Buddhist Discussion

911 topics in this forum

1. Buddhism and spiritual protection

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   By Maddie, March 8, 2017
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   • helpfuldemon
   • January 7, 2022

2. Question about Tibetan Buddhist Yoga, Tantra, Truhl Khor, Tummo, etc.

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   By Immortal4life, April 14, 2020
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   • Immortal4life
   • September 29, 2024

3. So how do you guys do stuff? Idiot's guide in plain english?

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   By BaguaKicksAss, December 17, 2013
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   • adept
   • January 2, 2014

4. Rainbow Body....a matter of karma?

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   By Wells, November 16, 2016   

   • rainbow body
   • dzogchen
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     • rainbow body
     • dzogchen
     • thogal
     • thodgal
     • togal
     • trekcho
     • trekchod
     • natural state
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   • already
   • August 11, 2017

5. Buddha vs Mara short video

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   By idiot_stimpy, November 20, 2012
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   • Jeff
   • December 5, 2012

6. Vipassana meditation

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   By Chang dao ling, November 23, 2024
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   • Mark Foote
   • May 19

7. Arhats?

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   By JustARandomPanda, February 11, 2012
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   • Sunya
   • February 20, 2012

8. The Heart Sutra

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   By konchog uma, January 23, 2012
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   • konchog uma
   • February 14, 2012

9. The Final Dhyana

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   By Harmonious Emptiness, September 22, 2011
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   • shine
   • November 9, 2011

10. Lama Tsongkhapa

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    By JustARandomPanda, September 10, 2012   

    • Tibetan Buddhism
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    • RongzomFan
    • October 12, 2012

11. Buddhist View on Taoist Practices?

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    By Rocco, November 24, 2016   

    • MCO
    • Buddhist
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      • Buddhist
      • Taoist
      • Inner Smile
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    • SeekerOfHealing
    • December 29, 2016

12. Starting again from the beginning

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    By Jetsun, January 28, 2013   

    • need advice
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    • Gerard
    • February 8, 2013

13. Turnings of the Wheel of the Dharma

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    By Apech, September 15, 2017
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    • Fa Xin
    • September 20, 2017

14. Share your "Suppressing the thinking mind" techniques

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    By Tatsumaru, February 29, 2016
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    • WisteriaWinds
    • April 10, 2016

15. Life is suffering.

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    By helpfuldemon, May 17, 2023
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    • dontknwmucboutanythng
    • August 8, 2023

16. Buddhist Magic and Why We Shouldn’t Cast It Aside

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    By Apech, January 27, 2021
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    • Mark Foote
    • May 5, 2021

17. Sectarian bickering

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    By goldisheavy, July 31, 2014   

    • sectarianism
    • pride
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      • pride
      • lineage
      • self
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      • outsider
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    • Simple_Jack
    • August 3, 2014

18. Emptiness

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    By idiot_stimpy, August 16, 2012
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    • gatito
    • August 21, 2013

19. Tibetan prostrations

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    By Miroku, August 1, 2017   

    • prostrations
    • qigong
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    • Miroku
    • September 2, 2021

20. Commonly Closed Chakras

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    By dawn90, December 5, 2017   

    • closed chakra
    • blocked chakras
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      • blocked throat chakra
      • blocked manipura chakra
      • blocked crown chakra
      • blocked sixth chakra
      • blocked second chakra
      • blocked sacral chakra
      • blocked third eye chakra
      • blocked fifth chakra
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    • KuroShiro
    • December 31, 2017

21. right speech and "real" compassion

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    By konchog uma, January 12, 2013
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    • thetaoiseasy
    • January 15, 2013

22. Samatha vs Vipassina

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    By Maddie, December 28, 2017   

    • your experiences
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    • Boundlesscostfairy
    • January 28, 2018

23. The Three Channels and How to Work with Them

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    By Armando, February 23, 2019   

    • ego/awareness
    • nine step purification breathing technique
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      • three channels
      • three poisons
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    • March 9, 2019

24. What is opposite of substance?

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    By goldisheavy, August 16, 2014
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    • August 17, 2014

25. Non-Duality in Dzogchen vs Advaita Vedanta

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    By Jeff, August 16, 2017
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    • Nothingness
    • September 15, 2017

26. How are the 5 aggregates (khandas/skhandas) suffering

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    By seekingbuddha, February 6, 2015   

    • aggregate
    • khanda
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      • skandas
      • suffering
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    • Tibetan_Ice
    • March 3, 2015

27. Malcolm Pees on The Tao Bums

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    By Tibetan_Ice, September 16, 2014
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    • doc benway
    • September 18, 2014

28. Pure Land Buddhism

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    By adept, October 1, 2012
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    • drifting cloud
    • March 4, 2013

29. Reincarnation + linear time + space constrains

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    By Owledge, March 18, 2012
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    • Mokona
    • June 11, 2012

30. Is this a form of the much fabled "grasping"?

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    By Arkx6, September 11, 2018
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    • dawei
    • October 7, 2018