Guest guest Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 There is no icon of Kali "trampling" on shiva. There is an icon of Kali standing above shiva. The meaning is the exact opposite of what you think it is: it shows that Kali is completly unable to hurt shiva even if the position is reversed and she is standing or sitting above Shiva. There is a similar symbolism involved when siva is the couch for Mahatripurasundari and she is sitting on top of him. There is no harm or degradation involved in that act. ----Hmm, an actual thought of yours or did you read this somewhere? Shiva looks very happy here http://www.kalimandir.org/library/images/is_kali_img1.jpg Actually, he does look in bhava here though http://www.energycenter.com/auction.folder/Kali2.JPG Yes I can see from this picture below of Kalachakra why you are so upset http://www.lecabinet.com/motel/images/c_wheel_of_time_kalachakra.jpg And oh, it's so very different from this http://www.sarimagic.com/batik/be98.jpg I frankly don't understand your hatred of Buddhists, since you're obviously not really even a tantrik practitioner. If you were you would have more esoteric, and less bookish and conventional understandings. The Buddhist deities stand on two legs but you don't even have one to stand one. Oh yeah, because they beg, and get rich. Yeah right. The real problem is that your wedic tradition is losing converts and therefore a wedic India is fast slipping from your dreams. The real problem is that you are powerless to change that. The real problem is that you're prejudiced and biased against an individual choosing a different religion from the one in which they were born. The real problem is not Buddhism at all but all other religions which you patently despise. You're a bigot and a fascist. That is a real problem. Go back to the BJP convention. It's not important that you lump all Buddhists together as if they all utilize some specific tradition. But what is important is that you have some unresolved fear and anger at some general portion of the population as if they have no right to exist. But they do exist, no matter what you say, so learn to live with it, or die full of hatred. It's your life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 I thought you enjoy the discussions with me now you again start to get nasty. I do not dislike buddhists i was just joking with the car the vehicle and the walk by feet this is only symbolism you see,(Yana= Vehicle) and not in the least as "hardcore f,,,d up" intolerant desecrating bloody stupid m and fa...(Yab Yum)-f...ing.symbolism as is used in your buddhist "Tantras". Please do not take my words to serious you are attaching more importance to them then i myself do, and you are much more intersted in my psychology and state of mind then i am. I like you - i would not discuss anything with you if i would dislike you i would ignore you. Sono pleasse by niice again, I do not like loosing my best opponent. > Thank you Sir: you can have your superior Vehicle i prefer walking on > my own feet. > > > ----So far, I see you only walking on the feet of others. You have only shown that you dislike Buddhists, but still have never given a single source for anything you have conjectured. > > ----Moreover, you say you walk on your feet but all your references are merely pseudointellectual. that is, if they truely were intellectual you would cite sources, and before even in your kundalini expositions you merely quoted readily available teachings. Nothing you have ever said has been your own. That's not walking on your feet, it's being carried in the shakey rickshaw of your imagination, by the feet of others who did the hard work for you. > > ----This is the greatest danger of mere bookishness, that one thinks they have some experience but the only experience is that of flipping pages. In this way you resemble most Catholics who think by "The Book." Moreover the more you preach against Buddhism, the more you become the very proselitizing pulpit pounder that you despise. Better to beat your chest at King Kong. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 I didn't curse at you if that's what you're getting at. I don't really understand you sometimes. You always back off when I show that you're a rather petty tyrant. If you actually liked arguing then again you would show sources for your most extreme points of view. For example the anal ripping stuff. The ganesha trampling stuff, and so on. All you are doing is decanting poison for others to drink, and then running out the door to eat at your neighbors. I am merely trying to throw the poisonous water out the window. It's not that I hate you or something. That's not it. I just don't understand how you think you're accomplishing something positive or productive. I'm still waiting for some references. The fact is that you know me less that I know you. In