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by mechashivaz
Sun Aug 21, 2022 4:54 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Kalacakra Karmamudra
Replies: 3
Views: 743

Kalacakra Karmamudra

In conversation some one mentioned that in kalacakra karmamudra monks are instructed to eat their own semen, I asked for a citation but they "didn't want to reveal" :thinking: (yet revealed the actual instructions instead...) anyway, I'm some what learned in kalacakra and karmamudra and ha...
by mechashivaz
Sun May 01, 2022 12:37 pm
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Sanitation in dark retreat
Replies: 4
Views: 686

Re: Sanitation in dark retreat

Bulk removal w paper
Wet wipes
Dry pat
by mechashivaz
Fri Dec 31, 2021 11:43 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Buddhist Hell
Replies: 9
Views: 1082

Re: Buddhist Hell

Only as mental projections.
How would we classify our current experience if not as a mental projection? Would other beings be able to share in the same experience of hell and be able to see each other, or would it be a kind of solipsistic experience?
by mechashivaz
Fri Dec 31, 2021 5:22 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Meditation Instructions
Replies: 4
Views: 706

Re: Meditation Instructions

Just some manuals I know of. Likely not an actual sutra, but rather a compendium compiled by Kumarajiva Sutra on Sitting Meditation Not sutras, but instructions on Mahayana meditation: Zhiyi's basic instructions on Shamatha and Vipashyana Six Subtle Dharma Gates Zhiyi's instructions on Shamatha and...
by mechashivaz
Fri Dec 31, 2021 4:46 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Buddhist Hell
Replies: 9
Views: 1082

Buddhist Hell

The hell realms are understood to be real, as real as the experiences we are having now. I've heard it said from the Mahayana (or overall Buddhist?) POV the demons doing the torturing in these realms are mind made being, meaning, they only exist as an aspect of "ourselves", therefore there...
by mechashivaz
Fri Dec 31, 2021 12:04 pm
Forum: Wellness, Diet and Fitness
Topic: Being healthier
Replies: 16
Views: 10445

Re: Being healthier

Now that I've established the goal of losing weight and getting healthier as I move into my next decade of life, I am finding it hard to stick with it. I struggle with eating too much sugar on certain days. My motivation is to enable me to live my best life so that I can serve others and not be a b...
by mechashivaz
Thu Dec 09, 2021 12:36 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Meditation Instructions
Replies: 4
Views: 706

Meditation Instructions

Are there any Mahayana Sutras or texts that provide meditation instructions?
by mechashivaz
Tue Nov 23, 2021 5:54 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Adi-Buddha laughs HA
Replies: 1
Views: 373

Adi-Buddha laughs HA

I need help sourcing an event where an adi-buddha laughs with a great HA at the absurdity of existence. Read or heard the story years ago and now I can't source it. :thanks:
by mechashivaz
Wed Nov 17, 2021 9:43 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: How much food do you consume in a lifetime?
Replies: 8
Views: 734

Re: How much food do you consume in a lifetime?

Should we contemplate what happens to our food post digestion too? :toilet: Why not? It's all instructive, helping to place us correctly in relation to the rest of the world. And it's similar, in a way, to the meditations on death and decay, isn't it? :namaste: Kim I think its an exercise with dimi...
by mechashivaz
Wed Nov 17, 2021 12:28 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: How much food do you consume in a lifetime?
Replies: 8
Views: 734

Re: How much food do you consume in a lifetime?

