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[FairfieldLife] Dalai Lama FB Live Avalokiteshvara Empowerment

2020-05-29 Thread Brianna Delott briannadel...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]

Day 2 of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's two day Avalokiteshvara Empowerment
from his residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on May 30, 2020.

https://www.facebook.com/DalaiLama/videos/2584807751780662/UzpfSTEwMDAwMDI3NTc4NjgxMTozMjA5NzA3MzcyMzgxNzU3/?epa=SEARCH_BOX
-- 
*Brianna Ho Delott, MBA, BBA-PSYC*
*Certified Spiritual Counselor*


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[FairfieldLife] Dalai Lama says Donald Trump has a 'lack of moral principle'

2019-06-28 Thread eustace10679

Dalai Lama says Donald Trump has a 'lack of moral principle'
 

 
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/27/dalai-lama-says-donald-trump-has-a-lack-of-moral-principle
 
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/27/dalai-lama-says-donald-trump-has-a-lack-of-moral-principle?utm_term=RWRpdG9yaWFsX0d1YXJkaWFuVG9kYXlVUy0xOTA2Mjc%3D_source=esp_medium=Email_campaign=GuardianTodayUS=GTUS_email

[FairfieldLife] Dalai Lama on Compassion

2017-01-23 Thread yifux...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]

Compassion and the Individual | The Office of His Holiness The Dalai Lama 
http://www.dalailama.com/messages/compassion
 

 
 
 Compassion and the Individual | The Office of His Holiness The Dalai Lama 
http://www.dalailama.com/messages/compassion The offical website for The Office 
of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin 
Gyatso, is the spiritual leader of Tibet
 
 
 
 View on www.dalailama.com http://www.dalailama.com/messages/compassion 
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[FairfieldLife] Dalai Lama on Om Mani Padme Hung

2016-10-28 Thread yifux...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]

The Dalai Lama discusses the meaning of the 6 syllable mantra. - 5 min video
 

 The meaning of Om Mani Padme Hung by His Holiness the Dalai Lama 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QQKDP8SQZg
 

 
 
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QQKDP8SQZg 
 
 The meaning of Om Mani Padme Hung by His Holines... 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QQKDP8SQZg Full video: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJZCOgununs
 
 
 
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[FairfieldLife] Dalai Lama agrees too many refugees in Europe

2016-06-01 Thread srijau

http://globalnews.ca/news/2734549/the-dalai-lama-says-there-are-too-many-refugees-in-europe/
 
http://globalnews.ca/news/2734549/the-dalai-lama-says-there-are-too-many-refugees-in-europe/

[FairfieldLife] Dalai Lama chants the Green Tara mantra

2014-02-12 Thread yifuxero

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPkbeA2hbnc 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPkbeA2hbnc

[FairfieldLife] Dalai Lama

2012-01-13 Thread Yifu

Dalai Lama, Girl in Bluebell Wood, and others...

 http://www.artofimagination.org/Pages/Marlin.html

[FairfieldLife] Dalai Lama a machine avatar in his next incarnation?

2011-09-20 Thread merudanda

Food for thought or for some digital firing in  Your I particle
biological neurons.Does he really wants to be a
possibleself-ruint(copyright turquoiseb )  machine avatar in his next
incarnation?
As a side note for the wonderful new world they envision for us or our
children, no less than HH the Dalai of the Bla-ma -s seems to say it is
theoretically possible for a computer to have a soul. So the question
comes to mind.
Has HH. been at LLF lately orWho is his secret agent here?He may leave
he has done his duty!
Dalai Lama wants to be a machine avatar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embeddedv=6JNyUVSoiAE#!
http://tinyurl.com/3wr4tfd

  What if the computer in the future are all Made in China? [:D]

Dalai Lama Responds to Dalai Lama Joke
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U40uzc1kak0feature=player_embedded
http://tinyurl.com/3crddov
A New Marriage of Brain and Computer
(The expert in consiousness Stuart Hameroff is an  expert in having
sensation (including the feeling of pain) blocked or temporarily taken
away- an Anaesthesiologist---makes sense...)
  [:))]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GBhl=en-GBv=aw9Jo5qNCsQ
http://tinyurl.com/3wu3xym


Remember - the mind has no Firewall... Or does it need one in the
future? lol

[FairfieldLife] Dalai Lama to talk in Madison

2010-03-10 Thread Buck

 Dalai Lama's talk in Madison on May 16 is free

FW:
  
Dear friends:

 

His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Dr. Richard Davidson will appear for a public 
discussion on Sunday, May 16 at 2:15pm at the Overture Center, University of 
Wisconsin in Madison. Tickets are free, and will be available in the middle of 
April. This is part of the public opening of UW-Madison's Center for 
Investigating Healthy Minds, established by the renowned UW-Madison 
neuroscientist, Dr. Richard Davidson. Best selling authors, Daniel Goleman, 
author of Emotional Intelligence and Ecological Intelligence and Jon 
Kabat-Zinn, best selling author of Wherever you go There you are, and the 
founding director of the Stress Reduction Clinic at the University of 
Massachusetts Medical School, will moderate the discussion.

Dr. Richard Davidson began exploring the intersection between Western science 
and Eastern philosophy after meeting the Dalai Lama in 1992. He studies how 
meditation changes people's brains to encourage happiness, compassion and 
kindness. 

For more information, go to http://www.investigatinghealthyminds.org.

To give you an advance information, please know that Dr. Richard Davidson has 
kindly agreed to give a talk to support TIBETcenter. When more material 
information are known, we will send out emails.

For the May 16 talk, it is good to get tickets immediately when made available, 
considering a large number of UW students, and the fact that the tickets are 
free. So, please check the organizer's web site.


 
Tashi T. Phuri
TIBETcenter
847-492-0809
Tue-Sat (1:00 to 6:30pm)
http://www.TIBETcenterchicago.org
http://www.support.TIBETcenterchicago.org

[FairfieldLife] Dalai Lama a calm in the eye of the storm

2009-11-10 Thread Vaj

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KK11Df01.html

Also see the below link for excellent commentary:

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KK10Df04.html

Dalai Lama calm in the eye of a storm 
By Saransh Sehgal 

TAWANG, Arunachal Pradesh, India - Ignoring Chinese protests, India allowed the 
Dalai Lama to travel on Sunday to the monastery town of Tawang in the disputed 
state of Arunachal Pradesh, which lies on India's Tibetan border. There, the 
Tibetan spiritual leader in exile was greeted by thousands of pilgrims who had 
braved long treks and icy temperatures to see him. 

The Dalai Lama's visit comes amid rising tensions between India and China over 
the sovereignty of Arunachal Pradesh, which Beijing refers to as southern 
Tibet. To avoid infuriating Beijing, India has been reluctant in recent years 
to allow the Dalai Lama to travel to Tawang - the second-holiest city in 
Tibetan Buddhism after Lhasa, Tibet's capital, in the Tibet Autonomous Region 
of China. 

Beijing has said the Dalai Lama's trip is an attempt to promote independence 
for Tibet, a region that accounts for about one-sixth of Chinese territory. 
The Dalai Lama is a liar ... He is always involved in activities that 
undermine the relations between China and other countries as well as ethnic 
separatist activities, Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu said at a news 
briefing last week in Beijing. 

The Dalai Lama has made previous visits to Tawang, but these merited little 
response from China, Vijay Kranti, editor of a newspaper for the Tibetan exile 
community in India, told the Los Angles Times. He said China's reaction had 
turned this visit into a bigger deal than it otherwise would be. The Dalai 
Lama's bestadvertising agency is Beijing, Kranti said. 

Beijing has become more sensitive and critical of the Dalai Lama's activities 
since bloody anti-government riots erupted in Lhasa in March 2008, marring the 
lead-up to the Beijing Summer Olympic Games. Since then, the Chinese government 
has put diplomatic pressure on foreign leaders to not meet the Dalai Lamaor let 
him engage in high-profile political activities. 

The Chinese Communist Party's (CCP's) flagship newspaper, the People's Daily, 
in unusually aggressive rhetoric, attacked India in mid-October as a previous 
victim of colonialism and hegemony [that has] started to dream about developing 
its own hegemony. 

As countries - including the United States - suffer the effects of the global 
financial crisis, many seem be shying away from the Tibet issue so as not to 
offend China. India, however, appears to be taking a firmer stance by allowing 
the Dalai Lama to visit Tawang. 

But analysts say the Dalai Lama visit is India's way to show its firm grip on 
Arunachal Pradesh. China and India have held 13 rounds of boundary talks since 
2007 over the disputed area. But these have stalled due to China's claim of 
sovereignty over Arunachal Pradesh, while India - which still sees its defeat 
in the brief border war in 1962 as a national humiliation - does not want to 
relinquish a single inch of land. 

India claims that China has illegally occupied 43,180 square kilometers of 
Jammu and Kashmir, including 5,180 square kilometers ceded to Beijing by 
Islamabad under the Sino-Pakistan boundary agreement in 1963. China accuses 
India of possessing some 90,000 square kilometers of its territory, mostly in 
Arunachal Pradesh. 

