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- Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:05 pm
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: Personal account of Shine
- Replies: 60
- Views: 2691
Re: Personal account of Shine
When you drop Alan’s name, leave DW for a few days, and then come back. ;) I don’t know if the OP is a student of Alan or not. I consider him as one of my teachers, but he’s not my primary teacher. The reason I mentioned Alan was because that’s who I heard this account from and he’s who requested an...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:41 pm
- Forum: Meditation
- Topic: Counting breaths while meditation
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1830
Re: Counting breaths while meditation
Heart, yes I believe that was the implication of Alan’s statement. Like I said, it was my recollection that Alan said you could take it to stage 6. He might have said, “you can definitely take it to stage 6.” He might have said, “You can take it at least to stage 6.” He might have said, you can take...
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 12:56 am
- Forum: Meditation
- Topic: Meditation for Anxiety
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1628
Re: Meditation for Anxiety
When I asked one of my teachers about techniques that could assist me with anxiety, chronic pain and tics (I have Tourette’s), or perhaps it would be better phrased, make it easier to do sitting meditation because those three conditions make formal silent practice especially difficult, he recommende...
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 12:39 am
- Forum: Meditation
- Topic: Counting breaths while meditation
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1830
Re: Counting breaths while meditation
Alan Wallace teaches many different variations of counting breaths. They are featured prominently his book the Attention Revolution, and his other books and recorded teachings of course. If I recall correctly, in a teaching I was listening to in the last year, Alan says that one could take the metho...
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 5:39 am
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: Personal account of Shine
- Replies: 60
- Views: 2691
Re: Personal account of Shine
You might be interested in the accounts of Drupon Lama Karma. Alan Wallace now considers Lama Karma (who spent about 17 years in retreat and reportedly fully achieved shamatha in 6 months), to be one of his important teachers. He has been translating for Lama Karma in recent years, as well as connec...
- Sun Mar 03, 2024 2:28 am
- Forum: Nyingma
- Topic: Guhyagarbha translation opinions?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 470
Re: Guhyagarbha translation opinions?
I’m very fortunate to be able to start receiving one on one teachings on the Guhyagarbha Tantra from my Lama, specifically Mipham’s commentary, Osel Nyingpo. I’m aware of two main English translations: Luminous Essence from Padmakara and Essence of Clear Light by Sangye Khandro and Lama Chonam. I n...
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 1:34 am
- Forum: Nyingma
- Topic: Guhyagarbha translation opinions?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 470
Guhyagarbha translation opinions?
I’m very fortunate to be able to start receiving one on one teachings on the Guhyagarbha Tantra from my Lama, specifically Mipham’s commentary, Osel Nyingpo. I’m aware of two main English translations: Luminous Essence from Padmakara and Essence of Clear Light by Sangye Khandro and Lama Chonam. I no...
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 1:26 am
- Forum: Nyingma
- Topic: Terminology questions
- Replies: 3
- Views: 612
Re: Terminology questions
Thank you for the responses! I agree that along my Lama to explain the distinctions is the best way to understand the meanings of the terms. I will make it a point to approach him about this.
- Tue Jan 23, 2024 1:36 am
- Forum: Nyingma
- Topic: Terminology questions
- Replies: 3
- Views: 612
Terminology questions
What are the definitions of and distinctions between the following terms (from the point of view of Nyingma/Dzogchen)? And in which cases are two or more terms synonymous? Rigpa/Vidya Choku/Dharmakaya Chonyid/Dharmata Choying/Dharmadhatu Sugatagarbha (desheg?) Alaya (zhi) Alayavijnana (Tibetan?) Shu...
- Sat Jan 13, 2024 8:08 am
- Forum: Chod
- Topic: Throma Nagmo of Nyangral Nyima Ozer
- Replies: 1
- Views: 416
Throma Nagmo of Nyangral Nyima Ozer
I’ve heard that Terton Nyang’s Throma cycle is one of the most well known but I can’t find any information about it online or any practices in English translation. The only exception has been a reference to a past retreat from nearly a decade ago in which (Minling) Jestsun Khandro Rinpoche gave teac...
- Sat Dec 02, 2023 1:43 am
- Forum: Nyingma
- Topic: Nyingma in Albuquerque?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 898
Re: Nyingma in Albuquerque?
