Dharma Wheel

Maybe Zen folks can do what Vajrayana folks do ( for the most part,and not including this post :smile:) Which is, focus on the DW forums that are aimed at your tradition or have universality, and try not to be drawn into spats that are coming from another POV? Just a thought. The problem with that ...

Breakfast: nofat vanilla yogurt mixed with dry oats with a banana cut up in it.

Lunch: a can of pinto beans with siracha sauce, about an ounce of extra sharp cheddar and a raw onion.

Dinner will probably be an orange an apple and a banana.

Solipsism is only a problem if you think its a problem.

Mantrik wrote: ↑Thu Jan 11, 2018 8:05 pm You OK with being blindfolded, kneeling, rolling up a trouser leg and getting belted with a sword.....oh, and worship of Baphomet after initiation, of course ?

Oh no, dont tell me they took out the ritual peeps sacrifice

I think its one of those things like being president (not mentioning any names here), if you want the job you may not be fit to handle it.

Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack in everything
That’s how the light gets in.

~Leonard Cohen

The lotus doesnt bloom without the mud and all is Mind, even the parts that dont smell so good

Great article thank you
Reminds me of early chan dialogues between student and master, except with way, way way, too many words and no references to trees, mountains etc.

Come to think of it, maybe i read too much.

Arent "pure" and "defiled" just mental formations? The best way is not difficult (1) It only excludes picking and choosing Once you stop loving and hating It will enlighten itself. ~Sengcan "You have truly comprehended the Dharma as it is; the deepest truth lies in the princ...

I am currently at a point in my practice where deep seated beliefs in scientific materialism are, i feel, holding back my practice. This is a recurring problem over the past few years that seems to resolve itself and then recur. My experience of the path and practice validates the path and what i h...

I am currently at a point in my practice where deep seated beliefs in scientific materialism are, i feel, holding back my practice. This is a recurring problem over the past few years that seems to resolve itself and then recur. My experience of the path and practice validates the path and what i ha...

this one isnt comfortable. I used one once that was pretty big, traditional black, sturdy cloth, buckwheat hulls, kinda tall. It was from SFZC? I got one of these around 2005, had to top it off once or twice, the buckwheat hulls will eventually get ground down. Have washed it twice iirc and drip dr...

Never shop on an empty stomach, that way you have a better chance of buying with your head rather than your appetite.

Eat sweet fruit as a substitute for sweet snacks. Right now im having a spoonful of pb with a quartered gala apple, its delicious.

PuerAzaelis wrote: ↑Mon Dec 04, 2017 10:40 pm I apologize.

NP Yours is i gather a somewhat objective opinion so you may be right

dzogchungpa wrote: ↑Mon Dec 04, 2017 6:32 pm

PuerAzaelis wrote: ↑Mon Dec 04, 2017 6:00 pm

daibunny wrote: ↑Mon Dec 04, 2017 5:43 pm ... rare ...

Unlike, say, your typical a-hole.

Oh snap.

I know, right? My self esteem crashed so hard im thinking about eating cheetos and watching reality tv.

Its rare that one sees so much said to so little effect.
The best way to understand zen is to practice, which i suggest you do.

justsit wrote: ↑Mon Aug 07, 2017 3:37 pm Gomdens are ungodly uncomfortable. A good buckwheat hull zafu is da bomb.

If you are flexible enough to use one of the traditional postures, a buckwheat zafu is one of the best investments you will ever make, i agree. Gomdens really are terrible.

KeithA wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2017 2:11 am Not a practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism, but I have always found this advice useful:

Be patient
Be persistent
Be kind to yourself

Good luck and thanks for practicing,
Keith

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Excellent. Beautiful post. This is what i would have said if i werent such a blabbermouth

Relax. Practice is not a life and death struggle against yourself, its more about just doing the method and relaxing and taking yourself as you are. If you just do the method, relax and give yourself a good helping of metta, you will make the road alot easier. After all practice never ends as long a...

Im thinking abut this one: http://songtsengampo.org/index.html Their weds eve is supposed to start up within 3 weeks or so. Sounds really interesting from what you guys say, i dont mind the devotional thing, i have been to kwan yin services at the local chan zendo and enjoyed them. I think it might ...

Im a zen / chan practioner of about 20 years or so and there is a nyingma lineage center near me that has open meditation evenings starting in a couple of weeks. Despite having had a couple of nyingma friends over the years, i dont really know much about it, what kind of practice they do or what a n...