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- Sun Apr 18, 2021 4:43 am
- Forum: Gelug
- Topic: Great Medicine Buddha sadhana - different than the "regular" one?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 931
Re: Great Medicine Buddha sadhana - different than the "regular" one?
There are a few Medicine Buddha sadhanas out there from different traditions. That said they are not different deities, it’s all the same Medicine Buddha.
- Wed Jan 13, 2021 9:19 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: How To Evaluate A Teacher?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1300
Re: How To Evaluate A Teacher?
I think it is also helpful to look at the teacher's students. Are longer term students compassionate, kind, wise? This is always a good sign.
- Thu Oct 22, 2020 4:28 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Three year retreat across all traditions
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1045
Re: Three year retreat across all traditions
Speaking from my experience in the Kagyu school, 3-year retreat is generally seen as a base requirement to become a lama. Though permission to teach is not guaranteed and is still granted by one's guru, not by merely completing a retreat. Lay and monastic practitioners do 3-year retreat (with lay pr...
- Fri Sep 18, 2020 3:18 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: How can I purify second hand dharma objects?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3095
Re: How can I purify second hand dharma objects?
Aren't we all samaya-breakers though?pemachophel wrote: ↑Thu Sep 17, 2020 3:27 pm If it was from a known samaya-breaker, I'd also just get rid of it.
- Mon Nov 18, 2019 2:49 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Tsa Tsa molds
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2065
Re: Tsa Tsa molds
Also, silicon molds are relatively simple to make. So if you find a mold or a tsa-tsa you like. You can then make many copies of the mold in order to produce many tsa-tsa more quickly.
- Sun Oct 20, 2019 5:37 pm
- Forum: Kagyu
- Topic: Passing of Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche
- Replies: 22
- Views: 5882
Re: Passing of Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche
The cremation of Khenpo Khartar Rinpoche is occuring today at KTD Monastery and is being live-streamed on their facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/Karma.Triyana. ... 897698614/
https://www.facebook.com/Karma.Triyana. ... 897698614/
- Sun Oct 13, 2019 10:23 pm
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Quitting alcohol. Dharmic advice?
- Replies: 102
- Views: 24549
Re: Quitting alcohol. Dharmic advice?
I also highly recommend Recovery Dharma. Above all though, finding a group of other people in recovery is the most important, whatever group that may be. Trying to quit all alone never works.
- Sun Oct 06, 2019 6:25 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Palpitations!
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6136
Re: Palpitations!
Matty Longstaff and Newcastle send Man Utd just 2 points above the relegation spots. It is the beautiful game...
- Sun Oct 06, 2019 5:47 pm
- Forum: Kagyu
- Topic: Passing of Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche
- Replies: 22
- Views: 5882
Passing of Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche
Dear KTC and KKSG Sangha Family, As you are aware, Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche was admitted to Kingston Hospital on Thursday, October 3rd. He was then transported by medical helicopter to Westchester Medical Center on Friday, October 4th in hopes of receiving better treatment for a blood vessel blockag...
- Mon Sep 30, 2019 2:20 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Greta Thunberg
- Replies: 93
- Views: 16237
- Tue Sep 24, 2019 7:13 pm
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Recovery Dharma
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3581
- Fri Sep 20, 2019 12:56 pm
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Recovery Dharma
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3581
Recovery Dharma
I wanted to let those who may be interested know about Recovery Dharma https://www.recoverydharma.org/ . Recovery Dharma is a new peer-led recovery program that uses Buddhist principles to help members recover from addictions of all kinds. I say new, but really it grew out of Refuge Recovery and is ...
- Thu Sep 12, 2019 6:28 pm
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: Is it worth it to resist your well-deserved bad karma?
- Replies: 57
- Views: 7961
Re: Is it worth it to resist your well-deserved bad karma?
Also worth considering the second part of the hypothetical. “... and steal my belongings”
Shooting someone because they are stealing your stuff means you value your stuff more than you value their life. Clearly this would be negative karma.
Shooting someone because they are stealing your stuff means you value your stuff more than you value their life. Clearly this would be negative karma.
- Thu Sep 12, 2019 12:16 pm
- Forum: Gelug
- Topic: Is idiot compassion a thing?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 9304
Re: Is idiot compassion a thing?
Tai Situ Rinpoche once told a group of students of an elderly Lama not to give the elderly Lama candies and sweets anymore. Even though this Lama liked those things very much, it would damage his health and shorten his life and therefore was “idiot compassion”, his words.
- Fri Sep 06, 2019 5:23 pm
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Why doesn’t Medicine Buddha heal me?
- Replies: 90
- Views: 13041
Re: Why doesn’t Medicine Buddha heal me?
It really is beautiful. Thank you Lama pema
- Thu Sep 05, 2019 1:58 pm
- Forum: Gelug
- Topic: The Mongolian Dharmapala "Dayisun Tngri"
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3776
Re: The Mongolian Dharmapala "Dayisun Tngri"
Are you sure the 5th Dalai Lama wrote an invocation to him as a dharmapala? If so, that's quite insulting to their culture. It's a sort of Buddhist arrogance trampling on indigenous cultures. They even dumped the Gyalpo on the Mongolians for good measure. I mean, you must have a pretty big problem ...
- Sat Aug 10, 2019 3:21 am
- Forum: North America (USA & Canada)
- Topic: Naga Sang & Puja 2-Day Class
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2384
Re: Naga Sang & Puja 2-Day Class
That is wonderful, I hope you have a large turnout. May all beings benefit
- Fri Aug 02, 2019 1:13 am
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Looking to get started in Dzogchen practice.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2945
Re: Looking to get started in Dzogchen practice.
The point is to find a teacher you admire and have confidence in. Then, just do whatever practice they teach you, whether that be Dzogchen or something else.
- Mon Jul 29, 2019 4:50 pm
- Forum: Kagyu
- Topic: Karma Chakme Reading Transmission at KTD Monastery
- Replies: 0
- Views: 867
Karma Chakme Reading Transmission at KTD Monastery
Just wanted to give a heads-up for those who may be interested: Lama Tobden of Thrangu Monastery will be offering the reading transmission of all 60 volumes of the works of Karma Chakme (Raga Asya) at KTD this fall. This will take place over two 3-week sessions. Part One from August 3 to 25, and Par...
- Sat Jul 06, 2019 4:47 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Happy 84th Birthday HHDL
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1245
Re: Happy 84th Birthday HHDL
Happy birthday to His Holiness, Chenrezig in person. May he live long and continue to inspire the world