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by Josef
Mon Jan 30, 2012 2:09 am
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: 2 types of selflessness
Replies: 30
Views: 9756

Re: 2 types of selflessness

sangyey wrote:Okay, so the only way that self of a person is going to be posited is in relation to the aggregates?
In the context of foundational Buddhist philosophy.
by Josef
Mon Jan 30, 2012 2:08 am
Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
Topic: What Buddhist Books Did You Order, or are Reading?
Replies: 100
Views: 19510

Re: What Buddhist Books Did You Order, or are Reading?

Mind Training -The Great Collection translated by Thupten Jinpa. Really a treasure and excellent resource for putting into practice the lojong trainings as they have been originally taught. Thats an awesome book. The next LOTC is going to be really good too. It has a lamrim style text in it by Saky...
by Josef
Mon Jan 30, 2012 1:44 am
Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
Topic: What Buddhist Books Did You Order, or are Reading?
Replies: 100
Views: 19510

Re: What Buddhist Books Did You Order, or are Reading?

I am currently reading the first volume Jim Valby's translation of Khenpo Zhenpen Osers commentary on the Kunjed Gyalpo.
Its very good.
by Josef
Sat Jan 28, 2012 11:16 pm
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: ChNNR Dorje Drolo retreat
Replies: 328
Views: 75191

Re: ChNNR Dorje Drolo retreat

Looking forward to this retreat. The TBRC Adzom Drukpa Drollo files are quite substantial.
This should be a very interesting retreat of a very powerful practice.
by Josef
Sat Jan 28, 2012 11:09 pm
Forum: Nyingma
Topic: Very confused about samaya and an empowerment
Replies: 34
Views: 8327

Re: Very confused about samaya and an empowerment

Yeah but it doesn't mean you don't have samaya with other teachers. Also as I understand it, samayas come with every HYT empowerment. If someone attends such an empowerment and thinks "I'm not going to take the samaya" then IMO one also won't receive the empowerment at all. No samaya, no ...
by Josef
Sat Jan 28, 2012 10:04 pm
Forum: Nyingma
Topic: Very confused about samaya and an empowerment
Replies: 34
Views: 8327

Re: Very confused about samaya and an empowerment

gregkavarnos wrote:Thank you!
By the way, where did you get that great info on samaya? Is that "yours" or is it from a specific source?
:namaste:
I found it buried on a Nalanda website and kept it. Cant remember where it was exactly.
It definitely could be Berzin.
by Josef
Sat Jan 28, 2012 9:45 pm
Forum: Nyingma
Topic: Very confused about samaya and an empowerment
Replies: 34
Views: 8327

Re: Very confused about samaya and an empowerment

If specific vows were not mentioned and you did not have the intention to take them, well... For beginners most empowerments (nowadays) do not contain any formal vows (samaya). Just do your practice, have faith in the teacher and everything will be just fine! :twothumbsup: And, in general, every ti...
by Josef
Sat Jan 28, 2012 9:39 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: My Practice
Replies: 11
Views: 1830

Re: My Practice

I will dedicate merit at the end, thank you. I start with up and down then side to side :lol: Kindest wishes, Dave Once you start doing the Ganden Lha Gyema you will be able to combine all of those other practices into that one sadhana. Your practice will be more focused and essential. Try to do a ...
by Josef
Sat Jan 28, 2012 9:15 pm
Forum: Language
Topic: Phoba, Phowa literal meaning
Replies: 21
Views: 8077

Re: Phoba, Phowa literal meaning

Will wrote:Thanks to both of you, very helpful.

What about the 'grong 'jug' term that follows phoba? I cannot figure out what it means from the four example translations I see.
To transfer into another body.
What text are you looking at?
by Josef
Sat Jan 28, 2012 8:48 pm
Forum: Language
Topic: Phoba, Phowa literal meaning
Replies: 21
Views: 8077

Re: Phoba, Phowa literal meaning

The word phowa on its own doesnt have a consciousness part to it. That is more contextual to the practice. The small "a" at the beginning is silent, and is in most cases in Tibetan spelling. As far as I can tell the word apho ba without context is merely about movement. There are also many...
by Josef
Sat Jan 28, 2012 8:30 pm
Forum: Language
Topic: Phoba, Phowa literal meaning
Replies: 21
Views: 8077

Re: Phoba, Phowa literal meaning

The word is about movement.
apho ba is to move, to migrate, to transfer.
Thus the "transference of consciousness" explanatory translation.

