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Even when someone who is your equal or inferior Driven by spite seeks to defame you, To place him on the crown of your head With the same respect you would accord your guru Is the practice of a Bodhisattva. Exactly. And The Eight Lojong Verses of Geshe Langri Tangpa (Dorje Senge) With the thought o...

mujushinkyo wrote:I do Zen every day and can drop anything -- all thoughts, not to mention obsessions...

So why don't you ?

No, seriously. If you can drop this whole mess, why don't you just let go of it?

Also diabetes can easily be cured through natural means, one being a proper diet and much less processed food. Which is also the cause of obesity and many other physical/mental disorders . To perhaps prevent some confusion - Type 1 diabetes involves an absolute insulin deficiency - the pancreas pro...

Well, not having a dog in this fight and only getting one side of the story, I went on over to "Protecting Nyingma" to see what all the fuss is about. Frankly, the whole thing is disgusting and pathetic, your side, their side, the whole mess. It sounds like a bunch of spoiled 10th graders....

The Dog Whisperer has written a number of books, has videos, etc.
that would be very helpful. The whole "calm, assertive energy of the pack leader" thing is spot on. And ... be consistent!

Expecting instant results.

Usually it requires some type of approval from the guru, or completion of ngondro or a particular retreat or course, it varies by teacher.

OK, thanks.

A woman is born with all the eggs she will ever have, 1-2 million. Only one to maybe 9-10 eggs max are available during each monthly cycle, contrasted with billions of sperm per ejaculation. At fertilization, one egg is fertilized by one sperm. How does "profuse" apply here to determine sex?

Malcolm wrote:If semen is more profuse, it will be a boy. If the ovum is more profuse then it will be a girl. If both are in equal portion, then the child will be homosexual or intersexed.

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Do you mean profuse as in absolute numbers?

Dallas Shambhala Meditation center [/u]- but you can't just walk in and start talking about Buddhism if the ppl there don't know you. Sure you can! In fact, that's how many of us got started. From their website it looks like they have a weekly sitting meditation on Sundays, and an open house on Tue...

You may find the discussion of karma here of interest.

Lovely, thanks for posting.

Here is a Mongolian lady who is selling Buddhist religious articles.
May be good place to start?

Bonsai Doug wrote:... this will be the 17th birthday he will spend in captivity.

Assuming he is still alive. No one has seen him.

The other points was that all of the teachers interviewed were quite explicit in that they believed that 100% of students would go through this negative period she observed and that this period(defined by her as "clinical impairment", effects that hamper everyday interactions with reality...

Rafael Maurin wrote: Yes, he slept with many of his female students ... And no women was ever forced to do so, there is no harm envolved (sic)

And you know this how?

KeithBC wrote:.The best thing that could happen would be a controlled economic decline, which might prevent the inevitable collapse. And, at the same time, would mitigate the environmental damage we are doing. Why is that considered unthinkable?

Because humans are greedy and deluded?

Re: the Crouch quote: I think he was only referring to "some people" here, not people in a more general sense. He is indicating that the desire to meditate may come from something other than a logically reasoned idea that "Yes, I've looked into Buddhism, I want to be a better person, ...

Challenge23 wrote:Is the foundation for why one would want to do it really that weak?

What part do you consider "weak?"