DJKR, Sogyal Rinpoche, and Dharma in the West...
Re: DJKR, Sogyal Rinpoche, and Dharma in the West...
When we read records of foreign merchants' journey in Tibet in the end of the XIXth and beginnings of le XXth century, we see that they were horrified by what they witnessed. For example, a kashimiri travaller wrote in his diary that there were human skins that were hanging in Sakya Monastery hall.
An Afghanese (!) merchant told that Tibet was the land where you can witness the worst tortures (he said : "like in the ancient times") that has disappeared in India.
In villages, women suspected of adultery had their nose cut off (you could see noseless women in the Streets).
(Marc Gaborieau made translations in french, I don't know if they exist in english).
I am not sure but I think that at times, it was the religious authorities that ordonned death penalties.
An Afghanese (!) merchant told that Tibet was the land where you can witness the worst tortures (he said : "like in the ancient times") that has disappeared in India.
In villages, women suspected of adultery had their nose cut off (you could see noseless women in the Streets).
(Marc Gaborieau made translations in french, I don't know if they exist in english).
I am not sure but I think that at times, it was the religious authorities that ordonned death penalties.
Re: DJKR, Sogyal Rinpoche, and Dharma in the West...
Great points Harimoo.
Kevin
Kevin
Re: DJKR, Sogyal Rinpoche, and Dharma in the West...
The Noble Eightfold Path is the fourth Noble Truth. Right Speech means the fourth precept. Right Action means the first three.
And what is right speech? Abstaining from lying, from divisive speech, from abusive speech, and from idle chatter: This is called right speech.
And what is right action? Abstaining from killing, abstaining from stealing, abstaining from sexual misconduct. This is called right action.
Equanimity is the ground. Love is the moisture. Compassion is the seed. Bodhicitta is the result.
-Paraphrase of Khensur Rinpoche Lobsang Tsephel citing the Guhyasamaja Tantra
"All memories and thoughts are the union of emptiness and knowing, the Mind.
Without attachment, self-liberating, like a snake in a knot.
Through the qualities of meditating in that way,
Mental obscurations are purified and the dharmakaya is attained."
-Ra Lotsawa, All-pervading Melodious Drumbeats
-Paraphrase of Khensur Rinpoche Lobsang Tsephel citing the Guhyasamaja Tantra
"All memories and thoughts are the union of emptiness and knowing, the Mind.
Without attachment, self-liberating, like a snake in a knot.
Through the qualities of meditating in that way,
Mental obscurations are purified and the dharmakaya is attained."
-Ra Lotsawa, All-pervading Melodious Drumbeats
Re: DJKR, Sogyal Rinpoche, and Dharma in the West...
Tibet's history is a blood bath no doubt. But it's across all humanity. People will always, kill, rape and steal and rejoice about. Theres nothing to fix it. So much pride for nothing, as a collective we are infinity worse then any lice and ticks.
Re: DJKR, Sogyal Rinpoche, and Dharma in the West...
There is something to fix it: realisation of Dharma.
"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
Re: DJKR, Sogyal Rinpoche, and Dharma in the West...
So what exactly was the point you thought you were making?
There's more than one Christian cultural context, but people raised in the United States are inundated with judgment. They are somewhat familiar with the ten commandments and much less familiar with the seven deadly sins (these are irrelevant in the US). The average America has at best a superficial knowledge of Christianity and is usually unfamiliar with Christ's teachings esp. wrt forgiveness. They tend to prefer an illegitimate and superficial interpretation of the Mosaic Law to Christianity. American's love murder, they love murder. That's why many murder and they also have capital punishment. They also love to covet (covetousness is much more than just stealing) - that's why they sell their life in the pursuit of pleasure. Many also find stealing acceptable, as long as they don't get caught. American's tend to find the practice of Jesus's teachings to be nearly impossible and thus rely almost exclusively on a simplistic reliance on cheap and meaningless forgiveness for oneself but are often ruthlessly judgemental concerning others.Grigoris wrote: ↑Wed Dec 06, 2017 11:33 amAnd ethnic Christians (WTF?) don't have much familiarity with the 10 commandments and the seven deadly sins, but they don't need to since most of it is codified in law. You don't need to know that "Thou shalt not kill" is the 5th (!) commandment in order to know that murder is not acceptable, or "Thou shalt not covet"is the 10th commandment to know that stealing is not okay.Ethnic TB's do not necessarily have much familiarity with the Eightfold Path.
