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.
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- Fri Nov 04, 2011 4:51 am
- Forum: Kagyu
- Topic: Benefits of Jastug Rilbu, Rainbow Body Pill
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2038
- 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...
- 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 "...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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
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
- 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 ...
- 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...