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- Sat Oct 18, 2014 3:52 pm
- Forum: Media
- Topic: Chod chanting by Kunze Chimed
- Replies: 0
- Views: 951
Chod chanting by Kunze Chimed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O104DsP3HwU Posted by blessing dakini on YouTube: Chod ( Cutting-off Ego) Text sutra -Dedicating the illusory body to accumulate merit. This practice composed by Gyalwa Ensapa and his spiritual heirs, and Panchen Lobsang Choegyan, the accomplished meditator Lobsang N...
- Wed Oct 15, 2014 12:26 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Love and Liberation: Sera Khandro's Autobiography
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1181
Love and Liberation: Sera Khandro's Autobiography
The book Love and Liberation: Autobiographical Writings of the Tibetan Buddhist Visionary Sera Khandro has finally been released. :twothumbsup: From Amazon: Love and Liberation reads the autobiographical and biographical writings of one of the few Tibetan Buddhist women to record the story of her li...
- Wed Oct 15, 2014 12:04 am
- Forum: Engaged Buddhism
- Topic: 5 Things You Didn't Know About Slavery
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1378
5 Things You Didn't Know About Slavery
5 Things You Didn’t Know About Slavery Written by Michael Hayworth Posted on Care2.com: http://www.care2.com/causes/5-things-you-didnt-know-about-slavery.html Extremists groups in Iraq, cotton in Asia, conflict minerals in Africa, the humble prawn and the farms of America’s deep south. Struggling t...
- Mon Oct 13, 2014 5:30 am
- Forum: Engaged Buddhism
- Topic: Merit Building -- Weekly/Daily Meritorious Actions
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3575
Re: Merit Building -- Weekly/Daily Meritorious Actions
Hey Jesse, Another way to build merit is through Care2.com. It's a social action network that allows users to support non-profit agencies worldwide through petitions and a free click-to-donate system. Issues range from human rights, animal welfare, to protecting the environment: http://www.care2.com/
- Mon Oct 13, 2014 4:39 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Origins of this Prayer
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2215
Re: Origins of this Prayer
In case anyone's interested, here's the Song of Devotion for Kunkhyen Longchenpa (Gyang Lu) sung by Urgyen Dorje Lama. It's from the Shower of Blessings CD:
- Sun Oct 05, 2014 6:12 am
- Forum: Media
- Topic: Music time
- Replies: 5305
- Views: 891157
Re: Music time
Now that's what I call down-home African blues. Thanks!TRC wrote:This is Ali Farka Touré, legendary Malian musician. Unfortunately no longer with us in this format.
- Sun Oct 05, 2014 6:07 am
- Forum: Media
- Topic: Music time
- Replies: 5305
- Views: 891157
Re: Music time
Hey, that was sweet. It reminds me of the house music I used to listen to when I was a kid. Thanks for sharing.Mkoll wrote:Here's some totally not chill-out electronic dance music. A very dark track.
The Green Martian - Industry
- Sat Oct 04, 2014 1:38 am
- Forum: Media
- Topic: Music time
- Replies: 5305
- Views: 891157
Re: Music time
Here's some chill-out electronica to get you through the weekend: Buddha Lounge, Vol. 4. Enjoy!
- Thu Oct 02, 2014 5:10 pm
- Forum: Media
- Topic: Music time
- Replies: 5305
- Views: 891157
Re: Music time
Lama Wangchuk: Himalayan Spirit (Prayers from the Kagyu tradition)
- Fri Aug 03, 2012 8:56 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Wearing mantra amulets
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5235
Re: Wearing mantra amulets
Is there a special method of folding the mantra so that it doesn't cause any potential obstacles? :namaste: Hi Femme, Yes, there is a proper way of writing out and then folding up such an amulet. Apart from that, typically they are wrapped in brocade or some nice fabric and/or placed inside a gau. ...
- Fri Aug 03, 2012 2:53 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Wearing mantra amulets
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5235
Re: Wearing mantra amulets
Also, would it be (im)proper to wear such an amulet while you're sleeping? I don't belief so, not in itself. However, it is bad to lie on the amulet which can happen by accident while you sleep. Interesting. Well I'm a bit of wild sleeper. I toss and turn and such. So I guess the best thing for me ...
- Fri Aug 03, 2012 1:33 am
- Forum: Games & Humour
- Topic: Funny cats
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3601
- Fri Aug 03, 2012 1:29 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Wearing mantra amulets
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5235
Wearing mantra amulets
Hey guys, I have a question about wearing mantra amulets. Let's say, for example, you've written or printed out a copy of the Vajra Guru mantra with gold ink on blue paper and you wanted to wear it around your neck as an amulet. Is there a special method of folding the mantra so that it doesn't caus...
- Thu Aug 02, 2012 8:11 am
- Forum: Games & Humour
- Topic: Buddha and squirrel
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1866
- Wed Aug 01, 2012 6:45 pm
- Forum: Media
- Topic: Music time
- Replies: 5305
- Views: 891157
- Wed Aug 01, 2012 6:28 pm
- Forum: Nyingma
- Topic: Throma Nagmo Teachings by Lama Tharchin Rinpoche
- Replies: 33
- Views: 12636
Re: Throma Nagmo Teachings by Lama Tharchin Rinpoche
Lama Tharchin Rinpoche is teaching in Los Angeles on Dudjom Lingpa's Throma Nagmo, August 10-12. You can attend live http://blackdakini.net/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Or register to receive the teachings remotely, via live streaming: http://us4.campaign-archive1.com/?...
- Tue Jul 31, 2012 9:37 pm
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Where to buy fine tibetan paper and gold inc?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1670
Re: Where to buy fine tibetan paper and gold inc?
Hi, you can get handmade Tibetan paper from Tibetanpaper.com. You can also purchase blue Nepalese Lokta Paper for $4.95 and a Sakura Gold Ink Calligraphy Marker for as low as $1.59 on Amazon. Good luck!
- Tue Jul 31, 2012 3:48 am
- Forum: Media
- Topic: Zenju's Path - African American and Zen
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1019
Re: Zenju's Path - African American and Zen
That was a really cool documentary, thanks for posting. Jan Willis is another African-American Buddhist. She's Professor of Religion at Wesleyan University and practices within the Gelugpa tradition:
http://jwillis.faculty.wesleyan.edu/
http://jwillis.faculty.wesleyan.edu/