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by AlexanderS
Tue Dec 20, 2016 8:11 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: praryers for the mentally ill
Replies: 6
Views: 2038

Re: praryers for the metally ill

Glad you like it :) The rest of the songs and mantras on the site are good too and really good to sing along to. The Invoking Dzambhala song will definitely put a smile on your face.
by AlexanderS
Tue Dec 20, 2016 7:26 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: praryers for the mentally ill
Replies: 6
Views: 2038

Re: praryers for the metally ill

I think vajrasattva is quite good. Not sure if you need empowerment first.
by AlexanderS
Tue Dec 20, 2016 3:32 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: If Vajrayana is superior to Hinayana, how come no stories of Dipa Ma-like siddhis?
Replies: 82
Views: 21735

Re: If Vajrayana is superior to Hinayana, how come no stories of Dipa Ma-like siddhis?

Of course, the victors write the history. Naturally. There is also a story in Tsogyals biography where she brings back a young man from the dead. Yes, her consort, Atsara Tsele. History is a kind of consciousness. Not an objective recitation of facts. I know, but the OP was asking for stories of va...
by AlexanderS
Tue Dec 20, 2016 3:13 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: If Vajrayana is superior to Hinayana, how come no stories of Dipa Ma-like siddhis?
Replies: 82
Views: 21735

Re: If Vajrayana is superior to Hinayana, how come no stories of Dipa Ma-like siddhis?

Malcolm wrote:
AlexanderS wrote:The buddhists won hands down.
Of course, the victors write the history.
Naturally. There is also a story in Tsogyals biography where she brings back a young man from the dead.
by AlexanderS
Mon Dec 19, 2016 8:57 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: If Vajrayana is superior to Hinayana, how come no stories of Dipa Ma-like siddhis?
Replies: 82
Views: 21735

Re: If Vajrayana is superior to Hinayana, how come no stories of Dipa Ma-like siddhis?

Read the biography's of Milarepa, Yeshe Tsogyal and Padmasambhava.

In the biography of Yeshe Tsogyal I read recently there was a pretty cool contest of siddhis between Guru padma, tsogyal, vimalamitra and vairochana vs Bön priests, which was pretty spectacular. The buddhists won hands down.
by AlexanderS
Mon Dec 05, 2016 6:36 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Original teachings of Padmasambhava and their reception in Tibet
Replies: 34
Views: 6216

Re: Original teachings of Padmasambhava and their reception in Tibet

I believe guru rinpoche transcends any mundane reality.
by AlexanderS
Wed Nov 30, 2016 11:04 am
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: When does counting mantras count?
Replies: 163
Views: 23903

Re: When does counting mantras count?

I often use my mala when in public. I just try to conceal under a table, or in a way that does not capture attention while I recite mantra's silently. I never thought that I wasnt allowed to. Most religous traditions use rosary's. I don't see really what problem is besides most people in secular co...
by AlexanderS
Tue Nov 29, 2016 9:34 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: When does counting mantras count?
Replies: 163
Views: 23903

Re: When does counting mantras count?

I often use my mala when in public. I just try to conceal under a table, or in a way that does not capture attention while I recite mantra's silently. I never thought that I wasnt allowed to. Most religous traditions use rosary's. I don't see really what problem is besides most people in secular cou...
by AlexanderS
Sat Sep 26, 2015 10:16 am
Forum: Engaged Buddhism
Topic: European refugee crisis
Replies: 126
Views: 29564

Re: European refugee crisis

Im pretty sure people who migrate to a country to work count as immigrants. Wiki definition "Immigration is the movement of people into a destination country to which they are not native or do not possess its citizenship in order to settle or reside there, especially as permanent residents or ...
by AlexanderS
Fri Sep 25, 2015 9:02 am
Forum: Engaged Buddhism
Topic: European refugee crisis
Replies: 126
Views: 29564