Economically and in geopolitical stature, China and India - the world's two 
largest countries in terms of populations and land areas - have risen fast in 
recent years. While trade and economic ties between China and India are 
growing, bilateral competition is also on the rise. One's decline could benefit 
the other's rise. 

Wary of a growing Chinese presence in South Asia, New Delhi may see the Tibet 
issue as a way to limit China's influence in the region. With United States 
President Barack Obama about to start his first official visit to Asia, 
including China, now could be a good opportunity for New Delhi to play the 
Tibet card. 

Tibetans in exile were greatly disappointed when Obama refused to meet the 
Dalai Lama during his visit to Washington last month. Canadian Prime Minister 
Stephen Joseph Harper (who will also visit China in December) and Australian 
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd also declined to meet the Dalai Lama when he visited 
theircountries this year. 

With India defying Beijing, Tibetans in exile now hope Obama will not only keep 
his promise to meet the Dalai Lama after his Beijingtrip, but also bring up the 
Tibet issue during his talks with Chinese leaders. Indian politicians would 
enjoy seeing the US put pressure on China on this issue, and New Delhi 
certainly does not wantBeijing and Washington to grow closer. 

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told his Chinese counterpart, Wen Jiabao, 
on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in 
Thailand last month that the Dalai Lama is our

[FairfieldLife] Dalai Lama arrives in US

2009-09-24 Thread Vaj

Dalai Lama arrives in US: schedule for Washington, DC, visit (October  
5-10)


ICT Media Advisory, September 23, 2009

The Dalai Lama has arrived in the US and receives the prestigious  
International Freedom Award from the National Civil Rights Museum in  
Memphis today for his steadfast commitment to protecting and  
defending the rights of the oppressed people of Tibet and elsewhere in  
the world.


Mary Beth Markey, Vice President for Advocacy for ICT, said: It is  
fitting that the Dalai Lama opens his US trip by receiving a major  
award recognizing his commitment to civil rights, in the mould of  
Martin Luther King, Jr. The Dalai Lama will strengthen his connection  
with the American people when he visits the nation’s capital in  
October.


The Dalai Lama visits Washington, DC, from October 5-10, hosted by the  
International Campaign for Tibet. During his visit he will meet  
Congressional leaders and present the Light of Truth award to the late  
Julia Taft and to a group of Chinese who have spoken out on Tibet at  
great personal risk.  The Dalai Lama will also attend a conference  
with top scientists, speak at a seminar on the importance of Tibetan  
Buddhist culture to the world and receive a human rights award from  
the Lantos Foundation, in memory of Tom Lantos. Details of his visit  
to Washington and press information are enclosed below.



Presentation of the Inaugural Lantos Human Rights Prize to His  
Holiness the Dalai Lama

Tuesday, October 6, 2009, 10:00 am
Congressional Auditorium, United States Capitol Visitor Center

The Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice has established the  
Lantos Human Rights Prize to honor the often unsung heroes of the  
human rights movement.  In its inaugural year, the Lantos Human Rights  
Prize will be awarded to His Holiness the Dalai Lama, one of the most  
highly honored peacemakers of our time. The late Congressman Tom  
Lantos for whom the foundation was established was the first member of  
Congress to invite the Dalai Lama to speak in Washington, DC and one  
of the main architects of the United States government's policy on  
Tibet.


This event is open to invited guests and to the media.

Press contact/Interview requests:

2009 Light of Truth Awards
Wednesday, October 7, 2009, 1:30 p.m
With a Special Address by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20004

ICT presents the Light of Truth Awards annually to individuals and  
institutions that have made significant contributions to the public  
understanding of Tibet and the Tibetan struggle for human rights and  
democratic freedoms.


This year, ICT will honor the late Julia Taft, a great humanitarian  
and true friend of Tibet. ICT will also honor a remarkable group of  
Chinese who, at great personal risk, have taken a daring step to  
advance the truth about the situation in Tibet. The names of these  
recipients will be announced on October 7. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi,  
diplomat Winston Lord, a former US Ambassador to China, and Paula  
Dobriansky, former U.S. Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues and  
Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs, will be  
present and also Committee Co-Chairs actors and activists Richard Gere  
and Hannes Jaenicke.


Tickets available at: 
http://www.shakespearetheatre.org/harmancenter/plays/details.aspx?id=192source=l

Press contacts:

Mind and Life Conference: the Dalai Lama speaks with educators,  
scientists and contemplatives on Educating World Citizens for the  
21st Century

Thursday, October 8, 2009, 9:00 am to 4:30 pm
Friday, October 9, 2009, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
DAR Constitution Hall, 1776 D Street, Washington, DC, 20006

In a series of public dialogues, the Dalai Lama addresses the value of  
social and emotional learning to education, and how we can educate  
people to be compassionate, competent, ethical, and engaged citizens  
in an increasingly complex and interconnected world.


The sessions are open to media, who should enter through C Street  
doors for credentialing and reserved press seating. Camera crews are  
asked to arrive early for set-up so they can be in place before the  
sessions begin. There will also be a pool video feed, and a separate  
pressroom. A full agenda can be found at http://www.educatingworldcitizens.org/


There will be a separate media availability off-site on Wednesday  
afternoon from 4 to 6 pm by advance arrangement only, with the  
moderator and two of the leading speakers not including the Dalai Lama.




Conservancy for Tibetan Art and Culture to Host Teaching by the Dalai  
Lama: The Heart of Change Finding Wisdom in the Modern World

Saturday, October 10, 2009, 9:30 am
American University’s Bender Arena (click here for directions)

In a morning teaching at American University, His Holiness the Dalai  
Lama will explore the power of the human mind within the Tibetan  
Buddhist framework of view, meditation and action. The Dalai

[FairfieldLife] Dalai Lama

2009-07-16 Thread yifuxero

http://www.ayurveda-berkeley.com/HH-Dalai-Lama-and-Ven-Chan-Tantra-Tripitaka-Master-Hsuan-Hua.jpg

[FairfieldLife] Dalai Lama on nature

2009-07-06 Thread yifuxero

from Dalailama.com

A Buddhist Concept of Nature
 

 
Tonight I will say something about the Buddhist concept of nature.
 
Nagarjuna said that for a system where emptiness is possible, it is also 
possible to have functionality, and since functionality is possible, emptiness 
is also possible. So when we talk about nature, the ultimate nature is 
emptiness. What is meant by emptiness, or shunyata? It is not the emptiness of 
existence but rather the emiPtiness of true or independent existence, which 
means that things exist by dependence upon other factors.
 
So whether it is the environment that is inhabited, or the inhabitants, both of 
them are composed of four or five basic elements. These elements are earth, 
wind, fire, water and vacuum, that is space. About space, in the Kalachakra 
tantra there is a mention of what is known as the atom of space, particles of 
space. So that forms the central force of the entire phenomenon. When the 
entire system of the universe first evolved, it evolved from this central force 
which is the particle of space, and also a system of universe and would 
dissolve eventually into this particle of the space. So it is on the basis of 
these five basic elements that there is a very close inter-relatedness or 
interrelation between the habitat that is the natural environment and 
inhabitants, the sentient beings living within it.
 
Also, when we talk of the elements there are internal elements which are 
existent inherently within sentient beings; they are also of different levels- 
some are subtle and some are gross.
 
So ultimately according to Buddhist teachings the innermost subtle 
consciousness is the sole sort of creator, itself consisting of five elements, 
very subtle forms of elements. These subtle elements serve as conditions for 
producing the internal elements, which form sentient beings, and that in turn 
causes the existence or evolution of the external elements. So there is a very 
close interdependence or Interrelationship between the environment and the 
inhabitants.
 
Within the meaning of interdependency there are many different levels that 
things are dependent upon casual factors, or upon their own parts, or the 
conceptual mind, which actually gives the label, the designation.

[FairfieldLife] Dalai Lama a Patriot's Fan [1 Attachment]

2009-06-10 Thread Vaj

 From the recent teaching at Gillette stadium in Boston

[FairfieldLife] Dalai Lama says Tibet 'hell on earth' under China

2009-03-10 Thread do.rflex



The Dalai Lama said today more and more Chinese were beginning to see a problem 
with Beijing's rule over Tibet, lamenting how the homeland he fled 50 years ago 
had become a hell on earth.

Speaking before some 10,000 Tibetans from around the world, the 73-year-old 
slammed China for bringing untold suffering and destruction during a series 
of repressive and violent campaigns in Tibet since 1959.

These thrust Tibetans into such depths of suffering and hardship that they 
literally experienced hell on earth, he said from the main Buddhist temple in 
Dharamsala, the north Indian hill town where the Tibetan government-in-exile is 
based. 

The immediate result of these campaigns was the deaths of hundreds of 
thousands of Tibetans.

China tightened security across ethnic Tibetan areas, aiming to head off 
potential unrest on the sensitive 50th anniversary of a failed uprising that 
prompted the Dalai Lama's flight into exile in India.

Monks, who have initiated many Tibetan protests in recent years, told Reuters 
they were under close surveillance and riot police blocked roads and turned 
away foreign journalists from parts of Sichuan, Gansu and Qinghai provinces.

Later today, the Dalai Lama told a news conference the voice of support for 
Tibet within China was rising steadily.

