Kalacakra and shambala

DGA
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Re: Kalacakra and shambala

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You can read the commentary by Mipham that Malcolm alluded to in English translation if you’ve had the Kalachakra empowerment.

You’ll need an account at kalachakranet.

What a strange thread this is.
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Re: Kalacakra and shambala

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DGA wrote: Tue Jan 23, 2018 10:23 pm You can read the commentary by Mipham that Malcolm alluded to in English translation if you’ve had the Kalachakra empowerment.

You’ll need an account at kalachakranet.

What a strange thread this is.


Hello DGA

You are aware that the Kalachakra empowerment say the Dalai Lama gives to the general public is only the "Outer" empowerment.

There are higher closed Kalachakra empowerments that you must first qualify for prior to receiving them.

Anyone ask go and receive the "Outer" Kalachakra empowerment.

Beyond that you must get permission from a qualified Kalachakra Lama to receive the other secret Kalachakra empowerments.

Only then do you start to receive the higher tantric teachings of the Kalachakra.

Mipham's commentaries would not be of the higher secret tantric teachings of the Kalachakra.

:sage:
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Re: Kalacakra and shambala

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MatthewAngby wrote: Tue Jan 23, 2018 1:13 pmOk then. So are u suggesting I stop asking questions in dharmawheel and ask a wise man instead next time or..?
Back to you, Matthew, because I really like you. :smile:

Questions are good, but first take some time to learn the right questions to ask. If you drive every conversation, you won’t be gaining the bigger perspective. Slow down, step back. Start where you actually are, right now. Look for those teachings you can understand and apply, right now. Then grow from there. If you dip into random texts and try to make sense of the most obscure sentences because they confuse you, you’ll just get more confused. Bracket what seems most confusing and focus on that which is just slightly out of your reach at first.

Get some context. Alex Berzin is an excellent suggestion. Spend time reading his website and listening to his podcasts. He’s been at it for a long time and has some very good explanations to offer. You might also want to read more and write less on DW. There are so many different traditions and views out here, not to mention a wide range of expertise and the lack thereof, that it is not the best place for basic training.

Regarding this question about righteous warriors, my response is Shantideva. He is a model Bodhisattva warrior. The term means someone who gets up every day resolved and determined to crush their afflictive emotions. Ignorance, anger, and attachment are the only true enemies. Here’s what Shantideva says:
In chapter four, Shantideva wrote:32. O my enemy, afflictive passion,
Endless and beginningless companion!
No other enemy indeed
Is able to endure so long!

33. All other foes that I appease and wait upon
Will show me favors, give me every aid,
But should I serve my dark defiled emotions,
They will only harm me, draw me down to grief.

...

35. And if the jail guards of the prisons of saṃsāra,
The butchers and tormentors of infernal realms,
All lurk within me in the web of craving,
What joy can ever be my destiny?

36. I will not leave the fight until, before my eyes,
These enemies of mine are all destroyed.
For if, aroused to fury by the merest slight,
Incapable of sleep until the scores are settled,

37. Proud but wretched rivals, destined all to suffer when they die,
Will draw the battle lines and do their best to win,
And careless of the pain of cut and thrust,
Will stand their ground refusing to give way,

38. No need to say that I will not lose heart,
Regardless of the hardships of the fray.
From this day forth I’ll strive to crush
These foes whose very nature is to bring me pain.

39. The wounds inflicted by the enemy in futile wars
Are flaunted by the soldier as a prize.
So in the high endeavor, for so great a thing,
Why should I be dismayed by hurt or injury?

...

43. This shall be my all-consuming passion.
Filled with rancor I will wage my war!
Defilement of this kind will halt defilement
And for this reason it shall not be spurned.

44. Better if I perish in the fire,
Better that my head be severed from my body
Than ever I should serve or reverence
My mortal enemies, defiled emotions.
Where now is my mind engaged? - Shantideva
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Re: Kalacakra and shambala

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Jeff H wrote: Tue Jan 23, 2018 11:22 pm
MatthewAngby wrote: Tue Jan 23, 2018 1:13 pmOk then. So are u suggesting I stop asking questions in dharmawheel and ask a wise man instead next time or..?
Back to you, Matthew, because I really like you. :smile:

Questions are good, but first take some time to learn the right questions to ask. If you drive every conversation, you won’t be gaining the bigger perspective. Slow down, step back. Start where you actually are, right now. Look for those teachings you can understand and apply, right now. Then grow from there. If you dip into random texts and try to make sense of the most obscure sentences because they confuse you, you’ll just get more confused. Bracket what seems most confusing and focus on that which is just slightly out of your reach at first.

