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by Natan
Mon Mar 18, 2024 12:04 pm
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Do you get rid of suffering for good with Dzogchen ?
Replies: 6
Views: 313

Re: Do you get rid of suffering for good with Dzogchen ?

I have a question. In the Dzogchen model, at what point or stage does suffering totally disappears or greatly reduce with no possibility of regression even if one totally stops practicing sitting meditation or altering his own perception (maintinig rigpa or anything) Here is what I mean by sufferin...
by Natan
Sun Mar 17, 2024 9:58 am
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Kuntuzangpo prayer
Replies: 8
Views: 287

Re: Kuntuzangpo prayer

Your level of faith determines the level of benefits you receive. If you see the Guru as a Buddha, then you will get the benefits from listening to this aspiration prayer the same as hearing Buddha recite it. If yu see the Guru as an ordinary person, you get the benefits of hearing an ordinary pers...
by Natan
Sun Mar 17, 2024 9:34 am
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Wang for "Künzang Gongpa Zangthal" from Taklung T.R. - what is is for?
Replies: 9
Views: 452

Re: Wang for "Künzang Gongpa Zangthal" from Taklung T.R. - what is is for?

Never had this cycle, but it seems to be that. The entire cycle would be a lot of empowerments. Makes sense I guess. Thanks for pointing it out. Yes. There were seven, IIRC. Btw, you can write the monastery and ask them which specific empowerments you received, if you weren't in Tehachapi. It seems...
by Natan
Sun Mar 17, 2024 9:30 am
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Wang for "Künzang Gongpa Zangthal" from Taklung T.R. - what is is for?
Replies: 9
Views: 452

Re: Wang for "Künzang Gongpa Zangthal" from Taklung T.R. - what is is for?

Hello, in 2014 I received an empowerment from Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche called "Kunsang gongpa zangthal gyi tagdrol". This was my only opportunity to meet this precious master and I am very grateful for this empowerment, which is why I would like to understand it more. This is also my only...
by Natan
Sat Mar 16, 2024 11:41 am
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Stagnant sanghas, teachers not teaching
Replies: 126
Views: 5580

Re: Stagnant sanghas, teachers not teaching

Look people, let us not overestimate the efficacy of pilgrimage and offerings. These are beneficial practices, and/but they are not exclusively Buddhist practices. All religions have pilgrimage and offerings as part of their practice. According to some of the "logic" being bandied about a...
by Natan
Fri Mar 15, 2024 5:06 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Stagnant sanghas, teachers not teaching
Replies: 126
Views: 5580

Re: Stagnant sanghas, teachers not teaching

Look people, let us not overestimate the efficacy of pilgrimage and offerings. These are beneficial practices, and/but they are not exclusively Buddhist practices. All religions have pilgrimage and offerings as part of their practice. According to some of the "logic" being bandied about a...
by Natan
Fri Mar 15, 2024 3:23 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Stagnant sanghas, teachers not teaching
Replies: 126
Views: 5580

Re: Stagnant sanghas, teachers not teaching

Look people, let us not overestimate the efficacy of pilgrimage and offerings. These are beneficial practices, and/but they are not exclusively Buddhist practices. All religions have pilgrimage and offerings as part of their practice. According to some of the "logic" being bandied about a...
by Natan
Fri Mar 15, 2024 3:14 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Stagnant sanghas, teachers not teaching
Replies: 126
Views: 5580

Re: Stagnant sanghas, teachers not teaching

The ego is a slippery thing. IME, it's all too easy to think you're doing the right job when, in fact, you are coasting. But I agree, becoming one's Teacher's zhabji is not the only way to gain accomplishment. There are plenty of stories of students getting a teaching and then going off to practice...
by Natan
Fri Mar 15, 2024 10:47 am
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Rigpa vs. Alaya (continued)
Replies: 18
Views: 1085

Re: Rigpa vs. Alaya (continued)

