Dharma Wheel

I heard recently that Chogyam Trungpa was the first teacher in the tibetan tradition to encourage group silent sitting. Is this so? Trungpa says in his 6 part teaching on Jamgon Kongtrul of Shechen, that this was the first practice he was taught by his guru. There is this practice of shamatha vipas...

When someone asked Tulku Pema Wangyal about the benefits of this transmission... he said... the benefits will appear during one's journey in the bardo. I don't mean to sound dismissing, but when I hear someone tell me that the benefits of a given practice will be reaped during bardo - I am not inte...

I have a few such amulets for protection when travelling. I remember the original instructions were to never put them on the ground or floor, or anywhere disrespectful, as they will loose their power. I store mine on my shrine in a special small pouch. Otherwise, put them to good use and wear them r...

It's good to receive this empowerment if you are practicing anything in the Nyingma dzogchen. In fact, when this was given by Kyabje Trulshik Rinpoche in 2004 Tulku Pema Wangyal told everyone to tell all their Dharma friends to drop everything and come and receive this, because, until current times,...

I never heard anyone, except you, say this. Do you have a source for this? /magnus Well, Ayang Rinpoche mentioned this in a retreat. Bakha Tulku reaffirmed it when he gave us the Guhyagarbha empowerment, since I asked him about it. Maybe I don't understand but are you saying that if you have the Sh...

I've looked through these pages, and what surprises me is that no one has referenced or used the criteria expressed in "Hidden Teachings of Tibet: an explanation of the Terma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism" / Tulku Thondup Rinpoche. Maybe I'm completely missing the point. Also, in that text, I forget...

IMHO Dharma practice is hard work, and facing a lot of things that aren't really that attractive. But that's just me. When it comes to really working on yourself... it doesn't surprise me few people are interested... I have enough aversion to practices as it is. :soapbox: There's more and more reaso...

I sat in front of Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche for 3 months receiving initiations, transmission (including direct introduction) and teachings, and nothing happened to me consciously. It was only later as I practised that I think anything arose out of that experience. :namaste: :namaste: :namaste:

I spent one whole day in Tatopani in Sindhupalchok, the worst affected area in the April 2015 earthquake, where 300 of Sengdrak Rinpoche's nuns and yoginis lost their homes, many thousands lost their lives and many more lost their beloved ones. I was quite happy to see that rebuilding process is tak...

In my own case, I started doing my ngon.dro not knowing who my root guru was, but I felt it had to be someone who was reasonably fluent in English so I could converse with them. By the time I'd got to Guru Yoga, HH Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche's presence became foremost in my mind. So my criteria went ou...

Path of Heroes: Birth of Enlightenment, Volumes I & II -- by Zhechen Gyaltsab http://shop.dharmapublishing.com/products/path-of-heroes Has anyone read this book and can comment on it? Is it worth buying if one has the other main texts and commentaries in the Lojong and Tonglen tradition. Especially ...

If one has the discipline to remain in undistracted awareness, that too me is worthy of veneration.

My question is "Would such a version of the Seven Line Prayer invoke Dorje Tho Threng Tsal"? I don't know. Probably. Best of luck. Well, it would depend on the minds of the people doing the singing or listening. I doubt that Dorje Tho Threng Tsal is a snob. :smile: Well, maybe Shakya Sengé or Pema ...

My question is "Would such a version of the Seven Line Prayer invoke Dorje Tho Threng Tsal"? I don't know. Probably. Best of luck.

Malcolm wrote: Second, it's doesn't swing.

Bloody hell Malcolm. Now you've triggered 7LP to melody of "Puttin on the Ritz"

(generally I'm not into any of these interpretations... God realm inspired to me... whatever stirs your prana)

Alexander berzin says about 11th root bodhisattva downfall that: (11) Teaching voidness to those whose minds are untrained The primary objects of this downfall are persons with the bodhichitta motivation who are not yet ready to understand voidness. Such persons would become confused or frightened ...

Wulstan Fletcher was still a Benedictine monk, when he gained permission from the church to do the Nyingma 3 year retreat in France. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (as I understand) had encouraged him to do the retreat then return to his life as a Benedictine monk, but he felt he was not able to do this, s...

AFAIK, the Buddha taught that all things that are subject to cause and conditions are subject to dukkha (suffering). In my own reflections, as tingdzin says; Forget about "justification". It's not useful in dealing with understanding karma. When I reflect on karma I see no justice at all. It's entra...