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by ThreeVows
Tue Nov 28, 2023 4:42 pm
Forum: Dying and Death
Topic: Reincarnation cases not following the Buddhist model
Replies: 230
Views: 13407

Re: Reincarnation cases not following the Buddhist model

- Previous personality having died only weeks or days prior to the current personality's birth. Even cuter, previous personality dieing after the birth of the current one. The timing between the death of the old reincarnation and the birth of the new one often appearing to reflect cultural beliefs....
by ThreeVows
Mon Nov 27, 2023 5:18 pm
Forum: Academic Discussion
Topic: Citation for Five Eyes
Replies: 10
Views: 671

Re: Citation for Five Eyes

According to the Princeton Dictionary, teachings on the five eyes are found in the Pali Tipitaka, so I would presume these are teachings that date to the earlier, pre-Mahayana strata of Buddhist teachings. You cannot automatically make that kind of conclusion, because the first Mahayana sutras in a...
by ThreeVows
Mon Nov 27, 2023 3:57 pm
Forum: Creative Writing
Topic: The Snake
Replies: 0
Views: 255

The Snake

Once there was a snake. This snake was a nasty character, fond of biting others not because they were food, but because it liked the biting, it liked the screaming of the bitten. One day, a sage came by, and the snake prepared to bite him. The sage said, "Now see here, you little rascal - you s...
by ThreeVows
Sat Nov 25, 2023 3:59 pm
Forum: Creative Writing
Topic: Reflections on Vinaya
Replies: 0
Views: 242

Reflections on Vinaya

The Young Seeker is addicted to the supreme drug of samsara. The phenomena of samsara are considered to contain the secret of eternal happiness, but alas! Such is not the case! They slip out of our fingers like sand in a squeezing fist, leaving nothing but a cramping hand. The clinging is painful! T...
by ThreeVows
Fri Nov 17, 2023 5:04 pm
Forum: Academic Discussion
Topic: Citation for Five Eyes
Replies: 10
Views: 671

Re: Citation for Five Eyes

Thank you!
by ThreeVows
Wed Nov 15, 2023 9:20 pm
Forum: Academic Discussion
Topic: Citation for Five Eyes
Replies: 10
Views: 671

Citation for Five Eyes

Does anyone know any sources where these five eyes are discussed? https://www.rigpawiki.org/index.php?title=Five_eyes the eye of flesh (Skt. māṃsacakṣu; Wyl. sha’i spyan), which refers to an eye faculty developed through the force of one’s merit, having the ability to see all forms, gross or subtle,...
by ThreeVows
Wed Nov 15, 2023 7:09 pm
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Tawa as a stand-alone practice during activity
Replies: 64
Views: 4131

Re: Tawa as a stand-alone practice during activity

Incidentally, just saw this: Padmasambhava: How one can become fettered by meditation Master Padma said: If you cannot mingle the Dharma with daily life activities, you will be fettered by the meditation session. Lady Tsogyal asked: How does that fetter one? The master replied: The dharmata devoid o...
by ThreeVows
Wed Nov 15, 2023 5:39 pm
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Tawa as a stand-alone practice during activity
Replies: 64
Views: 4131

Re: Tawa as a stand-alone practice during activity

Hello, I'm interested in hearing opinions about tawa as a stand-alone practice, if done without the use of sitting meditation as an adjunct. Therefore, the entire practice would be in the midst of activity. Thank you in advance for your time and consideration! Stop doing formal practice is a very b...
by ThreeVows
Tue Nov 14, 2023 11:51 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: How should a Tibetan Buddhist lay person view sensual pleasures?
Replies: 21
Views: 1611

Re: How should a Tibetan Buddhist lay person view sensual pleasures?

In some ways you could think of it like this - if you were, basically, an untamed, wild, passionate person, prone to fits of rage, drunkenness, violence, uncontrollable lust, etc, then it is pretty reasonable for there to be basically laws that you have to abide by. Things like, "Don't beat you...
by ThreeVows
Tue Nov 14, 2023 11:46 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: How should a Tibetan Buddhist lay person view sensual pleasures?
Replies: 21
Views: 1611

Re: How should a Tibetan Buddhist lay person view sensual pleasures?

