Guest guest Posted May 7, 1999 Report Share Posted May 7, 1999 On Fri, 7 May 1999 09:04:24 Debora A. Orf wrote: >i've been priveleged and very blessed this week, as my teacher, Khenpo >Gyurmed Tinley Rinpoche was staying at my house. >Doing sadhanas took on a whole new energy level with him in my house. was >cool. may all beings benefit... )) I hope this isn't inappropriate for the list (tell me if it is, moderator) , but would you mind sharing some characteristics of the teachings you follow, how they differentiate from other Buddhist paths and how the teachings view phenomena such as K ? Might be interesting for other new members as well... Best regards, Amanda. Angelfire for your free web-based e-mail. http://www.angelfire.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 1999 Report Share Posted May 7, 1999 no no no, the dog was not supposed to go upstairs! On Fri, 7 May 1999, David Bozzi wrote: > David Bozzi <david.bozzi > > "Debora A. Orf" wrote: > > > the doggy really liked Rinpoche a lot, and in a way i felt a little bad > > keeping him from the upstairs of the house where he is not supposed to go. > > Why? Does Rinpoche have bad knees? > > > ------ > Join the Star Wars craze! > > Set up your Star Wars list at ONElist. > | Debora A. Orf | | dorf01 | "You are what you think" --Buddha | | Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 1999 Report Share Posted May 7, 1999 "Debora A. Orf" wrote: > the doggy really liked Rinpoche a lot, and in a way i felt a little bad > keeping him from the upstairs of the house where he is not supposed to go. Why? Does Rinpoche have bad knees? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 1999 Report Share Posted May 7, 1999 Debora A. Orf [dorf01] Friday, May 07, 1999 10:40 AM Re: wonderful guest "Debora A. Orf" <dorf01 no no no, the dog was not supposed to go upstairs! Harsha: Does the dog have weak knees? :--) On Fri, 7 May 1999, David Bozzi wrote: > David Bozzi <david.bozzi > > "Debora A. Orf" wrote: > > > the doggy really liked Rinpoche a lot, and in a way i felt a little bad > > keeping him from the upstairs of the house where he is not supposed to go. > > Why? Does Rinpoche have bad knees? > > > ------ > Join the Star Wars craze! > > Set up your Star Wars list at ONElist. > | Debora A. Orf | | dorf01 | "You are what you think" --Buddha | | ------ Did you know that http://www.ONElist.com More than 3.5 million people are using ONElist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 1999 Report Share Posted May 7, 1999 hehehehe dog is fine, i just prefer that dogs stay downstairs | Debora A. Orf | | dorf01 | "You are what you think" --Buddha | | Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 1999 Report Share Posted May 7, 1999 On Fri, 7 May 1999 09:56:25 -0500 (CDT) "Debora A. Orf" <dorf01 writes: >"Debora A. Orf" <dorf01 > >hehehehe >dog is fine, i just prefer that dogs stay downstairs > I prefer that my cats stay off the kitchen counters, stay out of baskets of clean laundry, and refrain from immediate and enthusiastic intimacy with every person who crosses our threshold. I also prefer a visit from the Publishers Clearing House "Prize Patrol" at least once a year, with similar efficacy. http://www.users.uniserve.com/~samuel/brucemrg.htm http://www.users.uniserve.com/~samuel/brucsong.htm m(_ _)m _ _________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 1999 Report Share Posted May 7, 1999 On Fri, 7 May 1999, Amanda Erhart wrote: > I hope this isn't inappropriate for the list > (tell me if it is, moderator) > , but > would you mind sharing some characteristics of the > teachings you follow, how they differentiate from > other Buddhist paths and how the teachings view > phenomena such as K ? Might be interesting for > other new members as well... (well i *am* a moderator --so i asked myself and said 'Ok, be careful') Big question! i will give a go at the short answer. There are 3 yanas or paths of buddhist thought. They arent low or higher than each other, just different. The first yana is called the school of the Elders, and is usually associated with Sri Lanka, Burma, and called the SOuthern School or Theravada. Theravada takes its canon from the Paali sutras, and that is considered all the sermons, teachings etc that Buddha gave while he was alive. the second and third school are both of the yana called Mayahana, which means great vehicle, but again, isnt a higher or lower thought or path than Theravada, it just evolved a little differently. This is the path i've ended up on. The main thingy of the Mahayana that is different from the Theravada is the bodhisattva vow. basically i'll just repeat it here in one of its forms, it can speak for itself: sentient beings are numberless, i vow to save them all, delusions are endless, i vow to cut through them all, teachings are infinite, i vow to learn them all, the Buddha-way is inconcievable, i vow to attain it. The rest is all how to make the bodhisattva vow happen for real. Part of the means of that is based on the Sutras, and on the more esoteric level, the Tantras. Tantrayana is a part of Mahayana in buddhism. Its also an "ear-whispered" tradition, and is transmitted teacher-to-student, and not spoken of openly in a lot of cases. Mahayana speaks of more than one Buddha. In the case of Tantrayana, we have whole families of Buddhas . Basically, what is buddha nature? where does it reside? What made Buddha Buddha? And is everyone capable of that. Mahayana and Therevada both say yes, but Mahayana thinks that is because of motivation to save all beings. Theravada motivation is more to save oneself. One is still kind and non-harming to others, but THerevada says "how can one drowning man save another?", which is why Mahayana/Tantrayana vows "until i reach enlightenment, i will take refuge..." etc. We acknowlege that point. Cant save others until you save yourself. Until then, tho, one can do lots of good by living a certain way, doing certain things. So thats why we take lots of vows for conduct etc. K? it happens. i know a few things, perhaps, but if i could not tell them to you, would that bother you? i'll leave it there. There are lots of good systems that are more open in Advaita, vedanta etc. im on the cautious path in some regards. Hope that helps. the main thing i think i will say is Buddhism is aware of energy and what can happen, but like, its not the point of the path. and since im no teacher, if anyone points out an error of mine, you can disregard what i have to say. with karuna, --janpa tsomo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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