Dochter, I think i am Awareness and not a person..
Doktor: you are delusional. Haldol might help.
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This week I came to the realisation that dzOgchen might be a mentall illness. Of course I am me. 99% do not see they are Awareness. More proof ?
Can you maintain rigpa in a cessation event. In theravada the definition of a cessation is you cannot be aware but if rigpa is the recognition of the ground which prevades all does this bypass? Maybe this is a silly question.
Hello folks, I may be spending a fair amount of time in Santa Fe over the next few years and I wonder if anyone has any suggestions for practice opportunities in the region, including Albuquerque and Taos. I know that Ewam Pema Khandro Ling is there, but honestly I don't know anything about it or its resident teacher Gochen Tulku Sang-ngag except what I have read on the website. I gather there's also an FPMT center, and maybe a Kagyu center, as well as a Zen center with a fairly prominent senior teacher.
Not looking to gossip or anything like that, of course, just looking for impressions and tips by anyone who's familiar with the area - if it's a good place to lay a foundation for practice, especially in Dzogchen.
Many thanks!
How do you handle all the people who are struggling? I think it may get worse as stress in society probably increases. I’ve experienced the bliss that meditation can bring, but when you tell others about it, they often think it’s nonsense. How do you explain this to them? Thanks!
After your first unmistakable recognition, what was it like for you as the view gradually be became more and more easy to access? I’m a fairly new student, and I feel quite inspired to see that students who have been on the path for a longer time seem to have a pretty easy time accessing rigpa whenever! If you felt comfortable sharing the story of your progression I imagine that could feel supportive! Thank you! Highest attainment 🙏🏽🤍
anyone familiar with john gorman.. he says most practioners die before reaching stability.. we can use 5meo to accelerate the process.. is this vaild?
I realized that I have audio of the Vajra Amor mantra in the Dzogchen Community Mantras collection I purchased many years ago, so that is why I deleted my previous post asking if there is a Vajra Armor audio in ChNN's lineage. There is and I already had it.
Can anyone here who received this practice from Namkhai Norbu and has been doing this mantra daily can confirm for me that you are also doing it with 31 syllables? I made a mark on a piece of paper for every syllable as I listened to Namkhai Norbu slowly recite the mantra. He speaks it very clearly. I'm just curious if he's always been taught this way because it's not really clear from the Vajra Armor e-book, which mentions some different pronunciations and a potential omission, and also literally every version of the mantra on Youtube is different from this (that I can find).
I'm not worried about it, just curious, so no need to advise me "not to worry about it" or "if that's how he pronounced it on the mp3, then it's correct" or anything like that. I already know that. I'm asking specific questions I am curious about without detailing the mantra publicly. (Just trying to be clear so as not to waste anyone's time). Thanks.