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- Wed Jul 26, 2023 12:12 pm
- Forum: Soto
- Topic: American Soto Zen
- Replies: 293
- Views: 19712
Re: American Soto Zen
It is frustrating to see someone write that "modern Soto teachers reject all possibility of kensho or satori"--and for people to seemingly accept that without question--when I can tell you, from personal experience as a Soto Zen practitioner, that it's not true. Some Soto Zen teachers dep...
- Sat Jul 22, 2023 5:32 pm
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: nasal breathing and nyingthig cycles
- Replies: 65
- Views: 12388
Re: nasal breathing and nyingthig cycles
Yangti holds the record then, one can accomplish in seven days. :twothumbsup: :twothumbsup: It is a typical proclamation of the higher vehicles. The Mahayana claims superiority over the Hinayana and the Vajrayana claims superiority over the Mahayana. Dzogchen claims superiority over the lower Vajra...
- Fri Jul 14, 2023 1:41 pm
- Forum: Ethical Conduct
- Topic: Should I save the rabbit or the falcon?
- Replies: 59
- Views: 5337
Re: Should I save the rabbit or the falcon?
No one would just be standing there, staring at some guy being chased by a tiger, when you could help the guy but you don’t because the tiger was hungry. That would just be ridiculous. I hate to inform you, but that's a wild assumption. As one of innumerable examples, there was a murder attempt in ...
- Fri Jul 07, 2023 7:23 pm
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Dzogchen and Dependent Origination
- Replies: 40
- Views: 7217
Re: Dzogchen and Dependent Origination
I remember ChNN explaining the related questions from the Dra Thalgyur; there were some interesting arguments in there. I'm sure a good teacher can explain the meaning using everything, but for practical reasons it's probably easier to use a triad (or 1, 2, 4, 5 or 6) rather than 12 arguments. Mayb...
- Fri Jul 07, 2023 4:52 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Crazy Wisdom Question
- Replies: 172
- Views: 27340
Re: Crazy Wisdom Question
I am not arguing that the bardo does not exist - just against the unfounded conviction that anyone knows for sure what happens after the death of the body. You re actually arguing that no one can know that there is a bardo at all. I take you do not accept that there is such a thing as the deva cakṣ...
- Fri Jul 07, 2023 10:00 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Crazy Wisdom Question
- Replies: 172
- Views: 27340
Re: Crazy Wisdom Question
People’s concepts of what a “good” practitioner are is pretty funny... a good practitioner is the one who stays true to Dharma ethics. not sure whats funny about that ...as if there is any difference at all between watching tv and watching any other display, including sadhanas. yes if he was a dzog...
- Fri Jul 07, 2023 8:46 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Crazy Wisdom Question
- Replies: 172
- Views: 27340
Re: Crazy Wisdom Question
why are you so sure of it? he doesn't strike me as a practitioner. i recall how Chime Rigdzin Rinpoche was at the opposite side of his room at the hotel so he saw him thoriugh the window and commented something akin to his watching TV all the time so he cannot be good practitioner let alone giving ...
- Mon Jun 26, 2023 3:10 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Translate video streams given by Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 545
Re: Translate video streams given by Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche?
Thanks. Unfortunate that I didn't know of this from Day 1, but as you say, there's no translation, so I have no idea what is what and where Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche is at in this schedule.sun-and-moon wrote: ↑Mon Jun 26, 2023 12:41 pm https://www.facebook.com/rumtekgonpa
and
https://www.youtube.com/@RumtekMonasteryMedia
- Mon Jun 26, 2023 11:45 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Translate video streams given by Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 545
Re: Translate video streams given by Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche?
Dear dharma friends, from the Rinchen terdzo there is every day a video stream of teachings given by Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche on both FB and Youtube of Rumtek monastery. These teachigns are so profound and precious, unfortunately with my poor tibetan I can only understand very little. I was not able ...
- Sun Jun 25, 2023 7:54 pm
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: No guru, no dzogchen?
- Replies: 269
- Views: 33665
Re: No guru, no dzogchen?
