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- Fri Oct 31, 2014 6:04 pm
- Forum: Australia/NZ
- Topic: Shang Rinpoche dharma transmission and lecture in Melbourne
- Replies: 9
- Views: 12303
Re: Shang Rinpoche dharma transmission and lecture in Melbou
We thank you, Ayu for your well-reasoned response, and we couldn’t agree more about the dilemma you state. We also thank you for the opportunity to help clarify things. It was we, the long-term students of Shang Rinpoche, who “implored” him to come with us to the west; he has never courted publicity...
- Thu Oct 30, 2014 6:55 pm
- Forum: Australia/NZ
- Topic: Shang Rinpoche dharma transmission and lecture in Melbourne
- Replies: 9
- Views: 12303
Re: Shang Rinpoche dharma transmission and lecture in Melbou
Consider this along with other information that you find on Shang Rinpoche online. Also consider that this blog is completely anonymous and there is no way to verify the truth of the statements therein. Search a little deeper and you will find that when the blog is not outright anti-Buddhist, it use...
- Wed Oct 29, 2014 8:03 pm
- Forum: Australia/NZ
- Topic: Shang Rinpoche dharma transmission and lecture in Melbourne
- Replies: 9
- Views: 12303
Shang Rinpoche dharma transmission and lecture in Melbourne
Amitabha Dharma Transmission Venerable Shang Rinpoche will transmit a short Amitabha prayer, taken from the Tibetan lineage of the great Terton Dorje Lingpa. Rinpoche will also give a short talk on this Dharma, its benefits, its history and how to practice it. To our knowledge, this is the first ti...
- Wed Oct 29, 2014 7:46 pm
- Forum: Dharma Stories
- Topic: Buddhaflowers inspirational tales
- Replies: 189
- Views: 83469
Re: Buddhaflowers inspirational tales
What Buddha Brought to This World, By Shang Rinpoche In recent years, I have been on close terms with a group of priests and greatly admire the warmth and brilliance stemming from their immense inner joy. It was unfamiliar at first, perhaps because of my comparatively reserved oriental background, t...
- Sun Sep 21, 2014 8:03 pm
- Forum: Engaged Buddhism
- Topic: Engaged Buddhism... what is it?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 7039
Re: Engaged Buddhism... what is it?
I often think about what it means to practice the Buddha's teachings in my daily life, and I think learning to be humble is essential. This quote by Shang Longrik Gyatso Rinpoche really strikes a cord with me on this point, and I hope to move towards this ideal. On the path of practice, to be able t...