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- Tue May 21, 2013 8:30 pm
- Forum: Meditation
- Topic: closed eyes vs. opened eyes
- Replies: 21
- Views: 6799
Re: closed eyes vs. opened eyes
Eyes open. I find that when I close my eyes that my monkey mind goes nuts. Eyes open is much, much better. I was taught from the start that it was eyes open as that helped us to be more "present"
- Fri Apr 05, 2013 9:36 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: La Gran Final
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2663
Re: La Gran Final
Could be worse. My husband supports Derby and is trying to encourage my son to do the same:(
- Tue Oct 30, 2012 12:21 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: knickers in a twist over nothing?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2360
knickers in a twist over nothing?
Sometimes, being a Buddhist in a predominately Christian country can bring it's own challenges... My children go to the local primary school and I have always been keen on them choosing their own path (whilst secretly hoping they will choose Buddhism). This worked well for my daughter and she took r...
- Tue Feb 21, 2012 9:15 pm
- Forum: Kagyu
- Topic: Karmapa's Black Hat Dance
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1049
Karmapa's Black Hat Dance
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- Sun Feb 19, 2012 11:07 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Is anyone familiar with this visualisation?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 971
Re: Is anyone familiar with this visualisation?
That's it!you are wonderful! Thank you
- Sun Feb 19, 2012 10:30 am
- Forum: Kagyu
- Topic: Feb.19-Mar.8 Kagyu Monlam Live Webcasts
- Replies: 1
- Views: 807
Re: Feb.19-Mar.8 Kagyu Monlam Live Webcasts
Thanks for sharing
- Sun Feb 19, 2012 10:16 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Random question on Chogyam Trungpa
- Replies: 54
- Views: 10326
Re: Random question on Chogyam Trungpa
Lol kilaya. Love the picture!
- Sun Feb 19, 2012 9:39 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Is anyone familiar with this visualisation?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 971
Is anyone familiar with this visualisation?
Years ago I went to a meditation given by a monk from samye ling. It was a visualisation to go with the four special foundations and I remember one of them so about picturing yourself dangling off a cliff and grasping onto the grass that was there. Has anyone else heard of these and if so, can they ...
- Mon Sep 05, 2011 6:08 pm
- Forum: Kagyu
- Topic: Kagyu practices in daily life
- Replies: 37
- Views: 9706
Re: Kagyu practices in daily life
Chenrezig and Dorje Sempa
- Fri Sep 02, 2011 12:23 am
- Forum: Help Required
- Topic: Problem with Parents
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2003
Re: Problem with Parents
Difficult - there is a famous Phillip Larkin poem about parents but I can't repeat it because the first two lines are a bit rude. Sometimes people just cant or wont be helped. I know that you said that this is having a negative impact and I feel for you I really do, but you can also use this situati...
- Thu Sep 01, 2011 11:50 pm
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Offerings and prayers: Authentic Buddhism?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 9399
Re: Offerings and prayers: Authentic Buddhism?
Buddhism is very simple and yet at the same time incredibly complex, depending on what mind set you are in, what your background is and how open you are to different ideas. Something that can seem a tangled mess of philosophy and general "out there" ness can seem crystal clear later (and v...
- Tue Aug 30, 2011 9:23 pm
- Forum: Meditation
- Topic: sitting positions
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2096
Re: sitting positions
I saw this in a different thread (I think) it looks really neat. It took a while to work it out when I first saw it, I thought, do you sit IN it? Then I realised there was another photo! Lol!
- Tue Aug 30, 2011 4:48 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Caught on camera
- Replies: 23
- Views: 5455
- Tue Aug 30, 2011 4:44 pm
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Offerings and prayers: Authentic Buddhism?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 9399
Re: Offerings and prayers: Authentic Buddhism?
" Take Ngondro. Now, as you say, Vajrayana requires a master, but it is completely possible to complete 100,000 repetitions or recitations of whatever and not cultivate a single drop of bodhicitta Absolutely, you are absolutely correct. If you undertook Ngongdro without cultivating the right mo...
- Tue Aug 30, 2011 1:55 pm
- Forum: Meditation
- Topic: Lam Rim
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2346
Re: Lam Rim
Getting involved with dharma is like being a snake in a bamboo tube. You can't turn round and go back, you can only go forwards :D Lots and lots of teachers say keep it simple. There is a tendency to try to do different practices and until you are doing so many that you are doing none with any effec...
- Tue Aug 30, 2011 1:46 pm
- Forum: Meditation
- Topic: sitting positions
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2096
sitting positions
I am entering that age when I am starting to worry about varicose veins and general circulation in my legs when sitting for long periods. Does anyone know if there is any evidence (not anecdotal) about whether not not sitting crossed legged causes circulation problems/complications? I'm kinda hoping...
- Tue Aug 30, 2011 10:26 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Caught on camera
- Replies: 23
- Views: 5455
Re: Caught on camera
These are so beautiful. I have a friend who is very into how the brain works (its his job to find out) and he says that the mind craves order and seeks out patterns which is why people see Elvis on their toast. He has some very funky exercises to illustrate his point. He is a pagan so I was surprise...
- Tue Aug 30, 2011 9:56 am
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Offerings and prayers: Authentic Buddhism?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 9399
Re: Offerings and prayers: Authentic Buddhism?
Tashi Deleg This is a common mistake I think. Many people are used to the rather rigid forms of the "Religions of the Book" and struggle with the fluidity that is Buddhism. Also, many people look at Buddhist practice and, quite understandably, use their own experiences of life and religion...
Re: Ngondro
Keep going! Lots of people hit a wall. I think its a bit like marathon running in that respect :tongue: I ground to halt with mine a few years ago and went on e sangha for advice - got lots including use the tree to remember the prayer and set the right motivation which really helped. A lama also sa...
- Sun Aug 28, 2011 9:28 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Hello
- Replies: 1
- Views: 779
Hello
Hello. :smile: I've been a Buddhist for a while, I follow that Kagyu lineage (vajrayana - I'm also terrible at spelling). I don't really have a local group (one that we did have "disbanded" a while ago) so I find online sangha's really helpful. Looking forward to lots of reading and postin...