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LONG LIFE PRACTICE Summon the universal life giving energy by the Grace of enlightened masters from the Longchen Nyingtig Cycle of Teachings. The Long Life Practice reaches for the blessings of Amitayus, "Limitless Life" through his blessings and virtue which are limitless and so are his spiritual p...

Also, I forgot to mention, that it’s true that you are cared for in this space. Meaning that my life and actions run smoothly and sensibly. I just watch it happen. “...here sentient beings are cared for, And without any exertion we live in ease.” Did you get your teachings from a live Dzogchen teac...

javier.espinoza.t wrote: ↑

Tue May 07, 2019 7:49 pm

Hello,

Does anyone know what are the "spying nyuley spirits"? how can one identify them?

Thank's in the advance

I got the creeps when a butterly passed by me today.This was the first time and I am not lepidopterophobic.

Teas work for me. Usually I take shilajit tonic or chamomile and mint tea with lemon. You can easily purchase those on the net and teas can be found in the majority of grocery stores. Still, I believe flu shots shouldn't be taken out of the consideration since if the condition worsens, teas and ton...

Oh no. No misunderstanding. :smile: My proper concern actually isn't with whether or not to accept rebirth. It is about the relationship between Buddhism and the teachings of the historical Buddha (so far as we can understand them). What do you consider the teachings of the historical Buddha?

Mönlam Tharchin wrote: ↑

Thu May 02, 2019 4:28 am

Dad's sick again in the hospital, with increasing frequency over the past months.

Your prayers and practice in any capacity are appreciated.

Hrih hrih hrih

Om Ah Hung

Rick wrote: ↑

Thu May 02, 2019 3:50 am

amanitamusc wrote: ↑

Thu May 02, 2019 1:29 am

Nonduality is just another extreme in Dzogchen.

Meaning that ‘reality’ is neither dualistic, nor nondualistic, nor both, nor neither.

Yup.Reality. This is well explained in the Rigpa Rangshar.

Direct experience is emphasized so much because it's our own distinct mind streams that we are seeking to untangle from the above web of confused thinking and reactions that perpetuate samsara. If we don't experience appearances of the senses and mind with the wisdom that directly cognozed their na...

pemachophel wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 27, 2019 5:03 pm

Of course, sangha as a generic terms means all Buddhist practitioners, ordained and lay, male and female, Realized and unrealized. However, in terms of taking refuge, we take refuge only in the Arya Sangha, which means those on the bhumis.

Rereading my posting (to which you replied), it might look like I said that metta is an obstacle. But that's not what I meant! Rather, that the psychological drive towards not-metta <selfishness> is. Yes, I have a living teacher, and we've talked some about the cultivation of bodhicitta. Have you r...

If, instead, I had been taught, from the get-go, that Buddhism (Advaita, Taoism, whatever) would improve the quality of my life and the lives of the people I touch, modestly, not explosively ... I'd be much much more content with my progress along the path. The quality of ripples made by a rock dro...

Much love and many prayers to you both. I have always loved this prayer, which has a real power to it: dü sum sangye guru rinpoché Buddha of the three times, Guru Rinpoche, ngödrub kün dak dewa chenpö shyab Lord of all siddhis, Great Bliss, barché kün sel düdül drakpo tsal Dispeller of all obstacle...

Yes, however even though Yongdzin Rinpoche will give Dzogchen Teaching to those who have not yet done Tantra Ngondro, and even though he says that one can skip Yidam practice; he still says that in general his students should do the Tantric Ngondro and the Special Preliminaries of Dzogchen before m...

Here is an interesting article on deity yoga written by the amazing translator and wonderful person Heidi Köppel: https://www.lionsroar.com/visualizing-a-pure-and-perfect-world/ I find it particular interesting for all us aspiring Dzogchen practitioner. /magnus Thanks Magnus.It is a very informativ...

Exactly! "They arise and self-liberate effortlessly" from the Dharmakaya. So why discuss this one way or the other? Do, don't do. They neither improve nor detract from the natural state. However, they may illusorily benefit illusory sentient beings by dispelling illusory suffering and generating il...

Hi, have you reviews on Christopher Wilkinson translations of the Dzogchen 17/18 Tantras? i saw that he translated a lot, but since this is an enormous amount of work i doubted of the quality of translations. Please, i'm not trying to critizise, just want to know which style (interpretative, mostly...

I honestly don't think it's a problem of relying too much on discursive analysis. It's that my behaviours, my 'persona', is still very undisciplined and self-centred - just as it was in youth. I don't do what I know I must do, and I do things I know I ought not to. I suppose I expected that there w...

Well that is the point in which i don´t believe. The Buddha is complete inherent present as the Tson Gang See also : https://dharmawheel.net/viewtopic.php?f=78&t=30565 Further are also the wrathful and peaceful Gods / Yidams inside present and will be experienced at the time of the Bardo of dying T...

Nobody circles the wagons like the Buffalo Bills. Go Bills. The owner of this site is a Raiders fan. I dunno. I'm not a Buddha. "Lord, make me pure, but not yet." -Augustine The Bills need to win a Superbowl first. :tongue: It would help if you watched Buffalo 66 :twothumbsup:

In other words, the foundation for Buddhism is built upon a series of logical arguments. For Taoism, the foundation of personal experience with Tao builds the subsequent logical arguments which may not even be necessary. Thanks again, and this is a great conversation for me. Please feel free to con...