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by Schrödinger’s Yidam
Fri May 20, 2022 5:47 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Compassion for buddhas and boddhisatvas
Replies: 19
Views: 909

Re: Compassion for buddhas and boddhisatvas

Without bodhicitta the liberation of a Shravakayana Arhat is possible.

But that entails a whole lot of renunciation—and many lifetimes.
by Schrödinger’s Yidam
Wed May 18, 2022 1:57 am
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Om mani padme hum
Replies: 12
Views: 1041

Re: Om mani padme hum

Anybody can chant it. There’s no dietary requirements.

However if you’re going to invest a lot of time and emery in it, you might want to take an imitation into the practice of Chenrezig.
by Schrödinger’s Yidam
Tue May 17, 2022 6:18 am
Forum: Gelug
Topic: Gelug responses to these critiques of Tsongkhapa?
Replies: 46
Views: 5918

Re: Gelug responses to these critiques of Tsongkhapa?

When I’m trying to hammer two pieces of wood together, and I hammer my thumb by mistake, Tsongkhapa’s position seems more valid.

However when I’m doing Vajrayana practice, his view seems like a boat anchor to samsara.
by Schrödinger’s Yidam
Thu May 12, 2022 3:00 am
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö on Dolpopa
Replies: 11
Views: 1022

Re: Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö on Dolpopa

…if one equates shentong with Great Madhyamaka as discussed by Dudjom Rinpoche…
When used by Dolpopa and Dudjom R, “Great Madhyamaka” is a synonym for Shentong. In fact I believe most Nyingmapas use it that way.
by Schrödinger’s Yidam
Wed May 11, 2022 2:54 am
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: "Unsystematic Attention" in Tathagatagharba thought
Replies: 11
Views: 516

Re: "Unsystematic Attention" in Tathagatagharba thought

From the ultimate view, ignorance/samsara is just the effulgent display of that nature.
“Effulgent displays”. I like that. Works with the “illusory nature” narrative too.
by Schrödinger’s Yidam
Wed May 04, 2022 3:03 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: asked nicely to introduce myself...
Replies: 5
Views: 447

Re: asked nicely to introduce myself...


I am not a Buddhist, but I seek enlightenment thru Buddhist teachings.
You’re not alone here in that. There are other people here that have the same approach.
by Schrödinger’s Yidam
Sun May 01, 2022 11:56 am
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Sanitation in dark retreat
Replies: 4
Views: 682

Re: Sanitation in dark retreat

That’s like asking how blind people poop.

Better to ask how they find their toothbrush and cleaning supplies
by Schrödinger’s Yidam
Wed Apr 27, 2022 4:44 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: after enlightenment
Replies: 14
Views: 1292

Re: after enlightenment

The analogy I’ve heard is that the Dharma is like a boat you use to cross a body of water. Once you make it to “the other shore” you get out of the boat.
by Schrödinger’s Yidam
Tue Apr 26, 2022 11:34 am
Forum: Zen
Topic: another question about rebirth
Replies: 194
Views: 11171

Re: another question about rebirth

They are related and have overlaps for sure, but I think it could clarify the intersection between Buddhist assumptions of self and modern ones. The buddhist point being that you’re current identity, your emotional, intellectual, interpersonal life isn’t your essential nature. Everything you’ve eve...
by Schrödinger’s Yidam
Mon Apr 25, 2022 6:54 pm
Forum: Zen
Topic: another question about rebirth
Replies: 194
Views: 11171

Re: another question about rebirth

As I’ve said elsewhere, I like the analogy of a caterpillar metamorphosing into a butterfly. The caterpillar identified itself as a multi legged crawling insect that ate leaves. The butterfly no longer identifies as such. The “self” the caterpillar identified as its essence was not in fact its esse...
by Schrödinger’s Yidam
Mon Apr 25, 2022 1:11 pm
Forum: Zen
Topic: another question about rebirth
Replies: 194
Views: 11171

Re: another question about rebirth

As I’ve said elsewhere, I like the analogy of a caterpillar metamorphosing into a butterfly. The caterpillar identified itself as a multi legged crawling insect that ate leaves. The butterfly no longer identifies as such. The “self” the caterpillar identified as its essence was not in fact its essen...
by Schrödinger’s Yidam
Sun Apr 24, 2022 6:59 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Accidental stumble into hell.
Replies: 33
Views: 1416

Re: Accidental stumble into hell.

