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by DGA
Wed Nov 03, 2021 11:18 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Are Oysters Sentient? (Split from Giving up Masturbation)
Replies: 100
Views: 9084

Re: Are Oysters Sentient? (Split from Giving up Masturbation)

This is good DharmaWheel.

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by DGA
Sun Oct 10, 2021 4:41 am
Forum: Shrine Room
Topic: Largest Buddha statues in the world (top 10)
Replies: 8
Views: 5025

Re: Largest Buddha statues in the world (top 10)

I had the good fortune of seeing one of these in DC (I think it was). Nothing is bigger than television.

by DGA
Sun Oct 10, 2021 4:38 am
Forum: Kagyu
Topic: 17th Gyalwang Karmapas: Ogyen Trinley Dorje and Trinley Thaye Dorje
Replies: 40
Views: 10793

Re: 17th Gyalwang Karmapas: Ogyen Trinley Dorje and Trinley Thaye Dorje

Misogyny is a cancer.

Treat women like people.
by DGA
Sun Oct 10, 2021 4:29 am
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: There's a reincarnation of Chogyam Trungpa and emanation of Padmasambhava?
Replies: 400
Views: 27551

Re: There's a reincarnation of Chogyam Trungpa and emanation of Padmasambhava?

OK, great, now what do I do with all these lapel pins?
by DGA
Sat Oct 02, 2021 10:29 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Let's talk about common misconceptions of Buddhism
Replies: 609
Views: 34959

Re: Let's talk about common misconceptions of Buddhism

haha. The US is a deeply religious country. We're a bunch of gullible rubes. We take refuge in all kinds of bullshit. Ever spent a minute with a QAnon person? That's a religious phenomenon. Fun fact about protestantism. The German word for debt is a homophone for the word for sin. That's a cipher fo...
by DGA
Thu Sep 30, 2021 4:55 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Let's talk about common misconceptions of Buddhism
Replies: 609
Views: 34959

Re: Let's talk about common misconceptions of Buddhism

Reframing part of the conversation: if you can't respect that people you disagree with on some issues are people you can learn from, then you're really going to struggle with Buddha Dharma. And nearly everything else. I agree entirely. I think few of the things that are really important in life are...
by DGA
Wed Sep 29, 2021 11:02 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Let's talk about common misconceptions of Buddhism
Replies: 609
Views: 34959

Re: Let's talk about common misconceptions of Buddhism

Reframing part of the conversation:

if you can't respect that people you disagree with on some issues are people you can learn from, then you're really going to struggle with Buddha Dharma. And nearly everything else.
by DGA
Sat Sep 25, 2021 10:30 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: There's a reincarnation of Chogyam Trungpa and emanation of Padmasambhava?
Replies: 400
Views: 27551

Re: There's a reincarnation of Chogyam Trungpa and emanation of Padmasambhava?

I'm just trying to figure out what to do with these lapel pins
by DGA
Tue Sep 21, 2021 4:29 am
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Geshema Degree
Replies: 9
Views: 1029

Re: Geshema Degree

Yes. It is the same. And it's a great achievement that these days it's finally possible for women to study for their Geshe degree and pass those examinations. Long, long overdue. When I reflect on the baked-in misogyny in so many Buddhist institutions, I wonder if I would want to participate at all...
by DGA
Sat Sep 11, 2021 4:40 am
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Dzogchen Community of Chogyal Namkhai Norbu
Replies: 8214
Views: 1649576

Re: Dzogchen Community of Chogyal Namkhai Norbu

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by DGA
Sun Sep 05, 2021 3:35 am
Forum: Bön
Topic: purity
Replies: 18
Views: 9118

Re: purity

Here are a few examples that caught my eye. I'm sure I glossed over more. Drung, Deu, and Bon Chapter 1, part 4, quoting from "Birth In Ling" Of course, I notice these are all quotations from the same text. I assume there are at least shades of meaning that distinguish the above from the ...
by DGA
Sat Sep 04, 2021 10:58 pm
Forum: Bön
Topic: The Origin Of Tibetan Singing Bowls
Replies: 36
Views: 17034

