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Fine, but that is not the same as "Long-life prayers are really nto about prolonging physical life or health at all." Kevin... Not according to my interpretation, at least. The body is a vehicle, and enlightened beings make full use of it. Death holds no sway over them. They simply do what is neede...

Even Kwai Chang Caine had teachers. If someone is trolling now, it isn't me. So you have stopped.You have snatched the pebble from my hand. I never was trolling. What you seem to think was intentional was just my stupidity. I've reached new heights if people think I can't possibly be this idiotic e...

Who is your teacher? My teacher is a nobody. Please address me instead. Where do you think your guru goes after death? He/she has irrevocably altered the course of your life, and can go nowhere, even if going somewhere. The part that has been shared with you is always there (in lifetime after lifet...

There were several topics on this at DWT and here is one of the longer ones: https://dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=4747 TLDR: moderators were opposed to it and also in a non-binding poll, the majority of members were also against it: https://dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=30359 81% opp...

Renunciation is one of the three possible ways for freedom from confusion. :namaste: Hi Kausalya, I re-read your two last posts and just to give an example of how interpretation of what we write can run funny: "You must not be attached to this dream in order to make the jump into another dream so t...

What does H.H. dying mean though? It's bringing up emotions you need to process. See him clearly, with equanimity, and you can benefit him. The physical body was always destined to go, but, as my teacher told me, "no one's guru ever died." Who is your teacher? My teacher is a nobody. Please address...

as moving as it may be, Tsang Nyon Heruka's biography is mostly a fiction. Is it worth asking which aspects might be accurate? . What's not fictional is what we receive in our mind when we interact positively with what arises. No? :tongue: What teacher or scripture did you learn this from? No one. ...

yan kong wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 25, 2018 3:47 am

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Wed Jul 25, 2018 1:32 am

Much like my stepmother stressed manners on the off-chance that the Queen would visit, I want to be ready for Vajrayogini in whatever form she takes.

We have expensive dishes and silverware in a locked cupboard. We're waiting for Tara to use them.

May you meet her!

You appear to be someone who's friends with the one with crazy wisdom. Nuh uh. Never spoken with him. I just realize I have no control over anything, so that's how it goes. I can only practice to be better at living, and communicate with those who see something valuable in what I say. Oh boy, an as...

Keep up the good work. I didn't ask for this karma to ripen, just riding it out. Really puts it in perspective concerning what's important. If I'm going to be wrong, may everyone else be right... and may they save me from my stupidity. Just keep practicing. You'll be fine. First good advice all day...

You do realize that your playing it safe by being an idiot is an intellectually fabricated stance yes? Nope, but taking this intellectual beating is helping with my pride. I trained myself out of making assumptions on purpose. Keep up the good work. I didn't ask for this karma to ripen, just riding...

Whoever sold you that bill of goods did you a disservice. Totally my choice. I was an intellectual, & found peace elsewhere. Much like my stepmother stressed manners on the off-chance that the Queen would visit, I want to be ready for Vajrayogini in whatever form she takes. You do realize that your...

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Wed Jul 25, 2018 1:35 am

kausalya wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 25, 2018 1:34 am

Virgo wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 25, 2018 1:29 am

That's ridiculous.

Kevin...

If I made you laugh, I'd count that as a success. (I'm really lowering the bar, I see.)

No, your claim that lamas hold sway over death is a ridiculous claim.

Kevin...

Who are we to put limits on them?

Long life prayers for lamas are absolutely about promoting the health and long lifespan of their current lives. They are addressed to their specific names. The words in them typically say things like, "may the life of [lama such & such] be firm and long, remaining for 100 years" and so on. The way ...

Accurate, to whom? Countless factors determine how we express ourselves, and none of it makes a difference unless there's a mind-to-mind connection. I'm doing the best I can with what I've got. The outcome of the interaction isn't in my control. The various inaccurate things you have been saying al...

The body is a vehicle, and enlightened beings make full use of it. Death holds no sway over them. They simply do what is needed. That being said, if you see it differently, practice according to your conscience. That's ridiculous. Kevin... If I made you laugh, I'd count that as a success. (I'm real...

Pro tip: the Buddha accepted inference as a valid form of knowledge. My mind is unreliable; I play it safe by being an idiot. Whoever sold you that bill of goods did you a disservice. Totally my choice. I was an intellectual, & found peace elsewhere. Much like my stepmother stressed manners on the ...

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Wed Jul 25, 2018 1:19 am

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Wed Jul 25, 2018 12:37 am

Appearances can be deceiving. We can't read people's minds, nor can we know anything about their experience. This is basic.

Pro tip: the Buddha accepted inference as a valid form of knowledge.

My mind is unreliable; I play it safe by being an idiot.

Who said they were? It doesn't mean they are "wrong views". Right View and Wrong View are very specific terms in Buddhism. You should understand that before you go ahead and incorrectly call all views "wrong views". Kevin... Since it's obvious I'm too dumb to use the correct words, would you be kin...

Wrong. Kevin... This life is nothing, and the lamas know that. They just want to propagate the teaching. If they need to stay longer in a body to do that, they will... Fine, but that is not the same as "Long-life prayers are really nto about prolonging physical life or health at all." Kevin... Not ...