More and more Chinese (are) now starting to acknowledge there is problem 
there, he said. In fact, quite a number of Chinese high officials, (their) 
family members (are) showing interest in Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism.

About 20 young men and women, dressed mostly in black Tibetan dress to mourn 
victims of the crackdown, came in before today's speech playing drums and 
bagpipes and singing Rise up, rise up.

The Tibetan anthem was also played and a minute's silence was observed in the 
memory of victims of last year's Chinese crackdown in Tibet.

The Dalai Lama mourned what he called the suffering and destruction wrought by 
Chinese Communist policies and campaigns.

Many were seen crying with folded hands as he said: Even today, Tibetans in 
Tibet live in constant fear.

Today, the religion, culture, language and identity, which successive 
generations of Tibetans have considered more precious than their lives, are 
nearing extinction. In short, the Tibetan people are regarded like criminals 
deserving to be put to death.

Shortly after the speech, thousands of Tibetans, many among them children, 
marched through the narrow streets of Dharamsala carrying Free Tibet posters 
and protesting against a Chinese security clampdown in Tibet.

Whatever the Dalai Lama said is right, we totally believe in him and will 
follow him, Rinzin Choedon, a 12-year-old school student, said.

In the high plateau of Qinghai province which borders Tibet, meanwhile, riot 
police with signs banning firearms blocked roads and turned back reporters 
trying to enter the monastery town of Tongren, known as Rebkong in Tibetan.

Can't you see? It's so tense. What can I say about March 10? Look at all these 
soldiers and police here, said Manang, a farmer.

Communist Party mouthpiece the People's Daily carried an editorial today 
extolling Tibet's development in the last 50 years and slamming what it called 
the misery of the old feudal society, in which people fought dogs for food and 
illiteracy was widespread.

Nobody hopes to go backwards in history, and only a few slave owners dwell on 
the life that once was. Tibet's happiness today is the happiness of the people, 
not that of the slave owners, it said.

The Dalai Lama also used the anniversary as a chance to renew a demand for 
meaningful autonomy for the region. But Beijing says his calls for Tibetan 
high-level autonomy are tantamount to a demand for independence.

Many exiled Tibetans would like to go further than the conciliatory approach of 
their spiritual leader. A meeting of exiles last November reaffirmed his 
middle way path, but many said their patience with Beijing may not last. 

~~The Independent [UK] - http://snipurl.com/diyqf

[FairfieldLife] Dalai Lama on emptiness

2009-02-18 Thread yifuxero

Dalai Lama Quote of the Week


How does an emptiness appear to a mind when it ascertains an 
emptiness?

If one has a mistaken view of an emptiness, equating it with a 
vacuity which is a nothingness, this is not the ascertainment of an 
emptiness. Or, even if one has developed a proper understanding of an 
emptiness as merely a lack of inherent existence, still, when the 
vacuity which is a lack of inherent existence appears, one may 
subsequently lose sight of the original understanding. This vacuity 
then becomes a mere nothingness with the original understanding of 
the negation of inherent existence being lost completely. Therefore, 
this is not the ascertainment of an emptiness either. Also, even if 
the meaning of an emptiness has been ascertained, but the 
thought, 'This is an emptiness,' appears, then one is apprehending 
the existence of an emptiness which is a positive thing. Therefore, 
that consciousness then becomes a conventional valid cogniser and not 
the ascertainment of an emptiness. The Condensed Perfection of Wisdom 
Sutra says, 'Even if a Bodhisattva realises, These aggregates are 
empty, he is acting on signs of conventionalities and does not have 
faith in the state of non-production.'

Further, 'an emptiness' is a negative [an absence] which must be 
ascertained through the mere elimination of the object of negation, 
that is, inherent existence. Negatives are of two types: affirming 
negatives in which some other positive phenomenon is implied in place 
of the object of negation, and non-affirming negatives in which no 
other positive phenomenon is implied in place of the object of 
negation. An emptiness is an instance of the latter; therefore, a 
consciousness cognising an emptiness necessarily ascertains the mere 
negative or absence of the object of negation. What appears to the 
mind is a clear vacuity accompanied by the mere thought, 'These 
concrete things as they now appear to our minds do not exist at all.' 
The mere lack of inherent existence or mere truthlessness which is 
the referent object of this consciousness is an emptiness; therefore, 
such a mind ascertains an emptiness.

--from The Buddhism of Tibet by the Dalai Lama, translated and edited 
by Jeffrey Hopkins, published by Snow Lion Publications

[FairfieldLife] Dalai Lama funds Neuroscience Research

2009-01-23 Thread Vaj

The Dalai Lama is again in the news in connection with neuroscience.http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2009/01/dalai-lama-to-fund-neuroscienc.htmlLINKDalai Lama to fund 'neuroscience of compassion' The Dalai Lama is teaming up with Stanford University and a multi-millionaire professor to launch a new research centre dedicated to compassion and altruism."His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, provided $150,000 in seed money for the center -- the largest sum he has ever given for a scientific venture -- and has agreed to return to Stanford for a future visit," reads a Stanford press release.The Dalai Lama's contribution is small change compared to the $2 million raised so far to fund the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education, but other Buddhist and Catholic groups have opened their pocketbooks.Centre director Jim Doty, a Stanford neurosurgeon who amassed a $75 million fortune working in business, knows a thing or two about altruism. He's already pledged $25 million of that to charities, including a $5.4 million gift to Stanford.It seems the centre's goals involve not only investigating how the brain deals with compassion and altruism, but also leveraging those findings to improve people's lives. Doty hopes the centre's research will help understand and combat childhood bullying and recidivism among prisoners. He also wonders whether the benefits of intense mediation can be more easily achieved by healthcare and corporate workers to prevent burnout, depression and anxiety.

[FairfieldLife] Dalai Lama addresses European Parliament

2008-12-21 Thread Vaj

Dalai Lama addresses European Parliament, Dec 4th, 2008 before he goes  
into retirement.


http://media.phayul.com/?av_id=144av_links_id=291

LINK

Youtube:

LINK

[FairfieldLife] Dalai Lama Defends Islam as Peaceful Religion

2008-07-13 Thread authfriend

Dalai Lama defends Islam as peaceful religion
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM, Associated Press Writer
Sun Jul 13, 5:36 PM ET

The Dalai Lama said Sunday that it's totally wrong, unfair to call 
Islam a violent religion.

The Tibetan spiritual leader, appearing at Lehigh University in 
Pennsylvania, offered a defense of Islam in response to a question 
about the rise of violent religious fundamentalism. He added that he 
has made a point of reaching out to Muslims since the attacks of Sept. 
11, 2001.

Read more at:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080713/ap_on_re_us/dalai_lama

[FairfieldLife] Dalai Lama on the natural life.

2008-05-23 Thread tertonzeno

Dalai Lama Quote of the Week


Compassion and love are not man-made. Ideology is man-made, but 
compassion and love are produced by nature. It is important to 
recognize natural qualities, especially when we face a problem and 
fail to find a solution. For example...in religious business, 
sometimes even due to religion, we create a problem. If we try to 
solve that problem using religious methods, it is quite certain that 
we will not succeed. So I feel that when we face those kinds of 
problems, it is important to return to our basic human quality. Then 
I think we will find that solutions come easier. Therefore, I usually 
say that the best way to solve human problems is with human 
understanding.

It is very important to recognize the basic nature of humanity and 
the value of human qualities. Whether one is educated or uneducated, 
rich or poor, or belongs to this nation or that nation, this religion 
or that religion, this ideology or that ideology, is secondary and 
doesn't matter. When we return to this basis, all people are the 
same. Then we can truly say the words brother, sister; then they are 
not just nice words--they have some meaning. That kind of motivation 
automatically builds the practice of kindness. This gives us inner 
strength.

...Next, let us talk about the human being as a social animal. Even 
if we do not like other people, we have to live together. Natural law 
is such that even bees and other animals have to live together in 
cooperation. I am attracted to bees because I like honey--it is 
really delicious. Their product is something that we cannot produce, 
very beautiful, isn't it? I exploit them too much, I think. Even 
these insects have certain responsibilities, they work together very 
nicely. They have no constitution, they have no law, no police, 
nothing, but they work together effectively. This is because of 
nature. Similarly, each part of a flower is not arranged by humans 
but by nature. The force of nature is something remarkable. We human 
beings, we have constitutions, we have law, we have a police force, 
we have religion, we have many things. But in actual practice, I 
think that we are behind those small insects.

Sometimes civilization brings good progress, but we become too 
involved with this progress and neglect or forget about our basic 
nature. Every development in human society should take place on the 
basis of the foundation of the human nature. If we lose that basic 
foundation, there is no point in such developments taking place.

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[FairfieldLife] Dalai Lama on Rainbow Light Body and Samsara

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A tantric yogi who has gained control of the subtle energies of the 
body and the subtle levels of consciousness will have control over 
the inner and outer elements and consequently can transform his or 
her ordinary samsaric form into a joyous rainbow body. But until we 
can do this, we have to accept the fact that our physical basis is a 
magnet attracting every kind of discomfort and pain.

