Help filling in some gaps on secondary practices
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Help filling in some gaps on secondary practices
Is a secondary practice needed if I'm doing guru yoga? I know that secondary practices can clear obstacles, is the idea to combine forces from guru yoga and secondary practices? I'm wondering if I can just do guru yoga without secondary practices even though things are coming to a head in my life. Also, I don't understand the nature of obstacles, why they occur. It seems like practice can involve many presentations of obstacles. Are there reasons obstacles would be more acute on the path than off the path? Can the location where practice happens affect things? Are all of ChNN's secondary practices besides Dzogchen preliminaries anuyoga? I'm interested in the Red Chenrezig Korwa Tongtrug practice, sang and serkyem mostly.
I know it's very important for ChNN that we continue in guru yoga and being present, and working with circumstances.
I have many questions if anyone is available for PM or in this post.
My transmission is DI plus the secondary practice lungs since 2016-2017.
I know it's very important for ChNN that we continue in guru yoga and being present, and working with circumstances.
I have many questions if anyone is available for PM or in this post.
My transmission is DI plus the secondary practice lungs since 2016-2017.
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Re: Help filling in some gaps on secondary practices
Yes it’s fine have to work at your levelDamchö_Dorje wrote: ↑Sat May 29, 2021 9:48 pm Is a secondary practice needed if I'm doing guru yoga?
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Re: Help filling in some gaps on secondary practices
Secondary practices are about circumstances, as our circumstances are always changing, there are range of practices to accommodate that.
My understanding is that if you want the fundamentals you are pretty well covered by the Thuns. Guru Yoga and the Thuns is pretty comprehensive...along with semdzin, rushens, lojongs..everything else is there if needed.
My understanding is that if you want the fundamentals you are pretty well covered by the Thuns. Guru Yoga and the Thuns is pretty comprehensive...along with semdzin, rushens, lojongs..everything else is there if needed.
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Re: Help filling in some gaps on secondary practices
We're so fortunate to have ChNN as a teacher because he left us with a plethora of secondary practices, so it comes down to your own preferences and what practices you're inclined to utilize. Obstacles can occur more frequently as a practitioners because, as ChNN put it, certain beings become jealous and become aware of our trajectory toward enlightenment, thus they actively try to throw obstacles in our path, much like Mara attacking Sakyamuni under the Bodhi tree. When doing practices in new locations always good to do a sang/serkyem there to appease local beings. ChNN said he wouldn't mind if all his students ever did was guru yoga but he also said always work with circumstances, so he left the choice up to the individual. I personally recommend utilizing the secondary practices as often as one has time.
Re: Help filling in some gaps on secondary practices
I'm interested in the Red Chenrezig Korwa Tongtrug practice, sang and serkyem mostly.
Cool.
Cool.
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Just thought I would mention, unfortunately AFAIK a recording for The Red Chenrezig does not exist anywhere. It's too bad because it would be really nice to have a melody. The practice booklet is very cool and to the point, as with anything that comes right from Rinpoche's words. If you have a basic familiarity with the flow of even the short Thun then the booklet gives you everything you'd need and has a good explanation of the practice, ...just minus the melody.Damchö_Dorje wrote: ↑Sat May 29, 2021 9:48 pm I'm interested in the Red Chenrezig Korwa Tongtrug practice.....
Meditate upon Bodhicitta when afflicted by disease
Meditate upon Bodhicitta when sad
Meditate upon Bodhicitta when suffering occurs
Meditate upon Bodhicitta when you are scared
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Meditate upon Bodhicitta when suffering occurs
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Re: Help filling in some gaps on secondary practices
I also found a comment in a Dharma Wheel post that convinced me the lung for Korwa Tongtrug may not have been transmitted when I was available for the webcast. So I probably won't proceed with that one. I wish I knew how to determine which lungs Rinpoche was transmitting 2016-2017. I don't recall the exact webcast. For example, Medicine Buddha, Guru Amitayus, or Vajrasattva.Johnny Dangerous wrote: ↑Sun May 30, 2021 11:21 pmJust thought I would mention, unfortunately AFAIK a recording for The Red Chenrezig does not exist anywhere. It's too bad because it would be really nice to have a melody. The practice booklet is very cool and to the point, as with anything that comes right from Rinpoche's words. If you have a basic familiarity with the flow of even the short Thun then the booklet gives you everything you'd need and has a good explanation of the practice, ...just minus the melody.Damchö_Dorje wrote: ↑Sat May 29, 2021 9:48 pm I'm interested in the Red Chenrezig Korwa Tongtrug practice.....
