have sa...
by cjdevries
Fri Apr 23, 2021 6:49 pm
Forum: Dharma Events
Topic: Chant w/ Me Series w/ Choegye Drakpa Rinpoche
Replies: 1
Views: 597

Re: Chant w/ Me Series w/ Choegye Drakpa Rinpoche

Tomorrow he is teaching the Vajrakilaya mantra.
by cjdevries
Fri Apr 23, 2021 2:52 pm
Forum: Dharma Events
Topic: Chant w/ Me Series w/ Choegye Drakpa Rinpoche
Replies: 1
Views: 597

Chant w/ Me Series w/ Choegye Drakpa Rinpoche

Free chanting series. The last day of the series "Inviting the Indestructible Energy of the Universe" is tomorrow (Saturday) at 4:30am PDT on zoom. Click on "where" to see the zoom link: https://gar.virtualachen.org/en/chanting-announcement-inviting-the-indestructible-energy-of-t...
by cjdevries
Thu Apr 22, 2021 7:57 pm
Forum: Engaged Buddhism
Topic: "World Day for Lab Animals" is Tomorrow
Replies: 8
Views: 5388

"World Day for Lab Animals" is Tomorrow

Tomorrow is the World Day for Lab Animals. Here's a link to the popular new short film "Save Ralph", an advocacy film to raise awareness for lab animals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G393z8s8nFY Here's a link to a film that was produced by a group called "Doctors Against Animal Exp...
by cjdevries
Fri Apr 16, 2021 9:44 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Audio of Tibetan Buddhism - chants and Dharma talks
Replies: 9
Views: 2902

Re: Audio of Tibetan Buddhism - chants and Dharma talks

Here is the website of Khenpo Tsultrim Lodro, which provides downloads of Audio and Video dharma talks: https://www.luminouswisdom.org/index.ph ... o-download
by cjdevries
Fri Apr 16, 2021 4:44 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Resources on dealing with demons / evil spirits?
Replies: 42
Views: 3541

Re: Resources on dealing with demons / evil spirits?

I found the energy healer through a family friend. He is now retired from energy work, but I found someone else who is nearly as good who is still practicing. His name is Christopher Macklin. Through direct experience, I can say that he really can remove negative spirits. I was diagnosed with a spir...
by cjdevries
Thu Apr 15, 2021 9:13 pm
Forum: Nyingma
Topic: Guru Rinpoche devotional practices
Replies: 32
Views: 5086

Re: Guru Rinpoche devotional practices

Thanks for posting this. I watched it a couple days ago and found it inspiring. I recently read this article about a man's encounters with Guru Rinpoche when he went and visited many of the Guru's sacred sites. One night after visiting a holy site he had a dream of Guru Rinpoche where the teacher sp...
by cjdevries
Thu Apr 15, 2021 4:50 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Resources on dealing with demons / evil spirits?
Replies: 42
Views: 3541

Re: Resources on dealing with demons / evil spirits?

I was diagnosed with a spirit harm problem by a qigong healer. I tried many things and found little relief. Then I found the Sengdongma practice and had some real results. I received the empowerment for the practice from a lama. Yet I could not fully recover. Finally, I found an energy healer who ha...
by cjdevries
Thu Apr 15, 2021 12:49 am
Forum: Media
Topic: Song for a New Earth
Replies: 0
Views: 539

Song for a New Earth

I just finished watching "Song for a New Earth" and was deeply moved. This is a film that chronicles the life of Tom Kenyon, the world famous sound healer. He is also a Tibetan Buddhist. His journey is quite extraordinary. Please check it out if you can. You can watch it with a free trial ...
by cjdevries
Sat Apr 10, 2021 11:46 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Meditation on Vedana (feeling)
Replies: 1
Views: 384

Meditation on Vedana (feeling)

I read Ven. Analayo's article on Vedana (feeling) meditation: https://www.buddhistinquiry.org/article/vedana-part-1-addressing-views-and-clinging-at-the-source/. I have been mainly using a breath (shamata) meditation technique, but I have been adding some vipassana based on Bhante G.'s technique of ...
by cjdevries
Sat Apr 10, 2021 6:14 pm
Forum: Wellness, Diet and Fitness
Topic: 119 year old? marathon runner Dharam Pal Singh
Replies: 1
Views: 1350

119 year old? marathon runner Dharam Pal Singh

Claiming to be born in 1897, Dharam Pal Singh is still running marathons. He says meditation is his secret. But is he really 119?
by cjdevries
Fri Apr 09, 2021 7:31 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Mantra on styrofoam, how do I dispose of it?
Replies: 8
Views: 819

Re: Mantra on styrofoam, how do I dispose of it?

♸ PLASTIC & STYROFOAM ♸ I have developed an easy, cheap, and relatively safe way to turn polystyrene (styrofoam food containers, packing material, any #6 plastic) into a putty that can be shaped or cast in a mold, then turns hard and can be sanded and painted. The process uses no electricity or...
by cjdevries
Wed Mar 31, 2021 10:37 pm
Forum: Dying and Death
Topic: On Death and Rebirth-How to Face Death
Replies: 2
Views: 3752

On Death and Rebirth-How to Face Death

Here is an article by Khenpo Tsultrim Lodro that I benefitted from reading: https://www.luminouswisdom.org/index.ph ... face-death
by cjdevries
Tue Mar 30, 2021 6:57 pm
Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
Topic: Social interactions
Replies: 10
Views: 1705

Re: Social interactions

Great video; I found it very helpful.
by cjdevries
Mon Mar 29, 2021 10:43 pm
Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
Topic: Social interactions
Replies: 10
Views: 1705

Re: Social interactions

I had pretty bad social anxiety, then I found a couple different forms of qigong that worked for me. The qigong transformed my social anxiety. I'm not saying qigong is a full proof solution, just that it helped in my case. I really like Master Robert Peng's Qigong Master Key Series; it's simple, eas...
by cjdevries
Sat Mar 27, 2021 2:17 am
Forum: Nyingma
Topic: Guru Rinpoche devotional practices
Replies: 32
Views: 5086

Re: Guru Rinpoche devotional practices

I participated in a weekend chanting practice last weekend online with Choegye Drakpa Rinpoche. One of the prayers he taught was this prayer: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15c8JkpCn15T9x2dTb5xfcBcKoSs0NCct/view It is a devotional prayer to HH Jigme Phuntsok. It references Guru Rinpoche a lot and r...
by cjdevries
Fri Mar 26, 2021 2:55 am
Forum: Pure Land
Topic: Pureland Daily Practice by Yogi C.M. Chen
Replies: 1
Views: 737

Re: Pureland Daily Practice by Yogi C.M. Chen

Here are two additional links; the first is a link to the blessed picture of Amitabha and the second is a link to special protection blessings, including a mantra sheet of Amitabha that can be burned to help deceased beings find liberation or rebirth in the Pure Land as well as a photo that can help...
by cjdevries
Fri Mar 26, 2021 1:39 am
Forum: Pure Land
Topic: Pureland Daily Practice by Yogi C.M. Chen
Replies: 1
Views: 737

Pureland Daily Practice by Yogi C.M. Chen

This Pure Land daily practice was compiled and translated by Dr. Yutang Lin under the guidance of Yogi C.M. Chen: http://www.yogichen.org/gurulin/efiles/mb/mbk06.html In the Epilogue, he writes the following: "I finished compiling the Pureland Daily Practice in the evening of August 21, 1989. T...

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