Bon has many good Dzogchen teachers. BTW, don't discount Song of Vajra or mantras in general. Properly engaged they are highly effective methods of Dzogchen guruyoga I am most definitely not discounting the Song of Vajra. I cant sing (because I do not like doing it, like really really do not like i...
- Sat Jun 24, 2023 9:58 pm
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Longchen Nyingtig opportunity
- Replies: 67
- Views: 5778
Re: Longchen Nyingtig opportunity
Lama with a personality disorder Sadly, there are too many of these running around. And for too long has their behavior been dismissed by the gaslit with excuses such as, "Tilopa," "Marpa," "Do Khyentse," etc. Caveat emptor. In this day and age, any time I hear of some...
- Tue Jun 20, 2023 5:17 pm
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Stoicism: A Pre-Buddhist Path to Inner Peace and Resilience
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1278
Re: Stoicism: A Pre-Buddhist Path to Inner Peace and Resilience
Fully agreed, 100%.
- Tue Jun 20, 2023 2:40 pm
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Longchen Nyingtig opportunity
- Replies: 67
- Views: 5778
Re: Longchen Nyingtig opportunity
I feared something like that. Yesterday I tried to do this on my tablet, but couldn't find the proper way. This should work (with luck): https://1drv.ms/i/s!AkgX7EQwDY7MguhdLD3ChgQxe_WQ3Q?e=e8wjsR or, if that doesn't work, try https://1drv.ms/i/s!AkgX7EQwDY7MguhdLD3ChgQxe_WQ3Q?e=C8aL7L Your origina...
- Wed Jun 14, 2023 6:59 pm
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: ChNN and formal trekchö practice
- Replies: 72
- Views: 11799
Re: ChNN and formal trekchö practice
No, only English.treehuggingoctopus wrote: ↑Wed Jun 14, 2023 6:57 pm It contains both the Tibetan script and the English rendering, right?
- Sun Jun 11, 2023 10:06 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Teachers with clairvoyance, alive
- Replies: 63
- Views: 3774
Re: Teachers with clairvoyance, alive
This is rather an unusual approach. Assuming you get your list, what will you do with it? Are you planning to contact those lamas and ask them if they are clairvoyant? people here make heavy assumptions on what i post.. nice of you to ask. of course i want to ask something important. what make you ...
- Wed Jun 07, 2023 1:36 am
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: No guru, no dzogchen?
- Replies: 269
- Views: 33665
Re: No guru, no dzogchen?
Same thing Dudjom Rinpoche said: A Dzogchen Master starts with "direct introduction" with everyone. If they don't "get it" then one starts to use all the infinite methods and means to help bring about the experience of Rigpa. When one has the experience of Rigpa, then one confir...
- Thu Jun 01, 2023 10:54 am
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: No guru, no dzogchen?
- Replies: 269
- Views: 33665
Re: No guru, no dzogchen?
There are three essential books you need to have to understand ChNN's presentation of Dzogchen: the Guruyoga book; the Precious Vase, and the Song of the Vajra book. Now that you have received transmission from YSN, you can purchase these books and learn from them. Many Dzogchen practices such as t...
- Sun May 28, 2023 8:16 pm
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: The Role of Shamatha/Vipaysana in Dzogchen
- Replies: 435
- Views: 21479
Re: The Role of Shamatha/Vipaysana in Dzogchen
Sure. That's not the point, however. The point is that ati guru yoga does not belong to the path of transformation. Dividing everything in to higher and lower paths is endless and just create more and more limits that isn't helpful for anyone in my opinion. CNR told us he studied mainly with two Kh...
- Sat May 27, 2023 11:41 am
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: The Role of Shamatha/Vipaysana in Dzogchen
- Replies: 435
- Views: 21479
Re: The Role of Shamatha/Vipaysana in Dzogchen
Malcolm, the path of transformation only adds more capabilities to the ati yogin. Given that transformative night times practices like dream yoga and luminosity greatly aid practitioners to extend their abiding in the natural state well beyond the waking hours, those practices are worth spending so...
- Sat May 27, 2023 11:28 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: debating and attitude in the meantime
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1799
Re: debating and attitude in the meantime
Thank you Drenpa.