Dharma Wheel

Thank you Losal Samten for the link. Now that I know what they are that will help me during my practice.

I've been practicing The Bodhisattva's Confession of Ethical Downfalls. I've come across the part where you confess the five heinous actions and the five parallel heinous actions. I know the five heinous actions are killing your mother, killing your father, killing a Buddha, drawing the blood of a B...

Thank you Malcolm, Sherab Dorje, Conebeckham, Heart, and Jmlee369. Your words of wisdom have helped me a lot. I am going to try and put this behind me, and focus on starting my practice again. There is a new Buddhist center near me called Urban Dharma. They are the same people who own and operate ti...

Thanks Konchog1, and Punya. I really don't know which teacher is correct. I feel more of a connection to the teacher who told me I did nothing wrong. I worry that's because he told me what I wanted to hear. Perhaps there is no right or wrong answer to this. When the Survivors group met with His Holi...

Several years ago I was in a bad place. I sent emails to two teachers asking them for help and advice. The question I asked them was regarding samaya. I wanted to know if I had broke mine. I had been in a cult which left me devastated. I won't name the cult because of TOS of Dharmawheel. As a result...

Ethics in the Teacher-Student Relationship: The Responsibilities of Teachers and Students From notes taken during the meeting of H.H. the Dalai Lama and Western Buddhist Teachers in Dharamsala, 1993 Western Buddhist Teacher: What are the qualities of a good teacher? His Holiness the Dalai Lama: Ther...

First of all Kelsang Gyatso is not a Geshe. He never earned the title. Second Kelsang Gyatso came into power after he blackmailed the FPMT over drug trafficking to gain control of the multi million dollar Manjusri Institute. Lastly there is a lot of controversy as to just who writes his books. I enc...

I realize this is a subject of great debate. So with out breaking any TOS I would just like to state that it's easy for people to judge people for speaking out against their teachers. Stating it can be the cause of great suffering. I can only assume these people feel it's best just to let people get...

A lot of things lead to lower realms. Worshiping a spirit for instance can cause rebirth in the hungry ghost realm. I could allow others to believe the spirit is a blessing or "treasure", but in the end it will only cause them to suffer a horrible fate. I for one will risk going to a lower...

If you don't warn people about harmful teachers and traditions, chances are you do nothing but allow people to be hurt needlessly. Not only in this lifetime but many lifetimes to come. I myself got involved with a cult, and a teacher who insisted people follow him without question, have harsh feelin...

I've never taken illegal drugs. I've never even smoked a cigarette. I personally can't stand the damn things. The first time I got drunk on alcohol I was 28, and at a Gypsy Restaurant in Vienna. I didn't care for it and only drank it again less than a dozen times. I grew up in the 80's and read a l...

I've never taken illegal drugs. I've never even smoked a cigarette. I personally can't stand the damn things. The first time I got drunk on alcohol I was 28, and at a Gypsy Restaurant in Vienna. I didn't care for it and only drank it again less than a dozen times. I grew up in the 80's and read a lo...

Why do lower middle-class and working class Americans support tax breaks for the rich? Because Fox News Cannel told them they should. Fox News also referred to the poor as "Animals" because a family of four living under $23000 dollars a year have the nerve to complain about their quaility...

Of course they can and yes they are Buddhist. Curses, in order to destroy the enemies of the Dharma, are 100% Vajrayana. :namaste: The problem that scares me is there are teachers who seem to be suffering from inflated egos, if not down right mental illness. Black magic in the hands of these indivi...

I suppose in every religion there's going to be those who take it to extremes. Like some TV evangelist who swear god speaks to them, all the while they drive around town in their Bentleys, and fly in their private jets. It's as if they are on a power trip and believe they have a special connection t...

OP, how is the kitty doing? "Dah Puddy Tat" as I jokingly like to call her is doing much better. She still has a stager in her walk, but if it wasn't for that you would have no idea she nearly died five days ago. As each day went by she got a little better. Yesterday she was able to jump ...

I contacted a teacher asking for advice on what to do and this was his response: " I cannot give an advice. You have to decide what is best. The ethical attitude in Buddhism is to avoid to harm others. Not harming others can be seen from different perspectives and you have to decide based on yo...

My cat suffered a stroke today. I had test done and found out she is also a diabetic. Something I was not aware of, and something that no doubt lead to her stroke. Her veterinarian suggested her quality of life now is poor, and I should consider having her put down. Plus even if she was able to reco...

Here is a link to some statues: http://padmaguruarts.com/lineage_gurus/gyeshe/gyeshe.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; I would like to know why someone who hasn't even died has a statue? GKG hasn't died that I am aware of, but here is his statue suggesting he is some enli...

While this website is not e-Sangha, I do hope the topic of Dogyal will be off limits. It would also be great if the NKT was not allowed to use their propaganda on here. It seems this site is starting to take off, and it would be sad to see this group taken over by those who go out of their way to ba...