Re: European refugee crisis

Im pretty sure people who migrate to a country to work count as immigrants. Wiki definition "Immigration is the movement of people into a destination country to which they are not native or do not possess its citizenship in order to settle or reside there, especially as permanent residents or n...
by AlexanderS
Thu Sep 24, 2015 9:29 pm
Forum: Engaged Buddhism
Topic: European refugee crisis
Replies: 126
Views: 29564

Re: European refugee crisis

... the DC-Northern Virginia area is almost unique in terms of true multi-culturalism. As such it is a beacon of light for the world. Kirt I am glad to hear that at least one part of the US is getting it right. :smile: It can be tricky, but it's certainly achievable. Australia does it pretty well, ...
by AlexanderS
Wed Sep 23, 2015 8:23 pm
Forum: Engaged Buddhism
Topic: European refugee crisis
Replies: 126
Views: 29564

Re: European refugee crisis

I have also not smeared all aylum seekers. You blamed a random murder on Muslims (falsely) and identified them as asylum seekers (correctly) and Africans (correctly). What is the point or relevance of identifying the accused as Muslims, Africans and asylum seekers except to smear those three groups...
by AlexanderS
Wed Sep 23, 2015 11:40 am
Forum: Engaged Buddhism
Topic: European refugee crisis
Replies: 126
Views: 29564

Re: European refugee crisis

I have also not smeared all aylum seekers.
by AlexanderS
Wed Sep 23, 2015 11:29 am
Forum: Engaged Buddhism
Topic: European refugee crisis
Replies: 126
Views: 29564

Re: European refugee crisis

You're not thinking very clearly here, Alexander. If it wasn't true and didn't happen, it wasn't terrible. Furthermore, you have unjustly smeared all asylum-seekers ... I think an apology to them, for the false accusation, and us, for misleading us, might be more appropriate than the response you g...
by AlexanderS
Mon Sep 21, 2015 9:54 pm
Forum: Engaged Buddhism
Topic: European refugee crisis
Replies: 126
Views: 29564

Re: European refugee crisis

To be honest it is not always irrational fear. There is now smoke without a fire etc.. Recently a woman and her son were murdered in a Ikea store in Sweden. The woman was beheaded by two men shouting "allah akbar" . Both the men were asylum seekers from Eritrea.. incidents like these defi...
by AlexanderS
Mon Sep 21, 2015 3:40 pm
Forum: Engaged Buddhism
Topic: European refugee crisis
Replies: 126
Views: 29564

Re: European refugee crisis

To be honest it is not always irrational fear. There is now smoke without a fire etc.. Recently a woman and her son were murdered in a Ikea store in Sweden. The woman was beheaded by two men shouting "allah akbar". Both the men were asylum seekers from Eritrea.. incidents like these defin...
by AlexanderS
Mon Sep 21, 2015 2:09 pm
Forum: Engaged Buddhism
Topic: European refugee crisis
Replies: 126
Views: 29564

Re: European refugee crisis

To be honest it is not always irrational fear. There is now smoke without a fire etc.. Recently a woman and her son were murdered in a Ikea store in Sweden. The woman was beheaded by two men shouting "allah akbar". Both the men were asylum seekers from Eritrea.. incidents like these defini...
by AlexanderS
Sun Sep 20, 2015 10:02 pm
Forum: Engaged Buddhism
Topic: European refugee crisis
Replies: 126
Views: 29564

Re: European refugee crisis

It's cases like this and a overrepresentation in crime by muslim immigrants that makes me hesitant to want my country to take in a massive amount of refugees like sweden.. However Im also aware that this exposes my lack of equanimity and pure peception as a practioner. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
by AlexanderS
Sun Sep 20, 2015 9:43 pm
Forum: Engaged Buddhism
Topic: European refugee crisis
Replies: 126
Views: 29564

Re: European refugee crisis

And in Sweden, there is very little racism. The most explicitly anti-gay, anti-semitic person I ever met in my life, outside of Americans I have met, was a woman from Sweden. Really, I was very surprised. I think xenophobia runs deeper among Europeans than many people realize. Yes. I'm quite surpri...

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