spite of me having come out with many personal facts about myself. How can I be a Buddhist tantric and still love Shiva and Kali. These are things that you may never understand though someday I hope you do. Ironic that I am a Kalachakra initiate and yet I still do love Kali and Shiva. Very ironic, while you won't say if you're any tantric lineage at all and yet you despise all Buddhists and seem not to love kali or Shiva either as their nature is of unity and peace, things which you are not speaking of. Only of hatred and warring icons. The reality here is somewhat larger. If you think I'm sparring with you then know that you have already lost quite a long time back. You lost as soon as you hid your lineage for which you yet name yourself, and you lost as soon as you tried to trample Buddha, which is a big mistake, and you lost when you wouldn't give references for the most nasty things you said, and you lost, for me. I am not sparring for fun but to set the record straight. Why are you hiding. We know what traditions Kochu, DB, Len, and many others here represent. What do you represent? So far, an admixture of hatred, mistaken bookish bigotry, and prejudice. These are the traditions I seek to trample. - mahahradanatha Thursday, May 12, 2005 1:46 PM Re: Trampling Deities I thought you enjoy the discussions with me now you again start to get nasty. I do not dislike buddhists i was just joking with the car the vehicle and the walk by feet this is only symbolism you see,(Yana= Vehicle) and not in the least as "hardcore f,,,d up" intolerant desecrating bloody stupid m and fa...(Yab Yum)-f...ing.symbolism as is used in your buddhist "Tantras". Please do not take my words to serious you are attaching more importance to them then i myself do, and you are much more intersted in my psychology and state of mind then i am. I like you - i would not discuss anything with you if i would dislike you i would ignore you. Sono pleasse by niice again, I do not like loosing my best opponent. > Thank you Sir: you can have your superior Vehicle i prefer walking on > my own feet. > > > ----So far, I see you only walking on the feet of others. You have only shown that you dislike Buddhists, but still have never given a single source for anything you have conjectured. > > ----Moreover, you say you walk on your feet but all your references are merely pseudointellectual. that is, if they truely were intellectual you would cite sources, and before even in your kundalini expositions you merely quoted readily available teachings. Nothing you have ever said has been your own. That's not walking on your feet, it's being carried in the shakey rickshaw of your imagination, by the feet of others who did the hard work for you. > > ----This is the greatest danger of mere bookishness, that one thinks they have some experience but the only experience is that of flipping pages. In this way you resemble most Catholics who think by "The Book." Moreover the more you preach against Buddhism, the more you become the very proselitizing pulpit pounder that you despise. Better to beat your chest at King Kong. > > Links / b.. c.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 I am prejudiced against: prejudice, intolerance, superiority of one race religion philosophy or caste over another. If tantric buddhism exhibts these feature i will critize it no matter if you like it or not. If a Hindu posting is showing prejudice intolerance superiority of one race religion or philosophy over another i will critice that also. Up to now this has not happenend here, it is just a coincidence out of my control that up to now, only budhhists showed this behaviour. I am not much interested in buddhism hinduism kundalini etc. I have posted here upto now only if people that have serious questions and have posted here have been mistreated and attacked. Religion and spiritual philosophys seem to be doing more harm than good in the present age. They seem to only nourish the bad instead of the good qualities. Now look at yourself and what you post now, so much hate and arrogance just because i demand respect for the feelings of someone else, (i am not even writing on my behalf) whose feelings have been hurt by a misrepresentation of his gods (I am talking about anandanath whose post started the thread.) If you ask me about my opinion- i am not too much interested in the subject of how the buddhist or hindus depict what. I am interested in the way human beings treat each other. This should include respect for each other. If this respect is not shown we have the wrong attitude here, i am trying to correct that. I think it would do you good to stop attacking me, it is a waste of time. > I frankly don't understand your hatred of Buddhists, since you're obviously not really even a tantrik practitioner. If you were you would have more esoteric, and less bookish and