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- Sun Apr 07, 2024 11:41 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Vajrayana practice without empowerment
- Replies: 38
- Views: 2893
Re: Vajrayana practice without empowerment
Maybe I'm getting this wring but buddism itself is empty of its own existence and emptiness. So why can't people use tantric practises without empowerment? Buddhas are there for all sentient beings and there for if we want to practoee training the mind then its shouldn't matter if we had empowermen...
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 1:29 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: The concept of a root guru
- Replies: 19
- Views: 798
Re: The concept of a root guru
The correct view (I believe) is from the ancle of the Absolute. There is no (external) "Absolute" in Buddhism. Therefore you cannot view at the guru externally. Is that difficult to understand? At least it's difficult for me to explain it more clearly. Gampopa Sönam Rinchen: In the nature...
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 9:50 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: The concept of a root guru
- Replies: 19
- Views: 798
Re: The concept of a root guru
Therefore you cannot view at the guru externally. Is that difficult to understand? At least it's difficult for me to explain it more clearly.
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 8:28 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: The concept of a root guru
- Replies: 19
- Views: 798
Re: The concept of a root guru
... The issue I see is that this concept seems to only serve to generate attachment and afflictions. In texts about Indian siddhas, the encounter with the Guru ends up being an event where the person has an experience of the enlightened state, not afflictions. Just as some Indian masters did, today...
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 8:50 am
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Do you experience increased openness to others being taken as romantic interest? How do you handle it?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 293
Re: Do you experience increased openness to others being taken as romantic interest? How do you handle it?
Basicly, what other people think, say or do is their issue, not mine. Expressing, I'm not interested - in the intensity as they expressed their interest - is enough. I have to bother about my own behavior instead. This is my experience with any social trouble and concerns. And it helps me a lot. But...
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 7:05 pm
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Is it Beneficial to Use Dharma Names in Daily Life?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1163
Re: Is it Beneficial to Use Dharma Names in Daily Life?
Karma depends on the motivation. Calling somebody's name is an empty thing so far. The connotation creates the color of good, bad or neutral.
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 5:47 pm
- Forum: Suggestion Box
- Topic: Moderation, bias, etc.
- Replies: 62
- Views: 1718
Re: Moderation, bias, etc.
Johnny Dangerous wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 7:54 pm Ok, no one has brought up specifics so I’m not sure this thread is doing anything but contributing to the contentious environment it is critiquing, so I think we’re done here for now.
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 3:25 pm
- Forum: Suggestion Box
- Topic: Moderation, bias, etc.
- Replies: 62
- Views: 1718
Re: Moderation, bias, etc.
I perceive alt-right people - everywhere - whining about how they were not free to say the the things they want to say. But actually, they cannot stand that opponents call out their speech as misanthropic, unfair and dangerous. One could laugh about this twisting of facts, if it wasn't so demagogic ...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 3:10 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?
This is one of many reasons why karmamudra is a very advanced and secret practice. It's not being performed by many. It's a last step on the path. I always wonder why this topic is so very attractive online, because these discussions are like if blind people are discussing colors. Well I don’t even...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 8:11 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?
Edging is pretty bad, it seems (it messes with your dopamine in a big way). See here for some information on as to how: https://youtube.com/results?sp=mAEA&search_query=How+Edging+is+harmful And there are differing opinions there^ too of course. On the other hand (no pun), losing Ojas from too ...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 7:45 am
- Forum: Suggestion Box
- Topic: Why are DharmaWheel and DhammaWheel separated?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1733
Re: Why are DharmaWheel and DhammaWheel separated?
I had no idea Vajrayana and Vajrayanists was a hated group by (some people from) other traditions. That is crazy. It's only due to a couple of misunderstandings, e. g. the idea that the palicanon is the first and only authentic buddhist source and the only direct word of the Buddha himself. Other M...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 7:29 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Wrathful "Mahakala" with Phurba and Kapala?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6258
Re: Wrathful "Mahakala" with Phurba and Kapala?
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 At DW, reviving old topics is frowned at, because it leads to confusion when people overlook that they are answering...
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 10:00 pm
- Forum: Suggestion Box
- Topic: Why are DharmaWheel and DhammaWheel separated?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1733
Re: Why are DharmaWheel and DhammaWheel separated?
I understand that one is for Theravada and the other one is for Mahayana (including Vajrayana), that is clear to me. But why not have them as part of one forum, just separated into the sub-forums like here is done with Mahayana, East-asian buddhism, etc? Is it because some people from these 2 group...
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 6:08 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Favourite Sports
- Replies: 25
- Views: 658
Re: Favourite Sports
Other: Ice figure scating and snooker. What is snooker? The game I know as snooker is like a more complicated version of pool, played on a full-size billiard table with 15 red balls worth one point each, half a dozen 'colour' balls which are worth more, and a white cue ball. I played it a fair bit ...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:28 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Favourite Sports
- Replies: 25
- Views: 658
Re: Favourite Sports
Other: Ice figure scating and snooker.
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:22 pm
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Is it Beneficial to Use Dharma Names in Daily Life?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1163
Re: Is it Beneficial to Use Dharma Names in Daily Life?
I read somewhere here at DW that it is beneficial to call pets by Dharma names. In the case of human beings - in my opinion - it depends on the circumstances and people. If it's accepted by the people, if they even call you by the Dharma name with a positive attitude, I believe that would be very be...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 7:35 am
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: POLL: What type of mango-practitioner are you (as per "Letter to a friend" verse 20)?
- Replies: 37
- Views: 1226
Re: POLL: What type of mango-practitioner are you (as per "Letter to a friend" verse 20)?
One aspect is still not mentioned in this thread:
"Appearing ripe/unripe' to WHOM?
How I appear, often tells more about the perceiver than about myself. As long as I'm not obviously contravening ethical codes, people judge my appearance according to their expectations.
"Appearing ripe/unripe' to WHOM?
How I appear, often tells more about the perceiver than about myself. As long as I'm not obviously contravening ethical codes, people judge my appearance according to their expectations.
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 7:42 am
- Forum: Book Reviews
- Topic: Free books (officially) from Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche
- Replies: 3
- Views: 328
Re: Free books (officially) from Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche
Maybe it needs to be mentioned that donations are welcome. In the West, the system of financial support for Dharmacenters is often being misunderstood as "You don't have to pay anything."
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 7:44 am
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: How do we know what our individual dharma is in the modern age?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 563
Re: How do we know what our individual dharma is in the modern age?
" It is better to do one’s own dharma, even though imperfectly, than to do another’s dharma, even though perfectly. By doing one’s innate duties, a person does not incur sin." I love this quote, but it's hard for me to understand exactly what my dharma is since the world is different now ...
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:05 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Poll (ANONYMOUS): Are you Male / Female / Other?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1009
Re: Poll (ANONYMOUS): Are you Male / Female / Other?
I have heard, that a higher female interest than male, is one of the sings of the Degenerate Age of Dharma. Does anyone have more information about this? I believe, it was written somewhere in the Palicanon that the Buddha said so. One of those weird quotes, I think, which make no sense without con...