...This samsaric body keeps us running all of our lives. We have to 
run to fulfill its endless needs, to keep it away from things that 
may harm it, and to protect it from anything unpleasant. We have to 
give it pleasure and comfort. We become ordained, and at first this 
is very satisfactory; but soon our body makes it so difficult for us 
that we think our practice would be less disturbed if we were to live 
as a layperson. So we give up and return to ordinary life; but then 
we end up with a family to support, leaving us with no time or energy 
for meditation. We have the pressing tasks of feeding, clothing, and 
sheltering our children, and of arranging their education and so 
forth. Our lives are spent alternating between work and worry, with 
occasional short periods of pleasure, and then we have to die; but 
even this we cannot do in peace, for, when we lie down to die, our 
last thoughts are worried ones concerning the family we are leaving 
behind. Such is the nature of worldly existence.

...To care for our old people--these ones who have given us our body, 
our life, and our culture--is a sacred duty of humanity. But most 
humans act more like animals than people, and often we see old people 
who have been abandoned by their families. Family units were very 
strong in Tibet, and old people were usually cared for directly by 
relatives. The national care for the old that we see in the West is 
something very good, a healthy sign, although perhaps here the 
spiritual and psychological basis is somewhat lacking.

The suffering of old age is something we all must face, unless we die 
prematurely. There is nothing we can do about it. Gone will be that 
false sense of personal ability and strength that made us so proud 
when we were young. Instead, helpers or friends will bathe us, dress 
us, spoonfeed us, and have to take us to the toilet. Rather than live 
under the delusion of permanence, we should engage in spiritual 
training so that we can enter old age at least with the grace of 
wisdom.

...So we can see that this body indeed causes us much grief in this 
life and, sadly, in their quest to satisfy its many needs, most 
people just collect an endless stream of negative karmic instincts 
that will lead them to lower rebirths in the future. These are the 
sufferings of the human world.

...The important point here is to become aware of the third type of 
suffering, the subtle suffering that pervades all imperfect 
existence, the all-pervading misery concomitant with having a 
perishable, samsaric base [All are] enmeshed in suffering because 
the nature of their body and mind is bound with compulsive cyclic 
processes. Until we develop the wisdom that is able to free the mind 
from these compelling forces, there is no doubt that we shall 
experience suffering throughout our lives, and that we shall continue 
to wander endlessly in the wheel of birth, life, death, and rebirth 
where the presence of misery can always be felt. 

--from The Path to Enlightenment by H.H. the Dalai Lama, edited and 
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[FairfieldLife] Dalai Lama on suffering

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Thus, the suffering of everyone
Should be dispelled, and here there's no debate.
To free myself from pain means freeing all;
Contrariwise, I suffer with the pain of beings.
-from the Bodhicharyavatara by Shantideva

We might think, "If I meditate on compassion and think of the suffering of others, it will only add to the intense pain I already have." We only think like this because we are narrow-minded. If we do not want to help beings, then their suffering will be endless. But if we can develop a little compassion and make an effort to dispel the suffering of others, then that suffering will have an end. Without our taking the responsibility to help others, there can be no limit to suffering. When we develop a broad mind and feel compassion for others, this is vastly beneficial. Any small difficulties we might experience are worthwhile.

--from A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of Night by Tenzin Gyatso, His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, translated by The Padmakara Translation Group, Foreword by Tulku Pema Wangyal
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[FairfieldLife] Dalai Lama on emptiness

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Question: If a person views the self and other phenomena as being empty of any inherent existence, is it then, in that state, possible for them to take any animate or inanimate phenomenon as their object, and through the power of imputation or words, enable that object to actually take on a manifesting role with the qualities which we view objects to have?

His Holiness: This is an instance of not properly understanding the meaning of "lack of inherent existence." If we think that "emptiness" means things cannot function, then, with an improper understanding of the view of emptiness, one will have fallen into nihilism. So, because one has failed to reconcile emptiness and the fact that things work, this view is incorrect. That is why it is said that the meaning of emptiness is to be understood in terms of dependent arising.

Now, since the meaning of emptiness is to be explained in terms of dependent arising, we can only explain something as arising dependently if there is a basis, that is, some thing that is dependent. Hence, such a basis must exist. We see then that when we speak of dependent arising, we are indicating that things work. Dependent arising proves that things have no inherent existence, through the fact that things work in dependence on each other. The fact that things work and the fact that they do so in dependence, one on the other, eliminates the possibility of their being independent. This in turn precludes the possibility of inherent existence, since, to inherently exist means to be independent. Hence, the understanding of emptiness, of the the emptiness of a kind of inherent existence that is independent, boils down to understanding dependent arising.

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When we compare two ancient spiritual traditions like Buddhism and Christianity, what we see is a striking similarity between the narratives of the founding masters: in the case of Christianity, Jesus Christ, and in the case of Buddhism, the Buddha. I see a very important parallel: in the very lives of the [founders] the essence of their teachings is demonstrated. For example... the essence of the Buddha's teaching is embodied in the Four Noble Truths: the truth of suffering, the truth of the origin of suffering, the truth of the cessation of suffering, and the truth of the path leading to this cessation. These Four Noble Truths are very explicitly and clearly exemplified in the life of... the Buddha himself. I feel [it] is the same with the life of Christ. If you look at the life of Jesus, you will see all the essential practices and teachings of Christianity exemplified. And in the lives of both Jesus Christ and the Buddha, it is only through hardship, dedication and commitment, and by standing firm on one's principles that one can grow spiritually and attain liberation. That seems to be a central and common message.

--from The Pocket Dalai Lama by the Dalai Lama, compiled and edited by Mary Craig

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[FairfieldLife] Dalai Lama Quote on the elemental aggregates.

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		The five subtler aggregates* will eventually be transformed into the Buddhas of the five lineages. They are now as if accompanied by mental defilements. When the defilements are removed, these factors do not become any coarser or subtler; their nature remains, but [when they] become separated from the faults of mental pollution, they become the Buddhas of the five lineages. So if you ask whether the Buddhas of the five lineages are present now in our continuums, these factors are currently bound by faults, and since there cannot be a Buddha who has a fault, they are not Buddhas. One is not yet fully enlightened, but that which is going to become a Buddha is present; therefore, these factors presently existent in our continuums are Buddha seeds and are called the Buddha nature, or the essence of the One Gone Thus (Tathagatagarbha).

* The five consituents that are included within a person's continuum--earth, water, fire, wind, and space--that will be purified into the five Buddha lineages [the exalted manifestations of these constituents].

--from Kindness, Clarity, and Insight by The Fourteenth Dalai Lama, His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso, translated and edited by Jeffrey Hopkins co-edited by Elizabeth Napper, published by Snow Lion Publications
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[FairfieldLife] Dalai Lama on the practice of morality.

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...mistakenly apprehending inherent existence in all phenomena serves as the root of all other delusions...

The opponent force powerful enough to eliminate the delusions should be a wisdom which combines calm abiding and special insight. In order to cultivate an advanced meditative stabilization that is free of both subtle mental sinking and mental excitement, first of all there should be a basis: the practice of morality, an abstaining from negative actions. Therefore, the path leading to liberation is comprised of the three higher trainings: the training of morality as the foundation, the training of meditative stabilization as the complementing factor, and the actual path which is the training of wisdom. By enhancing the practice of wisdom and by developing it to its fullest extent, you will be able to eliminate totally the delusions, particularly ignorance which misapprehends the mode of being of phenomena.

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On Aug 7, 2007, at 10:02 PM, quantum packet wrote:

What he's saying is 180 degrees opposite to the nihilistic  
teachings of Neo-Advaita.


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2007-08-08 Thread billy jim

Dalai Lama states -
   
  The continuum of an impure substratum will later cease, not existing in 
Buddhahood, whereas a pure substratum's continuum of similar type will exist 
right through Buddhahood.
   
  Would any of you actually envisage yourself speaking or writing this way? 
Even in a philosophically oriented discussion? This type of Gelugpa-speak is a 
mode of discourse so divorced from human experience that it has ossified into a 
ideologically fixated form of thinking. 
   
  Tsongkhapa, the founder of the Dalai Lama's Gelugpa sect was quite strident 
in his claim that no one can be enlightened unless they hold the position that 
reality (emptiness) is a non-affirming negation - in other words a complete 
nullity or absence.  So how do we hold such a point of view? By intellectually 
coming to that conclusion and then maintaining that very conclusion as an idea. 
   
  Think about that for a moment. You can't be enlightened without holding a 
thought.
   
  For the Dalai Lama it is this thought - Any thing that is lacks inherent 
existence. 
  For Christians it is the thought - Jesus is my savior.
   
  Furthermore:
  For Buddhists there is no beginning but there is an end. 
  For Christians there is a beginning but no end.
   
  Amazing what antinomies our minds will construe to maintain a sense of 
meaning.
   
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On Aug 8, 2007, at 7:21 AM, billy jim wrote:

Would any of you actually envisage yourself speaking or writing  
this way? Even in a philosophically oriented discussion?



Given the appropriate topic, sure.

