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by Ayu
Fri Jan 26, 2024 7:44 pm
Forum: Suggestion Box
Topic: Subforum suggestion
Replies: 5
Views: 1222

Re: Subforum suggestion

I have no idea, if we need so many subforums.
Maybe threads are better findable then.
But if only very few people engage there, it might look poor.
In worst case only one or two people engage a whole subforum.

Therefore it would be interesting to read some more people's opinions on that suggestion. .
by Ayu
Fri Jan 26, 2024 12:57 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: What is supposed to be kept secret? What isn't?
Replies: 19
Views: 1057

Re: What is supposed to be kept secret? What isn't?

I believe, that is the quandary of this thread: If it's resticted, it's not even appropriate to mention it. Therefore, we cannot list restricted texts or deities here. One could only talk about it very generally and keep unclear about practices and texts. Maybe I'm wrong, but I assume, who engages v...
by Ayu
Thu Jan 25, 2024 1:53 pm
Forum: Kagyu
Topic: Karma Pakshi life story and writings (video in English and French)
Replies: 2
Views: 391

Re: Karma Pakshi life story and writings (video in English and French)

About the orator: Charles Manson, a practitioner of the Karma Kagyu tradition who has completed two four-year retreats, will share teachings and meditation practices based on texts by Karma Pakshi. Charles is currently the librarian for the Tibetan collections at the Bodleian Library at Oxford Unive...
by Ayu
Tue Jan 23, 2024 3:19 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Martin Luther King's Son has died
Replies: 1
Views: 269

Re: Martin Luther King's Son has died

His life delineated at Wikipedia:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dexter_King
by Ayu
Fri Jan 19, 2024 4:39 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hi from an old confused but hopefully better member
Replies: 6
Views: 1032

Re: Hi from an old confused but hopefully better member

Welcome back to Dharmawheel and a smooth living as a new Buddhist.
:namaste:
by Ayu
Wed Jan 17, 2024 12:47 pm
Forum: Meditation
Topic: The Noble Truths as Skillful Means
Replies: 133
Views: 85722

Re: The Noble Truths as Skillful Means

Because the latest communication within this thread seems to be completed, I'd like to lock this topic now. It's already quite old and I'd like to encourage you to rather start a new thread (maybe referring to this old one with a link), if there is further need of discussion. Please see our Terms o...
by Ayu
Tue Jan 16, 2024 10:10 pm
Forum: Dying and Death
Topic: tombstones
Replies: 4
Views: 555

Re: tombstones

Just today, I attended the funeral of my landlord. She and her husband have been like grandparents to our children. To Mrs K. who was a lady on all occaisons. https://cosgan.de/images/more/flowers/024.gif https://cosgan.de/images/more/flowers/025.gif https://cosgan.de/images/more/flowers/025.gif htt...
by Ayu
Sun Jan 14, 2024 7:38 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Dealing with the Blues through Practice
Replies: 14
Views: 820

Re: Dealing with the Blues through Practice

I never heard my teacher recommend anything regarding dark weather times. He seems to be indifferent to seasons, just like he eats any meal in dignity without judging. For me, winter was a big issue when I was young. Now I find going out every day, take a walk at the river, the fields or the park at...
by Ayu
Thu Jan 11, 2024 6:07 pm
Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
Topic: Fear of no/not self, what is the way out to this?
Replies: 23
Views: 1700

Re: Fear of no/not self, what is the way out to this?

But in reality, nothing changes. You already don't have a self. You never did have one. The difference between having a self and not having a self is that the first one is a delusion and the second one is that reality that you have been living all along. All you lose is the delusion. Om mani padme ...
by Ayu
Thu Jan 11, 2024 9:46 am
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Ok to read a Sadhana without Empowerment?
Replies: 24
Views: 1948

Re: Ok to read a Sadhana without Empowerment?

