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Just a wee point of clarification that the Dalai Lama is not the head of the Gelug sect - that's the Ganden Tripa, which I believe currently is Thubten Nyima Lungtok Tenzin Norbu. (View Post)
Very good advice. The sad thing in all of this is that the positive side is rarely talked about. There have always been differences of opinion in Buddhism, and always ways to deal with them and move … (View Post)
This is a topic I've held off on to avoid looking like a loony, but it's something I ultimately wanted to discuss. I was a Christian for most of my life, not just because of upbringing, but because o… (View Post)
From Thubten Chodron's How to Free Your Mind: Tara the Liberator: "Why are there fierce protectors? Peaceful deities such as Tara have a certain energy that calms and gladdens our mind. But some… (View Post)
The tales of alleged homeless "filling" Lhasa pre-1950 come laregely from the current occupational government; the more balanced accounts from early Tibet and other Himalayan cultures found… (View Post)