[FairfieldLife] Dalai Lama Quote

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What he's saying is 180 degrees opposite to the nihilistic teachings of
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...though the emptiness of an impure phenomenon and the emptiness of a pure phenomenon are the same, there is a difference. What is the difference? The continuum of an impure substratum will later cease, not existing in Buddhahood, whereas a pure substratum's continuum of similar type will exist right through Buddhahood. Since the deity as whom you are imaginatively meditating yourself is a divine figure that exists in the state of Buddhahood when all defilements have been abandoned, this substratum is, for your imagination, pure.

Hence, it is important when doing deity yoga to put great effort into:
working at realizing emptiness as much as you can
then imagining that the wisdom realizing emptiness appears itself as a compassionately directed divine body with a face, arms, and so forth
and then taking this divine figure as the substratum and continuously meditating on its emptiness.

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[FairfieldLife] Dalai Lama on the Highest Yoga Tantra and feats.

2007-07-26 Thread quantum packet

The Dalai Lama seems to imply that Buddhism has a lot more in the relative
sense; that accompanies Enlightment; i.e. in the capacity to perform unnamed
feats for the betterment of mankind. Looks like a 200% program to me, or
300%, since everything in Buddhism must occur in threes.
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...all four tantra sets make use of deity yoga, the special tantric means for amassing the collections of merit and wisdom quickly. Highest Yoga Tantra has, in addition, techniques for generating subtler minds that realise emptiness and for using the winds or currents of energy that are the mounts of these subtler minds as the substantial cause of an actual divine body. Through this enhancement of the wisdom consciousness the obstructions to omniscience are quickly removed and Buddhahood is attained.

In the three lower tantras--Action, Performance, and Yoga--deity yoga is used to bring about the speedy achievement of many common feats and to come directly under the care of Buddhas and high Bodhisattvas, receiving their blessings, and so forth. This is done through a threefold process known as prior approximation, effecting the achievement of feats, and using the feats in the performance of activities for the welfare of others.

--from Deity Yoga in Action and Performance Tantra by H.H. the Dalai Lama, Tsong-ka-pa and Jeffrey Hopkins, published by Snow Lion Publications

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The wisdom that realizes emptiness, that has gained insight into the nature of reality, is of varying kinds, depending upon the level of subtlety of the consciousness perceiving the emptiness. In general, there are rough levels of consciousness, more subtle levels, and then the innermost subtle level of consciousness. It is the uncommon characteristic of Tantric practice that through it one can evoke this most subtle consciousness at will and put it to use in a most effective way. For example, when emptiness is realized by this subtlest level of mind, it is more powerful, having a much greater effect on the personality.

In order to activate or make use of the more subtle levels of consciousness, it is necessary to block the rougher levels--the rougher or grosser levels must cease. It is through specifically Tantric practices, such as the meditations on the chakras and the channels, that one can control and temporarily abandon the rougher levels of consciousness. When these become suppressed, the subtler levels of consciousness become active. And it is through the use of the subtlest level of consciousness that the most powerful spiritual realizations can come about. Hence, it is through the Tantric practice involving the most subtle consciousness that the goal of enlightenment can most quickly be realized.
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I always believe that each individual human being has some kind of responsibility for humanity as a whole

Through my own profession, I try my best to contribute as much as I can. This proceeds without my being concerned whether another person agrees with my philosophy or not. Some people may be very much against my belief, my philosophy, but I feel all right. So long as I see that a human being suffers or has needs, I shall contribute as much as I can to contribute to their benefit.
--from Consciousness at the Crossroads edited by Zara Houshmand, Robert B. Livingston, and B. Alan Wallace, published by Snow Lion Publications

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The ability to look at events from different perspectives can be very helpful. Then, practicing this, one can use certain experiences, certain tragedies, to develop a calmness of mind. One must realize that every phenomenon, every event, has different aspects. Everything is of a relative nature. For example, in my own case, I lost my country. From that viewpoint, it is very tragic--and there are even worse things. There's a lot of destruction happening in our country. That's a very negative thing. But if I look at the same event from another angle, I realize that as a refugee, I have another perspective. As a refugee there is no need for formalities, ceremony, protocol. If everything were status quo, if things were okay, then on a lot of occasions you merely go through the motions; you pretend. But when you are passing through desperate situations, there's no time to pretend. So from that angle, this tragic experience has been very useful to me. Also, being a refugee creates a lot of new opportunities for meeting with many people. People from different religious traditions, from different walks of life, those whom I may not have met had I remained in my country. So in that sense it's been very, very useful.

lt seems that often when problems arise, our outlook becomes narrow. All of our attention may be focused on worrying about the problem, and we may have a sense that we're the only one that is going through such difficulties. This can lead to a kind of self-absorption that can make the problem seem very intense. When this happens, I think that seeing things from a wider perspective can definitely help--realizing, for instance, that there are many other people who have gone through similar experiences, and even worse experiences. This practice of shifting perspective can even be helpful in certain illnesses or when in pain. At the time the pain arises it is of course often very difficult, at that moment, to do formal meditation practices to calm the mind. But if you can make comparisons, view your situation from a different perspective, somehow something happens. If you only look at that one event, then it appears bigger and bigger. If you focus too closely, too intensely, on a problem when it occurs, it appears uncontrollable. But if you compare that event with some other greater event, look at the same problem from a distance, then it appears smaller and less overwhelming.
--from The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Howard C. Cutler, M.D.

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It is possible to understand the Buddhist teachings as a method of psychological healing, comparable to psychotherapy, that teaches us how we can master destructive forces like anger, envy, and greed. Human beings seem to be a bundle of different qualities and psychological processes. We should attentively examine our qualities and be alertly aware of our experiences in order to recognize what we truly feel and think. At the same time, the personality of human beings is not seen as a unified whole. According to these teachings, the heart of consciousness is composed of various elements, the five types of attachment, or skandhas: body, sensations, perceptions, instinctual forces, and consciousness.

These inner forces impart the false concept of an ego-consciousness. The basic problem of emotional disorders therefore lies in a false concept of identity. This I-blindness should therefore be abolished through self-study The goal is not self-realization but selflessness.
--from Path of Wisdom, Path of Peace by His Holiness the Dalai Lama with Felizitas Von Schonborn, foreword by Wei Jingsheng

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The reason why we find so much discussion of epistemology, or how to define something as a valid cognition, in Buddhist writings is because all our problems, suffering and confusion derive from a misconceived way of perceiving things. This explains why it is so important for a practitioner to determine whether a cognitive event is a misconception or true knowledge. For it is only by generating insight which sees through delusion that we can become liberated.

Even in our own experience we can see how our state of mind passes through different stages, eventually leading to a state of true knowledge. For instance, our initial attitude or standpoint on any given topic might be a very hardened misconception, thinking and grasping at a totally mistaken notion. But when that strong grasping at the wrong notion is countered with reasoning, it can then turn into a kind of lingering doubt, an uncertainty where we wonder: "Maybe it is the case, but then again maybe it is not". That would represent a second stage. When further exposed to reason or evidence, this doubt of ours can turn into an assumption, tending towards the right decision. However, it is still just a presumption, just a belief. When that belief is yet further exposed to reason and reflection, eventually we could arrive at what is called 'inference generated through a reasoning process'. Yet that inference remains conceptual, and it is not a direct knowledge of the object. Finally, when we have developed this inference and constantly familiarized ourselves with it, it could turn into an intuitive and direct realization--a direct experience of the event. So we can see through our own experience how our mind, as a result of being exposed to reason and reflection, goes through different stages, eventually leading to a direct experience of a phenomenon or event.

--from Dzogchen: The Heart Essence of the Great Perfection by the Dalai Lama, translated by Thupten Jinpa and Richard Barron, Foreword by Sogyal Rinpoche, edited by Patrick Gaffney, published by Snow Lion Publications

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Question: Western religions use the term "God", and Buddhism does not. Could emptiness or nirvana be considered God? If the afflictive obstruction that is the conception of inherent existence is eliminated, does one realize that everything is God?

Dalai Lama: If God is interpreted as an ultimate reality or truth, then selflessness may be considered as God and even as a creator in the sense that within the nature of emptiness things appear and disappear. In this sense, emptiness is the basis of everything; because of emptiness, things can change, and things can appear and disappear.* Thus, voidness--emptiness, selflessness--is this kind of basis.
* For more on this see Dharma Quotes Archive, May 7 and May 26, 2007 quotes, and Dalai Lama Quotes Archive, April 28, 2007.

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I disagree with the DL since he's separating out states of mind from states of
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body. Personally, I would rather not have MS, living in an iron lung; or have a
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We feel money and power can bring happiness and solve problems, but they are not definite causes of those desired states. If that were so, it would follow that those who have wealth would necessarily have happiness, and those who do not have wealth would always experience suffering. Money and power facilitate, but it is clear that they are not the primary causes of, happiness and solving our problems. It is justified for us to make material and financial development for building our nation and providing shelter, etc. for ourselves; we need to do that. But we also need to seek inner development. As we can see, there are many people who have wealth and power who remain unhappy, due to which their health declines, and they are always taking medicines. On the other hand, we find people who live like beggars but who always remain peaceful and happy.

