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- Wed Aug 08, 2018 4:26 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Is it rare to spend time with your guru?
- Replies: 60
- Views: 10800
Re: Is it rare to spew don’t time with you guru?
It was an auto correct mistake sorry everyone
- Tue Aug 07, 2018 8:54 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Is it rare to spend time with your guru?
- Replies: 60
- Views: 10800
Re: Is it rare to spew don’t time with you guru?
I agree with you you should get a teaching then practice it until you have some understanding of it. Then go for another but what I mean Is do most people spend retreat time with there gurus? How often are people able to Spears extended time practing and learning directly from their teachers? And wh...
- Mon Aug 06, 2018 8:05 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Is it rare to spend time with your guru?
- Replies: 60
- Views: 10800
Is it rare to spend time with your guru?
From most of the western students I talk to and read about here and online it seems rare to really know your guru. So my question is do most western students in the West just take empowerment’s from every lama they meet and famous teachers because they don’t have a true guru? Or don’t have the oppor...
- Wed Jul 11, 2018 7:40 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Kathmandu Help!!!!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2002
Re: Kathmandu Help!!!!
Don’t know the best places to go since I haven’t been there yet but I am going in September and have lots of friends who go there every few months. Thangkas you can find all over Kathmandu and the price depends on the artists the size like any piece of art. Hope others can give you better estimates ...
- Tue Jun 26, 2018 7:22 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Looking for a retreat in Nepal
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2147
Re: Looking for a retreat in Nepal
Thank you all I guess I will be going to Pharping in September. I will talk to my teacher about the recommendation all of you have suggested. Thank you all for your help I really want to further my practice and feel I need to go on a retreat to accomplish this.
- Tue Jun 26, 2018 6:49 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Looking for a retreat in Nepal
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2147
Looking for a retreat in Nepal
Hi everyone I’m heading to Nepal in September 11th or the 13th plan to stay for one to two months depending on what I can find. I would like to do a retreat for a good portion of that time. I would prefer to practice in the Longchen Nyingtik linage but am not opposed to practicing with any other lin...
- Sun Jun 17, 2018 12:52 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: How to learn to pronounce mantras?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2105
Re: How to learn to pronounce mantras?
Thank you all for your helpful replies. I’m trying to learn the Tibetan alphabet and if you have any recommendations or tips I would be very grateful.
- Sun Jun 17, 2018 12:47 pm
- Forum: Nyingma
- Topic: Longchen Nyingtik Teachers in UK
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2576
Re: Longchen Nyingtik Teachers in UK
Rigpa in London
- Thu Jun 14, 2018 2:14 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: How to learn to pronounce mantras?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2105
How to learn to pronounce mantras?
Hi all, I’m having trouble pronouncing a lot of the mantras in Tibetan and was wondering how you guys learned how to pronounce them? I have a recording I took of my guru reciting the Vajrasattva mantra but for the life of me I can’t keep up with his recitation. I have tried YouTube and have looked u...
- Tue Sep 30, 2014 10:32 am
- Forum: Nyingma
- Topic: Taking Refuge after my first retreat this October
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3080
Re: Taking Refuge after my first retreat this October
So the retreat I am going on is a Buddhist retreat and we will be taking vows of silence and and only eating once a day and all of that good stuff . But the vows are only so we can practice at the retreat or two or 3 days. Two of my friends and their girlfriends are going with me and non of them are...
- Sun Sep 28, 2014 5:26 am
- Forum: Nyingma
- Topic: Taking Refuge after my first retreat this October
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3080
Re: Taking Refuge after my first retreat this October
Thanks for the info . I would like to know more about getting a dharma name ? How dose that work? what is the meaning behind getting a dharma name? can someone tell me there story about taking refuge and getting a dharma name?
- Sun Sep 28, 2014 4:23 am
- Forum: Nyingma
- Topic: Om mani pedme hum she?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3033
Re: Om mani pedme hum she?
What about my dharma name how will I get that? how do the pick one for me? what is your dharma name?
- Sun Sep 28, 2014 4:05 am
- Forum: Nyingma
- Topic: Om mani pedme hum she?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3033
Re: Om mani pedme hum she?
Thanks everyone for your help.
- Sat Sep 27, 2014 6:55 am
- Forum: Nyingma
- Topic: Taking Refuge after my first retreat this October
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3080
Taking Refuge after my first retreat this October
So I'm going on my first retreat, I'm really excited. I have wanted to go on a retreat for half of my life . I am going to West Sichuan/ east Tibetan with 2 of my friends and there girlfriends . the retreat is only 3 days and we will be there for 4 days. After the retreat I am going to take my refug...
- Fri Sep 26, 2014 12:40 pm
- Forum: Nyingma
- Topic: Om mani pedme hum she?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3033
Re: Om mani pedme hum she?
Thanks guys I just met this Rinpoche here in Chengdu he told me this. I really can't wait for the retreat .
- Fri Sep 26, 2014 7:00 am
- Forum: Nyingma
- Topic: Om mani pedme hum she?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3033
Om mani pedme hum she?
So in the Nyingma tradition do you say Om mani pedme hum she? I met a Rinpoche here in chengdu that has a temple in aba sichuan . He told me that nyingma found a extra word in the mantra? So what do you think ? is it true?
- Thu Sep 04, 2014 1:50 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Hello from China
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1866
Re: Hello from China
Thank you everyone for welcoming me . Hi, and welcome. I've heard Chengdu is a great city in a number of ways. I'm confident you'll find what you need in terms of a teacher; it's true that posting in one of the Tibetan forums here will help you make the connection. While in China, I hope you're able...
- Thu Sep 04, 2014 4:15 am
- Forum: Kagyu
- Topic: Looking for a teacher in China
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1625
Re: Looking for a teacher in China
I would plan on going to India March next year and will be staying for a month - two months . Please if you know any English speaking Lama/guru that would accept me as a student I would be appreciative . I would like to study the Kagyu sect so if you know anyone please tell me they're names. I would...
- Wed Sep 03, 2014 5:36 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Need info on Geshe Sonam sangpo 格西索南
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1199
Re: Need info on Geshe Sonam sangpo 格西索南
the reason I asked is this is my friends teacher here in China . She said he's teacher is Seventeenth Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje . And I would be able to meet Geshe Sonam Sangpo when he comes back to Chengdu. I just hope he speaks English , my friend told me that he just learned Chinese a few year...
- Tue Sep 02, 2014 5:29 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Need info on Geshe Sonam sangpo 格西索南
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1199
Need info on Geshe Sonam sangpo 格西索南
So I am trying to find out some info On Geshe Sonam sangpo 格西索南 . I just want to know what lineage he belongs to and what sect he is. So please if you can read Chinese here's his blog http://blog.sina.com.cn/u/2453143273 . Thanks everyone