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- Wed Aug 26, 2015 10:54 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Pechafying Things
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2205
Re: Pechafying Things
I've used PechaMaker (http://www.pechamaker.com/) and that's worked just fine for me.
- Fri Jul 24, 2015 5:45 pm
- Forum: Wellness, Diet and Fitness
- Topic: Neti Pots and you
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3711
Re: Neti Pots and you
I used to be fairly enthusiastic about doing it, but now 'm in the "only when needed" camp as well mainly for those OMG I'M SO PLUGGED UP moments, I'm not convinced of the efficacy / safety / need for doing it daily.
- Fri Jul 24, 2015 5:27 pm
- Forum: Wellness, Diet and Fitness
- Topic: Neti Pots and you
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3711
Re: Neti Pots and you
What Malcolm said. I dropped and broke my first Neti Pot and now use a large syringe like thing with a tip called a Nasaline to do the same thing but with more control. Are you inverting / properly draining out your sinuses as well? You don't want to leave any fluid in there.
- Fri Nov 14, 2014 9:49 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Chakrasamvara initiation fundraiser...
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7251
Re: Chakrasamvara initiation fundraiser...
nobody gives HYTs here in Malaysia. the closest that we get is Guru Rinpoche. Yamantaka, Hevajra, Guhyasamaja etc are out of reach. The Lamas usually prefer to give Dzambala or Kurukulle for the Kagyus/Gelugs/Sakyas and certain Nyima Lamas may give more obscure yidams, but nothing serious. Erm, His...
- Fri Nov 14, 2014 6:34 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Chakrasamvara initiation fundraiser...
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7251
Re: Chakrasamvara initiation fundraiser...
nobody gives HYTs here in Malaysia. the closest that we get is Guru Rinpoche. Yamantaka, Hevajra, Guhyasamaja etc are out of reach. The Lamas usually prefer to give Dzambala or Kurukulle for the Kagyus/Gelugs/Sakyas and certain Nyima Lamas may give more obscure yidams, but nothing serious. Erm, His...
- Tue Nov 11, 2014 10:17 pm
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Vajrayana - problems getting a grasp of things
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2829
Re: Vajrayana - problems getting a grasp of things
A good introduction to the Sakya school can be found in the book "Treasures of the Sakya Lineage."
- Mon Oct 20, 2014 8:30 pm
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Help me out here - I've got some big gaps in my knowledge
- Replies: 26
- Views: 5602
Re: Help me out here - I've got some big gaps in my knowledg
The Shambhala Center you linked to in Durham....looks a little shady. (But it's Durham, so I'm not surprised. *rimshot*) Can you vouch for them? They don't say what lineage they're affiliated with. Shambala Centers are far from shady. They discuss their lineage right here: http://durham.shambhala.o...
- Mon Oct 20, 2014 7:50 pm
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Help me out here - I've got some big gaps in my knowledge
- Replies: 26
- Views: 5602
Re: Help me out here - I've got some big gaps in my knowledg
That's good news. Just one caveat to keep in mind: Enlightenment is not a race. In my experience, all too often, newcomers to Tibetan Buddhism find a local Dharma center and immediately dive into the deep end and try to take everything in, enthusiastically volunteer, and attend every class and avail...
- Mon Oct 20, 2014 4:33 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Kalachakra
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2567
Re: Kalachakra
There is so much very easily acquired, openly available published material on the Kalachakra initiation and practice (even at the local bookstore). What exactly are you wanting to learn more about?
- Thu Oct 16, 2014 10:02 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Deity Practice?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 5432
Re: Deity Practice?
While the book linked above is quite good, and I would recommend it, it very specifically states at the beginning of chapter 2 that one needs a qualified teacher to actually do the meditation practice within it.lorem wrote:Tara off the top of my head.
- Thu Oct 16, 2014 5:30 am
- Forum: Zen
- Topic: Jon Kabat-Zinn: authorization to teach?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3342
Re: Jon Kabat-Zinn: authorization to teach?
Kabat-Zinn famously teaches insight meditation style mindfulness meditation, and has for many moons, starting in the clinical environment. It's also often mentioned that he was a student of Seung Sahn Sunim. He's stated that he basically presents meditation in the style of Kornfield and Goldstein, ...
- Wed Oct 15, 2014 6:02 pm
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: Master Jin Bodhi & his method?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8737
Re: Master Jin Bodhi & his method?
It looks like a mish-mash of Buddhism and Chinese Internal Martial Arts to me.
- Mon Oct 13, 2014 3:09 am
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: First time questions
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2101
Re: First time questions
According to one of my teachers (I adhere to Tibetan Buddhism), it's fine for me to chant my practices in Tibetan, but only if I understand pretty well what it is I'm chanting and it isn't necessarily better to do so.
- Thu Oct 09, 2014 5:37 pm
- Forum: Help Required
- Topic: Handling Kensho or whatever that was?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2862
Re: Handling Kensho or whatever that was?
Quit clinging to the experience?
- Wed Oct 08, 2014 5:21 pm
- Forum: Kagyu
- Topic: Yang Zab Chenrezig Text Search
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3029
Re: Yang Zab Chenrezig Text Search
Seems like the next logical step is to find a translator and begin collecting the resources for a translation to happen.
- Wed Oct 08, 2014 1:15 am
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Hoping to learn more
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2360
Re: Hoping to learn more
Welcome, and sorry to read about your family's loss. My first real world exposure to Buddhism was at a grandparent's funeral, meeting the very kind nuns who reside and practice at a beautiful temple in Taiwan where my grandparents are both interred. After being exposed to the funeral rites and visit...
- Thu Oct 02, 2014 12:04 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Stupas in New Mexico
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4389
Re: Stupas in New Mexico
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- Wed Oct 01, 2014 1:49 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Where to take refuge
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1492
Re: Where to take refuge
Just because you take refuge and/or dip your toe into group practices at a particular Tibetan Buddhist center doesn't mean you're making some sort of commitment. You should look around and examine those centers carefully. Once you start taking any sort of commitments or pursuing a relationship with ...
- Wed Oct 01, 2014 1:40 am
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Information on Sarasvati
- Replies: 42
- Views: 20416
Re: Information on Sarasvati
One of the lamas at Sakya Monastery in Seattle is offering a Saraswati Initiation in a few weeks. There's some information from the description: Saraswati (Yangchenma) is a goddess of both Buddhism and Hinduism. She is the goddess of poetry, the arts, music, and of learning. Many Tibetan Buddhist sc...
- Tue Sep 16, 2014 6:07 pm
- Forum: East Asian Buddhism
- Topic: The correct use of recitation beads/malas in East Asia
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2354
Re: The correct use of recitation beads/malas in East Asia
You're not going to find an authoritative answer to this online or in books. You really should ask your teacher.