Dharma Wheel

well......traditionally, these are "sung" during Drupchos, at least in my tradition.....there's also a tradition of singing them within a ritualized framework....we call this a "Kagyu Gursto Puja" or something. The point of such songs, in a ritual context, is to reach the meaning, and not merely the...

Malcolm wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 18, 2018 4:24 pm

Basically, no one has any f*&^ing idea of what is going on or what to do about it -- and frankly, no one ever has.

And, I am increasingly convinced, no one ever will.

We should do what we can, of course. But there is no end to politics, etc., as long as we all are not liberated.

Generally the Karmapa has not been involved in temporal politics in Tibet, other than in regard to the spiritual hierarchy of the lineage if you want to call that politics. The Dalai Lama holds the position of the temporal head of Tibet, and is also a high tulku within the Gelug lineage. In general...

Bernie is a terrific person but clearly too far to the left to be a realistic prospect. You know this world is done for when health care, infrastructure and education are considered left wing... It also shows a very profound ignorance of basic economics. When you weed out the noise from credit cycl...

The letter refers to Thaye Dorje as Karmapa as well...

Here is the “letter” I spoke of....

Maybe a lot premature. No one has said anything about there being more than one Karmapa, though many of those rejoicing, and those wringing their hands, have assumed this meeting allows for two (or more) Karmapas. I think that's an incorrect inference. I also saw something on FB about Thaye Dorje r...

Just to be clear--I agree, it seems there will be a lot of such manipulations, etc. and I don't put much credence in what people post on FB or pretty much anywhere......

We are going to see a lot of nonsense from all sides.

So.... should we be registering karmapas.org, or not yet? Maybe a little premature. We don't know how or even if this will eventually play out. There may be one, two or no Karmapas for all we know. Talking of multiple Karmapas, anyone have any news how Dawa Sangpo is taking the latest developments?...

In general, is it more important for a practitioner to focus on learning Classical Tibetan or Colloquial Tibetan? Does anybody have an answer or even a non-answer? Silencemonkey nailed it, but in case you missed it, he/she said: *** Classical is absolutely essential for understanding Dharma. Plain ...

You think being at mass events will teach you what you need to know? Do they live here? Did they even learn proper English? I can see this is getting people very defensive. That is good. This glide path is very obvious and should be talked about. The way it is successful is for those of us with tra...

I hate to say it, but many of the most fervent "supporters" of each side in the conflict are continuing to act like schoolboys brawling over their football teams. Do you know of any "fervent supporters" acting like schoolboys still on Thaye Dorje's side? All I have seen is happiness for the meeting...

I think that, despite the paucity of information about this meeting, there are a couple of interesting points that I haven’t seen raised anywhere. The first is that the meeting lasted over several days – unlike Ogyen Trinley’s meeting with Shamarpa in 2007 which only lasted an hour or two. Clearly ...

Such good news!

Looking forward to trying this...

javier.espinoza.t wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 05, 2018 5:00 pm

mandog wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 05, 2018 4:46 pm

In general, is it more important for a practitioner to focus on learning Classical Tibetan or Colloquial Tibetan?

i would like to ask the same.

dharma tibetan is different?

Yes.

mandog wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 04, 2018 4:24 pm

How distant is "Dharma" Tibetan from colloquial Tibetan?

Fairly distant.

Yes-Om Ah Hung. Normally used on the backs of a thangkas during consecration.

Is it common practice to abuse kids in monasteries? Is that what the buddha taught? It seems like there's no difference in Buddhist monks and the Romain Catholic priest. The truth always comes out. This is why blind path is stupid and dangerous. I'm not saying all monks are bad, just like not all p...

Corporal Punishment is being phased out at most monasteries, but change is slow. Is it common practice to abuse kids in monasteries? Is that what the buddha taught? It seems like there's no difference in Buddhist monks and the Romain Catholic priest. The truth always comes out. This is why blind pa...