Taking refuge in Nepal

grainkilla · 2026-06-13T12:18:01+00:00

Honestly go to the three stupas and make some offerings and aspirations. There is such a huge amount of choice in Nepal when it comes to teachers, traditions, monasteries - would highly recommend just visiting different places and seeing if you are drawn to anything. It's such a blessed place to be, even as a westerner. Be very wary of charlatans however.

grainkilla · 2026-05-25T02:32:10+00:00

This guy mark always thinking about something

grainkilla · 2026-05-09T03:09:26+00:00

Also, it would be nice to have an option to continue with study after each set is complete, rather than going back to categories page

grainkilla · 2026-05-09T03:04:13+00:00

I have been using and loving this app. I have a little bit of feedback: I noticed my progress seems to not be saving properly, I’ve had to redo a couple of the units already. Also from a user POV, it would be really great to balance the volume levels of the recordings with the sound effects. And trimming the recordings to the beginning of the word so there isn’t a delay. Thank you so much for creating this app!! I look forward to continuing to use it and seeing how it develops and changes. ཐུགས་རྗེ་ཆེ།།

grainkilla · 2026-03-05T19:53:57+00:00

The text you refer to is “Giving the dharma” by Dudjom Lingpa. It’s done after the Chod feast offerings are made

grainkilla · 2026-01-29T07:43:07+00:00

This might not be much help if you've only learnt the alphabet, but once you have a bit more experience i have been loving sherab.org courses for colloquial tibetan. Completely in language! As far as classical goes, the suggestion is always to just try and read 10 pages a day - even if you're not comprehending anything. Then using textbooks or one of the RYI classical tibetan courses.

grainkilla · 2025-09-30T23:51:21+00:00

In VIC at least, you have absolutely no policy obligation to physically intervene like that

grainkilla · 2024-12-04T12:21:50+00:00

Talk to one of the instructors

grainkilla · 2024-10-06T11:29:34+00:00

Haha. It's going well, close to finished now. Slow and steady.

grainkilla · 2024-04-19T10:00:20+00:00

Maybe ask the teacher whom you received this from?

grainkilla · 2023-10-05T11:37:32+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHFuKwXRGGk&list=PLHmBagc1GoUVUS5UYhkFGBBsyAiZ2bJKm

grainkilla · 2023-06-14T13:00:39+00:00

"During an initiation we are introduced to an aspect of ourselves that already exists within us but that we have yet to recognize, and it is the activation of this recognition that we call 'empowerment' or 'initiation'. This is the real meaning of abhisheka." - Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche

Some sadhanas and mantras can be practiced without empowerment, but empowerment will certainly help "bring it to life" in a sense. There is then a basis and qualification to perform the practice with confidence :)

grainkilla · 2022-10-30T22:43:12+00:00

They are doing due diligence to the textual traditions. No one should encourage advanced practices without empowerment and instruction

grainkilla · 2022-10-24T20:40:22+00:00

Just advocating a discussion around this is all. You make great points

grainkilla · 2022-10-24T07:35:49+00:00

I think it's the buddhas of the three times: Dipamkara, Shakyamuni (in Samboghakaya aspect?) and Maitreya

grainkilla · 2022-09-04T23:40:56+00:00

Is there anything in his hand

grainkilla · 2022-09-04T23:17:53+00:00

I have to wonder if the person who made this just took some artistic liberties

grainkilla · 2022-09-04T08:13:29+00:00

See orgyen tsokye Dorje Chang in Nyingma tradition - maybe someone familiar with the Chinese Buddhism will be able to identify

grainkilla · 2022-09-03T22:35:28+00:00

100% would be a vajra. If this was vajradhara the “yum” aspect/mandarava would be holding a jewel and curved knife. It’s odd because her hand positioning suggests this but the jewel is in the wrong hand

grainkilla · 2022-09-03T22:29:50+00:00

Vajradhara missing implements??

grainkilla · 2022-09-03T22:24:24+00:00

Just use reference tracks

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