All substance abuse scenarios include exaggerated fear. However the different substances provoke different forms of fear. I have done iboga three times before and it ended up with only positive results. It allows you to see your traumas and dissolve them. But in principle I agree that the heightene...
by Schrödinger’s Yidam
Sun Apr 24, 2022 6:44 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Accidental stumble into hell.
Replies: 33
Views: 1416

Re: Accidental stumble into hell.

All substance abuse scenarios include exaggerated fear. However the different substances provoke different forms of fear.
by Schrödinger’s Yidam
Sun Apr 24, 2022 3:02 am
Forum: Zen
Topic: another question about rebirth
Replies: 194
Views: 11171

Re: another question about rebirth

From where I sit, it seems to me that for you continuity suffices for a self. It seems to me that continuity per se isn’t a self, but implies a self. The dictionary defines continuity as “the unbroken and consistent existence or operation of something over a period of time”. How do you understand c...
by Schrödinger’s Yidam
Sun Apr 24, 2022 1:11 am
Forum: Zen
Topic: another question about rebirth
Replies: 194
Views: 11171

Re: another question about rebirth

From where I sit, it seems to me that for you continuity suffices for a self. I agree, that’s the error. Continuity does not imply self. I think perhaps the gap for you is what you understand by the word self. For me, accepting that consciousness is always changing and doesn't retain identity even ...
by Schrödinger’s Yidam
Sat Apr 23, 2022 10:37 pm
Forum: Zen
Topic: another question about rebirth
Replies: 194
Views: 11171

Re: another question about rebirth

clyde wrote: Sat Apr 23, 2022 5:50 pm So I don’t understand how one can remember (meaning to recall an event you experienced) events in their past life. Where are those memories held?
ālāyavijñāna

And if its the ālāyavijñāna, do we each get a separate, personal one?
Yes.
by Schrödinger’s Yidam
Thu Apr 21, 2022 12:07 pm
Forum: Dying and Death
Topic: Opinions on Roger Jackson's "Rebirth"?
Replies: 36
Views: 4553

Re: Opinions on Roger Jackson's "Rebirth"?

So whilst discarding rebirth certainly waters down the buddhadharma, it does not render the Buddha's solutions immediately irrelevant and moot, since he has plenty of answers to the question of dukkha that does not rely on the end of rebirth. Since The 1st Noble Truth insists that everything in lif...
by Schrödinger’s Yidam
Thu Apr 21, 2022 2:17 am
Forum: Dying and Death
Topic: Opinions on Roger Jackson's "Rebirth"?
Replies: 36
Views: 4553

Re: Opinions on Roger Jackson's "Rebirth"?

I’m a literalist.
by Schrödinger’s Yidam
Wed Apr 20, 2022 11:45 pm
Forum: Zen
Topic: another question about rebirth
Replies: 194
Views: 11171

Re: another question about rebirth

I’m not well studied on the ālāyavijñāna, but if it continues from life to life, is it a subtle self? If you want to call it that, yes. The Pali based practitioners saw it as such, and therefore called it a heresy. I wasn't asserting; I was asking how you understand the ālāyavijñāna. I see it like ...
by Schrödinger’s Yidam
Wed Apr 20, 2022 8:18 pm
Forum: Zen
Topic: another question about rebirth
Replies: 194
Views: 11171

Re: another question about rebirth

Thank you for helping me better understand how you understand rebirth. And if I understand you correctly, you hold that karma is the continuity between lifetimes. As was mentioned earlier, in Mahayana doctrine that which goes from one life to another is the alaya vujnana, the “all-base consciousnes...

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