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I think its also worth noting, by the way, that the Dalai Lama is not the head of the Gelukpa school. The official head of the Gelukpa school is the Ganden Tripa . HHDL used to be the head of the Tibetan government.

How much more careful a head of a lineage should watch his conduct against a non-blood-related female monastic regardless of whether a lustful mind is there or not. Vajrayana rules are different to Theravada, and as far as I can remember, Tibetan heads of lineage are allowed to marry and still rema...

I can't see anything wrong with HHDL and Ven Thubten Chodron greeting each other in public with a hug . There's a video somewhere of HHDL hugging a male reporter in public, should that be criticised and classed as lustful as well? If we were all able to give each other a warm non-sexual hug now and ...

The names of two past Ajahns don't encompass the teachings of a whole tradition in 2019 Sure, but my point was that some Theravada teachers held the view. Plus you haven't submitted any actual quotes to support your statements. There's quotes here: https://dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?t=33652 I'm ...

Please provide some examples of this "eternalistic view, that there is a true self ." I have been attending talks given by teachers at a Theravada Thai Forest tradition monastery for a number of years now and have not heard anything like that. Ajahn Maha Bua and Ajahn Mun, considered among the foun...

Theravada teachers (eg from Thai Forest Tradition) who have basically an eternalistic view, that there is a true self (permanent, happy, unchangeable) or at least something like it, and that it is referred to in the Suttas as the luminous mind - pabhassara citta, and/or the unseen consciousness - a...

Most average western white males don't have any choice but to remain single. Young western females are becoming increasingly fussy, conditioned by the decadent media to be attracted to prideful, arrogant and violent males. The majority of females also have a host of potential suitors vying for thei...

if Nibbana is unconsciousness state forever Reading this book might be helpful: "The Island - An Anthology of the Buddha's Teachings on Nibbana" by Ajahn Pasanno and Ajahn Amaro: https://www.amaravati.org/dhamma-books/the-island/ Excerpt from the beginning of chapter one: NIBBANNA (NIRVANA IN SANSK...

. The Buddha said: “Mendicants, these four things are unthinkable. They should not be thought about, and anyone who tries to think about them will go mad or get frustrated. What four? The scope of the Buddhas … The scope of one in absorption … The results of deeds … Speculation about the world … The...

In Dhamma, a woman is not a sex slave. If you don't want to have children, you should have a vasectomy and honestly inform any woman you meet you have had a vasectomy and do not want to have children. Then you will find the suitable marriage partner according to Dhamma; i.e., if you can actually fi...

sentinel wrote:Is this real ?

Its as real as the dragons in"Game of Thrones." or in a "Harry Potter" movie.





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It means having the soles of your feet, or of either foot, directed towards the image. For example, if you sit down with your legs stretched out in front of you.

Having the soles of one's feet pointed towards a shrine, or a teacher, is also considered disrespectful in Tibetan Buddhism.



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The problem is this. If you are still living in the conventional world, you still need to look presentable and in some ways conform to the norms of the society you live in. You need to have a stable income to survive and stay healthy etc. There is no running away from that as lay people. Exactly. W...

After Stream Entry I think I will:

Relax (as in letting go of conceptual thinking) - and talk less.




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This is a link to Ajahn Sumedho's book "The Sound of Silence"

https://cdn.amaravati.org/wp-content/up ... ilence.pdf