5,5 pounds ( 2,5 kg) in a day, 2007 pounds ( 912,5 kg) in a year, if you live until 78 this will make 156 546 pounds ( 71 175 kg) of food in a lifetime. This is one estimate found in the Youtube. Others give somewhat lower numbers dependng on your sex, constitution and eating habits, but it will li...
by mechashivaz
Wed Nov 10, 2021 2:36 am
Forum: Wellness, Diet and Fitness
Topic: Improve sleep
Replies: 7
Views: 3257

Re: Improve sleep

Any tips on improving sleep? Here is what I do already: Use bed only for sleeping (and sex), practice metta during the period of laying in bed and falling asleep. Should I try sleeping on the floor? I have a really comfy bed right now. Exercise such as cardio for 20-30 min a day and/or difficult re...
by mechashivaz
Mon Nov 01, 2021 1:07 pm
Forum: Academic Discussion
Topic: Buddhist History Books
Replies: 4
Views: 2447

Buddhist History Books

Hi every body, I'm looking for recommendations on Buddhist history books covering the origins, migrations, and key places and people involved in Buddhism's migration up to current day. Preferably with pictures but large chunks of scholarly text will also be fine. Also, other forms of media like docu...
by mechashivaz
Sun Oct 31, 2021 9:19 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Chappelle's The Closer
Replies: 139
Views: 8817

Re: Chappelle's The Closer

That show felt like David been stuck reading comment sections. He's still funny and makes good points but it's probably his worst special to date.
by mechashivaz
Wed Oct 20, 2021 2:12 am
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Dzogchen Community of Chogyal Namkhai Norbu
Replies: 8214
Views: 1655391

Re: Dzogchen Community of Chogyal Namkhai Norbu

Anyone would be so kind to walk me through the first lines of Adzom Drukpa Sang? Maybe via the private message? I know general meaning but do not remember corresponding visualizations to these lines: RAM YAM KHAM OM A HUM HA HO HRI Get the book (or ebook) Sang & Serkyem, Rinpoche breaks it down...
by mechashivaz
Fri Sep 10, 2021 10:01 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Icelandic artist Björk
Replies: 14
Views: 1427

Re: Icelandic artist Björk

Love her stuff :heart:
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by mechashivaz
Fri Aug 27, 2021 9:09 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: How to not destroy lower back with prostrations
Replies: 28
Views: 2701

Re: How to not destroy lower back with prostrations

Any tips? I am putting my hands on the ground before my knee touch the ground, the majority of my weight is on my arms/chest which seems to help. Are there other tips about posture etc? To save your back in almost any movement you need to activate your core. Tense your core as if some one is going ...
by mechashivaz
Thu Aug 26, 2021 10:15 am
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: How to not destroy lower back with prostrations
Replies: 28
Views: 2701

Re: How to not destroy lower back with prostrations

Any tips? I am putting my hands on the ground before my knee touch the ground, the majority of my weight is on my arms/chest which seems to help. Are there other tips about posture etc? To save your back in almost any movement you need to activate your core. Tense your core as if some one is going ...
by mechashivaz
Wed Aug 18, 2021 9:12 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Indra is a position, not a person
Replies: 67
Views: 5149

Re: Indra is a position, not a person

It isn't just Mahayana, it's Buddhism in general. Buddhism uses the Hindu cosmology but doesn't rely on deities in a soteriological manner, thus not much time is spent discussing them. Huh? So who is Amithaba and why does the entire pure land school pray to him to be reborn in Dewachen? Of course y...
by mechashivaz
Sat Aug 14, 2021 12:05 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Indra is a position, not a person
Replies: 67
Views: 5149

Re: Indra is a position, not a person

Really interesting. So I guess I'm interested in how and why Mahayana Buddhism decided to incorporate Indra (Brahma, etc.) into their cosmology of the world and the various layers of interpretation there. It seems Mahayana Buddhism mentions them in passing but doesn't spend a lot of time discussing...
by mechashivaz
Sun May 30, 2021 11:12 am
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Help filling in some gaps on secondary practices
Replies: 10
Views: 1338

Re: Help filling in some gaps on secondary practices

We're so fortunate to have ChNN as a teacher because he left us with a plethora of secondary practices, so it comes down to your own preferences and what practices you're inclined to utilize. Obstacles can occur more frequently as a practitioners because, as ChNN put it, certain beings become jealou...

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