Get some context. Alex Berzin is an excellent suggestion. Spend time reading his website and listening to his podcasts. He’s been at it for a long time and has some very good explanations to offer. You might also want to read more and write less on DW. There are so many different traditions and views out here, not to mention a wide range of expertise and the lack thereof, that it is not the best place for basic training.

Regarding this question about righteous warriors, my response is Shantideva. He is a model Bodhisattva warrior. The term means someone who gets up every day resolved and determined to crush their afflictive emotions. Ignorance, anger, and attachment are the only true enemies. Here’s what Shantideva says:
In chapter four, Shantideva wrote:32. O my enemy, afflictive passion,
Endless and beginningless companion!
No other enemy indeed
Is able to endure so long!

33. All other foes that I appease and wait upon
Will show me favors, give me every aid,
But should I serve my dark defiled emotions,
They will only harm me, draw me down to grief.

...

35. And if the jail guards of the prisons of saṃsāra,
The butchers and tormentors of infernal realms,
All lurk within me in the web of craving,
What joy can ever be my destiny?

36. I will not leave the fight until, before my eyes,
These enemies of mine are all destroyed.
For if, aroused to fury by the merest slight,
Incapable of sleep until the scores are settled,

37. Proud but wretched rivals, destined all to suffer when they die,
Will draw the battle lines and do their best to win,
And careless of the pain of cut and thrust,
Will stand their ground refusing to give way,

38. No need to say that I will not lose heart,
Regardless of the hardships of the fray.
From this day forth I’ll strive to crush
These foes whose very nature is to bring me pain.

39. The wounds inflicted by the enemy in futile wars
Are flaunted by the soldier as a prize.
So in the high endeavor, for so great a thing,
Why should I be dismayed by hurt or injury?

...

43. This shall be my all-consuming passion.
Filled with rancor I will wage my war!
Defilement of this kind will halt defilement
And for this reason it shall not be spurned.

44. Better if I perish in the fire,
Better that my head be severed from my body
Than ever I should serve or reverence
My mortal enemies, defiled emotions.
Other suggestions would be to study lamrim(say,from the Gelug),and Singapore R.Y.O.(Rangjung Yeshe Oddiyana) provides an equivalent known as "Dharma Stream",go for it.
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Re: Kalacakra and shambala

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methar wrote: Tue Jan 23, 2018 10:49 pm
DGA wrote: Tue Jan 23, 2018 10:23 pm You can read the commentary by Mipham that Malcolm alluded to in English translation if you’ve had the Kalachakra empowerment.

You’ll need an account at kalachakranet.

What a strange thread this is.


Hello DGA

You are aware that the Kalachakra empowerment say the Dalai Lama gives to the general public is only the "Outer" empowerment.

There are higher closed Kalachakra empowerments that you must first qualify for prior to receiving them.

Anyone ask go and receive the "Outer" Kalachakra empowerment.

Beyond that you must get permission from a qualified Kalachakra Lama to receive the other secret Kalachakra empowerments.

Only then do you start to receive the higher tantric teachings of the Kalachakra.

Mipham's commentaries would not be of the higher secret tantric teachings of the Kalachakra.

:sage:
You seem to regard Mipham as a beginner.
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Re: Kalacakra and shambala

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Jeff H wrote: Tue Jan 23, 2018 11:22 pm
MatthewAngby wrote: Tue Jan 23, 2018 1:13 pmOk then. So are u suggesting I stop asking questions in dharmawheel and ask a wise man instead next time or..?
Back to you, Matthew, because I really like you. :smile:

Questions are good, but first take some time to learn the right questions to ask. If you drive every conversation, you won’t be gaining the bigger perspective. Slow down, step back. Start where you actually are, right now. Look for those teachings you can understand and apply, right now. Then grow from there. If you dip into random texts and try to make sense of the most obscure sentences because they confuse you, you’ll just get more confused. Bracket what seems most confusing and focus on that which is just slightly out of your reach at first.

Get some context. Alex Berzin is an excellent suggestion. Spend time reading his website and listening to his podcasts. He’s been at it for a long time and has some very good explanations to offer. You might also want to read more and write less on DW. There are so many different traditions and views out here, not to mention a wide range of expertise and the lack thereof, that it is not the best place for basic training.

