... Of course, we should all have memorised these, together with their meaning. But maybe there is some benefit for myself by recalling them and writing them...
Thomas Ythan Jones
Apyrtyj@...
Mar 1, 1999 2:55 pm
710
Hi all, me and my wife have been sitting every evening trying to translate texts, just now Atisha's teaching about beginner Bodhisattvas. Anyway, it's ...
Kent Sandvik
sandvik@...
Mar 3, 1999 8:33 am
711
... as far as I know "jang." means "purified" and "chub" means "completely, fully", i.e."Enlightenment" means "fully purified", indicating that all what has...
Irmela Biehler
Irmela.Biehler@...
Mar 3, 1999 9:14 am
712
... Here is a teaching from my own precious teacher, Zasep Tulku Rinpoche.I'm just now transcribing it, and the full teaching will be posted on our Sangha's...
Martha B. Foster
marthaf@...
Mar 3, 1999 7:12 pm
713
... thank you, that's the right translation. The one I had in mind is the Refuge Prayer: la ma sang gye la ma cho de zhin la ma ge dun te kun gyi dje po la ma...
Irmela Biehler
Irmela.Biehler@...
Mar 3, 1999 11:04 pm
714
... The reason I put those Tibetan words how they are translated is that knowing how they are constructed gives more insight into what a Buddha is, or what ...
Kent Sandvik
sandvik@...
Mar 4, 1999 8:25 am
715
... This is from Stephan Beyer's book The Classical Tibetan Language, a wonderful book, don't get discouraged by the footnotes that are sometimes a page or so....
Kent Sandvik
sandvik@...
Mar 6, 1999 11:00 pm
716
... From Path to Bliss, HH Dalai Lama, page 123: Reflect that although all sentient beings have the objects of refuge, if they do not realize their great...
Kent Sandvik
sandvik@...
Mar 9, 1999 6:39 am
717
... Also reflect upon the fact that all the Buddha's activities are motivated by his great compassion and that the essence of his doctrine is to be ...
Kent Sandvik
sandvik@...
Mar 9, 1999 6:47 am
718
This is coming to the end of the refuge lamrim section, so these are the concluding debate topics: Q90: And what is the most important practice in combination...
Kent Sandvik
sandvik@...
Mar 11, 1999 9:06 am
719
We have covereed about one third or a little bit more on the lamrim series. It's a good time to take a short pause, and find out if we need to change the...
Kent Sandvik
sandvik@...
Mar 16, 1999 6:47 am
720
... Of all the practices, the most important factor is to have the altruistic attitude, which is the essence of the doctrine. It is also the key to a happy and...
Kent Sandvik
sandvik@...
Mar 16, 1999 6:47 am
721
... Hi Kent and all - sorry that I have not been contributing of late but work has been extremely demanding. I really like the format you have chosen and the...
Mark Emerson
Mark.Emerson@...
Mar 16, 1999 10:12 am
722
Dear Kent, I guess that lately you have felt like a voice in the wilderness! I have been very busy writing a job application so have not had the time to...
Ant McLeod
antmcleod@...
Mar 16, 1999 11:47 am
723
Please remove my name from the lamrim mail list. Thank you. ... From: Kent Sandvik <sandvik@...> To: lamrim <lamrim@egroups.com> Date: Monday, March 15,...
Lucille Gagnon
stillness@...
Mar 17, 1999 5:39 am
724
please remove my name from the mailing list. thanks. ... From: Lucille Gagnon <stillness@...> To: lamrim@egroups.com <lamrim@egroups.com> Date:...
Lucille Gagnon
stillness@...
Mar 17, 1999 5:44 am
725
... eGroup home: http://www.eGroups.com/list/lamrim Free Web-based e-mail groups by eGroups.com...
Lucille Gagnon
stillness@...
Mar 17, 1999 5:49 am
726
hello, Thank you for sending me your information, I like to read it. I have no idea so far. I think your group did very excellent. Narcisse. ... more ... ...
Lan Pham
narcisse99@...
Mar 17, 1999 7:00 pm
727
LAMRIM MAILING LIST - WEEKLY UPDATE ... March 17 1999 CONTENTS GOING ON TO NEXT TOPIC - KARMA LAMRIM OUTLINE CURRENT SCHEDULE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ......
Kent Sandvik
sandvik@...
Mar 18, 1999 7:02 am
728
Q93: What is the law of interdependence in Buddhism? Q94: What causes suffering, what happiness, and what ultimate happiness? Q95: There's white karma and...
Kent Sandvik
sandvik@...
Mar 18, 1999 7:03 am
729
Q95: There's white karma and black karma, what is white karma . . . There was a teacher of mine who sat up by the altar and showed us a jar of beans . Some...
gordon
gmcquade@...
Mar 18, 1999 7:39 pm
730
... It was a trick question :-). Black karma is karma that later causes one to suffer. A headache, for example, is a result from black karma. White karma is...
Kent Sandvik
sandvik@...
Mar 18, 1999 8:20 pm
731
... without my reading of the path of bliss, my best (guess?) would be the belief that the student had black karma causes the guru to do so. Tilopa and Marpa...
A Bruno
obruno@...
Mar 19, 1999 12:12 am
732
From my knowledge there are four types of karma Black karma--- which leads to sufferng White Karma--- leads to happiness Neutral Karma-- no affect And "the...
A Bruno
obruno@...
Mar 19, 1999 12:12 am
733
... Yes, it's a very good quess. Naropa got many of the teachings by getting a sandal hit on the top of his head by Tilopa. But actually in this case it was a...
Kent Sandvik
sandvik@...
Mar 19, 1999 6:44 am
734
... Not tricky at all. It is the specific details of karma that are tricky, such as how come a past action, which has finished and is gone, can cause an...
Thomas Ythan Jones
Apyrtyj@...
Mar 19, 1999 3:27 pm
735
... In case that black and white karma is connected with black and white actions, according to Geshe Ngawang Dhargeys "Commentary on the Kalachakra Tantra",...
Irmela Biehler
Irmela.Biehler@...
Mar 19, 1999 7:10 pm
736
[Sorry this one is late, I sent it to a wrong email address the two days ago...] Q97: Why do good people experience bad results even if they do good deeds just...
Kent Sandvik
sandvik@...
Mar 24, 1999 5:16 pm
737
... Well, its because of their karma! Yes, it is true that bad karma only ripens when we have negative states of mind, but then it can start to ripen ages...
Thomas Ythan Jones
Apyrtyj@...
Mar 26, 1999 2:40 pm
738
... my answer to this may seem sort of strange, but to me, good people purposely experience more suffering than bad people. This is because good people are on...
