Dharma Wheel

Thank you, this is very interesting. Sorry for not getting back sooner.
Time flies.

".. . I can love each woman because each woman give me different things I need...."

Hello and welcome, On the question of Buddhism being a religion... well that depends on the practitioner. We traditionally say in Buddhism that there are 84000 teachings, which is just another way of saying that there are myriad ways of practicing. To a person who likes a religious approach then Bud...

Simon E Its very unlikely that studying the Pali canon will do you anything but good. I think we need to be careful in interpreting what or what does not tranform sutrayana into a foundation vehicle. Motivation is indeed key and primary, but sooner or later a teacher will be needed. My reading of t...

Sorry to jump in here with a question ... it is just that I was thinking about this question this very morning and then happened to notice this thread. I understand that many Theravadin Buddhists are sceptical of Mahayana scriptures - but are Mahayana practitioners sceptical of any Theravadin scrip...

The way we think about, treat and talk about schizophrenia may play a major part in the suffering that comes with a diagnosis of 'schizophrenia'. I don't think it is helpful to sufferers living right now to send out the message that it would have been better if they had never been born. There is muc...

Looks interesting, a fierce form of compassion indeed!

Thank you..

Will look that up, but do you know any more before I go and buy a book?

I've come across a version of Vajrayogini called Chhinnamunda, there is a connection with the Hindu goddess Chhinnamasta. Had a look already at Wiki and done some Google searches, but can't find out very much from a Buddhist point-of-view. Does anybody here do this practice, what is the purpose of t...

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Hello, Please pardon my ignorance. I'm asking a question on behalf of a friend. He is enquiring about this lama to find out if he is authentic and has true lineage, and is who he claims to be. The information I could find out is a bit thin and I don't want to give my friend wrong information. So if ...

thank you folks.

Can Buddhists pray to a deity, Buddha, the Noble Sangha etc. etc. for help with dealing with spiritual and psychological problems?

Sometimes I feel so weak and at the mercy of my conditioning that I despair of myself and feel I need someone to save me... is this possible?

Thanks in advance

Got any favourite poems? Here is one I really like.... I Have Seen Black Hands by Richard Wright I. I am black and I have seen black hands, millions and millions of them, Out of millions of bundles of wool and flannel tiny black fingers have reached restlessly and hungrily for life. Reached out for ...

Mindfulness?

Tolerant means you can accept that such practices happen, not that you agree with them. In the same way you can be tolerant of your own negative characteristics, thoughts etc., without having to willingly go along with them. It is just about seeing what is present with an open heart. What would into...

In Tibet some practitioners would go the grave yards and charnel grounds surrounded by dead bodies and wild animals.

I'm Welsh, but I had a great grandparent who was Swedish. He got picked on when he was working in a steelworks here in Wales... so he cut the other guys ear off with a pair of shears... they didn't pick on him again. I'm pretty sure he is the person that I inherited my calm, peaceful and patient per...

Do we have to say which tradition is better?

The best tradition for me is the one I can stick to and practice rather than wave in other peoples faces.

Strange question: "Why do you all seek enlightenment to avoid suffering?" Sort of answers itself. The question that is unasked is... 'Why avoid suffering anyway?' Maybe there is benefit in suffering? Buddhist practice in a wide sense may be imagined as a sort of suffering from a worldly point of vie...