Stearns refers to it as "deliberate behavior" in this book.
King of the Empty Plain: The Tibetan Iron-Bridge Builder Tangtong Gyalpo
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- Sat Apr 01, 2023 11:58 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Crazy Wisdom Question
- Replies: 172
- Views: 26776
- Wed Mar 29, 2023 10:20 pm
- Forum: Discovering Mahayana Buddhism
- Topic: How to Develop and Control the Mind Without the Self
- Replies: 96
- Views: 6892
Re: How to Develop and Control the Mind Without the Self
can you explain easier? the mind may prefer to focus on the object of its attention, and it is also possible to choose other objects of its attention and focus. Right? A main function of the mind is fixation on objects. The difference with shamatha with an object is that you intentionally choose th...
- Wed Mar 29, 2023 5:51 am
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Qualifications of a Dzogchen Master
- Replies: 603
- Views: 39367
Re: Qualifications of a Dzogchen Master
Is this your experience?Jules 09 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 22, 2023 11:39 pmsilentobserver wrote: ↑Mon Mar 20, 2023 12:15 pm What sort of person is truly qualified to teach Dzogchen? Is there a list of qualities?Above all: kindness.Is there a list of qualities?
But that doesn't always display itself as 'being nice'.
- Sat Mar 25, 2023 7:24 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Practices for chronic pain
- Replies: 12
- Views: 966
Re: Practices for chronic pain
Tonglen
- Tue Mar 14, 2023 5:38 am
- Forum: Nyingma
- Topic: Sera Yangtul Rinpoche
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1102
Re: Sera Yangtul Rinpoche
I don't really know anything at all, but just as a consideration perhaps, I think some teachers/lamas/whatever have essentially nothing whatsoever to do with their websites and they are student/disciple run. That theoretically could be the case here and he has no involvement or interest in such thi...
- Tue Mar 14, 2023 1:56 am
- Forum: Nyingma
- Topic: Sera Yangtul Rinpoche
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1102
Re: Sera Yangtul Rinpoche
I don't really know anything at all, but just as a consideration perhaps, I think some teachers/lamas/whatever have essentially nothing whatsoever to do with their websites and they are student/disciple run. That theoretically could be the case here and he has no involvement or interest in such thi...
- Sat Mar 11, 2023 7:43 pm
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: "Sangha Solutions" in the Dzogchen Community
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2808
Re: "Sangha Solutions" in the Dzogchen Community
That has been my experience. They are very focused on the "small differences" (the small stain on the wall) and in imposing their point of view. But well, I see it as part of the "initiation" process of Dharma Wheel. They should take more the example of their HHDL that is not on...
- Thu Jan 19, 2023 3:11 pm
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Yeshi's really back!
- Replies: 165
- Views: 11029
Re: Yeshi's really back!
Well Yeshi has six days of explaining to do.
- Thu Jan 19, 2023 7:55 am
- Forum: Media
- Topic: Tourette's Documentary
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1402
Re: Tourette's Documentary
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- Wed Jan 18, 2023 11:23 pm
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Yeshi's really back!
- Replies: 165
- Views: 11029
- Wed Jan 18, 2023 11:01 pm
- Forum: Media
- Topic: Tourette's Documentary
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1402
Re: Tourette's Documentary
Since gettind Shaktipat many years ago i thouht it might be helpfull for those wih tourette's.
- Tue Dec 20, 2022 10:54 am
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Thogal, Visions, Tibetan Sorcery, Siddhis, and Indian Vajrayana
- Replies: 52
- Views: 6841
Re: Thogal, Visions, Tibetan Sorcery, Siddhis, and Indian Vajrayana
Welome to Dharma Wheel.
- Sun Dec 18, 2022 8:03 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: World Cup 2022
- Replies: 333
- Views: 13374
Re: World Cup 2022
Paris is alive and it is raining.There have been a few arrests on champs élysées.The police had bottles thrown at them and fireworks shot at them and they stayed calm and the scene did not escalate.Daily Dasher is IRL on Twitch tv.
- Wed Dec 14, 2022 12:27 am
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Rtog pa - subtle cognition?
- Replies: 220
- Views: 12451
Re: Rtog pa - subtle cognition?
"Mind itself" is mind-essence , Chos-Nyid aka 'the Nature of Mind', Dharmakaya. It is not sem , dualistic conceptual mind, discursive thought. "These days, the oxen who consider themselves followers of Ati Claim that discursive thought is awakened mind. Such fools are lost in the rea...
- Tue Dec 13, 2022 9:31 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: What to do with Incense ash?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 844
Re: What to do with Incense ash?
You could keep it in a Lego stupa.ZopaChotso wrote: ↑Mon Dec 12, 2022 7:16 pm Tashi Delek! I have heard that there are things you can do with Incense ash, I'm curious what those are? Throwing away offering ash seems weird, I wanna find something else to do with it.
- Sat Dec 10, 2022 12:26 am
- Forum: Engaged Buddhism
- Topic: DJK Rinpoche asks Greta to visit China on climate
- Replies: 37
- Views: 4110
Re: DJK Rinpoche asks Greta to visit China on climate
To be fair - he does admit when he is wrong or “unskillful”. A quote from his Facebook page: Only because he got a shit ton of very angry pushback over his consent form. Mostly, everyone knows his shtick, and are fans, indifferent, or in the case of some, really don't like him at all. The best thin...
- Sat Dec 03, 2022 7:37 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: juniper essential oil and sang
- Replies: 2
- Views: 278
Re: juniper essential oil and sang
I was taught you need smoke for sang.
- Sat Nov 19, 2022 12:02 am
- Forum: Nichiren
- Topic: How does one get over the fear of being cheated on in a relationship?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1402
Re: How does one get over the fear of being cheated on in a relationship?
Don't get in a monogamous relatiionship.
- Thu Nov 10, 2022 11:01 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Re: Garchen Rinpoche's empowerments
- Replies: 197
- Views: 12510
Re: Garchen Rinpoche's empowerments
If you make use of the search engine you can find plenty of info and opinions,
- Sat Apr 23, 2022 10:12 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Is Jambhala a source of refuge?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1617
Re: Is Jambhala a source of refuge?
We take refuge in all kinds of shit every day.