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by simhanada
Mon Sep 03, 2012 12:22 am
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: The Song of Vajra
Replies: 88
Views: 24495

Re: The Song of Vajra

I've heard a teacher once remark that sometimes when people chant it is as if they were at a funeral. This certainly can't be accused of that!
by simhanada
Thu Aug 30, 2012 10:38 am
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: masters of the tradition
Replies: 162
Views: 36171

Re: masters of the tradition

It'.s out of print, if you look on Namsebangdzo and wisdom books carefully you'll see It's actually unavailable. I have a PDF copy, It's an amazing book. Hopefully it will be reprinted. I mentioned above, although I didn't reference the title, just gave a link. It is due for a reprint, later this y...
by simhanada
Thu Aug 30, 2012 7:42 am
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Starting a local practice group
Replies: 1
Views: 842

Re: Starting a local practice group

Theres nothing to stop you doing something informal with other Dzogchen Community members(or those with transmission) If you'd like to do something more formal and invite teachers out etc then its best to contact Tsegyalgar. Got room in your back yard for a dance mandala? :)
by simhanada
Thu Aug 30, 2012 12:43 am
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: masters of the tradition
Replies: 162
Views: 36171

Re: masters of the tradition

is this a good book for bios/stories of the masters of dzogchen? http://www.amazon.com/Masters-Meditation-Miracles-Buddhist-Buddhayana/dp/1570625093" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; If you are looking for that sort of thing, check out "Blazing Splendor", although i...
by simhanada
Wed Aug 29, 2012 12:48 pm
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Dzogchen Community of Chogyal Namkhai Norbu
Replies: 8214
Views: 1655906

Re: Dzogchen Community of Chogyal Namkhai Norbu

This through on norbunet. Its nice of them to give a bit more info on the details of the retreats. Chögyal Namkhai Norbu Retreats at Merigar August 31 – September 6, 2012 Longsal Atii Gongpa Gojed The Opening of the Gate to the State of Ati (A ti’i dgongs pa sgo ’byed), set down in writing by Chögya...
by simhanada
Tue Aug 28, 2012 7:09 am
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Dzogchen Community of Chogyal Namkhai Norbu
Replies: 8214
Views: 1655906

Re: Dzogchen Community of Chogyal Namkhai Norbu

Blue Garuda wrote:Is Nyamtrid a word for a form of transmission?
It means experiential teaching.
by simhanada
Mon Aug 27, 2012 2:26 pm
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Dzogchen Community of Chogyal Namkhai Norbu
Replies: 8214
Views: 1655906

Re: Dzogchen Community of Chogyal Namkhai Norbu

Malcolm wrote: The only essential practice is ate guru yoga. However, we cannot spend our whole life sounding A, so we have other practices too.
Thanks
by simhanada
Mon Aug 27, 2012 1:36 pm
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Dzogchen Community of Chogyal Namkhai Norbu
Replies: 8214
Views: 1655906

Re: Dzogchen Community of Chogyal Namkhai Norbu

simhanada wrote:FYi yantra is a secondary practice.
How do you understand the differentiation of main and secondary practices Malcolm?

As simple as Guruyoga and everything else?

Or as Magnus suggested Semde, Longde. Mannagde?

Where does Yantra and Dance fall under that schema?
by simhanada
Mon Aug 27, 2012 6:49 am
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Dzogchen Community of Chogyal Namkhai Norbu
Replies: 8214
Views: 1655906

Re: Dzogchen Community of Chogyal Namkhai Norbu

heart wrote:Just a small comment, I think when ChNNR says "main practice" he means Semde, Longde and Mengakde. Rushan and Semdzin are actually preliminaries to the Mengakde.
/magnus
Cool, thankyou for the clarification
by simhanada
Mon Aug 27, 2012 5:42 am
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Dzogchen Community of Chogyal Namkhai Norbu
Replies: 8214
Views: 1655906

Re: Dzogchen Community of Chogyal Namkhai Norbu

Anyway, I agree. I imagine Rinpoche would be happy if all we did was Ati-Guruyoga in the correct way.
by simhanada
Mon Aug 27, 2012 1:56 am
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Dzogchen Community of Chogyal Namkhai Norbu
Replies: 8214
Views: 1655906

