Very interesting! Aparently the origin of maroon robes was that a) that was the style of clothes men were wearing anyway and b) maroon was the cheapest dye at...
... these things.... ... shawl" in their possesion.... ... The ones that take Samaya - and specially those - should stay vigilant towards their ego clinging...
Hi - ... There is the same tendency in Roman Catholicism - the habits worn by members of various religious orders are often just the poorest clothes worn by...
... I've been out of the loop for a while, so sorry if I'm repeating what's already been noted... Very hard, of course, to say anything about "other...
I was so happy to find this today. Wish I had found it a month ago. At least the classes we have missed or available, archived. I hope everyone will listen to...
... have ... I ... a person's motivation is the concern of the individual. my motivation is proper, and vows are vows. And far as I am concerned, they must be...
... Great news, that spares us the more than cumbersome trip to Dharamsala. Since Indian Airlines has stopped to operate the flight Delhi-Gaggal (Dharamsala),...
IMO nothing makes up for being there in person. However for those of us who no longer are able to travel or those who never will travel it is wonderful to have...
I am passing this on from the producer in Oakland CA. The 25th anniversary of the passing of HH Karmapa XVI will be this November. In 2004, I began developing...
So far, too monotonous to watch. what is the point of having all the frames float in the same way? That gave me a headache. Also why use Roman numerals...
Time to fess up: I still get confused when I try to do a tsog. Take Milarepa for example. Apart from the main stuff on the table, how many little cakes do I...
... These are really questions for a lama. Different pujas, and different lineage traditions, have different requirements for tsok procedure. There's almost...
Hello Kirt, Thank you. Many blessings JImpa Kirt Undercoffer <kirtu@...> wrote: ... Actually some people are upset by Westerners being Buddhist monks...
Hello Alex, I could go on with what you wrote about and it might be very interesting. However the response I wish to give is perhaps shorter than requested....
A great interest has been expressed by the group as to the lifestyle of American monks and nuns. I will be happy to answer any questions that you have but can...
Thanks for the offer to answer questions. I have many but here are two: 1.If one is interested in becoming and preparing to become a monk, how can one find a...
Helping a friend to disseminate.... ... From: Teresa Texeira To: Heruka@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2006 2:19 AM Subject: RE: [Heruka] Fw:...
dear doctor skip, you're asking all the wrong questions;P let me muddy the water for you. The Buddha, the living human being who referred to himself as Gotama ...
Hello, From my own experience. When I first became interested in becoming a monk, I spent a lot of time in self exploration of my motives and when I was...
... As a 'teaser' to increase interest in the coming film this one moves pretty slowly. There's sure a lot of pictures of the supporting cast, and strange that...
I use alot of Atisha's techniques like tonglen and so on. These techniques were probably not used by Milarepa or anyone before him in kagyu were they? They...
... nor> >the drums, the horns, the dorjes and bells and all that; the> ... Until we reach the vidhyadhara levels, we are dependent on external circumstances....
... Let's be honest, Tibetan sacred music is ... I often play a track by the Thai Elephant Orchestra and ask people to guess the musicians. People invariably...
... Yes I know that. I thought I might get some help though. Can I focus on just one thing and ask for help? There are a few plates on the shrine that have...
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