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by conebeckham
Fri Mar 29, 2024 3:27 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Favourite Professional Sports
Replies: 31
Views: 760

Re: Favourite Professional Sports

Rugby vs American Football is like bare-knuckle vs gloved boxing. Without gloves, you can't hit too hard: you'll break your hand. American Football allows players to use their helmet-covered heads as weapons, while in Rugby, trying to use your helmetless head in that way would quickly get you throw...
by conebeckham
Fri Mar 29, 2024 4:11 am
Forum: Suggestion Box
Topic: Moderation, bias, etc.
Replies: 59
Views: 726

Re: Why are DharmaWheel and DhammaWheel separated?

Also, losing Malcom was truly a substantial loss, but there are 16,000 people here. Isn't it enough minds to keep the forum active and figure out each topic being asked? Maybe... However not all these people post and Malcolm's knowledge was beyond compare. Btw I hope you mutsuk change your mind and...
by conebeckham
Fri Mar 29, 2024 4:01 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Favourite Professional Sports
Replies: 31
Views: 760

Re: Favourite Professional Sports

Do you see the same rate of CTE in rugby? One of the criticisms of gridiron football is that the helmet incentivizes the use of the head as a weapon. This leads to a ton of subconcussive head injuries, which seem to add up to long-term brain damage. The NFL has tried to reduce hits to (headhunting)...
by conebeckham
Thu Mar 28, 2024 9:58 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Favourite Professional Sports
Replies: 31
Views: 760

Re: Favourite Professional Sports

Cons: Injuries. NFL football is perhaps the most dangerous team sport with numerous injuries. I take it you haven't watched much Rugby! That's right, I haven't watched much rugby. I have seen a few matches (on tv) and it looks pretty interesting; very different from NFL but in some ways it's simila...
by conebeckham
Thu Mar 28, 2024 3:12 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Wrathful "Mahakala" with Phurba and Kapala?
Replies: 22
Views: 6101

Re: Wrathful "Mahakala" with Phurba and Kapala?

Well-I don’t recall. My original post was last century.

:D
by conebeckham
Wed Mar 27, 2024 9:32 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Favourite Sports
Replies: 25
Views: 615

Re: Favourite Sports

I've developed an interest in Rugby.
by conebeckham
Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:07 pm
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Dzogchen practice in Dorje Drolo cycle
Replies: 134
Views: 7332

Re: Dzogchen practice in Dorje Drolo cycle

... from my imperfect understanding, is a pretty extensive and complete cycle--it is not merely a Sadhana for KyeRim of Drollo, but has extensive sections --and instructions--for progressively completing the recitations of "approach" for the various deities. The whole thing is also a body...
by conebeckham
Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:54 pm
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: 1136

Re: POLL: What type of mango-practitioner are you (as per "Letter to a friend" verse 20)?

I think many people here would disagree with you, respectfully :anjali: This is precisely my point, eh? I am afraid you may have misunderstood me: 1. You said "I am unripe" 2. I said "many people would disagree" - meaning that many people on this forum would see you as ripe (inc...
by conebeckham
Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:07 pm
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Dzogchen practice in Dorje Drolo cycle
Replies: 134
Views: 7332

Re: Dzogchen practice in Dorje Drolo cycle

In this 5 root practice what would mean enlightened activity of Dakini Mandarava? She is usually connected to longevity practices, would it same be here? i don't know. that would highly likely be the case, but if we only do accomplishment for Dorje Drolö and we don't do accomplishment for each of t...
by conebeckham
Tue Mar 26, 2024 4:43 pm
Forum: Mahamudra
Topic: Khenpo Tsultrim Rinpoche and Jamgon Kongtrul
Replies: 2
Views: 159

Re: Khenpo Tsultrim Rinpoche and Jamgon Kongtrul

I would have to review, but I believe it would be based on the volume in SheJa Dzo known in English as "Frameworks of Buddhist Philosophy."
by conebeckham
Tue Mar 26, 2024 4:40 pm
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: 1136

Re: POLL: What type of mango-practitioner are you (as per "Letter to a friend" verse 20)?