Therefore, in our daily life a certain way of thinking makes us happy, and a certain way of thinking makes us unhappy. In other words, there are certain states of mind which bring us problems, and they can be removed; we need to make an effort in that direction. Likewise, there are certain states of mind that bring us peace and happiness, and we need to cultivate and enhance them.

--from Generous Wisdom: Commentaries by H.H. the Dalai Lama XIV on the Jatakamala translated by Tenzin Dorjee edited by Dexter Roberts

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If we have been reborn time after time, it is evident that we have needed many mothers to give birth to us the first cause bringing about bodhicitta is the recognition that all beings have been our mother.

The love and kindness shown us by our mother in this life would be difficult to repay. She endured many sleepless nights to care for us when we were helpless infants. She fed us and would have willingly sacrificed everything, including her own life, to spare ours. As we contemplate her example of devoted love, we should consider that each and every being throughout existence has treated us this way. Each dog, cat, fish, fly, and human being has at some point in the beginningless past been our mother and shown us overwhelming love and kindness. Such a thought should bring about our appreciation.

...if all other sentient beings who have been kind to us since beginningless time are suffering, how can we devote ourselves to pursuing merely our own happiness? To seek our own happiness in spite of the suffering others are experiencing is tragically unfortunate. Therefore, it is clear that we must try to free all sentient beings from suffering.

--from An Open Heart: Practicing Compassion in Everyday Life by the Dalai Lama, edited by Nicholas Vreeland, afterword by Khyongla Rato and Richard Gere

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The theory of interdependence allows us to develop a wider perspective. With wider mind, there is less attachment to destructive emotions like anger, therefore more forgiveness. In today's world, every nation is heavily interdependent, interconnected. Under these circumstances, destroying your enemy--your neighbor--means destroying yourself in the long run. You need your neighbor. More prosperity in your neighbor, you'll get the benefit.

Now, we're not talking about the complete removal of feelings like anger, attachment, or pride. Just reduction. Interdependence is important because it is not a mere concept; it can actually help reduce the suffering caused by these destructive emotions.

We can say the theory of interdependence is an understanding of reality. We understand that our future depends on global well-being. Having this viewpoint reduces narrow-mindedness. With narrow mind, one is more likely to develop attachment, hatred. I think this is the best thing about the theory of interdependence--it is an explanation of the law of nature. It affects profoundly, for example, the environment.

--from The Wisdom of Forgiveness: Intimate Conversations and Journeys by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Victor Chan
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"When the thought of the internal
And the external as 'I' and 'mine'
Has perished, grasping ceases
And through that cessation birth ceases.

When actions and afflictions cease, there is liberation;
They arise from false conceptions, these arise
>From the elaborations [of false views on inherent
Existence]; elaborations cease in emptiness."
--Nagarjuna

Inherent existence has never been validly known to exist; therefore, it is impossible for there to be any phenomenon that exists through its own power. Since it is experienced that mere dependent-arisings, which are in fact empty of inherent existence, do cause all forms of help and harm, these are established as existent. Thus, mere dependent-arisings do exist. Therefore, all phenomena exist in the manner of appearing as varieties of dependent-arisings. They appear this way without passing beyond the sphere or condition of having just this nature of being utterly non-inherently existent. Therefore, all phenomena have two entities: one entity that is its superficial mode of appearance and one entity that is its deep mode of being. These two are called respectively conventional truths and ultimate truths.

--from The Buddhism of Tibet by the Dalai Lama, translated and edited by Jeffrey Hopkins, published by Snow Lion Publications

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Sometimes we face certain situations where, although we have done something good for others, we may not be able to reap the consequences within this lifetime. When we are talking about the law of causality, we are not limiting its operation to the confines of this life alone, but rather are taking into account both this lifetime and the future. Occasionally people who do not have a proper knowledge of karmic law say that such and such a person is very kind and religious and so forth, but he always has problems, whereas so and so is very deceptive and negative, frequently indulging in negative actions, but always seems very successful. Such people may think that there is no karmic law at all. There are others who go to the other extreme and become superstitious, thinking that when someone experiences illness, it is all due to harmful spirits It is also possible for very negative people to experience their positive karma ripening immaturely due to the very strong force of negative actions, and thus to exhaust the potentials of their virtuous actions. They experience a relative success in this life, while others who are very serious practitioners, as a result of the force of their practices, bring upon this lifetime the consequences of karmic actions which might have otherwise thrown them into rebirth in lower realms of existence in the future. As a result, they experience more problems and illnesses in this life.
Just resolving not to indulge in a negative action is not enough. It should be accompanied by the understanding that it is for your own benefit and sake that you must live with awareness of the law of karma: if you have accumulated the causes, you will have to face the consequences; if you desire a particular effect, you can work to produce its causes; and if you do not desire a certain consequence, you can avoid engaging in actions that will bring it about. You should reflect upon the law of causality as follows: that there is a definite relation between causes and effects; that actions not committed will never produce an effect; and that once committed, actions will never lose their potentiality simply through the passage of time. So, if you wish to enjoy desirable fruits, you should work for the accumulation of the appropriate causes, and if you want to avoid undesirable consequences, you should not accumulate their causes [Karma] is a natural law like any other natural law.

--from Path to Bliss: A Practical Guide to Stages of Meditation by H.H. the Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, translated by Geshe Thubten Jinpa, edited by Christine Cox, published by Snow Lion Publications

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...particularly in Buddhism while we practice we must use the brain as well as the heart. On the ethical side, we must practice the quality of a good and warm heart; also, since Buddhism is very much involved in reasoning and logic--the wisdom side--intelligence is important. Thus, a combination of mind and heart is needed. Without knowledge, without fully utilized intelligence, you cannot reach the depths of the Buddhist doctrine; it is difficult to achieve concrete or fully qualified wisdom. There may be exceptions, but this is the general rule.
It is necessary to have a combination of hearing, thinking, and meditating. The Kadampa teacher Dromton ('brom ston pa, 1004-1064) said, "When I engage in hearing, I also make effort at thinking and meditating. When I engage in thinking, I also search out more hearing and engage in meditation. And when I meditate, I don't give up hearing and don't give up thinking." He said, "I am a balanced Kadampa," meaning that he maintained a balance of hearing, thinking, and meditating.

--from Kindness, Clarity, and Insight 25th Anniversary Edition by the Fourteenth Dalai Lama His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso, edited and translated by Jeffrey Hopkins, co-edited by Elizabeth Napper, published by Snow Lion Publications

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...an understanding of the doctrine of emptiness is fundamental to tantric practice. Every sadhana begins with, is structured around, and ends with meditation upon emptiness. To practice Vajrayana without the wisdom of emptiness can be very dangerous. For example, a main tantric technique is the cultivation of a subtle divine pride, a confidence that one is an enlightened tantric deity, the Lord of the Mandala. One's mind is the Wisdom Body of a Buddha, one's speech is the Beatific Body, one's form is the Perfect Emanation Body, and the world and its inhabitants are seen as a mandala inhabited by the various forms of tantric deities. Thus we have to utterly change our sense of "I." To do so involves the subject of emptiness. To practice the yoga of divine pride without an understanding of emptiness will not only be useless, but could lead to identity problems and other undesirable psychological effects. Therefore it is said that although the Vajrayana is a quick path when correctly practiced on the proper spiritual basis, it is dangerous for the spiritually immature. This type of danger area is one of the reasons why the Vajrayana must be practiced under the supervision of a qualified vajra acharya.

--from The Path to Enlightenment by H.H. the Dalai Lama, edited and translated by Glenn H. Mullin, published by Snow Lion Publications

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Another problem we face today is the gap between rich and poor. In this great country of America, your forefathers established the concepts of democracy, freedom, liberty, equality, and equal opportunity for every citizen. These are provided for by your wonderful Constitution. However, the number of billionaires in this country is increasing while the poor remain poor, in some cases getting even poorer. This is very unfortunate. On the global level as well, we see rich nations and poor ones. This is also very unfortunate. It is not just morally wrong, but practically it is a source of unrest and trouble that will eventually find its way to our door.

...one of my elder brothers, who is no longer alive, would tell me of his experiences living in America. He lived a humble life and told me of the troubles, the fears, the killings, theft, and rape that people endured. These are, I think, the result of economic inequality in society. It is only natural that difficulties arise if we must fight day by day in order to survive while another human being, equal to us, is effortlessly living a luxurious life. This is an unhealthy situation; as a result, even the wealthy--the billionaires and millionaires--remain in constant anxiety. I therefore think that this huge gap between rich and poor is very unfortunate.

...So, for those of you who are poor, those who come from difficult situations, I strongly urge you to work hard, with self-confidence, to make use of your opportunities. The richer people should be more caring toward the poorer ones, and the poor should make every effort, with self-confidence.

--from An Open Heart: Practicing Compassion in Everyday Life by the Dalai Lama, edited by Nicholas Vreeland, afterword by Khyongla Rato and Richard Gere

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Only a Buddha has extinguished all faults and gained all attainments. Therefore, one should mentally go for refuge to a Buddha, praise him with speech, and respect him physically. One should enter the teaching of such a being.
A Buddha's abandonment of defects is of three types: good, complete, and irreversible. Good abandonment involves overcoming obstructions through their antidotes, not just through withdrawing from those activities. Complete abandonment is not trifling, forsaking only some afflictions or just the manifest afflictions, but forsaking all obstructions. Irreversible abandonment overcomes the seeds of afflictions and other obstructions in such a way that defects will never arise again, even when conditions favourable to them are present.