Is that what you are looking for?
by Josef
Sat Jan 28, 2012 8:20 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: 2 types of selflessness
Replies: 30
Views: 9756

Re: 2 types of selflessness

yadave wrote:
My take is that selflessness of self refers to emptiness of "me" or "I" while selflessness of phenomena (this word has multiple definitions here) refers to our view of phenomena, whether or not we take them to be mind-independent.
Yo dudes!
You've got the gist of it Dave.
by Josef
Sat Jan 28, 2012 8:17 pm
Forum: Nyingma
Topic: Very confused about samaya and an empowerment
Replies: 34
Views: 8327

Re: Very confused about samaya and an empowerment

Hey Shemmy, Samaya is interesting and there is a lot that you can learn about the subject. It can definitely be a scary thing when we are first starting out but once you get used to practice etc. your anxieties will subside. Here are the basic Vajrayana vows: (1) Scorning or deriding our vajra maste...
by Josef
Sat Jan 28, 2012 6:22 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: My Practice
Replies: 11
Views: 1830

Re: My Practice

The Seeker wrote:Thanks, I do feel drawn to Lama Zopa.
I searched the store at FPMT and it said no results found? :shrug:

EDIT: found the book, thank you


Kindest wishes, Dave
It's a very good Guru Yoga practice.
by Josef
Sat Jan 28, 2012 4:16 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: My Practice
Replies: 11
Views: 1830

Re: My Practice

Thank you, yes I am doing it mindfully and for the benefit of all living beings. Mr G., yes most of it is from Lama Zopa, the water bowl offerings part and mantra, as I am still waiting on more books to arrive. The prayers are from links Kirtu and dakini_boi gave me in another thread. Kindest wishe...
by Josef
Sat Jan 28, 2012 4:14 pm
Forum: Language
Topic: Learning wylie
Replies: 11
Views: 2925

Re: Learning wylie

Terma wrote::namaste:

Thanks so much!

As I have just started, I have begun by trying to memorize the alphabet, as well as how to write it (a few each day). this was a suggestion given to me. Do you agree?

Terma
Once you learn the alphabet Wylie comes pretty naturally.
by Josef
Sat Jan 28, 2012 4:12 pm
Forum: Kagyu
Topic: A third candidate
Replies: 54
Views: 16781

Re: A third candidate

The problem is really the political significance of the "office" of Karmapa. Without the political significance the Karmapa could manifest multiple emanations and it probably wouldnt be an issue. Take the Khyentse lineage for example. There are multiple emanations of Khyentse Wangpo and th...
by Josef
Tue Jan 24, 2012 4:13 am
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Dzogchen Community of Chogyal Namkhai Norbu
Replies: 8214
Views: 1649871

Re: Dzogchen Community of Chogyal Namkhai Norbu

Fa Dao wrote:Tara, it wont let me log in with my regular login...do I need something else?
Me neither Fa.
If anyone has a solution I would love to hear it as well. I have been having trouble with freezecast ever since I first got my login info years ago.
by Josef
Tue Jan 24, 2012 12:27 am
Forum: Nyingma
Topic: Seeing the Guru as Perfect
Replies: 29
Views: 6643

Re: Seeing the Guru as Perfect

Just like in your ngondro thread Challenge, don't force it. It takes time, sometimes in takes a long time to find either the right guru or the right place within yourself for real guru devotion to take root. It took me a long time to grow enough to actually be ready for authentic devotion and it too...
by Josef
Mon Jan 23, 2012 11:27 pm
Forum: Nyingma
Topic: Ngondro Challenges
Replies: 62
Views: 17620

Re: Ngondro Challenges

Pretty much, yes. It isn't a set number as much as "more". If I do one mala, I should have done two. That there is the trouble Challenge. Try to feel your practice, not what you think you should do with it. It feels like a burden right now because you are looking at a map and where that m...

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