My friend Bruce Newman did a 4-year strict retreat at Samye Ling years ago and had remarked upon how unprepared most of the other retreatants were and that being cloistered with some bizarre personalities for so long was by far the most difficult part of the retreat.
Bruce's book is well thought-out and I recommend it: https://www.amazon.com/Beginners-Guide- ... oks&sr=1-1
three year retreat experiences?
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Which prompts the question of what constitutes being properly prepared....how unprepared most of the other retreatants were...
1.The problem isn’t ‘ignorance’. The problem is the mind you have right now. (H.H. Karmapa XVII @NYC 2/4/18)
2. I support Mingyur R and HHDL in their positions against lama abuse.
3. Student: Lama, I thought I might die but then I realized that the 3 Jewels would protect me.
Lama: Even If you had died the 3 Jewels would still have protected you. (DW post by Fortyeightvows)
2. I support Mingyur R and HHDL in their positions against lama abuse.
3. Student: Lama, I thought I might die but then I realized that the 3 Jewels would protect me.
Lama: Even If you had died the 3 Jewels would still have protected you. (DW post by Fortyeightvows)
Re: three year retreat experiences?
Not too off-topic, I hope, but I do like the way you use the word "prompts" instead of misusing "begs".
All best wishes
"The profundity of your devotion to your lama is not measured by your ability to turn a blind eye."
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"The profundity of your devotion to your lama is not measured by your ability to turn a blind eye."
Ramblings: lunidharma.blogspot.com
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Re: three year retreat experiences?
I did initially. Then I checked Wikipedia and chickened out.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begging_the_questionWiki wrote:In modern vernacular usage, "begging the question" is often[2] used to mean "raising the question" or "dodging the question".[1] In contexts that demand strict adherence to a technical definition of the term, many consider these usages incorrect.[3]
1.The problem isn’t ‘ignorance’. The problem is the mind you have right now. (H.H. Karmapa XVII @NYC 2/4/18)
2. I support Mingyur R and HHDL in their positions against lama abuse.
3. Student: Lama, I thought I might die but then I realized that the 3 Jewels would protect me.
Lama: Even If you had died the 3 Jewels would still have protected you. (DW post by Fortyeightvows)
2. I support Mingyur R and HHDL in their positions against lama abuse.
3. Student: Lama, I thought I might die but then I realized that the 3 Jewels would protect me.
Lama: Even If you had died the 3 Jewels would still have protected you. (DW post by Fortyeightvows)