I am unripe I think many people here would disagree with you, respectfully :anjali: This is precisely my point, eh? But you are right, most of us (me especially) are unripe. I just defined it for the purpose of the poll in a way that allow people to vote "ripe", in the least strict way po...
by conebeckham
Tue Mar 26, 2024 3:49 pm
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: 1136

Re: POLL: What type of mango-practitioner are you (as per "Letter to a friend" verse 20)?

How can I know how I appear to others? Sometimes, at Dharma Centers, maybe I wear Shamgyur and zen, and seem to know what I am doing in rituals, etc. Sometimes I sit there and say nothing, wearing regular clothes…. I am unripe, as are we all. Yakking about advanced practices on the internet…..we’re ...
by conebeckham
Sun Mar 24, 2024 9:47 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Was karmamudra part of ganachakra in the ancient India?
Replies: 152
Views: 5410

Re: Was karmamudra part of ganachakra in the ancient India?

Anyway, I think there is a mixing up between yoga of passion and karmamudra in some of earlier discussions. The former is a post meditation and less formal practice for tantric couple in a solid relationship while the latter requires a great deal of preparation and in some cases, permission from on...
by conebeckham
Sat Mar 23, 2024 4:52 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Three isolations of body, speech, mind - what are those?
Replies: 9
Views: 638

Re: Three isolations of body, speech, mind - what are those?

Just to be clear, the post above is a condensation from Kongtrul’s writing. I have not been taught these systems and do not practice them, so I am not claiming any special knowledge. But there is some overlap, of course, with the methods of other Sarma systems of Dzogrim—so you can have a General un...
by conebeckham
Sat Mar 23, 2024 1:27 am
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Three isolations of body, speech, mind - what are those?
Replies: 9
Views: 638

Re: Three isolations of body, speech, mind - what are those?

The "three isolations" originated from Arya commentarial tradition of guhyasamaja by Nagarjuna, it's doxography of completion stage and the five paths unique to Gelug. And there were attempts from gelug to synchronise and mapped onto other cycles of practices. For more information, you ca...
by conebeckham
Fri Mar 22, 2024 7:31 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Three isolations of body, speech, mind - what are those?
Replies: 9
Views: 638

Re: Three isolations of body, speech, mind - what are those?

The "three isolations" originated from Arya commentarial tradition of guhyasamaja by Nagarjuna, it's doxography of completion stage and the five paths unique to Gelug. And there were attempts from gelug to synchronise and mapped onto other cycles of practices. For more information, you ca...
by conebeckham
Fri Mar 22, 2024 7:22 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Is Nyingma much more spread than Sarma (in Europe)?
Replies: 19
Views: 568

Re: Is Nyingma much more spread than Sarma (in Europe)?

...are normaly Annutara Yoga Tantra practice (HYT) ... In Tibet, these teachings and practices were not taught publicly and not to normal people... Alright I get the point that those are high-level practices, but what I received were practices of mahayoga, anuyoga, and atiyoga. These are more or le...
by conebeckham
Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:35 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Was karmamudra part of ganachakra in the ancient India?
Replies: 152
Views: 5410

Re: Was karmamudra part of ganachakra in the ancient India?

Forgetting about actual Karma mudra as part of a Tsok practice, the Secret Offering is similar to the comments you've made from the sadhana--even aside from Tsok practice or KarmaMudra completion stage. I mean, it's actually part of empowerment. I don't want to get into more detail, though. There ha...
by conebeckham
Tue Mar 12, 2024 11:36 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: LONG POST: Started in 2007, first recognized nature in 2013, trekcho since then
Replies: 6
Views: 472

Re: LONG POST: Started in 2007, first recognized nature in 2013, trekcho since then

There are actually 2 things: 1. In the very first moment one awakes one should recognize (transform into) one's yidam (if one has this instruction of course) 2. Then the Awakening yoga verses are a short visualization and recitation that reminds oneself what is important for the new day. For exampl...
by conebeckham
Tue Mar 12, 2024 6:07 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: LONG POST: Started in 2007, first recognized nature in 2013, trekcho since then
Replies: 6
Views: 472

Re: LONG POST: Started in 2007, first recognized nature in 2013, trekcho since then

Natan wrote: Tue Mar 12, 2024 1:15 pm What is Awakening Yoga?
I assumed he means "Dangwai Naljor" or the Yoga of Awakening, or "Waking Yoga."

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