The Double Dorje: Modern Vajrayana Buddhism.

What is the structure of a typical sadhana practice? What parts must it have, what can it have, and how do they fit together? Approximate script with possible variations and errors, is at the Blue Sky, White Clouds blog. Some words you might like to look up: Sadhana Torma Mahayana Vajrayana Bodhicitta Vajrayana Vajrasattva Ngondro (preliminaries) Mandala Mount Meru Samayasattva / damtsigpa Jnanasa...

Tibetan Buddhist practice refers a lot to beings on "the other side" who might help or hinder. Do we have to believe in them in order to practice? Gyalpo Losar Approximate script can be found at this blog Words you might like to look up: Machik Labdron Machik Labdron’s Complete Explanation (book) Chöd Milarepa Mount Kailas Sadhana Stupa Terton Kāśyapa Torma Gugulu Samadhi Tendrel Cittamatra In the...

What is "Direct Introduction" to the true nature of the mind, also known as "pointing out instructions" And why are the things said about it sometimes, well, puzzling? The syllable "A" you might like to look up: Namkhai Norbu Dzogchen Mahamudra Read Blake's Auguries of Innocence at: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43650/auguries-of-innocence Approximate text at this blog In the early weeks...

About THE MOST FAMOUS of Tibetan Buddhist mantras - what it is, reciting it and singing it - with tunes! Mani walls near Everest   There is an approximate script with errors and variations at https://lunidharma.blogspot.com/2024/06/manis-and-manis-and_01125899265.html Words you might want to look up: Vajrayana Guru Rinpoche Tara Chenrezi Avalokiteshvara Mahamudra Dzogchen Heart Sutra Mahayana Kagy...

Some memories of Ato Rinpoche who "rested his intent" recently, and what he spoke of as his "two eyes". Ato Rinpoche Approximate script with errors at https://lunidharma.blogspot.com/2024/05/ato-rinpoche-will-be-missed-plus-his.html   Things you might want to search for: tulku Jeykundo Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche Karmapa Akong Rinpoche Samye Ling Chime Rinpoche Sechen Rabjam Rinpoche Milarepa Kagyu Ny...

What is a double dorje when it is a ritual instrument - a "diamond sceptre". And what is the Double Dorje when it is (or rather was) a restaurant in Kathmandu close to the Great Stupa. Terms you might like to search for: dorje or vajra Indra Amoghasiddhi Approximate script with errors at https://lunidharma.blogspot.com/2024/06/the-double-dorje-itself.html In the early weeks of this podcast I inclu...

In Tibetan Buddhism, "the Lama" is a many-sided word. It means much more than just a person, even a person sitting on a high throne. This episode looks at some sides of what "Lama" means. Figurine of Guru Rinpoche Words you might like to search for: Vajrasattva Lamaism Dalai Lama Kham Refuge tree Nyingma Sakya Kagyu Gelug Guru Rinpoche Padma Sambhava Tsong Khapa Dorje Chang (Vajradhara) Tsultrim G...

A ngagpa is a heavy-duty kind of non-monastic practitioner of the path of mantra in Tibetan Buddhism. This tradition is also entering modern, "western", societies. What does this entail? My teacher, Ngagpa Karma Lhundup Rinpoche and friend Approximate script at https://lunidharma.blogspot.com/2024/05/ngagpas-who-are-they.html . The following terms are used and can be searched for: ngagpa mantra ta...

If you have sensed the magic around Tibetan Buddhism but don't know where to start, these tips might help. A total beginner Terms you might want to search the net for: Three jewels / three refuges / refuge vows Bodhicitta / the Bodhisattva vow / two kinds of bodhicitta Four noble truths Five heaps Five Buddha families Five wisdoms Six Perfections Eightfold path Shakyamuni Tara Chenrezi Mala In the...

Recalling the life and achievements of Thrangu Rinpoche one year since he passed on. Thrangu Rinpoche Refers to these links: Namo Buddha Short bio (1) Short bio (2) TashiCholing Publications In the early weeks of this podcast I included an approximate script, not particularly well edited, on a blog page. For the episode dropped on 4 September entitled “Bad gurus, tosh gurus and good gurus” and for...

Yes, it's a trailer for the Double Dorje In the early weeks of this podcast I included an approximate script, not particularly well edited, on a blog page. For the episode dropped on 4 September entitled “Bad gurus, tosh gurus and good gurus” and for episodes due to be dropped from 18 September onwards, starting with “Jyekundo / Yushu: travelling in East Tibet” there is a transcript file which is...