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Good luck lol. Somewhere or other there is a list I think, maybe someone knows.Damchö_Dorje wrote: ↑Sun May 30, 2021 11:42 pmI also found a comment in a Dharma Wheel post that convinced me the lung for Korwa Tongtrug may not have been transmitted when I was available for the webcast. So I probably won't proceed with that one. I wish I knew how to determine which lungs Rinpoche was transmitting 2016-2017. I don't recall the exact webcast. For example, Medicine Buddha, Guru Amitayus, or Vajrasattva.Johnny Dangerous wrote: ↑Sun May 30, 2021 11:21 pmJust thought I would mention, unfortunately AFAIK a recording for The Red Chenrezig does not exist anywhere. It's too bad because it would be really nice to have a melody. The practice booklet is very cool and to the point, as with anything that comes right from Rinpoche's words. If you have a basic familiarity with the flow of even the short Thun then the booklet gives you everything you'd need and has a good explanation of the practice, ...just minus the melody.Damchö_Dorje wrote: ↑Sat May 29, 2021 9:48 pm I'm interested in the Red Chenrezig Korwa Tongtrug practice.....
Meditate upon Bodhicitta when afflicted by disease
Meditate upon Bodhicitta when sad
Meditate upon Bodhicitta when suffering occurs
Meditate upon Bodhicitta when you are scared
-Khunu Lama
Meditate upon Bodhicitta when sad
Meditate upon Bodhicitta when suffering occurs
Meditate upon Bodhicitta when you are scared
-Khunu Lama
Re: Help filling in some gaps on secondary practices
http://www.shangshungpublications.org/practices/Damchö_Dorje wrote: ↑Sun May 30, 2021 11:42 pm I also found a comment in a Dharma Wheel post that convinced me the lung for Korwa Tongtrug may not have been transmitted when I was available for the webcast. So I probably won't proceed with that one. I wish I knew how to determine which lungs Rinpoche was transmitting 2016-2017. I don't recall the exact webcast. For example, Medicine Buddha, Guru Amitayus, or Vajrasattva.
Re: Help filling in some gaps on secondary practices
Browser history on an old laptop? YouTube view history?Damchö_Dorje wrote: ↑Sun May 30, 2021 11:42 pmI also found a comment in a Dharma Wheel post that convinced me the lung for Korwa Tongtrug may not have been transmitted when I was available for the webcast. So I probably won't proceed with that one. I wish I knew how to determine which lungs Rinpoche was transmitting 2016-2017. I don't recall the exact webcast. For example, Medicine Buddha, Guru Amitayus, or Vajrasattva.Johnny Dangerous wrote: ↑Sun May 30, 2021 11:21 pmJust thought I would mention, unfortunately AFAIK a recording for The Red Chenrezig does not exist anywhere. It's too bad because it would be really nice to have a melody. The practice booklet is very cool and to the point, as with anything that comes right from Rinpoche's words. If you have a basic familiarity with the flow of even the short Thun then the booklet gives you everything you'd need and has a good explanation of the practice, ...just minus the melody.Damchö_Dorje wrote: ↑Sat May 29, 2021 9:48 pm I'm interested in the Red Chenrezig Korwa Tongtrug practice.....
Sorry, I know that's a huge shot in the dark....
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Re: Help filling in some gaps on secondary practices
Oh the other thing I've done to track stuff like this down is searching chat logs.
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