--from Tantra in Tibet by H.H. the Dalai Lama, Tsong-ka-pa and Jeffrey Hopkins, published by Snow Lion Publications

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[FairfieldLife] Dalai Lama Quote : meditation on emptiness

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...meditation on emptiness begins with gaining a sense of the inherent existence of which phenomena are empty, for without understanding what is negated, you cannot understand its absence, emptiness.

...Through carefully watching how you conceive your self, or "I," to be inherently established, you will determine that the "I" appears to be self-instituting without depending on the collection of the mental and physical aggregates, which are its basis of designation, or without depending on any of them individually, even though the "I" appears with those aggregates.
Proper identification of this appearance is the first essential toward realizing selflessness--ascertaining the object of negation.

--from Yoga Tantra: Paths to Magical Feats by H.H. the Dalai Lama, Dzong-ka-ba, and Jeffrey Hopkins, published by Snow Lion Publications

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[FairfieldLife] Dalai Lama on Compassion and E.

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The Sevenfold Cause-and-Effect Method

If we have been reborn time after time, it is evident that we have needed many mothers to give birth to us. ...the first cause bringing about bodhicitta is the recognition that all beings have been our mother.

As we envision the present condition of all these beings, we begin to develop the desire to help them change their lot. This is the third cause, and out of it comes the fourth, a feeling of love cherishing all beings. This is an attraction toward all beings, similar to what a child feels upon seeing his or her mother. This leads us to compassion, which is the fifth cause of bodhicitta. Compassion is a wish to separate these suffering beings, our mothers of the past, from their miserable situation. At this point we also experience loving-kindness, a wish that all beings find happiness. As we progress through these stages of responsibility, we go from wishing that all sentient beings find happiness and freedom from suffering to personally assuming responsibility for helping them enter this state beyond misery. This is the final cause. As we scrutinize how best to help others, we are drawn to achieving the fully enlightened and omniscient state of Buddhahood.

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[FairfieldLife] Dalai Lama Quote: on existence.

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How then does the mistaken idea, that things exist from their own side, operate? Whatever appears to the mind appears as if it existed truly from its own side. ...Now if the object existed as it appears to you, then, when you searched for it, you could actually find a real [object]. So, we must ask ourselves whether or not this object, when searched for, is to be found or not. If the object is not found when it is searched for, we must conclude that it does not exist from its own side, that when the label is applied to its basis, it is not so labeled because the basis somehow bears within it something which is the object. At this point, one must conclude that the object does not exist as it appears to, but then, one may wonder whether it exists at all.

Things, however, are not utterly non-existent. They do exist nominally. So things do exist, but they do not exist from the side of the basis of the label. And hence, though they do exist, because they do not exist within the object itself, they must exist only as they are labeled by the subject (the conceptual mind, for example). There is no other way for the object to exist apart from the way it is posited by conceptual thought. This is then what we mean when we say that all phenomena are merely labeled by conceptual thought. However, things do not appear to us as if they were mere conceptually labeled entities. Instead, they appear as if they existed from their own side. Therefore, it is a mistake to think that things exist as they appear.

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[FairfieldLife] Dalai Lama on obstacles.

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Shakyamuni Buddha, even when he was a trainee on the path, was solely concerned in both thought and action with others' welfare. Whenever he found an opportunity to work for others, no matter what difficulties he faced, he was never discouraged. He never hated obstacles and hardships encountered on the way. Instead, the difficult situations facilitated his being more courageous and determined to accomplish others' welfare. Just because he was so determined to work for others in the past, even as a trainee on the path, it is needless to say how much more it is so with him now as a completely enlightened person.

As the saying goes, "A past life story of a teacher is an enlightening practice for posterity."

--from Generous Wisdom: Commentaries of His Holiness the Dalai Lama XIV on the Jatakamala Garland of Birth Stories translated by Tenzin Dorjee, edited by Dexter Roberts

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[FairfieldLife] Dalai Lama on the concept of the reincarnating soul.

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Q: ...what is the nature of the mindstream that reincarnates from lifetime to lifetime?

A: ...If one understands the term "soul" as a continuum of individuality from moment to moment, from lifetime to lifetime, then one can say that Buddhism also accepts a concept of soul; there is a kind of continuum of consciousness. From that point of view, the debate on whether or not there is a soul becomes strictly semantic. However, in the Buddhist doctrine of selflessness, or "no soul" theory, the understanding is that there is no eternal, unchanging, abiding, permanent self called "soul." That is what is being denied in Buddhism.

Buddhism does not deny the continuum of consciousness. Because of this, we find some Tibetan scholars, such as the Sakya master Rendawa, who accept that there is such a thing as self or soul, the "kangsak ki dak" (Tib. gang zag gi bdag). However, the same word, the "kangsak ki dak," the self, or person, or personal self, or identity, is at the same time denied by many other scholars.

We find diverse opinions, even among Buddhist scholars, as to what exactly the nature of self is, what exactly that thing or entity is that continues from one moment to the next moment, from one lifetime to the next lifetime. Some try to locate it within the aggregates, the composite of body and mind. Some explain it in terms of a designation based on the body and mind composite, and so on One of the divisions of [the "Mind-Only"] school maintains there is a special continuum of consciousness called alayavijnana which is the fundamental consciousness.

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[FairfieldLife] Dalai Lama on the Oneness of humanity.

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As human beings, we are all the same. So there is no need to build some kind of artificial barrier between us. At least my own experience is that if you have this kind of attitude, there is no barrier. Whatever I feel, I can express; I can call you 'my old friend'. There is nothing to hide, and no need to say things in a way that is not straightforward. So this gives me a kind of space in my mind, with the result that I do not have to be suspicious of others all the time. And this really gives me inner satisfaction, and inner peace.

So I call this feeling a 'genuine realization of the oneness of the whole of humanity'. We are all members of one human family. I think that this understanding is very important, especially now that the world is becoming smaller and smaller. In ancient times, even in a small village, people were able to exist more or less independently. There was not so much need for others' co-operation. These days, the economic structure has completely changed We are heavily dependent on one another, and also as a result of mass communication, the barriers of the past are greatly reduced. Today, because of the complexity of interdependence, every crisis on this planet is essentially related with every other, like a chain reaction. Consequently it is worthwhile taking every crisis as a global one. Here barriers such as 'this nation' or 'that nation' , 'this continent', or 'that continent' are simply obstacles. Therefore today, for the future of the human race, it is more important than ever before that we develop a genuine sense of brotherhood and sisterhood. I usually call this a sense of 'universal responsibility'.

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[FairfieldLife] Dalai Lama on clinging and liberation.

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[FairfieldLife] Dalai Lama Speaks on Dealing with Terrorism, etc.

2006-04-03 Thread Rick Archer

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LONDON, ENGLAND, March 31, 2006: The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader told The Daily Telegraph that terrorists should be treated humanely. He also revealed the workings of his relationship with US President George W. Bush, said Westerners had become too self-absorbed and repeated his opposition to homosexuality in a wide-ranging interview. The Dalai Lama said modern terrorism was born out of jealousy of Western lifestyles. Fundamentalism is terrifying because it is based purely on emotion, rather than intelligence, the 70-year-old monk said at the seat of his government-in-exile in the northern Indian hilltop town of Dharamsala. It prevents followers from thinking as individuals and about the good of the world. This new terrorism has been brewing for many years. Much of it is caused by jealousy and frustration at the West because it looks so highly developed and successful on television. Leaders in the East use religion to counter that, to bind these cou ntries together. Terrorists, he warned, must be treated humanely. Otherwise, the problem will escalate. If there is one Bin Laden killed today, soon there will be 10 Bin Ladens. Awesome. Ten Bin Ladens killed, the hatred is spread; 100 bombed, and 1,000 lose members of their families.

Although he appeared not to approve of the war in Iraq, he was admiring of Bush. He is very straightforward, said the monk. On our first visit, I was faced with a large plate of biscuits. President Bush immediately offered me his favorites, and after that, we got on fine. On my next visit, he didn't mind when I was blunt about the war. By my third visit, I was ushering him into the Oval Office. I was astonished by his grasp of Buddhism.

He told the broadsheet that Westerners had become self-absorbed, burdened with too much choice. It is fascinating. In the West, you have bigger homes, yet smaller families; you have endless conveniences -- yet you never seem to have any time. You can travel anywhere in the world, yet you don't bother to cross the road to meet your neighbors, he said. I don't think people have become more selfish, but their lives have become easier and that has spoilt them. They have less resilience, they expect more, they constantly compare themselves to others and they have too much choice -- which brings no real freedom.

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2006-04-03 Thread Sal Sunshine

Rick, this is one of the most thoughtful analyses I've read in a while...Western life is full of ironies, not the least is that while claiming to be a religious nation, the US kills others and neglects its own in far greater numbers than any other industrialized nation.