Re: Dzogchen Community of Chogyal Namkhai Norbu

Dear Venerable Simhanada, all and ALL, I am hardly venerable. Homage to the Masters. For many people, I think this issue is a “dead horse,” and so I sincerely apologize to them for all this redundant blah-blah. Since Venerable Simhanada is still riding this horse, maybe it is not a dead horse, and ...
by simhanada
Thu Aug 23, 2012 11:29 pm
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Dzogchen Community of Chogyal Namkhai Norbu
Replies: 8214
Views: 1655906

Re: Dzogchen Community of Chogyal Namkhai Norbu

In the DC, I am aware of current live courses offered in the secondary practices of the Vajra Dance, Yantra Yoga, Rushens, Semzins, Mandarava, Tara and Chod, as well as what is being taught by ChNNR in his current webcasts. I am sure that there are additional subjects being taught in live courses t...
by simhanada
Wed Aug 22, 2012 3:08 pm
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Dzogchen Community of Chogyal Namkhai Norbu
Replies: 8214
Views: 1655906

Re: Dzogchen Community of Chogyal Namkhai Norbu

Yes actually I was also referring to that. Sorry to basically keep asking the same question a hundred times, but I want to be sure. Those mantras are sung pretty loudly, now I'm not walking up to my mother or sister and saying "Hey, check out these cool mantras" but they might hear some o...
by simhanada
Sat Aug 04, 2012 1:40 pm
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Dzogchen Community of Chogyal Namkhai Norbu
Replies: 8214
Views: 1655906

Re: Dzogchen Community of Chogyal Namkhai Norbu

lasirene wrote:Hi all. I'm new i Dzogchen Community. I would like to ask you which damaru drum is used in long practices? Is this a big drum used in chod practice, or small drum? I hope that someone will be nice and help me. Thanks.
Larger Damaru is for chod, smaller for practices like Mandarava.
by simhanada
Tue Jul 24, 2012 12:54 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: High Lamas of the Drukpa Kagyu Lineage
Replies: 2
Views: 1286

Re: High Lamas of the Drukpa Kagyu Lineage

Khamtrul Rinpoche Shedrub Nyima
Sey Rinpoche
Dorzong Rinpoche

these links don't work
by simhanada
Tue Jul 24, 2012 12:22 pm
Forum: Kagyu
Topic: Traleg Rinpoche passes into paranirvana
Replies: 2
Views: 1783

Traleg Rinpoche passes into paranirvana

From an email I've just received. Dear Friends and Members of Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche's centres, It is with deep regret that we inform the Karma Kagyu tradition, the Nyingma tradition and all other schools of Tibetan Buddhism as well as the wider Buddhist community that our treasured and beloved Tra...
by simhanada
Sun Jul 22, 2012 2:55 am
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Dzogchen Community of Chogyal Namkhai Norbu
Replies: 8214
Views: 1655906

Re: Dzogchen Community of Chogyal Namkhai Norbu

Thank you for the reply. My contact-mail to norbunet came back as undeliverable. I still have `The Six Vajra Verses` (second part of CNN`s book `dzogchen the self perfected state`) to refer to... :smile: and so much more. Irina Its now on google groups. which is here; https://groups.google.com/&quo...
by simhanada
Sat Jul 21, 2012 1:37 am
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Dzogchen Community of Chogyal Namkhai Norbu
Replies: 8214
Views: 1655906

Re: Dzogchen Community of Chogyal Namkhai Norbu

I am a European living in Kathmandu, Nepal. Does CNN have a center or a practice group here ? If your trying to connect with people in Kathmandu you can put a post out on norbunet. Even without that when I was there 6 years ago we managed a ganapuja of about 6 people who had received transmission t...
by simhanada
Thu Jul 19, 2012 10:33 pm
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Precious Vase Book
Replies: 8
Views: 2675

Re: Precious Vase Book

Their instructions are also a bit different. It appears that Precious Vase is the authoritative text here, not the earlier publications. That's what I think I've been given to understand by an SMS instructor, in any case. (Correct me if I'm wrong.) Either book is fine. You will get results if you f...
by simhanada
Sat Jul 14, 2012 9:42 pm
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Dzogchen Community of Chogyal Namkhai Norbu
Replies: 8214
Views: 1655906

Re: Dzogchen Community of Chogyal Namkhai Norbu

I do not think that I have the lung for the additional mantras, and can therefore not do the practice given in the booklet. As far as the action-mantra is concerned, Rinpoche did say something about the action-mantra when giving lungs at the recent retreat, and this presumably entitles me to perfor...

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