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by Feathers
Sun Sep 14, 2014 2:03 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Prerequisites for using a Tara mantra
Replies: 8
Views: 2241

Re: Prerequisites for using a Tara mantra

Thanks for all the resources :-)

Sherab Dorje, I have taken refuge and the precepts online here
by Feathers
Sun Sep 14, 2014 10:22 am
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Prerequisites for using a Tara mantra
Replies: 8
Views: 2241

Prerequisites for using a Tara mantra

Hi! Sorry if this has been asked before, I did a search but didn't come up with anything. I feel very drawn to the figure and stories of Tara. I like the idea of saying one of her mantras (Om Tare Tuttare Ture Soha). I've started reading 'How to free your mind' by Thubten Chodron, and she instructs ...
by Feathers
Sat Jun 07, 2014 3:42 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Photos of your shrines etc.
Replies: 0
Views: 557

Photos of your shrines etc.

Hi, I am moving house soon, into my own place( :woohoo: ), and will finally be able to set up my own little meditation area( :woohoo: ). I have a few ideas, but am really enjoying looking at what others have done (there's a great thread packed with photos over on your sister site, Dhamma Wheel). I w...
by Feathers
Sun Mar 03, 2013 3:38 pm
Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
Topic: Starting a daily practice
Replies: 12
Views: 3007

Re: Starting a daily practice

Regarding mantras, I have been starting a simple metta (loving-kindness) practice . . . with my usual failure to focus/lack of discipline, but I am trying, and when I can settle to it I actually find it comes far more naturally to me than meditating. This is the guide I'm following: http://www.buddh...
by Feathers
Mon Feb 04, 2013 10:49 am
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Buddhist Scholar Paul Williams Conversion to Catholicism
Replies: 85
Views: 21747

Re: Buddhist Scholar Paul Williams Conversion to Catholicism

Uan, could you link any of the things you have been reading/watching on Milarepa? I was watching the documentary Yogis of Tibet and ran across this 3 parter on Milarepa. I'm not usually moved by these kind of things, and I already knew the life story of Milarepa, but for some reason, this had a pro...
by Feathers
Sun Feb 03, 2013 4:46 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Buddhist Scholar Paul Williams Conversion to Catholicism
Replies: 85
Views: 21747

Re: Buddhist Scholar Paul Williams Conversion to Catholicism

Uan, could you link any of the things you have been reading/watching on Milarepa?
by Feathers
Sat Feb 02, 2013 1:57 am
Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
Topic: What is "meditation"?
Replies: 18
Views: 4866

Re: What is "meditation"?

Another: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLjelIPg3ys I am sorry to resurrect an old thread, I know how people hate that, but I stumbled on this and wanted to say "thank you, thank you, thank you". In that short video, I gained more insight than I can express. It is for reasons and informat...
by Feathers
Tue Jan 29, 2013 10:44 pm
Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
Topic: Two levels of compassion: is it possible?
Replies: 21
Views: 5053

Re: Two levels of compassion: is it possible?

MAKING A DIFFERENCE A friend was walking down a deserted Mexican beach at sunset. As he walked along, he began to see another man in the distance. As he grew nearer, he noticed that the local native kept leaning down, picking something up and throwing it out into the water. Time and again he kept h...
by Feathers
Sun Jan 20, 2013 2:58 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hi!
Replies: 4
Views: 1420

Hi!

Hi! Finally decided to introduce myself after lurking for a few weeks and sneaking in a little question thread :p So, um, I'm not actually a Buddhist, but reading and interested. Trying to goad my lazy/disorganised/unfocused self into doing meditation. I feel an affinity with metta practice so have ...
by Feathers
Thu Jan 03, 2013 2:02 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Is this a green or white Tara?
Replies: 6
Views: 1975

Re: Is this a green or white Tara?

Thanks guys/gals, order placed :-)
by Feathers
Thu Jan 03, 2013 1:52 am
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Is this a green or white Tara?
Replies: 6
Views: 1975

Re: Is this a green or white Tara?

Thanks :-)
by Feathers
Thu Jan 03, 2013 1:19 am
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Is this a green or white Tara?
Replies: 6
Views: 1975

Is this a green or white Tara?

Hi! I was just wondering if I could get some quick info? Is this a green or white Tara? http://www.ebay.de/itm/130808819934?var=430108041382&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_758wt_1154" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; To me it looks like a green -...

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