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Hello Bandit, Thanks for the post. Shingles in the jaw sounds absolutely horrible, I can't even imagine. This is definitely one way to look at it, the good thing is that you've apparently learned from your pain. It may seem careless or heartless to make the assertion that we only feel pain...

Hello, I recently came across a miscellaneous teaching on self-cherishing or the ego that gave me one of those "eureka!" moments and I thought I'd share it. It was said that the only reason we experience any sort of pain, emotional or physical is because of our ego. We have become so...

Thanks for the amplification Vaj, I am very familiar with Shantideva's Guide and have read several commentaries. This is one of those areas that can be interpreted very differently by different schools. Different schools can all have drastically different views on different translations...

Hello Phyllis, Ha! First off, it is pretty difficult for one, striving sincerely, to actually breat the vows. In order to do so, not only must you incure one of the primary downfalls but it's generally only a downfall if A) you don't regard the action as wrong, B) you don't wish to abstain...

Hello Vaj, Thank you for explaining so clearly what I struggle to make barely intellegeble. Someone's karma would have to be really bad to not understand that clarity.:D Hello Phyllis, This is very true. In my case some very special circumstances came together to allow me to complete...

Hello Phyllis, Thank you for your interest. As Vaj implied, there is a lot that one could explain. However, I have an apparent inability to be so brief.:) Let's see if I can explain this better than some of my other attempts about some other topics. To give you a very general (very general...

Hello Taijasi, Thank you for the positive view. We (Buddhists anyway) claim to truly believe this is possible, but when we (some of us) have some possible evidence of it we tend to shun it and think no way! And hey, the kid said, "I'm not a Buddha". I'd say it's definitely possible that he...

Hello Brian, No, I highly doubt you are. Some of the other articles I've read also say they put some sort of curtain or screen around his tree each night, so no one really knows what he is doing after dark. I also noticed the "will of God" statement. It reminded me of Vaj's recent comment...

Hello, I'm sure most of you, having access to the internet, have read the stories about the Buddha boy. (If not you can read about it here). So, what do you think? Is Maitreya in our midst? Looks like we might not know for another 6 years as he's currently "only at the level of rinpoche".:) I...

Vaj, Well good! I'm glad to hear you were able to go. Sounds like it was a good experience. The karmic seeds you planted, just to be able to go, must be great and vast. "Thank God for the Dalai Lama." Ha! I might not have been able to maintain my composure. Such irony, such a good reminder...

Vaj, Thank you for your post! Absolutely nothing! It's amazing to me that such a simple gathering can be such a powerful force. The worst/best part of it is that since I have returned and since I have been reading the vows, the root downfalls and the secondary downfalls daily, I have...

Hello, Well, I'm back, and the truth is I've been somewhat speechless about the event. It was wonderful, amazing and empowering. I really don't know what to say. I've been trying to get on here and post something for two days, but I find it very difficult to verbalize my experience. It seems...

Thanks again Vaj, 'Tis Tibetan... ha ha... :D I'm leaving now. Ciao!

Hello Heaven Id, Welcome to CR. Good question! Difficult question... Buddha Shakyamuni covered a vast array of teachings. Some would say it is all-encompassing. However, the different schools and vehicles place more or less emphasis on different aspects and/or have different...

Hello, You're always so humble. But I believe it was my mis-use of the language... I really like the Indian/Tibetan practice for public speaking. Wish we could adopt something like that in general. I knew this question was coming. And the answer is, yes, I do.:D I'm sorry to be so...

Hey Bandit, I'm getting a really good visual from this. I wish I was more of an artist, or perhaps an animator. I could make a great cartoon. We'd be in a race with a common start and finish line, we'd all be in Flinstones-esque cars paddling our feet with all of our might, travelling at...

Hello Vaj, Thank you for your reply. I realize that they must have some way to limit attendance but it's too bad they have to do it by raising ticket prices. It is nice that the Dalai Lama seems to have a way to work around that, I wasn't aware of that. It amazes me how much some of these...

I tend to agree. It would seem that we must go through a period of chaos before we get where we're going... which is of course, nowhere in particular.:D

Smkolins, Ah, but who's to say the United States are truly united?:rolleyes: That's a very political and subjective uniting that's taking place. Such a uniting of religions might not work out as well.:)

Vajradhara, Again, thank you so much. What great info! Glad to hear that you will get to see the Dalai Lama, that should be great. He was near here a few months ago but it's a long drive and the price of the tickets didn't help matters much.:) I have not had any other empowerments...