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by Karma Dorje
Mon Apr 08, 2024 12:59 pm
Forum: Ethical Conduct
Topic: Printing out Buddhist practice texts with 'no reproduction' copyright notice?
Replies: 21
Views: 544

Re: Printing out Buddhist practice texts with 'no reproduction' copyright notice?

Throughout the history of Buddhadharma, copying of sacred texts was viewed as a meritorious activity. It was a far more common than having texts produced by large printings at places like Derge. That activity doesn’t cease to be meritorious because business interests have convinced governments over...
by Karma Dorje
Mon Apr 08, 2024 11:13 am
Forum: Ethical Conduct
Topic: Printing out Buddhist practice texts with 'no reproduction' copyright notice?
Replies: 21
Views: 544

Re: Printing out Buddhist practice texts with 'no reproduction' copyright notice?

The reason this discussion keeps going on is because it is ludicrous on the face of it to take works in a different language that have been in the public domain for hundreds or thousands of years, translate it into a new language, and slap a copyright on it for the life of the author plus 30 years. ...
by Karma Dorje
Mon Apr 08, 2024 10:47 am
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Vajrayana practice without empowerment
Replies: 38
Views: 2893

Re: Vajrayana practice without empowerment

There is no vajrayana practice without empowerment. In some (limited) cases if you’ve received a major empowerment and the lung of certain other practices you can do those practices as front-generation. But absent *any* empowerment, you cannot do vajrayana practice. End of story. This interpretatio...
by Karma Dorje
Sun Apr 07, 2024 8:13 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Vajrayana practice without empowerment
Replies: 38
Views: 2893

Re: Vajrayana practice without empowerment

There are three things that one should optimally receive: the transmission or lung, the empowerment or wang, and the instructions or tri. Transmission is indispensable to begin practice, and engaging in a group practice with the guru where he/she/they have that intention is sufficient. It is up to t...
by Karma Dorje
Sat Apr 06, 2024 2:26 pm
Forum: Ethical Conduct
Topic: Printing out Buddhist practice texts with 'no reproduction' copyright notice?
Replies: 21
Views: 544

Re: Printing out Buddhist practice texts with 'no reproduction' copyright notice?

The complete list of available source files is in the FPMT Catalogue of Prayers and Practices. It is best to make high quality copies of Dharma text and holy images as a way to show respect for the Dharma. In accordance with teachings about Dharma income, these printed materials may be offered to st...
by Karma Dorje
Sat Apr 06, 2024 1:01 pm
Forum: Ethical Conduct
Topic: Printing out Buddhist practice texts with 'no reproduction' copyright notice?
Replies: 21
Views: 544

Re: Printing out Buddhist practice texts with 'no reproduction' copyright notice?

The issue has been debated here endlessly - look up previous threads about copyright if you are so inclined. It seems to me that by reproducing material dharma materials that are explicitly labelled as not to be reproduced, you are starting your study with a deliberate breaking of the rule about 't...
by Karma Dorje
Sat Apr 06, 2024 12:01 pm
Forum: Ethical Conduct
Topic: Printing out Buddhist practice texts with 'no reproduction' copyright notice?
Replies: 21
Views: 544

Re: Printing out Buddhist practice texts with 'no reproduction' copyright notice?

I've noticed a number of Buddhist practice texts from places like FPMT or Fo Guang Shan contain the standard copyright notice at the beginning of the book - "no part of this book may be reproduced for any reason by any means". Does this mean we can't print out the text to use in our pract...
by Karma Dorje
Thu Mar 28, 2024 11:59 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Favourite Professional Sports
Replies: 32
Views: 991

Re: Favourite Professional Sports

I take it you haven't watched much Rugby! That's right, I haven't watched much rugby. I have seen a few matches (on tv) and it looks pretty interesting; very different from NFL but in some ways it's similar. In America the televised sports are almost entirely NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL and some soccer. The...
by Karma Dorje
Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:18 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Wrathful "Mahakala" with Phurba and Kapala?
Replies: 22
Views: 6258

Re: Wrathful "Mahakala" with Phurba and Kapala?

Orgyen Tara wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2024 8:02 pm As per the comments, does anyone have an image of Palyul protector Tsog Dag that is for sure accurately that protector without question, and/or any further info about Tsog Dag

Thanks
Tsogdag is the Tibetan translation of “Ganapati”.
by Karma Dorje
Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:16 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Favourite Professional Sports
Replies: 32
Views: 991

Re: Favourite Professional Sports

“Some people believe football is a matter of life and death, I am very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that."

-Bill Shankly
by Karma Dorje
Sun Mar 24, 2024 11:58 am
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Was karmamudra part of ganachakra in the ancient India?
Replies: 154
Views: 6388

Re: Was karmamudra part of ganachakra in the ancient India?