Generally speaking, for the most part I wouldn't worry too much initially about Vajrayana as much as consider the difference between Mahayana and ... Theravada perhaps, or Sravakayana in general. In general, the sravaka path relates to there being a clear perception/conception of a world that is bas...
by ThreeVows
Tue Nov 14, 2023 9:09 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Anātman, the Buddhist Doctrine of No-Self
Replies: 171
Views: 6420

Re: Anātman, the Buddhist Doctrine of No-Self

PadmaVonSamba wrote: Tue Nov 14, 2023 9:01 pm What a chilling thought.
Haha, badum tsh :namaste:
by ThreeVows
Tue Nov 14, 2023 8:57 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Anātman, the Buddhist Doctrine of No-Self
Replies: 171
Views: 6420

Re: Anātman, the Buddhist Doctrine of No-Self

If you say that everything is ultimately Dharmakaya, you can’t say dharmakaya is miraculous because: 1. “miraculous” is a subjective impression of appearances 2. “miraculous” can only exist in contrast to “non-miraculous” so if Dharmakaya includes everything, then it is both miraculous and not mira...
by ThreeVows
Tue Nov 14, 2023 4:04 pm
Forum: Creative Writing
Topic: The Progression
Replies: 2
Views: 327

Re: The Progression

This progression is basically to the precipice of the Beginning.
by ThreeVows
Mon Nov 13, 2023 3:47 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Trust to Teacher, buddha nature, relative phenomena
Replies: 7
Views: 608

Re: Trust to Teacher, buddha nature, relative phenomena

You need a form so that devotion arise. Then you can access that which is without form. A guru with form opens the door to the fotmless guru. You can have devotion to the formless guru first, but is is considered difficult, whereas having a physical guru makes it much more easier to access the form...
by ThreeVows
Thu Nov 09, 2023 4:34 pm
Forum: Creative Writing
Topic: The Progression
Replies: 2
Views: 327

The Progression

First - I want. I want, but I don't get. Damn, why don't I just get what I want. I want what I want, and I don't like that I don't get what I want. I suffer. Suffering sucks. Screw everything, stupid world, stupid others, making me suffer. Second - wait a minute. Maybe the reason I suffer isn't actu...
by ThreeVows
Thu Nov 09, 2023 3:35 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Chinese invasion of Tibet and its impact on Dharma
Replies: 16
Views: 1127

Re: Chinese invasion of Tibet and its impact on Dharma

FWIW I think it is worth considering that from a karmic point of view, a multiple lifetime point of view, you might consider that there was a sort of nest of practitioners mixed in with quite a lot of corruption in Tibet, and with the nest being basically destroyed, all of these little birds had to ...
by ThreeVows
Thu Nov 09, 2023 3:11 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Anātman, the Buddhist Doctrine of No-Self
Replies: 171
Views: 6420

Re: Anātman, the Buddhist Doctrine of No-Self

Non of this makes really sense until you have a direct experience of it, to put it simply the self-ing is a function of the mind, which create subject object dichotomy, the same function of the mind which packages and give labels to composite phenomena (chair, chariot ... etc) does the same on 5 sk...
by ThreeVows
Wed Nov 08, 2023 9:19 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Making a Prayer Wheel Question: Cutting/Folding
Replies: 7
Views: 604

Re: Making a Prayer Wheel Question: Cutting/Folding

There are two prayer wheel makers (a couple) from Israel, Holy Land Prayer Wheels, they make excellent prayer wheels and have many options. Just in case anyone sees this thread and wants to support them - they have found business going down and have had a rough time with the war, but they are contin...
by ThreeVows
Tue Nov 07, 2023 11:46 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Anātman, the Buddhist Doctrine of No-Self
Replies: 171
Views: 6420

Re: Anātman, the Buddhist Doctrine of No-Self

The MMPS says that. Sorry, I don’t know these abbreviations. If you could…? 😁 thank you Generally, briefly put, I think you could say the first turning relates to right cognition. It relates to right concepts. The second turning relates to overturning concepts altogether, and realizing that all dha...
by ThreeVows
Tue Nov 07, 2023 11:38 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Anātman, the Buddhist Doctrine of No-Self
Replies: 171
Views: 6420

Re: Anātman, the Buddhist Doctrine of No-Self

The MMPS says that. Sorry, I don’t know these abbreviations. If you could…? 😁 thank you Mahayana MahaParinirvana Sutra. Others would be like the Śrīmālādevī Siṃhanāda Sūtra, the Aṅgulimālīya Sūtra, and others - Longchenpa lists a number of such 'third turning' sutras in the first Finding Rest I bel...

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