Regarding this question about righteous warriors, my response is Shantideva. He is a model Bodhisattva warrior. The term means someone who gets up every day resolved and determined to crush their afflictive emotions. Ignorance, anger, and attachment are the only true enemies. Here’s what Shantideva says:
In chapter four, Shantideva wrote:32. O my enemy, afflictive passion,
Endless and beginningless companion!
No other enemy indeed
Is able to endure so long!

33. All other foes that I appease and wait upon
Will show me favors, give me every aid,
But should I serve my dark defiled emotions,
They will only harm me, draw me down to grief.

...

35. And if the jail guards of the prisons of saṃsāra,
The butchers and tormentors of infernal realms,
All lurk within me in the web of craving,
What joy can ever be my destiny?

36. I will not leave the fight until, before my eyes,
These enemies of mine are all destroyed.
For if, aroused to fury by the merest slight,
Incapable of sleep until the scores are settled,

37. Proud but wretched rivals, destined all to suffer when they die,
Will draw the battle lines and do their best to win,
And careless of the pain of cut and thrust,
Will stand their ground refusing to give way,

38. No need to say that I will not lose heart,
Regardless of the hardships of the fray.
From this day forth I’ll strive to crush
These foes whose very nature is to bring me pain.

39. The wounds inflicted by the enemy in futile wars
Are flaunted by the soldier as a prize.
So in the high endeavor, for so great a thing,
Why should I be dismayed by hurt or injury?

...

43. This shall be my all-consuming passion.
Filled with rancor I will wage my war!
Defilement of this kind will halt defilement
And for this reason it shall not be spurned.

44. Better if I perish in the fire,
Better that my head be severed from my body
Than ever I should serve or reverence
My mortal enemies, defiled emotions.
Mm I do like this quote. Perhaps I get a better understanding of “warrior” then.
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Malcolm wrote: Tue Jan 23, 2018 10:06 pm
methar wrote: Tue Jan 23, 2018 9:50 pm
I won't ever tell anyone who my Tantric Lama is or what my tantric practice is.
Harold, your identity as someone who practices the Gyalpo is well known. In fact, your nym here is a reference to one of the Gyalpo's subordinate entities.
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Harold Musetescu wrote: Tue Jan 23, 2018 10:49 pm
Mipham's commentaries would not be of the higher secret tantric teachings of the Kalachakra.

:sage:

You are either (a) claiming that Mipham's commentary was deliberately deficient, or (b) claiming that you understand the practice of Kalachakra better than Mipham.

Both of these would be absolutely extraordinary claims

Please either give us a reason to take you seriously, or stop wasting everyone's time
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Re: Kalacakra and shambala

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Harold Musetescu wrote: Tue Jan 23, 2018 10:49 pm
DGA wrote: Tue Jan 23, 2018 10:23 pm You can read the commentary by Mipham that Malcolm alluded to in English translation if you’ve had the Kalachakra empowerment.

You’ll need an account at kalachakranet.

What a strange thread this is.


Hello DGA

You are aware that the Kalachakra empowerment say the Dalai Lama gives to the general public is only the "Outer" empowerment.
Harold, in fact, in Washington, DC, HHDL gave the whole kit and kaboodle.
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Malcolm wrote: Thu Jan 25, 2018 3:37 pm
Harold Musetescu wrote: Tue Jan 23, 2018 10:49 pm
DGA wrote: Tue Jan 23, 2018 10:23 pm You can read the commentary by Mipham that Malcolm alluded to in English translation if you’ve had the Kalachakra empowerment.

You’ll need an account at kalachakranet.

What a strange thread this is.


Hello DGA

You are aware that the Kalachakra empowerment say the Dalai Lama gives to the general public is only the "Outer" empowerment.
Harold, in fact, in Washington, DC, HHDL gave the whole kit and kaboodle.
Interestingly, it seems Jonangpa might be more stringnent with regards to kalachakra empowerment, as i had met a Jonang rinpoche who would give only the seven empowerments of growing child and not four empowerments and above, until the students have accumulated certain amount of practice
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Just so you all know: Harold has been escorted from the building by DW security, so do not waste your time trying to engage him.

No meta-discussion about the issue please :smile:
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I'll say there is no definite answer. Even words in scriptures can be read literally or it can have inner meaning. It is best that we keep an open mind with our view evolving as we discover new knowledge. Be a bit skeptical with all that we already know and experienced, they may all well need to be advised as we grow. Maybe all wisdom scriptures are intended to be written in this manner so that we are forced into this open ended outlook.
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