conventional understandings. The Buddhist deities stand on two legs but you don't even have one to stand one. Oh yeah, because they beg, and get rich. Yeah right. The real problem is that your wedic tradition is losing converts and therefore a wedic India is fast slipping from your dreams. The real problem is that you are powerless to change that. The real problem is that you're prejudiced and biased against an individual choosing a different religion from the one in which they were born. The real problem is not Buddhism at all but all other religions which you patently despise. > > You're a bigot and a fascist. That is a real problem. Go back to the BJP convention. > > It's not important that you lump all Buddhists together as if they all utilize some specific tradition. But what is important is that you have some unresolved fear and anger at some general portion of the population as if they have no right to exist. But they do exist, no matter what you say, so learn to live with it, or die full of hatred. It's your life. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 I do things my way, not your way or anyones elses way, i have the right to do things my way. I hurt no one, i disrespect no one. If you do not like what i do it is fine with me If you like it it is fine also. It is of no concern to me. It is your decision This is called "svecchaacharya" : The path of doing ones own will. This implies having respect for one another. , "Eve__69" <eve__69@h...> wrote: > I didn't curse at you if that's what you're getting at. I don't really understand you sometimes. You always back off when I show that you're a rather petty tyrant. If you actually liked arguing then again you would show sources for your most extreme points of view. For example the anal ripping stuff. The ganesha trampling stuff, and so on. All you are doing is decanting poison for others to drink, and then running out the door to eat at your neighbors. I am merely trying to throw the poisonous water out the window. It's not that I hate you or something. That's not it. I just don't understand how you think you're accomplishing something positive or productive. I'm still waiting for some references. > > The fact is that you know me less that I know you. In spite of me having come out with many personal facts about myself. How can I be a Buddhist tantric and still love Shiva and Kali. These are things that you may never understand though someday I hope you do. Ironic that I am a Kalachakra initiate and yet I still do love Kali and Shiva. Very ironic, while you won't say if you're any tantric lineage at all and yet you despise all Buddhists and seem not to love kali or Shiva either as their nature is of unity and peace, things which you are not speaking of. Only of hatred and warring icons. The reality here is somewhat larger. If you think I'm sparring with you then know that you have already lost quite a long time back. You lost as soon as you hid your lineage for which you yet name yourself, and you lost as soon as you tried to trample Buddha, which is a big mistake, and you lost when you wouldn't give references for the most nasty things you said, and you lost, for me. I am not sparring for fun but to set the record straight. > > Why are you hiding. We know what traditions Kochu, DB, Len, and many others here represent. What do you represent? So far, an admixture of hatred, mistaken bookish bigotry, and prejudice. These are the traditions I seek to trample. > - > mahahradanatha > > Thursday, May 12, 2005 1:46 PM > Re: Trampling Deities > > > I thought you enjoy the discussions with me now you again start to > get nasty. > I do not dislike buddhists i was just joking with the car the vehicle > and the walk by feet this is only symbolism you see,(Yana= Vehicle) > and not in the least as "hardcore f,,,d up" intolerant desecrating > bloody stupid m and fa...(Yab Yum)-f...ing.symbolism as is used in > your buddhist "Tantras". > > Please do not take my words to serious you are attaching more > importance to them then i myself do, and you are much more intersted > in my psychology and state of mind then i am. > I like you - i would not discuss anything with you if i would dislike > you i would ignore you. Sono pleasse by niice again, I do not like > loosing my best opponent. > > > > Thank you Sir: you can have your superior Vehicle i prefer walking > on > my own feet. > > > > > > ----So far, I see you only walking on the feet of others. You have > only shown that you dislike Buddhists, but still have never given a > single source for anything you have conjectured. > > > > ----Moreover, you say you walk on your feet but all your references > are merely pseudointellectual. that is, if they truely were > intellectual you would cite sources, and before even in your > kundalini expositions you merely quoted readily available teachings. > Nothing you have ever said has been your own. That's not walking on > your feet, it's being carried in the shakey rickshaw of your > imagination, by the feet of others who did the hard work for you. > > > > ----This is the greatest danger of mere bookishness, that one > thinks they have some experience but the only experience is that of > flipping pages. In this way you resemble most Catholics who think > by "The Book." Moreover the more you preach against Buddhism, the > more you become the very proselitizing pulpit pounder that you > despise. Better to beat your chest at King Kong. > > > > > > > > > -- ---------- > Links > > > / > > b.. > > > c.. Terms of Service. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 You said, I am prejudiced against: prejudice, intolerance, superiority of one race religion philosophy or caste over another. If tantric buddhism exhibts these feature i will critize it no matter if you like it or not. If a Hindu posting is showing prejudice intolerance superiority of one race religion or philosophy over another i will critice that also. Up to now this has not happenend here, it is just a coincidence out of my control that up to now, only budhhists showed this behaviour. I say, that you giveth and then taketh away. You say you hate "prejudice, intolerance, superiority of one race religion philosophy or caste over another." But then next sentence you reinforce these same things by saying, "it is just a coincidence out of my control that up to now, only budhhists showed this behaviour." This is simply not true. So Bwahahahhahahhaaa. Live and learn. You invest alot of energy in things you care little about. Peace - Out.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Maybe it is useful to learn a little bit more about human behaviour. Your the Rat and i am the scientist So Bwahahahhahahhaaa. Live and learn. You invest alot of energy in things you care little about. Peace - Out.... > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 , Vaj <vajranatha@e...> wrote: > Skipping up to > Anuttarayogatantra, in order to provide a means of practice > attractive to Shaivites and Kapalika mendicants and their >followers, > who were primarily outcastes, Mahasiddhas revealed tantras such as > Hevajra, and so on; Btw, Kapalika mata was founded by a vaishya and his shUdra student. Some of the kApAlika practices were actually practiced by brAhmaNa-s belonging to the atharvaNa veda. Perhaps you were never aware of the above. Nor those buddhists who theorised what you wrote. See! Blind leading the blind. See the following research done by a couple of acquaintances of mine: "The inscription from Nirmand village in the Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh states that the king sharvavarman installed a li~nga of kapAleshavara in around 576-580 AD. His successor samudrasena in the 600s provided the nirmaNDa agrahAra to a school of atharvavedic brahmins for preserving the atharvaNa shruti and maintaining the kApAla rites." The russian dude who keeps shouting that tantrics are close to christianity(oh my godness!) and not mainstream hinduism -- seeing the above inscription? :-) :-) Also for those who praise tantra and in the heart of hearts hates brahmins. Having a strong agenda in one's mind does really makes people say really stupid things. >You do believe that evolution occurs, > correct? You do believe in the law of karma, correct? Well then you > have to recognize that many Hindu deities have the karma of ritual > sacrifice connected to them. Sic! You dont have the slightest idea of what you are talking about. No. karma of ritual sacrifice is not connected to them(i.e Hindu deities). Silly. > > It's just a fact. Some tantras only exist in Tibetan Buddhism. Even > popular practices like hatha-yoga in their original purity are lost in > their Hindu versions. Unsubstantiated claims again. You display such ignorance of Hindu tantra that I dont see a point in responding to your other posts. To mahAhradanAtha: >There is no exact historical evidence of what the Kapalikas exactly >believed and where the sampradaya vanished or merged into. They exist till date. Even if they dont exist as kApAlika-s per se, there are people who still practice the deadly mAraNa and other rites from the kApAlika tantra-s even today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 , Vaj <vajranatha@e...> wrote: > Dear mahahradanatha: > > On May 12, 2005, at 2:00 PM, mahahradanatha wrote: > > > The meaning is the exact opposite of what you think it is: it shows > > that Kali is completly unable to hurt shiva even if the position is > > reversed and she is standing or sitting above Shiva. > > Not even close! It is a coded instruction in the twilight-language for > specific practices regarding the "corpse position". > There is more than one explanation and my explanation includes yours as well as others you dont know about always remember:the pot is included in space not the space included in the post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Kalachakra doesn't trample them either, he/they merely are standing on them as well. - satisharigela Thursday, May 12, 2005 2:48 PM Re: Trampling Deities , "Eve__69" <eve__69@h...