Kirt
A relatively small percentage of Christians in the US are *NOT* like this.
Kirt
“Where do atomic bombs come from?”
Zen Master Seung Sahn said, “That’s simple. Atomic bombs come from the mind that likes this and doesn’t like that.”
"Even if you practice only for an hour a day with faith and inspiration, good qualities will steadily increase. Regular practice makes it easy to transform your mind. From seeing only relative truth, you will eventually reach a profound certainty in the meaning of absolute truth."
Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche.
"Only you can make your mind beautiful."
HH Chetsang Rinpoche
Zen Master Seung Sahn said, “That’s simple. Atomic bombs come from the mind that likes this and doesn’t like that.”
"Even if you practice only for an hour a day with faith and inspiration, good qualities will steadily increase. Regular practice makes it easy to transform your mind. From seeing only relative truth, you will eventually reach a profound certainty in the meaning of absolute truth."
Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche.
"Only you can make your mind beautiful."
HH Chetsang Rinpoche
Re: DJKR, Sogyal Rinpoche, and Dharma in the West...
Kirt
“Where do atomic bombs come from?”
Zen Master Seung Sahn said, “That’s simple. Atomic bombs come from the mind that likes this and doesn’t like that.”
"Even if you practice only for an hour a day with faith and inspiration, good qualities will steadily increase. Regular practice makes it easy to transform your mind. From seeing only relative truth, you will eventually reach a profound certainty in the meaning of absolute truth."
Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche.
"Only you can make your mind beautiful."
HH Chetsang Rinpoche
Zen Master Seung Sahn said, “That’s simple. Atomic bombs come from the mind that likes this and doesn’t like that.”
"Even if you practice only for an hour a day with faith and inspiration, good qualities will steadily increase. Regular practice makes it easy to transform your mind. From seeing only relative truth, you will eventually reach a profound certainty in the meaning of absolute truth."
Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche.
"Only you can make your mind beautiful."
HH Chetsang Rinpoche
Re: DJKR, Sogyal Rinpoche, and Dharma in the West...
In what text?Harimoo wrote: ↑Wed Dec 06, 2017 4:23 pm When we read records of foreign merchants' journey in Tibet in the end of the XIXth and beginnings of le XXth century, we see that they were horrified by what they witnessed. For example, a kashimiri travaller wrote in his diary that there were human skins that were hanging in Sakya Monastery hall.
An Afghanese (!) merchant told that Tibet was the land where you can witness the worst tortures (he said : "like in the ancient times") that has disappeared in India.
In villages, women suspected of adultery had their nose cut off (you could see noseless women in the Streets).
(Marc Gaborieau made translations in french, I don't know if they exist in english).
Kirt
“Where do atomic bombs come from?”
Zen Master Seung Sahn said, “That’s simple. Atomic bombs come from the mind that likes this and doesn’t like that.”
"Even if you practice only for an hour a day with faith and inspiration, good qualities will steadily increase. Regular practice makes it easy to transform your mind. From seeing only relative truth, you will eventually reach a profound certainty in the meaning of absolute truth."
Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche.
"Only you can make your mind beautiful."
HH Chetsang Rinpoche
Zen Master Seung Sahn said, “That’s simple. Atomic bombs come from the mind that likes this and doesn’t like that.”
"Even if you practice only for an hour a day with faith and inspiration, good qualities will steadily increase. Regular practice makes it easy to transform your mind. From seeing only relative truth, you will eventually reach a profound certainty in the meaning of absolute truth."
Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche.
"Only you can make your mind beautiful."
HH Chetsang Rinpoche
Re: DJKR, Sogyal Rinpoche, and Dharma in the West...
That not exactly true. Dharma works great for some individuals but not as a collective. Just go spend sometime at any Dharma centre or monastery to see all the five poisons in full swing. Humans are neurotic selfish creatures even the ones brainwashed with Dharma since birth. I think everyone holds onto a sense of pride for being human, but the real truth is we are embarrassing and pathetic.