Re: The Origin Of Tibetan Singing Bowls

About the center, there is one Lama there and he has a monastery in Nepal? where he spends most of his time, and visits the center for a couple months each year, prior to covid. Since covid he has been stuck here in the U.S. He is basically selling teachings ABOUT the teachings. He is not giving yo...
by DGA
Sat Sep 04, 2021 4:05 am
Forum: Bön
Topic: purity
Replies: 18
Views: 9118

Re: purity

“Race” here would refer to those who have good conduct and ethical behavior, and so on. The words “people” “tribe” “clan” “family” could be easily substituted. It’s really an ambiguous term. We refer to the human race. And of course, the term can be and has been applied to peoples of different ance...
by DGA
Fri Sep 03, 2021 5:29 am
Forum: Bön
Topic: The Origin Of Tibetan Singing Bowls
Replies: 36
Views: 17034

Re: The Origin Of Tibetan Singing Bowls

This is just an appeal to people with new age tendencies. You may notice that Bonpos do not teach their serious curriculum of Madhyamaka, Abhidharma, etc. These texts, though borrowing from Buddhist texts, are not simply copies of Buddhist texts as commonly thought. The modern Bonpos focus on ritua...
by DGA
Fri Sep 03, 2021 5:28 am
Forum: Bön
Topic: purity
Replies: 18
Views: 9118

Re: purity

Here are a few examples that caught my eye. I'm sure I glossed over more. Drung, Deu, and Bon Chapter 1, part 4, quoting from "Birth In Ling" "Oh great, pure, divine race!" (p 6) "let the pure people of Ling sing and dance!" (p 7) "the deities have chosen a man fro...
by DGA
Fri Sep 03, 2021 4:10 am
Forum: Zen
Topic: What is not delusion
Replies: 16
Views: 7422

Re: What is not delusion

What is not delusion? Is there anything? Are the phenomena that happen every moment delusion? The sounds and smells and so on. Those phenomena don't exist. The delusion is believing or expecting that they do exist in any conventional way of speaking. Sounds and smells and other sensory experiences ...
by DGA
Fri Sep 03, 2021 4:06 am
Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
Topic: Talking about deceased loved ones with small children
Replies: 6
Views: 1037

Re: Talking about deceased loved ones with small children

Hi All: Curious how you approach discussing death and the departed with your kids-- I'm thinking of young kids 10 and under. Thanks! We're pretty direct about it. Our kids know that one of their grandmothers passed away before they were born. It took them some time for the 5 year old to process tha...
by DGA
Fri Sep 03, 2021 2:59 am
Forum: Bön
Topic: The Origin Of Tibetan Singing Bowls
Replies: 36
Views: 17034

Re: The Origin Of Tibetan Singing Bowls

This is just an appeal to people with new age tendencies. You may notice that Bonpos do not teach their serious curriculum of Madhyamaka, Abhidharma, etc. These texts, though borrowing from Buddhist texts, are not simply copies of Buddhist texts as commonly thought. The modern Bonpos focus on ritua...
by DGA
Fri Sep 03, 2021 1:57 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Your / "a" Buddhist interpretation of Jungian Synchronicities?
Replies: 38
Views: 11125

Re: Your / "a" Buddhist interpretation of Jungian Synchronicities?

My Buddhist interpretation of Jungian synchronicities is that this line of thinking isn't relevant to Buddhist practice as I understand it.

I also think CG Jung has become the archetypal New Age nonsense peddlar.
by DGA
Fri Sep 03, 2021 1:46 am
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Geshema Degree
Replies: 9
Views: 1029

Geshema Degree

So. Is the geshema degree identical to or different from the geshe degree in its curriculum, pedagogy, assessments, or function? Is a geshema someone who has earned the top degree while ordained as a nun rather than a monk? Or is there a difference in the content of the degree? {same question asked ...

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