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Hello, there are those that call me Tim
I'm more of a seeker here, I have been looking at Buddhism for a long time, mostly Chan/Zen and I have not every been really looked into Tibetan Buddhism.
I have read a few books by the Dalai Lama several years ago and it never really appealed to me and at times I have not agreed at all. However I recently read "Beyond Religion: Ethics for a Whole World" by H.H. Dalai Lama and at every point I started getting that old feeling of not agreeing he went on and explained his position and I found myself agreeing completely in most cases.
It is enough to get me to go back an reread those books and look more at Tibetan Buddhism
I'm more of a seeker here, I have been looking at Buddhism for a long time, mostly Chan/Zen and I have not every been really looked into Tibetan Buddhism.
I have read a few books by the Dalai Lama several years ago and it never really appealed to me and at times I have not agreed at all. However I recently read "Beyond Religion: Ethics for a Whole World" by H.H. Dalai Lama and at every point I started getting that old feeling of not agreeing he went on and explained his position and I found myself agreeing completely in most cases.
It is enough to get me to go back an reread those books and look more at Tibetan Buddhism
- Nothing in this world is difficult, but thinking makes it seem so. Where there is true will, there is always a way. - Wú Chéng'en
- A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life. - Muhammad Ali
- A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life. - Muhammad Ali
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Welcome Tim/Wu Wei!
I hope that we will be able to clarify some of the points that may be leading to your misunderstanding.
I hope that we will be able to clarify some of the points that may be leading to your misunderstanding.
"My religion is not deceiving myself."
Jetsun Milarepa 1052-1135 CE
"Butchers, prostitutes, those guilty of the five most heinous crimes, outcasts, the underprivileged: all are utterly the substance of existence and nothing other than total bliss."
The Supreme Source - The Kunjed Gyalpo
The Fundamental Tantra of Dzogchen Semde
Jetsun Milarepa 1052-1135 CE
"Butchers, prostitutes, those guilty of the five most heinous crimes, outcasts, the underprivileged: all are utterly the substance of existence and nothing other than total bliss."
The Supreme Source - The Kunjed Gyalpo
The Fundamental Tantra of Dzogchen Semde
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Welcome, Oh Tim!
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Hi Wu Wei and welcome. I went through a similar process when I started out too.
We abide nowhere. We possess nothing.
~Chatral Rinpoche
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Hi Tim,
Welcome! Re-reading dharma books can be like reading them for the first time - always a new surprise!
Welcome! Re-reading dharma books can be like reading them for the first time - always a new surprise!
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Thank you.gregkavarnos wrote:Welcome Tim/Wu Wei!
I hope that we will be able to clarify some of the points that may be leading to your misunderstanding.
When I run into them I am sure I will post them
Thank youNilasarasvati wrote:Welcome, Oh Tim!
Tim the Enchanter (Sorry, I think I may have watched to much M0nty Python)
Good to hear, at least I know it is not just mePunya wrote:Hi Wu Wei and welcome. I went through a similar process when I started out too.
Thank you
Thank Youmandala wrote:Hi Tim,
Welcome! Re-reading dharma books can be like reading them for the first time - always a new surprise!
I have run into this with other books and I look forward to running into it again with these. What is amazing me is that when I sat them down I was certain I would never pick them up again because I was very much in disagreement with them. What that disagreement was I can no longer remember but I will be rereading them
- Nothing in this world is difficult, but thinking makes it seem so. Where there is true will, there is always a way. - Wú Chéng'en
- A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life. - Muhammad Ali
- A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life. - Muhammad Ali
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The first time I read Word of My Perfect Teacher I was furious for pages and pages. So offended and put off.
The next time I was rapt and engrossed--this had become so much more complex and interesting.
The next time I was overwhelmed with feelings of awe and devotion, and how profound it all was.
My teacher said that first read is actually the most beneficial. All kinds of karma is being purified. You may not believe in all this stuff, but it makes a lot of sense when you experience it
The next time I was rapt and engrossed--this had become so much more complex and interesting.
The next time I was overwhelmed with feelings of awe and devotion, and how profound it all was.