Sal


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 He told the broadsheet that Westerners had become self-absorbed, burdened with too much choice. It is fascinating. In the West, you have bigger homes, yet smaller families; you have endless conveniences -- yet you never seem to have any time. You can travel anywhere in the world, yet you don't bother to cross the road to meet your neighbors, he said.

[FairfieldLife] Dalai Lama on Enlightenment

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Enlightenment is not only... devoid of various types of contaminations, pollutions, suffering, and afflictive emotions... but is also free from various dualistic appearances. When you achieve such a state, you are unfettered from all elaborations in the form of subject-object duality and appearances of conventionality.

You are free not because the subject-object duality or conventional appearances are objects of elimination in the sense that they are negative emotions. Rather, you are free because these elaborations cease to exist when you reach the state of enlightenment. In such a state, the mind of enlightenment or omniscience is such that it is totally merged with emptiness. To such a mind, no elaborations exist.

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[FairfieldLife] Dalai Lama : Deity yoga is the essence of mantra

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[FairfieldLife] Dalai Lama: Meditation as Therapy

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[FairfieldLife] Dalai Lama photo gallery

2006-01-17 Thread tanhlnx

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[FairfieldLife] Dalai Lama at UT Austin

2005-09-21 Thread Vaj

Received this message this morn.

http://sr2.mytempdir.com/167138

Greetings Beloved Friends,

I managed to snag a copy of the recording of H.H. the Dalai Lama's
address at UT Austin from this afternoon and have posted it at
http://sr2.mytempdir.com/167138. You can download a copy of it from
there if you wish - I must warn you: it's a BIG file (over 17Meg) so
it will take some time to download if you have a dial-up connection;
those with hi-speed access should have less trouble. This is a low-
quality recording, and I have a higher quality recording (over 92Meg)
if anyone is brave enough to ask for it (I've listened to both, and
you really can't tell the difference between them).





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[FairfieldLife] Dalai Lama, was: TM Laxity, was: For Vaj Re:Pitta-aggravating mantras

2005-06-26 Thread TurquoiseB

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 The 14th Dalai Lama is a high level Bodhisattva, honestly I forget 
 which level LOL and a highly advanced practitioner. In some of the 
 advanced teachings he has given he has shared some of his own inner 
 attainment just in explaining the teaching, and it's simply put, 
 breathtaking.

I agree.  The man is a nerd.  And I mean that in the best
of senses.  He gives intro lectures brilliantly, but it
is in his advanced talks (which require a lot of prepar-
ation on the part of the listener, just to follow them)
that he really shines.  It is in those talks that you
start to see that he does walk the walk of the talk he
talks.
 
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Re: [FairfieldLife] Dalai Lama, was: TM Laxity, was: For Vaj Re:Pitta-aggravating mantras

2005-06-26 Thread Peter Sutphen



--- sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  on 6/25/05 9:30 PM, Vaj at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  
   
   On Jun 25, 2005, at 10:19 PM, sparaig wrote:
   
   Not quite that simple :-) In the final
 stages it is possible 
 to
   transcend for four hours at a time,
 effortlessly. One sits
   down,
   decides how long they will meditate and
 finishes when they 
 intend
   to.
   
   And you have documentation of this?
   
   Well yes, the text themselves, but more
 important are good oral
   instructions.
   
   I meant proof that this is what happens...
   
   Yeah besides being a long known and practiced
 phenomenon in many 
 of the
   eastern schools, there has been some scientific
 research going on 
 with
   this for quite some time. The Dalai Lama has
 been meeting with 
 leading
   scientists for years on subjects like these.
  
  Can the Dalai Lama himself do this sort of thing?
 What is his 
 degree of
  spiritual attainment? As you know, Maharishi has
 derided him as a
  politician, implying superficiality. It would be
 interesting to 
 hear the
  real story.
 
 And how would you know that it is the real story?
 Does the Dali Lama 
 hook himself up to EEG machines for scientists to
 look at?

And why do you assume an EEG machine would validate
the depth of one's spirituality? 



 
 
 
 
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[FairfieldLife] Dalai Lama, was: TM Laxity, was: For Vaj Re:Pitta-aggravating mantras

2005-06-26 Thread mrfishey2001




...And how would you know that it is the real story?
Does the Dali Lama
hook himself up to EEG machines for scientists to
look at?

And why do you assume an EEG machine would validate
the depth of one's spirituality?


A strict Freudian might find that an interesting omission Doc. Ð I 
would think the scientist provided validation; using a tool called The 
EEG machine. 

(...an even more dubious proposition.) 


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Re: [FairfieldLife] Dalai Lama, was: TM Laxity, was: For Vaj Re:Pitta-aggravating mantras

2005-06-26 Thread Peter Sutphen



--- mrfishey2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 
 
 
 ...And how would you know that it is the real story?
 Does the Dali Lama
 hook himself up to EEG machines for scientists to
 look at?
 
 And why do you assume an EEG machine would validate
 the depth of one's spirituality?
 
 
 A strict Freudian might find that an interesting
 omission Doc. Ð I 
 would think the scientist provided validation; using
 a tool called The 
 EEG machine. 
 
 (...an even more dubious proposition.)

I keep on looking at the post and can't find the
omission. Now Freud would find that very interesting!
Help me out here.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Re: [FairfieldLife] Dalai Lama, was: TM Laxity, was: For Vaj Re:Pitta-aggravating mantras

2005-06-26 Thread Vaj


On Jun 26, 2005, at 12:42 AM, sparaig wrote:

 And how would you know that it is the real story? Does the Dali Lama
 hook himself up to EEG machines for scientists to look at?

Why, does Mahesh?

I thought I had heard HHDL had participated in some experiments. More 
recently he has supplied advanced meditators in specific 
methods/techniques and with various siddhis--experts in specific areas 
they wanted to research.



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[FairfieldLife] Dalai Lama, was: TM Laxity, was: For Vaj Re:Pitta-aggravating mantras

2005-06-25 Thread Rick Archer

on 6/25/05 9:30 PM, Vaj at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 
 On Jun 25, 2005, at 10:19 PM, sparaig wrote:
 
 Not quite that simple :-) In the final stages it is possible to
 transcend for four hours at a time, effortlessly. One sits
 down,
 decides how long they will meditate and finishes when they intend
 to.
 
 And you have documentation of this?
 
 Well yes, the text themselves, but more important are good oral
 instructions.
 
 I meant proof that this is what happens...
 
 Yeah besides being a long known and practiced phenomenon in many of the
 eastern schools, there has been some scientific research going on with
 this for quite some time. The Dalai Lama has been meeting with leading
 scientists for years on subjects like these.

Can the Dalai Lama himself do this sort of thing? What is his degree of
spiritual attainment? As you know, Maharishi has derided him as a
politician, implying superficiality. It would be interesting to hear the
real story.





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Re: [FairfieldLife] Dalai Lama, was: TM Laxity, was: For Vaj Re:Pitta-aggravating mantras

2005-06-25 Thread Vaj


On Jun 25, 2005, at 10:48 PM, Rick Archer wrote:

 Yeah besides being a long known and practiced phenomenon in many of 
 the
 eastern schools, there has been some scientific research going on with
 this for quite some time. The Dalai Lama has been meeting with leading
 scientists for years on subjects like these.

 Can the Dalai Lama himself do this sort of thing? What is his degree of
 spiritual attainment? As you know, Maharishi has derided him as a
 politician, implying superficiality. It would be interesting to hear 
 the
 real story.

The 14th Dalai Lama is a high level Bodhisattva, honestly I forget 
which level LOL and a highly advanced practitioner. In some of the 
advanced teachings he has given he has shared some of his own inner 
attainment just in explaining the teaching, and it's simply put, 
breathtaking.

Have you ever read the circumstances surrounding his most recent 
conscious rebirth? At the age of around 2, he not only recognized his 
meditative objects from his previous life, but the people who were 
testing him who were disguised as nomads and traders, he blew them all 
away by answering them in the dialect of their region-hundreds of miles 
away. Pretty impressive for a two year old...



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[FairfieldLife] Dalai Lama, was: TM Laxity, was: For Vaj Re:Pitta-aggravating mantras

2005-06-25 Thread sparaig

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 on 6/25/05 9:30 PM, Vaj at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 
  
  On Jun 25, 2005, at 10:19 PM, sparaig wrote:
  
  Not quite that simple :-) In the final stages it is possible 
to
  transcend for four hours at a time, effortlessly. One sits
  down,
  decides how long they will meditate and finishes when they 
intend
  to.
  
  And you have documentation of this?
  
  Well yes, the text themselves, but more important are good oral
  instructions.
  
  I meant proof that this is what happens...
  
  Yeah besides being a long known and practiced phenomenon in many 
of the
  eastern schools, there has been some scientific research going on 
with
  this for quite some time. The Dalai Lama has been meeting with 
leading
  scientists for years on subjects like these.
 
 Can the Dalai Lama himself do this sort of thing? What is his 
degree of
 spiritual attainment? As you know, Maharishi has derided him as a
 politician, implying superficiality. It would be interesting to 
hear the
 real story.

And how would you know that it is the real story? Does the Dali Lama 
hook himself up to EEG machines for scientists to look at?




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