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Greetings and a question

Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2018 9:01 pm
by Muso
Hi everyone,

I'm glad to be part of this online Sangha. I consider myself a secular Buddhist, though I have spent some time at the local Gelug temple, received a Je Tsongkhapa empowerment a few years ago and also went on meditation retreats and the Vajrasattva purification retreat as well as participated in several pujas over the years etc... though I find the ritualism of Tibetan Buddhism unsuited to my needs, it is a magnificent form of Buddhism that captivates and intruiges me. I was drawn to this site not only out of need of being part of a Sangha but also because I have a question.

I was perusing my Facebook profile yesterday and came across a picture of an elderly Tibetan monk, I have no idea who he is but his image left a peaceful impression on my mind. Shortly after logging off the words Palden Lhamo popped into my head, I had no idea who that was and why that popped into my mind out of nowhere, the thought persisted until I googled it and I was surprised to learn about this fierce female Dharma protector. I felt no negativity associated with her image at all, in fact I felt peace. I find the images of Dharmapalas very peaceful.

I suppose the thought came up because somewhere I must've read about her and it left an impression on my mind. Or maybe having just recently broken up with my girlfriend had something to do with it :lol: :?

Anyway, I look forward to your replies.
:buddha1:

Re: Greetings and a question

Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2018 1:39 am
by kirtu
Welcome Muso, nice to meet you. I hope you will like it here.

But what was your question?

Kirt

Re: Greetings and a question

Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2018 1:51 am
by Muso
Thank you Kirt

Yes I realised after reading my post that I had phrased it rather poorly and left out the question. I'd like to know if that persistent thought of Palden Lhamo that popped into my head out of the blue has any significanc other than just being a mental imprint, from a Tibetan Buddhist perspective?

Thank you
:namaste:

kirtu wrote: Tue Jan 02, 2018 1:39 am Welcome Muso, nice to meet you. I hope you will like it here.

But what was your question?

Kirt

Re: Greetings and a question

Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2018 5:10 am
by kirtu
Muso wrote: Tue Jan 02, 2018 1:51 am I'd like to know if that persistent thought of Palden Lhamo that popped into my head out of the blue has any significanc other than just being a mental imprint, from a Tibetan Buddhist perspective?
No one can say. People have all kinds of experiences and thoughts almost all of which have no significance wrt deepening one's good qualities.

Kirt

Re: Greetings and a question

Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2018 2:09 pm
by Admin_PC
Welcome to DharmaWheel!
:anjali:

Re: Greetings and a question

Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2018 2:14 am
by Muso
Thank you very much!

:thanks:
Admin_PC wrote: Tue Jan 02, 2018 2:09 pm Welcome to DharmaWheel!
:anjali:

Re: Greetings and a question

Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2018 2:15 am
by Muso
Thank you Kirt, that makes a lot of sense :twothumbsup:
kirtu wrote: Tue Jan 02, 2018 5:10 am
Muso wrote: Tue Jan 02, 2018 1:51 am I'd like to know if that persistent thought of Palden Lhamo that popped into my head out of the blue has any significanc other than just being a mental imprint, from a Tibetan Buddhist perspective?
No one can say. People have all kinds of experiences and thoughts almost all of which have no significance wrt deepening one's good qualities.

Kirt

Re: Greetings and a question

Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2018 8:28 pm
by weitsicht
Welcome to the Forum Muso!

You find Ritualism unsuited for you but then Palden Lhamo pops up? -Interesting.

Visioning of Palden Lhamo? Listen to your heart about the meaning- sometimes first thought is best thought (Ch. Trungpa)

But don't ponder so much about the why. Just look and let go.
Maybe your vision of Palden wants to remind you to cut through confusion and ignorance.
Maybe your ego is jsut bored and makes things up.
Maybe maybe.

Re: Greetings and a question

Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2018 6:37 pm
by DNS
Welcome to DW!

:yinyang:

Re: Greetings and a question

Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2018 10:06 am
by tranides
Muso wrote: Tue Jan 02, 2018 1:51 am Thank you Kirt

Yes I realised after reading my post that I had phrased it rather poorly and left out the question. I'd like to know if that persistent thought of Palden Lhamo that popped into my head out of the blue has any significanc other than just being a mental imprint, from a Tibetan Buddhist perspective?

Thank you
:namaste:
Hey on forum,
If you are highly realized one, then it does. If not, then it does not :).
If u didnt reach Boddhisattva stage, thinking it has some significance can lead to attachment and wrong view, which can lead to ego clinging and so on.
My teacher told me once - observe, dont get attached and i would say its best in that case - since u can work with impermanence and interdependend origination :) - observe and learn.

regards,
Luke

Re: Greetings and a question

Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 12:27 am
by SunWuKong
Muso wrote: Tue Jan 02, 2018 1:51 am Thank you Kirt

Yes I realised after reading my post that I had phrased it rather poorly and left out the question. I'd like to know if that persistent thought of Palden Lhamo that popped into my head out of the blue has any significanc other than just being a mental imprint, from a Tibetan Buddhist perspective?

Thank you
:namaste:
kirtu wrote: Tue Jan 02, 2018 1:39 am Welcome Muso, nice to meet you. I hope you will like it here.

But what was your question?


Not necessarily. I was once told (from somewhere) "Gaze Into the Diadem" only i didn't know what a diadem was. I had to look it up later. Also, I was also almost trampled by a huge ox in a dream which I looked at and knew it was called an Aurochs. I had no idea what an aurochs was, and Googled it later to discover it was the origin of the modern "cow" or "ox" which all cattle descend from, extinct in the 1600's. Why i had the dream, no idea. Again, I had no idea what these words meant. The universe could have simply written that note and put it in your mind.

Kirt

Re: Greetings and a question

Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2018 2:42 am
by SunWuKong
yes i messed up the quotation, sorry guys. Moderator can delete this please , my bad