By the way, it is not appropriate to lump all Vajrayāna into "Tibetan Buddhism." The forum should be called "Vajrayāna" with the current subfora as-is, with the addition of Shingon and Tendai (maybe re-use the links from between East Asian forum there) and have a subforum for In...
by Ayu
Thu Jan 11, 2024 7:52 am
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Ok to read a Sadhana without Empowerment?
Replies: 24
Views: 1948

Re: Ok to read a Sadhana without Empowerment?

(...) But we are losing something.......we are misising something. I fear we are diluting the strength..... (...) IMHO, we are missing respect. Not respect out of fear, but out of love. We're missing veneration, respect in the strength and power of these Dharma teachings, the dieties and the teache...
by Ayu
Wed Jan 10, 2024 9:42 am
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Ok to read a Sadhana without Empowerment?
Replies: 24
Views: 1948

Re: Ok to read a Sadhana without Empowerment?

Hey I am wondering if it is ok to read (not practice!) a Sadhana without Empowerment from a teacher? ... If not if ok to read without empowerment that’s cool as well, I and just wondering is all I'm wondering why this is in Mahayana Buddhism and not Vajrayana. (...) I didn't realize it was in the s...
by Ayu
Tue Jan 09, 2024 4:03 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Ok to read a Sadhana without Empowerment?
Replies: 24
Views: 1948

Re: Ok to read a Sadhana without Empowerment?

Only IMHO: Maybe it's not harmful, because being harmful depends on the circumstances and the motivation. But because it's written and said every now and then, "Only with initiation", I don't think it's okay to read it. And because of that you can surely assume that a sadhana you get to re...
by Ayu
Mon Jan 08, 2024 12:23 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: how can one be more compassionate?
Replies: 14
Views: 975

Re: how can one be more compassionate?

how can one be more compassionate? let's talk For me it's always helpful to change the ancle of view from 'How do I feel about this' to 'How does the other one feel about it?'. This is my first step to compassion and to seeing more of the picture. And sometimes empathy (and thus compassion as well)...
by Ayu
Sat Jan 06, 2024 9:23 am
Forum: Wellness, Diet and Fitness
Topic: Please tell me how a meditator is supposed to sleep
Replies: 15
Views: 2038

Re: Please tell me how a meditator is supposed to sleep

... Could long time without sleep damage me (if I didn't took medics the 3rd night for example what could happen)? Or do I have to learn to "sleep with awareness" ? If so, how, because I have those weird jerks which break entering in sleep by itself? How do long term meditators, with slee...
by Ayu
Sat Jan 06, 2024 8:53 am
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Online or in person Sangha
Replies: 8
Views: 619

Re: Online or in person Sangha

I found a good venerable teacher who visits my hometown regularly. A nice center with a vivid community grew around his visits. The weekends with his courses have always been a fundamental source of inspiration for me. Then due to Covid, the center shifted the courses to online. And now, since Covid...
by Ayu
Thu Jan 04, 2024 4:48 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Personal account of Shine
Replies: 60
Views: 2669

Re: Personal account of Shine

JCA wrote: Thu Jan 04, 2024 1:56 pm (...)
This is not necessarily a Buddhist question as Hindus also seek to achieve this state of mind.
Thank you.
Well, but Dharmawheel is necessarily a Buddhist-only board. :smile:
by Ayu
Mon Jan 01, 2024 12:37 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Maha Sam Bodhi Dharma Sangha of Nepal
Replies: 7
Views: 823

Re: Maha Sam Bodhi Dharma Sangha of Nepal

Welcome to DW.
I hope you can enjoy this online forum. :heart:
by Ayu
Wed Dec 27, 2023 9:47 am
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Merit in Mahayana
Replies: 12
Views: 802

Re: Merit in Mahayana

It is certain that merits are gained upon giving whether or not the giver is attached to what was gifted or otherwise. The exceptions to the above are if it was given with the purpose of ill intentions or any unwholesome ulterior motives. Another reason that reverses the merit is if the giver regre...
by Ayu
Tue Dec 26, 2023 9:07 am
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Logical refutations of a permanent self
Replies: 75
Views: 3333

Re: Logical refutations of a permanent self

The topic is getting a time out.

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