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- Thu Apr 26, 2012 1:13 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Interfaith Dialogue
- Replies: 2049
- Views: 283193
Re: Buddhist opinions about the Historical Jesus
Most people base their beliefs of Jesus from the Bible. Influences come from different understanding of it...school, church, TV, family, peers, etc. Constantine put the Bible together 300 years after Jesus' death. So it is said. What about the gnostic texts that were left out because they weren't un...
- Sat Apr 21, 2012 7:17 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Interfaith Dialogue
- Replies: 2049
- Views: 283193
Re: Buddhism on God
Of course, it is the biggest concept we have.Norwegian wrote:To me God sounds more like a preta anyways...
There is no worry regarding translations, even with good translations we will each carry away a different meaning according to our karma or spiritual dispositions/beliefs/concepts.
- Sat Apr 21, 2012 6:55 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Interfaith Dialogue
- Replies: 2049
- Views: 283193
Re: Buddhism on God
I think what Jesus was teaching in the Bible was the Pointing Out, pointing out God. "Where once I was blind now I can see" Jesus cured the blind. Ignorance makes us think he literally cured blind people who were clinically blind in the medical sense. I was raised a Catholic and believed t...
- Sat Apr 21, 2012 6:15 pm
- Forum: Mahamudra
- Topic: Finally! Mahamudra Library of Tibetan Classics Volume
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5113
Re: Finally! Mahamudra Library of Tibetan Classics Volume
A translator must be able to fully understand what he or she is translating.
How do you know the translators are qualified?
You may get understanding from a translator that isn't very high.
How do you know the translators are qualified?
You may get understanding from a translator that isn't very high.
- Fri Apr 20, 2012 7:33 pm
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Amitabha Buddha
- Replies: 45
- Views: 10600
- Fri Apr 20, 2012 6:57 pm
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Amitabha Buddha
- Replies: 45
- Views: 10600
Re: Amitabha Buddha
Chogyam Trungpa said that Zen belongs to the Mind Only school. Dzogchen is the teaching of the Universal Ground (or Ultimate Sphere) which contains 2 qualities. Dharma teachings do not conflict if they are from the source. Your level of source determines your level of understanding. Dzogchen require...
- Sat Apr 07, 2012 3:29 pm
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: The Essential Transmission by Longchenpa
- Replies: 42
- Views: 11293
Re: The Essential Transmission by Longchenpa
... a cloud from blocking the sun isn't responsible for the sun shining. So we practice, even if such practice doesn't cause the natural state but allows us to recognize it. The sun is always shinning but if the clouds are blocking its light we still can't see it. When we cut through the clouds we ...
- Thu Mar 29, 2012 5:13 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Tummo buddies
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2215
Re: Tummo buddies
Sir,
Do you have a teacher?
Do you have a teacher?
- Sat Mar 24, 2012 9:05 pm
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Vajra Hell
- Replies: 152
- Views: 28409
Re: Vajra Hell
Qualifications? Is an apprenticeship in carpentry a good enough qualification so that I can get the nature of mind pointed out to me or do I just need to have paid my membership fee to the respective club? :namaste: Greg, you must be master craftsman! :jumping: All practices have as their ultimate ...
- Sat Mar 24, 2012 2:43 pm
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Vajra Hell
- Replies: 152
- Views: 28409
Re: Vajra Hell
Dudjom Rinpoche says it's from when you've taken an empowerment - nothing about having to have recognised anything for samaya to 'stick'. Oh... very good! The book "Light of Fearless Indestructible Wisdom" by Rinpoche's student is very special to me. So many people now get empowerments wi...
- Sat Mar 24, 2012 1:55 pm
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Supreme Source/10 Dolungs
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2083
Re: Supreme Source/10 Dolungs
No problem Fa, the meaning is very deep and takes time.
- Fri Mar 23, 2012 11:36 pm
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Supreme Source/10 Dolungs
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2083
Re: Supreme Source/10 Dolungs
Aren't those listed on pages 68-72?
- Fri Mar 23, 2012 11:06 pm
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Vajra Hell
- Replies: 152
- Views: 28409
Re: Vajra Hell
Hadn't Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche state that Samaya and Vaja Hell are relevant only to those who have discovered the nature of mind?
- Tue Mar 20, 2012 8:48 pm
- Forum: Kagyu
- Topic: Appearances emptiness.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2086
Re: Appearances emptiness.
Hi Darwid,
That looks very profound, where did you obtain this teaching?
That looks very profound, where did you obtain this teaching?
- Wed Mar 07, 2012 12:13 am
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Greetings from MO
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1584
Greetings from MO
I live in Barnhart, Missouri.
I look forward to learning with you all.