My teacher said that first read is actually the most beneficial. All kinds of karma is being purified. You may not believe in all this stuff, but it makes a lot of sense when you experience it
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Actually I do not doubt that at all...not sure if it is or is not karma...but I do believe it happensNilasarasvati wrote:The first time I read Word of My Perfect Teacher I was furious for pages and pages. So offended and put off.
The next time I was rapt and engrossed--this had become so much more complex and interesting.
The next time I was overwhelmed with feelings of awe and devotion, and how profound it all was.
My teacher said that first read is actually the most beneficial. All kinds of karma is being purified. You may not believe in all this stuff, but it makes a lot of sense when you experience it
- Nothing in this world is difficult, but thinking makes it seem so. Where there is true will, there is always a way. - Wú Chéng'en
- A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life. - Muhammad Ali
- A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life. - Muhammad Ali
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Welcome to Dharma Wheel!
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Nilasarasvati wrote:The first time I read Word of My Perfect Teacher I was furious for pages and pages. So offended and put off.
The next time I was rapt and engrossed--this had become so much more complex and interesting.
The next time I was overwhelmed with feelings of awe and devotion, and how profound it all was.
My teacher said that first read is actually the most beneficial. All kinds of karma is being purified. You may not believe in all this stuff, but it makes a lot of sense when you experience it
I knew a good book was worth reading at least 25 times over the years.
. . . now where is my suggested reading list . . .
Hi
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After much reading, meditation a few life changing events (well, they were life changing for me), I realize, that as much as I am interested in Buddhism, I am not a Buddhist, which is what I was seeking when I came here back in 2013. Although I have not contributed much on the forum, I have learned a lot... .Thank you
I am still not exactly sure what I truly am, I am currently not all that worried about it, however I am finding that I my view of things tend to be much more in line with Philosophical Taoism.....I will likely not be any great contributor in the future but I wanted to say thank you to those that help me along the way
I am still not exactly sure what I truly am, I am currently not all that worried about it, however I am finding that I my view of things tend to be much more in line with Philosophical Taoism.....I will likely not be any great contributor in the future but I wanted to say thank you to those that help me along the way
- Nothing in this world is difficult, but thinking makes it seem so. Where there is true will, there is always a way. - Wú Chéng'en
- A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life. - Muhammad Ali
- A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life. - Muhammad Ali
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Welcome Tim! I love the Dalai Lama, Ethics for the New Millennium is one of my favorite books!
With metta,
Jim
With metta,
Jim
"He who walks in the eightfold noble path with unswerving determination is sure to reach Nirvana." Buddha
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I'm back for a bit
- Nothing in this world is difficult, but thinking makes it seem so. Where there is true will, there is always a way. - Wú Chéng'en
- A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life. - Muhammad Ali
- A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life. - Muhammad Ali
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Hi Tim,
You know there's a dedicated Zen/Chan/Seon forum now (address in my sig).
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You know there's a dedicated Zen/Chan/Seon forum now (address in my sig).
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Thank You
I shall check it out. But of late I have had my head turned by Tibetan Buddhism, more so than I did when I first came to Dharma Wheel almost 5 years ago
- Nothing in this world is difficult, but thinking makes it seem so. Where there is true will, there is always a way. - Wú Chéng'en
- A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life. - Muhammad Ali
- A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life. - Muhammad Ali
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Hi
Its just me again. I have been exploring Buddhism lately so I thought I'd log in and look around. Still leaning towards the Taoist side of things, but I have an interest in Buddhism.
Been reading:
An Introduction to Buddhism by the Dalai Lama
I also have become intrigued with the Heart Sutra so I am also reading
The Other Shore: A New Translation of the Heart Sutra by Thich Nhat Hanh
Its just me again. I have been exploring Buddhism lately so I thought I'd log in and look around. Still leaning towards the Taoist side of things, but I have an interest in Buddhism.
Been reading:
An Introduction to Buddhism by the Dalai Lama
I also have become intrigued with the Heart Sutra so I am also reading
The Other Shore: A New Translation of the Heart Sutra by Thich Nhat Hanh
- Nothing in this world is difficult, but thinking makes it seem so. Where there is true will, there is always a way. - Wú Chéng'en
- A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life. - Muhammad Ali
- A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life. - Muhammad Ali