Dharma Wheel

My understanding of this latest New Age notion is that we are all supposedly sending out a 'signal' to the 'universe' that in real time 'creates' our current reality. Literally. Obviously this signal is not completely under our conscious control, otherwise terrible things would not be happening to p...

Welcome to Dharma Wheel! :yinyang: Thanks, David. Yes, I'm feeling like expanding out into the broader Buddhist family...after my recent experience of someone I know trying to convert me to a Theistic religion, suddenly Mahayana / Vajrayana Buddhism feels like being right at home, by comparison... ...

lobster wrote:

Hi
. . . must try out that more conservative wheel you mention.
maybe they need a bit of juggling?

Thanks lobster, well we do have some jousting on occasion...strictly of the mental kind, though

My parents are against my beliefs and im 15 and im a buddhist and a scientist and i know spanish and english and i really dont need school anymore becouse im going become a buddhist monk when im 18 and i live in usa florida when im 16 im going quit school but my parents do not accept that my my mom...

That's the Hinayana approach. And using pejorative terms such as 'Hinayana' isn't a very mindful approach, when it comes to right speech. Please consider that some of us here are from the other forum...I for one, don't regard Theravada as superior to Mahayana, or vice versa; what I think really mat...

Are these the same or different? If there is some overlap between them, to what extent does this extend? I have heard that some Tibetan Vajrayana practices incorporate energy work (i.e. Tummo), but does this have the same goals as Kundalini Yoga? What about other, non Tibetan or non Vajrayana tradt...

Life is the dream. That's not to say it does not exist, but it is not as it appears to be. Once you are aware of the true nature of things, you awaken from your conditioned slumber and can begin the practice. It is important to acknowledge and understand the three marks of existence: 1. Anicca (imp...

Greetings, to those I have not met before, and to those will recognize my nick from the sister site 'Dhamma Wheel'. I'm here not due to any trace of dissatisfaction with my usual site, it's just that I have the feeling that there are certain kinds of issues that Mahayana / Vajrayana Buddhist traditi...