PS One can search Malcolm's posts on rigpa, gzhi and alaya. It's really simple. PPS Primordially pure as applied to the field of ignorance really only signifies what is unmade, as in, no one created it. But alaya is an obscuring factor until the moment of complete buddhahood, which comes at the body...
by Natan
Fri Mar 15, 2024 10:37 am
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Rigpa vs. Alaya (continued)
Replies: 18
Views: 1085

Re: Rigpa vs. Alaya (continued)

Continued from previous thread https://www.dharmawheel.net/viewtopic.php?p=85045#p85045 How to Meditate on Dzogchen Dr. Alexander Berzin Dzogchen meditation entails accessing rigpa, one’s own pure awareness, and realizing that it is complete with all good qualities. Rigpa corresponds to clear light...
by Natan
Thu Mar 14, 2024 4:57 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Stagnant sanghas, teachers not teaching
Replies: 126
Views: 5580

Re: Stagnant sanghas, teachers not teaching

The role of the Teacher is not just to transmit texts and comment on them. For that, YouTube, Zoom, etc. may be acceptable. However, IME, it's important to be with the Teacher as much as possible (as long as you don't get burnt in the process). As the Teacher really gets to know you, He or She can ...
by Natan
Thu Mar 14, 2024 1:31 pm
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Rigpa vs. Alaya (continued)
Replies: 18
Views: 1085

Re: Rigpa vs. Alaya (continued)

Continued from previous thread https://www.dharmawheel.net/viewtopic.php?p=85045#p85045 How to Meditate on Dzogchen Dr. Alexander Berzin Dzogchen meditation entails accessing rigpa, one’s own pure awareness, and realizing that it is complete with all good qualities. Rigpa corresponds to clear light...
by Natan
Wed Mar 13, 2024 3:46 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Stagnant sanghas, teachers not teaching
Replies: 126
Views: 5580

Re: Stagnant sanghas, teachers not teaching

For most so-called practitioners this fancy talk feels like a victory. Anyone can fake it online with chains of quotes. Devotion doesn't need a lot of verses. Most often this kind of talk is just masking a lazy practice. I am not saying that I am Saraha, I am merely comparing what the siddhas (the ...
by Natan
Wed Mar 13, 2024 11:04 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: LONG POST: Started in 2007, first recognized nature in 2013, trekcho since then
Replies: 6
Views: 434

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

conebeckham wrote: Tue Mar 12, 2024 6:07 pm
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."
okey dokey
by Natan
Wed Mar 13, 2024 11:01 am
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Stagnant sanghas, teachers not teaching
Replies: 126
Views: 5580

Re: Stagnant sanghas, teachers not teaching

Yeah, I am sure he did. And he met and debated Bodhidarma too. He also had an aerial battle around Kailash with Shiva, causing Shiva to crash into the mountain. :thinking: I love this time of the year, because the Easter Bunny is going to bring me chocolate eggs! :roll: Mila referred to the whisper...
by Natan
Tue Mar 12, 2024 2:38 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Stagnant sanghas, teachers not teaching
Replies: 126
Views: 5580

Re: Stagnant sanghas, teachers not teaching

Most students do not spot anything. They are not taught critical thought, mainly they just scoff up everything that is served up to them on a (fake) silver platter. i agree with that. we may see certain "teachers" who target almost exclusively western followers with their "teachings&...
by Natan
Tue Mar 12, 2024 1:23 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Personal account of Shine
Replies: 53
Views: 1948

Re: Personal account of Shine

It gets weird these days bc Vajrayana's not a lot to do with shyamatha. There're a lot of mantra, mudra, offerings, fires and dancing.
by Natan
Tue Mar 12, 2024 12:57 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Stagnant sanghas, teachers not teaching
Replies: 126
Views: 5580

Re: Stagnant sanghas, teachers not teaching

..Because later on starting with Phagmo Drupa they would say who was the foremost disciple and inheritor of the lineage.. there was no one linear unified kagyu lineage. i am not saying this is some important point. just saying all the early "kagyu" history got obscured by later stories wr...

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