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by Karma Yeshe Gyaltsen
Fri Nov 04, 2011 4:51 am
Forum: Kagyu
Topic: Benefits of Jastug Rilbu, Rainbow Body Pill
Replies: 3
Views: 2038

Re: Benefits of Jastug Rilbu, Rainbow Body Pill

Indeed these are remarkable pills. They cure an illness that the patient does not really have.

But since the patient imagines the illness, faith in the pills helps overcome this mind illness.
by Karma Yeshe Gyaltsen
Fri Nov 04, 2011 4:42 am
Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
Topic: Buddhist ethics and BDSM?
Replies: 134
Views: 35369

Re: Buddhist ethics and BDSM?

The precepts are designed to guide our actions until we develop the insight to act in a wholesome way intrinsically. Actions can be evaluated based upon the criteria : Do they further awareness?, Do they further Compassion? If they do then the follow up question is Do they lead to insight? It is ind...
by Karma Yeshe Gyaltsen
Sat Sep 03, 2011 11:19 pm
Forum: Language
Topic: 3rd Poison
Replies: 9
Views: 2553

Re: 3rd Poison

They are good translations when read by a knowledgable Buddhist, but as I mentioned above they can, and do, lead many other people astray, as those words shift in meaning depending on the context, and their evolving use in the language. As for anger/aggression, they are not really the same as "...
by Karma Yeshe Gyaltsen
Sat Sep 03, 2011 12:47 am
Forum: Language
Topic: 3rd Poison
Replies: 9
Views: 2553

Re: 3rd Poison

They stem from two quite different words, having very different meanings. I will refer to the original Pali words that the Sanskrit and the later Tibetan are translations of. " Avijja" literally means "Not-to-see" (the negation "A" joined with "to see".) It is...
by Karma Yeshe Gyaltsen
Thu Sep 01, 2011 5:08 pm
Forum: Language
Topic: 3rd Poison
Replies: 9
Views: 2553

Re: 3rd Poison

The word "ignorance" is, in my opinion, not a very skillful use of words in this context. It carries the implication that it can be remedied by "knowledge", which many people take to mean "information". "Indifference" carries problems of it's own. It implies a...
by Karma Yeshe Gyaltsen
Mon Apr 25, 2011 12:38 am
Forum: Kagyu
Topic: Broken Hearted in France -- Kalu Rinpoche
Replies: 8
Views: 2352

Re: Broken Hearted in France -- Kalu Rinpoche

Greetings

The web link shown above does not seem to be working today, but Kalu Rinpoche's same article can be read at the following link:

http://kalurinpochela.org/protecting-th ... us-dharma/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

best wishes to all

KYG
by Karma Yeshe Gyaltsen
Tue Oct 26, 2010 3:03 am
Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
Topic: IS AWARENESS A FUNCTION OF THE BRAIN?
Replies: 23
Views: 6309

Re: IS AWARENESS A FUNCTION OF THE BRAIN?

Hello A thirsty man in the desert hopes to find water, not a chemistry text about water. Speculating on your question will not be helpful in alleviating that which Buddhism is designed to alleviate, namely suffering, clinging to the impermanent as if it were permanent. You already have many moments ...
by Karma Yeshe Gyaltsen
Tue Sep 21, 2010 6:21 pm
Forum: Meditation
Topic: Entering the Cave of Winds
Replies: 2
Views: 1652

Re: Entering the Cave of Winds

Dear Lojong Namgyal Rinpoche wrote a manual for annapanasatti. Here is a link http://www.bodhipublishing.netfirms.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; In terms of the practice, Namgyal advocated balance. That is, one should have a certain discipline and structure, but also s...

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