In response to a quote from a song of Milarepa, where: Rechungpa experienced a glimpse of emptiness and felt lost, because there was nothing to hold on 🙂 Interestingly enough, this is precisely what Madhyamaka method leads to … the realisation that there is nothing whatsoever to hold onto, and whatever we turn to in […]
Madhyamaka and Shentong – Beyond Thought Read Post »
S’funny how from here, right now, it seems like everything is in place, is in exactly the right place! The practice = Chod The teachings = Mahamudra The teacher = Shangpa Rinpoche The lineage = Karma Kagyu What more could I need? Every circumstance that presents itself, whatever it is, I already have all that
Everything In Place Read Post »
In response to the notion that: the teachings of Madhyamaka (Great Middle Way, or UmaChenpo in tib.) are the foundation of the view in Kagyu tradition. I didn’t say that Madhyamaka was the foundation of the Kagyu view. I actually said that within the tradition it is often said to be “most useful for clarifying
Madhyamaka and Shentong – Luminosity and Emptiness Read Post »
In response to a mail where it was said that: 3rd Karmapa in his Mahamudra verses actually says that 3 different approaches – Maha Ati, Mahamudra and Madhyamaka – lead to the same goal and, when you realize one, you realize other two as well. So, from the level of accomplishment, they are the same
Madhyamaka, Shentong and Realising Mahamudra Read Post »
It’s really this simple … nothing else is needed … just follow the 3rd Karmapa, Rangjung Dorje’s advice. No need for complex, no need for difficult, no need for struggle, for goals, for striving, for conflict. No need for imaginary obstacles that block our path and make life so difficult … just follow this advice:
The Single Word of Heart-Advice – Third Karmapa, Rangjung Dorje Read Post »
Hi, since my reply to you I’ve thought of something else that might be useful to add. A lot of people seem to experience things as getting more difficult once they start out on the spiritual path. It seems as though they are more surrounded my difficult people, that their mental states are getting worse,
Wicked People and Buddhist View – More Suffering? Read Post »
Following on from this post on Exorcism, Psychiatric Treatment and Spiritual Practice. In response to the statement that: Yes, of course i exist. I am made up of molecules. And blood flows through my veins. When you say ‘of course’ .. why is that? … What do the teachings say about this? What do the
Exorcism, Existing, Letting Go and Peace Read Post »
Hi, I just wanted to add one thing to your very beautiful email, which detailed why people act the way that they do, and the various ways in which you can work with the situation you find yourself in. Your present is a reflection of your past mind The teachings say that what we experience
Wicked People and Buddhist View Read Post »
Following on from this post on Chod, Demons, Karma and Razor Blades. In response to the point that: the western, scientific point of view is ignorant and impotent to deal with demonic possession … they don’t even acknowledge that such a thing could happen. My own experience in both the East and the West is
Exorcism, Psychiatric Treatment and Spiritual Practice Read Post »
Following on from this post on Exorcism, Black Magic, Voodoo and Buddhism. In response to the question: how and in what way in Chod is the body offered to the demons? And how do they feast upon them? There is a limit to what I can say in response to this, as the sadhana itself
Chod, Demons, Karma and Razor Blades Read Post »
