Hoo Ha

Pema,

This link may be of related interest.

Best,
Rexhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/Way-of-Light/message/629

Singing Ocean/Fajin/Bagua,
I’m just awed by the depth of discussion recently. The body seems to have all sorts of subtle connections extending beyond it’s physical boundary. Some see the physical body as a shell that encases the energy body while conversly others see the physical body as a condensation of an all surrounding (prehaps all…[Read more]

Thanks Fajin. I was amazed that the Rinpoches and Dzogchen teacher(s) that Michael has met didn’t clarify this with him. Prehaps they did and I just pedantically latched onto a dialectic. Best, Rex

“I still haven’t had any Buddhist explain to me if Buddha is a state or deity, if its human, trans-human or neither, or a code word for something else”

Crikey Michael and you received teachings and initiations from the Dalai Lama and studied Dzogchen!

Best,
Rex

Tom,

Hope this image insert works …

Rexhttp://www.completeworks.info/

“Man who goes to bed with stiff problem, wakes up with solution in hand”

(Sorry couldn’t resist that one. lol)

Best,
Rex

Hi Swedish Dragon,

You’re welcome! Here’s a story which parallels Nnonnth’s tale of a ninja master duffing someone up, its lifted from Sogyal Rinpoche’s ‘Tibetan Book of Living and Dying’:

“But masters are very different, and they can use all kinds of skillful means to provoke that shift of consciousness. Patrul Rinpoche hinmself was…[Read more]

On the contrary your posts are incisive and elicit productive debate! Oh I’ve been fine thanks Nnonnth. Rex

Hi Swedich Dragon,

I wish I could converse in Swedish half as well as you can in English.

“My deeper question are is this two perspectives possible to intergrate or aren’t they?”

Integrate ruthlessness and love? Sure you can. The phrase ‘tough love’ comes to mind as do images of fierce Buddhas who are wrathfully compassionate. Western…[Read more]

There was an interesting exchange a while back on the use of chi kung in dealing with serious physical illnes:

https://healingtaousa.com/cgi-bin/tpost.pl?smessage=3737

Deep Healing Chi Chi Kung was also mentoned positively in this thread though with the important warning that no medical claims can be made about it…[Read more]

What about this?

Deep Healing Chi Kung

“In fact as I type there is no one there for me. I feel scarred and badly wounded, and trapped. nothing is light.. ”

🙁

How about reciting, aloud or silently, the mantras of Tara and the Medicine Buddha? (not exactly Taoist, I know).

Ah …

“I thought the whole point here was that this board is precisely about *obtaining* that direct experience. I can’t think of anything else to say, so I will shut up” 🙁

Sorry NN hope my reply didn’t come across as getting on your case. It was just a general pontification addressed to everyone. Rex

Hi NN,

“I can’t understand what’s going on! This is just as ludicrous as believing we are born from past sins! Whatever next?”

Everything is the magical display of original awareness? LOL!
How to define ‘original awareness’ to everyone’s satisfaction is anyone’s guess!

In the absence of direct experience all metaphysical ass…[Read more]

Michael,

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What a ghastly view. I don’t think all card carrying buddhists hold to this. Others teach that we are born through ignorance and the non-recognition of the clear light nature of mind. To paraphrase Mike Dickman’s translation of a dzogchen text this mind is the ‘primordial and unborn source of awareness, empty in essence, radiant…[Read more]

Michael,

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What a ghastly view. I don’t think all card carrying buddhists hold to this. Others teach that we are born through ignorance and the non-recognition of the clear light nature of mind. To paraphrase Mike Dickman’s translation of a dzogchen text this mind is the ‘primordial and unborn source of awareness, empty in essence, radiant…[Read more]

Hi NN

Food does seems to be important in various sacro-magical practices affirming bonds and various commitments. The idea of offering powerful guardians of spiritual teachings something as simple and homely as jam sandwiches has always tickled me.

>>You can have meaning in every step you take – imagine leaving something behind with every…[Read more]

I suppose the water can be imbued with planetary qualities as well by being charged at particular times of the day to make temporary imbibable talismans. Collected dew might be a good source of water – provided the grass isn’t sprayed regularly with chemicals. What about using wine or brandy instead of water? This is getting into alchemy!

Rex

Pema,
I’ve been chugging through the ngnondro for the last five years and my teacher knows that I also do the HT stuff and is fine with it. Anyway H.H. Penor Rinpoche teaches tummo every year in the US. Here’s the link:

http://retreat.palyul.org/retreat02_tsalung.htm

Best to you,
RexPaylul Tsa lung Retreat