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Re: DJKR, Sogyal Rinpoche, and Dharma in the West...
Sometimes the search for irony in my little mandala takes longer than usual.
Generally, enjoyment of speech is the gateway to poor [results]. So it becomes the foundation for generating all negative emotional states. Jampel Pawo, The Certainty of the Diamond Mind
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Re: DJKR, Sogyal Rinpoche, and Dharma in the West...
I know we have different views on this, that said...the US is a country of 250 MILLION or more people. I don't like broad generalizations of any group of people, especially such a large group as hundreds of millions. Americans do not "love" murder. And I know many Christians who are not like what you say they are. The way you describe all Americans and most American Christians is as unfair as painting all Muslims as violent terrorists. "THEY" don't love to covet, "they" don't love murder. Who is really judgmental here?kirtu wrote: ↑Wed Dec 06, 2017 11:21 pmSo what exactly was the point you thought you were making?
There's more than one Christian cultural context, but people raised in the United States are inundated with judgment. They are somewhat familiar with the ten commandments and much less familiar with the seven deadly sins (these are irrelevant in the US). The average America has at best a superficial knowledge of Christianity and is usually unfamiliar with Christ's teachings esp. wrt forgiveness. They tend to prefer an illegitimate and superficial interpretation of the Mosaic Law to Christianity. American's love murder, they love murder. That's why many murder and they also have capital punishment. They also love to covet (covetousness is much more than just stealing) - that's why they sell their life in the pursuit of pleasure. Many also find stealing acceptable, as long as they don't get caught. American's tend to find the practice of Jesus's teachings to be nearly impossible and thus rely almost exclusively on a simplistic reliance on cheap and meaningless forgiveness for oneself but are often ruthlessly judgemental concerning others.Grigoris wrote: ↑Wed Dec 06, 2017 11:33 amAnd ethnic Christians (WTF?) don't have much familiarity with the 10 commandments and the seven deadly sins, but they don't need to since most of it is codified in law. You don't need to know that "Thou shalt not kill" is the 5th (!) commandment in order to know that murder is not acceptable, or "Thou shalt not covet"is the 10th commandment to know that stealing is not okay.Ethnic TB's do not necessarily have much familiarity with the Eightfold Path.
Kirt
A relatively small percentage of Christians in the US are *NOT* like this.
Kirt
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Humans have capacity to practice Dharma,recognize true nature.diamind wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2017 2:48 amThat not exactly true. Dharma works great for some individuals but not as a collective. Just go spend sometime at any Dharma centre or monastery to see all the five poisons in full swing. Humans are neurotic selfish creatures even the ones brainwashed with Dharma since birth. I think everyone holds onto a sense of pride for being human, but the real truth is we are embarrassing and pathetic.
Lice and ticks don't have.
Re: DJKR, Sogyal Rinpoche, and Dharma in the West...
Yes, please, more information, if you have it. I've read all kinds of travellers' accounts of Tibet, and I have never (for example) heard of nose-cutting for adultery. I expect that's b.s., or propaganda. Especially since other accounts, such as Polo's, seem to speak of the relative sexual freedom of Tibetan women. Human skins in protector houses, of course; everybody knows that. Also human leg bone trumpets, drinking vessels from skulls, etc.kirtu wrote: ↑Wed Dec 06, 2017 11:25 pm Harimoo wrote: ↑Wed Dec 06, 2017 11:23 pm
When we read records of foreign merchants' journey in Tibet in the end of the XIXth and beginnings of le XXth century, we see that they were horrified by what they witnessed. For example, a kashimiri travaller wrote in his diary that there were human skins that were hanging in Sakya Monastery hall.
An Afghanese (!) merchant told that Tibet was the land where you can witness the worst tortures (he said : "like in the ancient times") that has disappeared in India.
In villages, women suspected of adultery had their nose cut off (you could see noseless women in the Streets).
(Marc Gaborieau made translations in french, I don't know if they exist in english).
In what text?
Kirt
They still put people in cangues in both Tibet and China in the early 20th century. Perhaps the disappearnace (relatively) of torture in India had something to do with those damn British imperialists.
Re: DJKR, Sogyal Rinpoche, and Dharma in the West...