Bhakha Tulku Rinpoche lives in Albuquerque now. I would definitely recommend trying to make a connection with him.
- Wed Dec 23, 2020 6:33 am
- Forum: Nyingma
- Topic: Vajra Armor (Dorje Gotrab) Question
- Replies: 28
- Views: 6247
Re: Vajra Armor (Dorje Gotrab) Question
Lama Sonam Tsering (head lama at Pema Osel Ling/Vajrayana Foundation in California) has been giving this practice every year for several years now. He has also said that Vajra Armor contains a complete path to enlightenment, and that it is acceptable to do the practice/mantra with just the lung and ...
- Tue Nov 10, 2020 3:54 am
- Forum: Chod
- Topic: Chod Damaru tail
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5167
Re: Chod Damaru tail
For your reference, at the beginning of the Longchen Nyingthig Chod Text (Khandro Gejang), there is a passage that explains in a few sentences the meaning/purpose of each of the accoutrements for the Chod practitioner, including those you mentioned as well as the drum, khangling, small tent, khatvan...
- Wed Oct 14, 2020 3:58 am
- Forum: Nyingma
- Topic: Heart-sons
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3247
Re: Heart-sons
Bhakha Tulku Rinpoche was a close student of HH Dudjom Rinpoche and is a Dudjom lineage holder. He lives in Albuquerque NM.
- Sat Jun 27, 2020 2:30 am
- Forum: Nyingma
- Topic: 21 Tara's - which is Ekajatis prayer?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2411
Re: 21 Tara's - which is Ekajatis prayer?
I looked through the commentary on the Praises to the 21 Taras by the Khenpo Brothers, which has an extensive description of each of the 21, and I could not find mention of Ekajati anywhere, though a google search did say what you said. She may not be listed among the 21. Or ... could the specific d...
- Fri Jun 19, 2020 5:48 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Guru Rinpoche prayers that may be recited without Oral Transmission?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2132
Re: Guru Rinpoche prayers that may be recited without Oral Transmission?
Yeshe Tsogyal's Prayer to Guru Rinpocheas he left Tibet (a terma of Pema Lingpa) is an extremely beautiful aspiration prayer. It could be directed toward any lama as it does not have any specific visualization of GR, but it's history as being from the mouth of Yeshe Tsogyal as GR was departing for t...
- Wed Jun 17, 2020 6:26 am
- Forum: Chod
- Topic: Is there a musical transmission in Dudjom Tersar Tröma Nakmo?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8750
Re: Is there a musical transmission in Dudjom Tersar Tröma Nakmo?
I just came across a gem this evening and wanted to share: HH Dudjom Yangsi Sangye Pema Zhepa arranged to have recordings made of the Throma Ngondro, Four Feasts and the entire Medium Length Sadhana to be offered freely to students of Throma. You can find them here: berotsana.org/pages/free-download...
- Mon Jun 15, 2020 5:02 am
- Forum: Nyingma
- Topic: best drubkhang
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2115
Re: best drubkhang
Are you referring to traditional Nyingma 3-year retreat centers that are set up specifically for non-Tibetans? The ones I know of are: Pema Osel Ling / Vajrayana Foundation in Santa Cruz, CA (Dudjom Tersar) Chanteloube in Dordogne, France (Nyingthig) There are folks on here who have completed drupdr...
- Sun Jun 07, 2020 7:56 pm
- Forum: Nyingma
- Topic: summer retreat at palyul
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4242
Re: summer retreat at palyul
Yup, there is. Malcom, do you mean that there is a mantra accumulation requirement as a part of the Namcho tsa lung instructions, or that one must complete before one will be allowed to receive the Namcho Tsa Lung instructions in the Palyul NY or Namdroling 40 day retreat? If the latter, are you re...
- Sun Jun 07, 2020 7:43 pm
- Forum: Nyingma
- Topic: summer retreat at palyul
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4242
Re: summer retreat at palyul
I do not believe there is a mantra accumulation prerequisite. Yup, there is. Malcom, do you mean that there is a mantra accumulation requirement as a part of the Namcho tsa lung instructions, or that one must complete before one will be allowed to receive the Namcho Tsa Lung instructions in the Pal...