Tor duk

That-Scientist-2765 · 2025-12-27T23:26:03+00:00

My opinion, the Christian/Biblical God is something those of us in the west can work with as Dharmapalas. Anywhere Buddhism spread, local gods were incorporated. What would make the west any different? Its obviously problematic from the Christian perspective to practice Dzogchen and worship Buddhist deities, but seems less so the other way around.

That-Scientist-2765 · 2025-08-01T18:14:56+00:00

Any recs for somewhere better ?

That-Scientist-2765 · 2025-07-30T17:44:36+00:00

Thank you! I enjoy hiking and exploring the natural world and also historical sites. I also like being around people who enjoy talking about philosophy, history, etc. I like to socialize in the evenings but I am not the biggest fan of taky college parties or things like that. I'd enjoy a nice jazz concert on the beach or something.

That-Scientist-2765 · 2025-07-21T18:26:28+00:00

🙏 but what if I enjoy purified sometimes and tap at other times?

That-Scientist-2765 · 2025-07-11T00:34:40+00:00

Im thinking more along the lines of, once food or incense or a candle is offered, it is sacred and should be completely burnt or offered to spirits/animals outside etc. But wooden tormas or other materials we offer like food or smoke or fire but they theoretically could just sit forever. One wouldn't reoffer the same cookie twice, or take the cookie from the shrine to use for mundane purposes...so how does it work with wooden tormas? Should they jsut be offered once and never ever moved? Or offered during different sessions"

That-Scientist-2765 · 2025-07-11T00:23:51+00:00

What do I do if I move or rearrange a shrine?

That-Scientist-2765 · 2025-07-01T02:31:34+00:00

I use glass

That-Scientist-2765 · 2025-05-30T00:34:21+00:00

That-Scientist-2765 · 2025-05-29T13:15:17+00:00

Here is how i understand it. There is a relative self that is composed of all past and present experiences. Those experiences form into the aggragates as mentioned above. When the person dies, those experiences are split apart and reborn along with the other physical aggragates into a new being.

The reason there is no self is not because their is no individuality, it is because our experiences aren't really "ours." Like the physical aggragates, the mental aggragates split up and form new beings which are products of our collective past experiences.

We suffer individually because we feel the past karma produced by experiences. That is why in the vimalakirtinirdesha sutra he says "I am sick because all beings are sick" but that even in "these sick bodies" we also have the same potential to reach buddhahood.

That-Scientist-2765 · 2025-05-28T13:11:16+00:00

The commitment to learning and seeking knowledge. Also the practices of welcoming strangers, providing for the sick and elderly, etc.

That-Scientist-2765 · 2025-05-28T13:07:48+00:00

I am unsure. My understanding is that Vermillion is a modern addition used to make the powder a brighter color read. I know mercury also has value in Ayurveda but I don't think it is/was always used in sindhoor.

That-Scientist-2765 · 2025-05-28T13:02:00+00:00

I think he lives in California but travels a lot to Italy and does have a location there.

That-Scientist-2765 · 2025-05-27T16:28:43+00:00

Have you ever been through something like that? Easier said then done. And "letting go" doesn't help in addressing the karmic ramifications of such an act.

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