"Récit d'un voyageur musulman au Tibet" (in french, translated from urdu, 1973)kirtu wrote: ↑Wed Dec 06, 2017 11:25 pmIn what text?Harimoo wrote: ↑Wed Dec 06, 2017 4:23 pm When we read records of foreign merchants' journey in Tibet in the end of the XIXth and beginnings of le XXth century, we see that they were horrified by what they witnessed. For example, a kashimiri travaller wrote in his diary that there were human skins that were hanging in Sakya Monastery hall.
An Afghanese (!) merchant told that Tibet was the land where you can witness the worst tortures (he said : "like in the ancient times") that has disappeared in India.
In villages, women suspected of adultery had their nose cut off (you could see noseless women in the Streets).
(Marc Gaborieau made translations in french, I don't know if they exist in english).
Kirt
Journey (1882-1883) of a kashmiri merchant between Kathmandu and Lhassa.
Re: DJKR, Sogyal Rinpoche, and Dharma in the West...
STDs are apparently still a common problem in Tibet. I remember when I went to Larung Gar there were a lot of posters up depicting STDs. I guess a lot of pilgrims would engage in promiscuous sex?
Re: DJKR, Sogyal Rinpoche, and Dharma in the West...
Yeah, I suspect Malcolm is right. Anyway, an Afghan calling the Tibetans out on harsh punishment is a bit like the pot calling the kettle black. Read about the traditional culture of the Pashtuns sometime. I will, in the meantime, try to read "Voyage" just for general Tibetological interest -- is it still in print?
Re: DJKR, Sogyal Rinpoche, and Dharma in the West...
"Récit d'un voyageur musulman au Tibet" can be found online in pdf.tingdzin wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2017 8:38 am Yeah, I suspect Malcolm is right. Anyway, an Afghan calling the Tibetans out on harsh punishment is a bit like the pot calling the kettle black. Read about the traditional culture of the Pashtuns sometime. I will, in the meantime, try to read "Voyage" just for general Tibetological interest -- is it still in print?
Kirt
“Where do atomic bombs come from?”
Zen Master Seung Sahn said, “That’s simple. Atomic bombs come from the mind that likes this and doesn’t like that.”
"Even if you practice only for an hour a day with faith and inspiration, good qualities will steadily increase. Regular practice makes it easy to transform your mind. From seeing only relative truth, you will eventually reach a profound certainty in the meaning of absolute truth."
Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche.
"Only you can make your mind beautiful."
HH Chetsang Rinpoche
Zen Master Seung Sahn said, “That’s simple. Atomic bombs come from the mind that likes this and doesn’t like that.”
"Even if you practice only for an hour a day with faith and inspiration, good qualities will steadily increase. Regular practice makes it easy to transform your mind. From seeing only relative truth, you will eventually reach a profound certainty in the meaning of absolute truth."
Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche.
"Only you can make your mind beautiful."
HH Chetsang Rinpoche
Re: DJKR, Sogyal Rinpoche, and Dharma in the West...
Dharma works perfectly at all levels, isms do not.diamind wrote:
That not exactly true. Dharma works great for some individuals but not as a collective.
Last time I looked Buddhists were also ruled by their ignorance and afflictions, so no surprise there.Just go spend sometime at any Dharma centre or monastery to see all the five poisons in full swing.
I do not consider myself embarrassing or pathetic, definitely imperfect though. That is why I try to take Refuge in the Dharma, because it is the solution to my neurotic selfishness.Humans are neurotic selfish creatures even the ones brainwashed with Dharma since birth. I think everyone holds onto a sense of pride for being human, but the real truth is we are embarrassing and pathetic.
"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
Re: DJKR, Sogyal Rinpoche, and Dharma in the West...
thanks for the reference.kirtu wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2017 2:39 pm tingdzin wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2017 3:38 pm
Yeah, I suspect Malcolm is right. Anyway, an Afghan calling the Tibetans out on harsh punishment is a bit like the pot calling the kettle black. Read about the traditional culture of the Pashtuns sometime. I will, in the meantime, try to read "Voyage" just for general Tibetological interest -- is it still in print?
"Récit d'un voyageur musulman au Tibet" can be found online in pdf.
Kirt