Engaging in karmamudra practice demands some qualifications, as well as outer, inner, and secret signs applying to body, speech, and mind. These specificities are discussed in special works known as “ pho-khrid ”, i.e., Guidance for Males, and “ mo-khrid ”, i.e., Guidance for Females. These descrip...
by Karma Dorje
Sat Mar 23, 2024 2:42 am
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Was karmamudra part of ganachakra in the ancient India?
Replies: 154
Views: 6388

Re: Was karmamudra part of ganachakra in the ancient India?

Snd I looked at this tantra you're talking about they said ,9th Century on palm leaves.. Tentatively dated to 5th or 6th. That's highly speculative so... And isn't Navatman mantra just a term for main mantra for something? And all the syllables in Kalachakra are commly held. Nothing unique about HA...
by Karma Dorje
Fri Mar 22, 2024 11:35 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Was karmamudra part of ganachakra in the ancient India?
Replies: 154
Views: 6388

Re: Was karmamudra part of ganachakra in the ancient India?

Mod note: The quoted post has been removed. This is extremely disrespectful of other traditions you know less than nothing about. There’s nothing noble about diminishing others and inflating one’s self. It demonstrates that you haven’t taken fundamental teachings of your own tradition to heart. Why...
by Karma Dorje
Fri Mar 15, 2024 4:35 am
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Vajrayana in the spectrum
Replies: 41
Views: 3078

Re: Vajrayana in the spectrum

WTF is normal anyway? Lots of neurotypical people approve of the Gaza genocide, of building walls in rivers to drown migrants, of stopping boats from rescuing drowning refugees fleeing economic despair and war, police killing people because they are the “wrong colour”, et al, ad nauseum. Excuse my l...
by Karma Dorje
Wed Mar 13, 2024 10:02 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Stagnant sanghas, teachers not teaching
Replies: 126
Views: 6366

Re: Stagnant sanghas, teachers not teaching

I was often told to do things I didn't want to do or to stop doing things I wanted to do. Sometimes these were little things. Sometimes these were big things, like vefry, very big things. The pain was my own pain of attachment. But there was never a time that I could just "drift." I was n...
by Karma Dorje
Sun Mar 10, 2024 4:48 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Stagnant sanghas, teachers not teaching
Replies: 126
Views: 6366

Re: Stagnant sanghas, teachers not teaching

1. "He [Guru Rinpoche] did not place termas anywhere else." That's not true. Terma have been revealed in the U.S . and I feel quite certain that more will come. Revealed by whom, and where? Can you provide details? The rest of your contribution was quite on point by the way. Orgyen Kusum ...
by Karma Dorje
Sat Mar 02, 2024 4:39 am
Forum: Nyingma
Topic: Prophecies of (Nuclear) World War in 2030 (split)
Replies: 48
Views: 4934

Re: Prophecies of (Nuclear) World War in 2030 (split)

You're projecting. This is pure lineage dharma, pal. If it wasn't taught to me by my lama, I don't speak on it. You should be careful with your "witty" remarks. They might be disparaging dharma and breaking samaya, Karma Dorje. I wasn’t speaking in jest. Very on point with the schoolmarmi...
by Karma Dorje
Sat Mar 02, 2024 1:11 am
Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
Topic: Politics in dharma center - article
Replies: 202
Views: 8455

Re: Politics in dharma center - article

That’s a strange example: photographs from space are themselves false relative truth, with a whole mountain of assumptions required a priori for them to validate anything. Correct relative truth is the path and path phenomena, full stop. False relative truth is the world as it appears to deluded sen...
by Karma Dorje
Fri Mar 01, 2024 8:27 pm
Forum: Nyingma
Topic: Prophecies of (Nuclear) World War in 2030 (split)
Replies: 48
Views: 4934

Re: Prophecies of (Nuclear) World War in 2030 (split)

I find in cults outside of Buddhism doomsday style pronouncements happen often under 2 preconditions. Soon after a health scare of an aging cult leader or in times the cult is losing it's mojo and having financial difficulty. eg, Make a bigger donation. Be more devoted to your practice. You won't n...
by Karma Dorje
Fri Mar 01, 2024 4:55 pm
Forum: Nyingma
Topic: Prophecies of (Nuclear) World War in 2030 (split)
Replies: 48
Views: 4934

Re: Prophecies of (Nuclear) World War in 2030 (split)

Guys HH Dalai Lama said aspiration prayers don't help, you have to take intelligent action. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1CH0hlP0Mjg Folks need to remember why we as Buddhists recite prayers and mantras. We are not asking for help from powerful beings outside ourselves. We are aspiring to change o...

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