> wrote: > The question was why does Kalachakra trample Rudra and Kamadev? The >answer I am told by people I questioned is that all tantras depict the >previous gods and goddesses being trampled under the new form of >religion. Shaivitte tantras were replaced by Kali tantras and >therefore show Kali trampling Shiva. Most tantras in general were >playing in one form or another upon already extant Shivagamas and so >used the common imagery of trampling upon Shiva to advance their >superiority. Kali doesnt trample shiva. She stands on shiva. If you observe other forms of Devi there are seated by the side of shiva. One cannot compare the buddhist devata-s trampling hindu deities and Kali standing on shiva. Kali standing on Shiva has a philosphical significance. I dont know if bauddha devata-s trampling hindu deities is of such philosophical imagery. Above passage displays a gross misunderstanding of the shAkta view of the concept of shiva and shakti. You are right that shaivagamas are the oldest. Anybody can paint anything. Links / b.. c.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 On May 12, 2005, at 4:16 PM, satisharigela wrote: > , Vaj <vajranatha@e...> wrote: > > > Skipping up to > > Anuttarayogatantra, in order to provide a means of practice > > attractive to Shaivites and Kapalika mendicants and their > >followers, > > who were primarily outcastes, Mahasiddhas revealed tantras such as > > Hevajra, and so on; > > Btw, Kapalika mata was founded by a vaishya and his shUdra student. > > Some of the kApAlika practices were actually practiced by brAhmaNa-s > belonging to the atharvaNa veda. > > Perhaps you were never aware of the above. Nor those buddhists who > theorised what you wrote. See! Blind leading the blind. > Certainly nothing new to me. > >You do believe that evolution occurs, > > correct? You do believe in the law of karma, correct? Well then you > > have to recognize that many Hindu deities have the karma of ritual > > sacrifice connected to them. > > Sic! You dont have the slightest idea of what you are talking about. > No. karma of ritual sacrifice is not connected to them(i.e Hindu > deities). Silly. Not Hindu deities in general--specific deities. Don't try to generalize something that was not meant that way. > > > > > > It's just a fact. Some tantras only exist in Tibetan Buddhism. Even > > popular practices like hatha-yoga in their original purity are lost > in > > their Hindu versions. > > Unsubstantiated claims again. You display such ignorance of Hindu > tantra that I dont see a point in responding to your other posts. Great then show me the lineal practice of nada-bindu-vayu in the Hindu tradition a la the Unification of the Sun and Moon tantra. Show me the original Indian tantras for attainment of the rainbow body. They no longer exist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 This is a misunderstanding again, he does trample on them because to the buddhist tantrics they symbolise demonic evil tendencies. In the same way as the demon mahisa symbolises evil tendecies in the Story connected with the slaying of the buffallo demon. Only that the buddhist tantrics felt the need to degrade other faiths by using Deities to symbolise evil tendencies, thereby they have unfortunately been degrading their own state. I can only recommend to the buddhist practioners to stop visualizing their evil tendencies in the form and with the names of Hindu Deities. Just imagine some human form and do not identify this form with the deities of other religion. Do not practice mahakala Sadhanas where he is torturing ganapati. The Sadhanas are dangerous and will accumulate a lot of bad karma if they are practiced with Visualizations that are concerned with inflicting pain, death or humilations to Hindu or other deities. > Kalachakra doesn't trample them either, he/they merely are standing on them as well. > - > satisharigela > > Thursday, May 12, 2005 2:48 PM > Re: Trampling Deities > > > , "Eve__69" <eve__69@h...