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Family Members as Guru
I found an account of the life of the female practitioner, Mayum Kunsang Dechen, consort of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, written by her son, Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche. In it were several observations I found i… (View Post)
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Re: Can prayers or chanting give you protection in any way?
The Buddha was recorded as giving instruction in protective recitations. One example is the Ratana Sutta (Jewel Discourse): "Thereupon the Buddha delivered this Jewel Discourse (Ratana sutta) to… (View Post)
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Re: Oneness/ Vegetarianism
Rather than trying to find ways to translate the Buddha's instructions "refrain from taking life" and "refrain from taking intoxicants," into "it's okay to take life" an… (View Post)
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Re: Trying to reconcile spirituality and religion.
Well--science isn't really in the business of declaring, in perpetuity, what cannot exist. Science as a whole hasn't declared that ghosts don't exist; rather, specific studies concluded that ghosts i… (View Post)
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Re: Are we simply waiting it out?
(Quote) I think the "safe in the knowledge" feeling has definite applications. If you use that as a way to calmly and optimistically approach practice, that can (imho) be hugely valuable. B… (View Post)
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