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wont work.

have you considered them to be your habits rather than giving them an exotic label?

Hoarding is a very natural human tendency.

A contented heart has no need for variety. This is not to say one is enough... what it means is to have an attitude of sufficiency, where if nothing worthy of practice is presently available, then be satisfied with what is already there. If something worthwhile comes along, then welcome it if there is suitability, if not don't welcome it. The thing to bear in mind is not to hanker or chase after so many systems. The basic confusion arise not from practicing more than one system, but to have that underlying feeling of lack which keeps prodding one from the inside. If such a feeling is not cut away at the root, then even conquering the whole universe will not bring satisfaction... With perspective, timing, and a good measure of gentleness as guide, its ok to explore what comes one's way, without too much worry. edit.spelling

4 hours of audio teachings on the Fivefold Path of Mahamudra from Drupon Yeshi Rinpoche and Drupon Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche. Courtesy of Drikung Seattle, a new Dharma Centre in Seattle founded by H.E. Garchen Rinpoche. https://archive.org/details/DrikungSeattle2013Mahamudra Additional info: H.E. Garchen Rinpoche is giving a public talk on Karma and Loving Kindness on the 7th of March @ 7 pm -- University of Washington campus, Kane Hall, Room 210. Tickets $20/$15 students and seniors. This is followed by teachings and empowerments from the 8th to the 16th. For further details email [email protected].

it even has the potential to roll uphill i think.

your comprehension skills are quite staggering.

I have checked prior to mentioning the offer, for one. Two, its not classified as Ati. Thirdly, anyone can buy a book on Naropa's 6 Yogas (i just thought someone who might be interested to learn can save a few dollars this way), and lastly, thank you for the reminder.

Some instructional points to bear in mind relating to actual practice: 2. The basic principles or nature of the Body. In the center of the Transformation-Wheel (Chakra) at the navel and the other main Wheels in the body is pivoted the Central Channel; the upper end and the lower end of p. 158 it, together with other points of the Wheels, are the most important centers. These centers are viewed as vital points and are emphasized in the Skill-in-Yoga-Teachings of Tantra. According to the pith-instructions of Marpa, one should put emphasis on the Heart and Throat Centers during sleeping, and should know the critical teachings on the Navel and Forehead Centers during the practice of Heat Yoga and Karma Yoga in the awakening stage. This is because during these different times the Thig-le upon which the consciousness relies concentrates at these four different centers. According to the teaching of Dus-akor (Kalachakra) the Head Center and Navel Center produce the Thig-le in the awakening stage; the Throat and the Secret Center produce the Thig-le in dreaming stage; the Heart and the Precious Center produce the Thig-le in the deep-dreaming stage. This agrees approximately with the saying that at the end of the navel and genital center, the Thig-le is produced in the four different times. At the time of falling into sleep, the pranas will gather at the Heart Center and the Precious Center. When they are heavily concentrated, one will fall into sleep; thereafter, the pranas in these two parts gradually become thinner and thinner. When (most of) the pranas come to the Secret Center and Throat Center the fleeting dreams will appear; when the pranas have gathered in these two parts for some time the actual dreams (or steady dreams) will arise. When the pranas rise up to the Center Head and Navel Centers, one will awake. From the Head Center the Thig-le drops to the end of the precious organ; as it reaches the different p. 159 centers as mentioned above it will produce the various blisses (or so-called Four Blisses). This is the meaning of the four times: Through the power of the prana the Yogi manipulates in exercise, the Downward-Bliss produces the Dim Innate when it reaches the center of the navel; when it reaches the end of the precious organ the Bright Innate is produced. That these four centers are very important in the meritorious exercises of dream and sleep by no means implies that they are not essential points upon which the exercises of mental concentration should be carried out during the daytime. Among all the centers in the body, the Navel Center is the one upon which the Yogi should begin. One should also know that to concentrate upon the different centers will produce different effects and specific advantages. * I have a detailed link to the preparatory stages and actual practice ritual for the secret yogas of Naropa. Due to the fact that its classified as a mahayoga practice, i cannot post it here, but can do so selectively via PM. Of course this is not my exclusive knowledge as it can be accessed via the net, just that i cannot post the link openly in line with vows taken. Those who know will understand. Maybe its already been posted here in the past, not sure, and i wont be searching anyways.

unless they like it otherwise leave them alone them slimy sea slugs...

super snakety so said the older turkey "no woman no cry"!

Spot on! Gone, gone, gone beyond... you know the rest.

In laymen's term, it means one can become blissful simply by generating the wish that all beings attain enlightenment, and putting this to effective use when opportunities arise to exercise one's compassionate nature. You can literally draw energy from a powerful intention and circulate that same energy until it reaches stability. So in Buddhist terms, generating the wish that all beings be free from suffering is the noblest intention, which explains why paths that follow this concept are called 'great' or 'adamantine'. Its 'great' due to its vast generosity, and 'adamantine' due to the indestructible nature of all good/altruistic intentions. In short, even generating one single thought to help another being gain happiness is enough to add to the ocean of merit, and once the wish is sent out, it is never lost or destroyed.

Worth repeating

Cutting Through Subtler Misconceptions ~ Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche Study and reflection will cut through your more gross misconceptions. But the subtler ones can only be dispelled by meditation, and by integration of the absolute wisdom that arises from it into your very being. To engender it, go to a secluded place and stay as much as possible in meditation, practicing shamatha and vipashyana — sustained calm and profound insight — to realize emptiness, the ultimate nature of all phenomena. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

Thats all well and good, falling back on doctrinal references can be useful sometimes. Basically, it appears that on this occasion, Ringu Tulku has been made out to look foolish by him saying they are not two separate things.

it is or it has? perhaps a little of both avoiding extremes...

swarm mentality each day at the marketplace surrealism's light...

Beware they're even in the clouds...

Darn it. i always thought lizards were hairless. Shoulda known better. Pause at 1.03 & look at the cloud formation to see if ye can make out what looks like the face of a gargantuan lizard, with 2 dark eyes and nostril being quite easily spotted. Seems like its grinning too.

same here am thinking of booking a holiday in the summer to spend a few days in a yurt http://www.glampingireland.ie/ maybe in a couple of years, we might purchase a piece of land and put up a few yurts to start a kind of retreat place for people who share a similar path so that we can practice together. it might happen. i can feel it.

leaving the house and driving left for 45 minutes... i see this: (bonus of a local guide included ) 10 minutes away, the city... with its art, music, trad sessions, and most of all, wonderful cuisine: and in the summer, this is the general area where i usually hide away:

Curious. Why was the factory torn down?

Ah, ok then.

Did you not read the topic title?