> wrote: > > The question was why does Kalachakra trample Rudra and Kamadev? > The > >answer I am told by people I questioned is that all tantras depict > the > >previous gods and goddesses being trampled under the new form of > >religion. Shaivitte tantras were replaced by Kali tantras and > >therefore show Kali trampling Shiva. Most tantras in general were > >playing in one form or another upon already extant Shivagamas and so > >used the common imagery of trampling upon Shiva to advance their > >superiority. > > Kali doesnt trample shiva. She stands on shiva. > If you observe other forms of Devi there are seated by the side of > shiva. One cannot compare the buddhist devata-s trampling hindu > deities > and Kali standing on shiva. Kali standing on Shiva has a philosphical > significance. I dont know if bauddha devata-s trampling hindu deities > is of such philosophical imagery. > > Above passage displays a gross misunderstanding of the shAkta view of > the concept of shiva and shakti. > You are right that shaivagamas are the oldest. > > Anybody can paint anything. -- ---------- > Links > > > / > > b.. > > > c.. Terms of Service. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Vajranath ! > > Well one could certainly say the same of Neo-Hinduism. How many > converts do we have from Mahesh Yogi, Osho and ISHKON? Millions. I thought we where talking about doctrines connected with the so called "tantras" ? This is a completly different pair of shoes. > Without knowing which "original Nath-sampradaya" you are referring to > or specifically which two tantras you are comparing it's hard to even > respond to this. Numerous Buddhist tantras speak of Vajra-nature, the > indestructible quality of ultimate reality. I am writing about a doctrine that is concernend with a meditative awareness that is the goal of all buddhist tantras of the anuttara class, aiming at the realisation of the clear light either achieved during the death process or with a mudra. The main experience that should ideally be triggered is to realise the impermanence of even the indestructible drop in the heart (called jivatma in hindu philosophy) It should not be too hard to respond without having recourse to a specific tantra. The same goes for the natha doctrines it is also univeral acknowledged in all saiva schools that atma jnana is the aim not anatma jnana. That is way the saiva meditation aims to establish the unity between jivatama and paramatma and ultimatly shiva shakti. >From the outside the methods may seem to be similar but they are not, Buddhism uses the outward form only while following differnt aims. The Vajra conceived as indestructible is not applied to the state of the drop but to the realisation that the drop is impermanent, this is the main difference between hinduism and buddhism so to say. That is something you definitly should think about, maybe after all you are not a buddhist, and you dont want to get rid of the beautiful jewel like jivatmaa fter all. What will you do if you sit there in pralaya with your atma miles away tucked safely in an unknown place and no shaman to get you out of this mess? Better you think about this now before its too late. > If you understand the intent of these tantras, the depiction is never to humiliate or trample Gods, but as symbols of ignorance. I'm sure that doesn't make you feel any better, Oh thank you i am fine i feel well. But i doubt it is only a symbolism the people that evolved the iconography were definitly of the opinion that the corresponding deities are in the state of mind they represent and have to be transformend by force this is clearly stated in some tantras. That this has not been generally so is another matter for instance the Hevajara Tantra has a different approach towards shiva and the Hindu Deities. but neither does the usage of > Hindu divinities for black magic, sacrifice, etc. as far as I'm > concerned. See my previous message on Shiva and Parvati for an example. Now i cannot follow you anymore...sorry...people and animals get killed everywhere no matter what religion - all the tibetans are non- vegetarians i bet there are more animals slaughtered by tibetan buddhists than by Hindus ( % percentagewise of course ) because most hindus are vegetarians, whereas most if not all tibetans eat meat, also the american and european sangha are mostly non vegetarians. The tibetan tantrics killed huge amounts of their own kin and of the Bon po because of religious motives. If you compare the rituals in the buddhist tantras connected with killing and harming they are proportional much higher than the helpful rites, whereas if you look at Hindu tantras the opposite is true. > > This argument is dangerous and has been used to legitimate murder and > > killing rites in the budhhist tradition. > > Then you should have no problem citing an authoritative and specific > example. of course you just have to take a closer look at the tibetan history and the arguments that were used to defend and excuse the amss slaughter of Nyimga Lmas and other atrocities against the Bonpo. It was not so long ago that there have been murder complots waged against the Dalai Lama by a fanatic tantric sect of a certain Dharmapala. > > The Christian church fathers used a similar argument in the witch > > hunts. They argued that through the flames of the fire the witch > > would be cleanend of her sins and it was for the good of the witch > > that she was