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Ontul Rinpoche, too.

To me, this it the core of all practices: Keep unfolding Bodhicitta. Formal meditation like Sadhana sessions are like squeezing out the Bodhicitta and the in-between formal meditation is trying to remember it. I'd say don't be too hard on yourself, this is real work. Maybe make it a goal to be bette...

My intention is not to start another "Trungpa Rinpoche" controversy discussion, but the direction of some posts incline me to post a broader comment. Trungpa Rinpoches behaviour certainly wasn't what you would except, it raised a lot of criticism, especially in the Tibetan community. He didn't hide ...

Beautiful, thanks for sharing!

Spiritual: As a follower of Tibetan Buddhism, for formal practice, doing the recommended Sadhanas for these times Trying to unfold relative Bodhicitta during the day Attending the weekly online classes of my group/Sangha Overall, I feel like spiritual practice has intensified a bit. Behavioral: Wear...

In addition, his teachings were absolutely amazing and on point.

Thanks, I did meet Mingyur Rinpoche in person, although it was during his book tour, so I just got to listen to a Dharma talk and get a book signed (which is already more than I was asking for). Couldn't converse with him directly, which is hard, since he is a very busy and popular teacher. To be c...

I think it is hard for me to trust a teacher. Despite seeing the wonderful qualities of Mingyur Rinpoche or the outstanding knowledge and wisdom of people like Ajahn Amaro, I am afraid of following someone and getting hurt by following a wrong path. That insight actually is a good start, I think. I...

The Mantra Mongoose wrote: ↑Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:28 pm For example, is this prayer by Rigdzin Jigme Lingpa ok for everyone to recite if they wanted? i find it to be one of the most beautiful prayers I've seen and really would like to start reciting it if its ok.To Make the Tears Fall.pdf

Beautiful! Thank you

A teacher close to my heart usually replies to such questions: "Can you, right now, imagine the pillow in your bed?" - turns out most people can do that. That *is* visualisation. If you can do that, you basically have what it takes. The rest is getting familiar with the visualisation and maybe also ...

He's also doing live webcasts every Saturday teaching about a particular text that is being used, called "A Shower of Blessings" by Mipham Rinpoche:

https://www.markwebber.org/schedule/wor ... u-mantras/

Today he gave the lung for that text.

Tso Pema also is the seat of Lho Ontul Rinpoche, a highly regarded teacher from the Drikung Kagyu lineage. His son Ratna Rinpoche is also a teacher and speaks very good English. http://www.lhorigdzin.org/ontul.html https://www.facebook.com/ontul/ http://rywiki.tsadra.org/index.php/Lho_Ontul_Rinpoche...

A teacher very close to my heart said the 5 precepts are the absolute bare minimum to keep if you want to get somewhere in Dharma!

(p.s.: He also said its an ever evolving training process and not to be too harsh on oneself while in it)
(p.p.s.: Written by a wine-loving student )

There is no direct relationship between Bhumis and Jhanas, as far as I know. If there is, I'd be interested in reading about it, too! "Jhana" usually refers to a stage of Samadhi, or "one-pointed mindfulness". I think of it more like a skill, a tool, like a magnifying glass, that we can use to enhan...

Thank you for the dedication and hard work!

tranides wrote: ↑Tue Oct 24, 2017 7:28 am Generaly speaking those are things i keep in mind (since i heard them from my teachers) when im doing any practice: feeling presence of diety, trust in your Lama teachings, loosing expectations and attachment to result, and practice more.

Seconded. Solid advice in my experience.

mtulev wrote: ↑Thu Oct 12, 2017 2:34 pmFinally, he told me he didn't want to teach me anymore

Did he tell you why he didn't want to teach you anymore?

I'm only answering to provide a tiny bit more open perspective to the whole thing.

Who knows what happened to him? How well do you know this guy? If you're not his teacher, stop the judgements and projections?

It seems there is something wrong with the mail configuration of the new server. Having forgotten my password, I tried to have DharmaWheel send me a new one. Each time, there was no email even after hours. I then started to check the mail server logs and found this: NOQUEUE: reject: RCPT from ec2-52...

The bio on his website says he studied in Rumtek. But since there are none of his teachers mentioned, there's no way to verify his tulku and/or rinpoche status. Could of course mean he's "extra humble" or something, but then, why would such a person advertise to be a reincarnated rinpoche in the fir...