burned. > > I seriously doubt that Christians have a concept such as wrathful > compassion--the ideal of which is to convert anger and wrath into > mirror-like awareness. If you could post an authoritative reference to such an inner practice, I'd love to hear it! Now this is about real people who have been burned killed and were tortured. I do not think this is funny or that one should crack jokes about human suffering. Please do your own research and compare the arguments of the witch hunters with those that ordered the mass killings of Nyimgmapa Lamas in tibetan history. Both have thought that by wrathful compassion they were doing those they killed a favour. But as i wrote before things like that can happen everywhere. And like i said in another post i tend to believe that religion can do more harm than good if it is not guided by tolerance and respect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 ----I'm laughing... I am writing about a doctrine that is concernend with a meditative awareness that is the goal of all buddhist tantras of the anuttara class, aiming at the realisation of the clear light either achieved during the death process or with a mudra. The main experience that should ideally be triggered is to realise the impermanence of even the indestructible drop in the heart (called jivatma in hindu philosophy) ----Nonsense, again prestidigitation. No tantra says anything of this sort. It's very mean spirited of you to make such claims without references. Oh Great Nath. Out of curiousity, are you a descendent of Dadaji? It should not be too hard to respond without having recourse to a specific tantra. ----Why shouldn't it be hard since you're shooting arrows at the sky, should we run about with a target hoping they'll fall somewhere near the bullseye. It's for you in defining your target to shoot with an aim. So far there's no target. The same goes for the natha doctrines it is also univeral acknowledged in all saiva schools that atma jnana is the aim not anatma jnana. That is way the saiva meditation aims to establish the unity between jivatama and paramatma and ultimatly shiva shakti. ----This is foolish. Right from the start I read the flipping of pages in your words without the flipping of experience. >From the outside the methods may seem to be similar but they are not, Buddhism uses the outward form only while following differnt aims. ----Similar? The Vajra conceived as indestructible is not applied to the state of the drop but to the realisation that the drop is impermanent, this is the main difference between hinduism and buddhism so to say. That is something you definitly should think about, maybe after all you are not a buddhist, and you dont want to get rid of the beautiful jewel like jivatmaa fter all. What will you do if you sit there in pralaya with your atma miles away tucked safely in an unknown place and no shaman to get you out of this mess? Better you think about this now before its too late. ----Hindu tantras mention a "drop" somewhere? The "drop" is specifically a feature of Kalachakra. It is not in other mahayoga tantras, and it certainly is not a mainstay of any atiyoga class tantra. If someone is sitting somewhere then how can their atman be somewhere else? What "someone" are you talking about. ----In your words are much fear and very little truth or happiness. I feel that you are not the Maha that preceeds your tag. Wouldn't it be much kinder to those who in your small pond may swim in your wake to admit how you're not truely such a great master. Otherwise I'm afraid that all you will instill is a great fear of tantra in your acolytes. Ah, why bother. You have never answered a single point that I asked. You have never given a single reference. That's maddening that you expect people to believe you merely because you use the language. Nevermind talking the talk. There's a saying that a dog turd can be wrapped in a fine brocade, but eventually people will smell it for what it is. You using Buddhist tantra merely to make people fear Buddhism is sordid. Natha, have you forgotten your roots? There' s no way that you're a student of Dadaji, or of the Adinaths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Please don't be moderating and changing these posts Nora. We put effort into them and deserve to have them presented as is. There are other groups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 , "Eve__69" <eve__69@h...> wrote: > Please don't be moderating and changing these posts Nora. We put effort into them and deserve to have them presented as is. There are other groups. > For you information, I do not change these post. None of them have been deleted. If you read them again, please. I am just compiling them into one so that is make it easier for other to read. My intentions are for good and not to compromise anybody. If that is not good enought for you, i am sorry. I have even unmoderate your too to be fair. I readlly do not understand your statement? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 Look, Vajranath joined today and I feel a kinship. I hate to see him think he has been edited on his first day. Then he won't trust that his things won't be edited in the future. Get it? Not to offend you because you know I think you're awesome. PS, there's no way to edit me because then there would be nothing left - NMadasamy Thursday, May 12, 2005 10:06 PM Re: Trampling Deities , "Eve__69" <eve__69@h...> wrote: > Please don't be moderating and changing these posts Nora. We put effort into them and deserve to have them presented as is. There are other groups. > For you information, I do not change these post. None of them have been deleted. If you read them again, please. I am just compiling them into one so that is make it easier for other to read. My intentions are for good and not to compromise anybody. If that is not good enought for you, i am sorry. I have even unmoderate your too to be fair. I readlly do not understand your statement? Links / b.. c.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 --- mahahradanatha <mahahradanatha wrote: > > This exactly what i say they use the gods of other > relgions to > symbolise evil tendencies this is a desecration and > it shows in fact > the inferiority of their philosophy while it is > supposed to show the > superiority. The Gods of the older religion are almost always demonized by a newer, rival religion. So the Christians took the Greek god Pan, and turned him into the Devil. It's a side-effect of proselytizing. It appears in commercial marketing, too. Drink Pepsi, not that evil Coca Cola. -- Len/ Kalipadma Mail Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour: http://tour.mail./mailtour.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 , "Eve__69" <eve__69@h...> wrote: > Look, Vajranath joined today and I feel a kinship. I hate to see him think he has been edited on his first day. Then he won't trust that his things won't be edited in the future. Get it? Not to offend you because you know I think you're awesome. PS, there's no way to edit me because then there would be nothing left I understand your position and thank you for inviting your friend to join us. But you too must understand. Trust is something you need to earn from understanding. If he were to read his message again, he will see that I have not deleted anything at all. Why dont you read what I have written and I have done. I making the same appeal to others, to be considerate to other members. Sometimes people respond with one sentence but with trails of whole lot of other pass messages. It will confuse others. And your comment "there are other groups". What are you trying to imply here. I think we in SS have been very flexible and tolerant people. In another group I saw they publicly said :"Vamachara are not welcome here". We would NEVER say such a thing. Look I am not angry at all. All I am asking is to be considerate and if only we plan our thoughts and post them in a proper so that others too can follow and enjoy the whole discussion. Is that asking too much? You have been a wonderful friend to SS. We really appreciate your presence here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 >The whole thread started with the question why are the buddhist >deitys shown in an attitude of triumph trampling on other deities. Mahahradanatha does have a point here. It goes beyond the iconography as I have also read Tibetan accounts of Buddhist leaders fighting and defeating the deities of the people they were trying to convert. The Ultimate is the Ultimate, and i think these tales of supremacy drag people down into attachment identifications, rather than freeing from them. Where's the emptiness then? I'd ask the same question of the bars to women getting full ordainment. In the same way, I doubt the value of treating or depicting deities like Sarasvati and Lakshmi like vain women competing with each other for a sage's allegiance. Much like the goddesses in Homer vying for Paris' approval. These low imaginings are unworthy of the Sacred. I think it is appropriate to question hegemonic symbolism, as I don't buy the idea that the defeats are purely esoteric. They had/have resonance in the world, and historical links to dominance-based behaviors, as are found in all institutionalized state religions. That is not to deny the great value that Vajrayana teachings carry, it is only to recognize that dak dzin (grasping-to-an-ego) can creep in and become embedded in cultural institutions as it does in the humans who create them. Max -- Max Dashu Suppressed Histories Archives Global Women's History http://www.suppressedhistories.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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