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  2. Posted

    Jeff,

     

    What about not being a member of a 'club' ?

    Clubs, societies, lineages, traditions, religions, are all man-made constructs which often end in dispute, argument, threats, murder and all-out warfare.

    What about a pathless path, where seekers rely on their own initiative and experiences, albeit sometimes with a little help from various sources ?

     

    The tao that can be told
    is not the eternal Tao
    The name that can be named
    is not the eternal Name.

     

    Best wishes.

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  3. Posted · Edited by adept

    I don't know enough about Reiki to properly judge it one way or the other, although I get the impression that it's probably nonsense.

     

    Well Reiki worked for me. In fact I was very impressed with my experience of it.

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    Even if this a legitimate organization, I have my doubts.

    This is 'allowed' to operate by the same government that practically erased the teachings of the Way during the revolution and subsequent communist regimes.

    To me, the Dao is more akin to living naturally, using our own innate essence, insight and virtue, and to be free from hierarchies, organizations, associations and suchlike.

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  16. Posted · Edited by adept

    I've been around both the Chinese martial arts world and the new age barnyard for exactly 40 years and I've seen every type of cult, phoney guru, and charlatan-driven-only-by-avarice. I've also had my skills (as a counselor and certified hypnotherapist trained in the mid-1980's-- hired and well-tested as a counselor to help by "deprogramming" some very, very deeply troubled, off-the hook, "almost-gone" victims of truly diabolical cult manipulation.

     

    I have the Chinese martial arts background to attest just by viewing his demo on the Singapore police video that Lama Dundrop Dorje's skill is real. He put in his years (decades) in traditional Chinese martial systems and he is recognized by both Chinese physical culture and he is an authentic Tibetan lama and the long-time bodyguard of the late great lama, Penor Rinpoche. I have numerous students in Tai Chi Chuan, Qigong and kung-fu on both coasts of the U.S., and some of them are very, very affluent. One of them (in L.A.)--a student who I have taught on a weekly basis for the past 7 years--has taken Lama D. Dorje's 2-week meditation intensive at his Pathgate foundation outside of London twice in the past 2 years. He came back both times with good results and a creditable report...although he was surprised at what the Lama put him through both retreats: 2 weeks of seated meditation 6 hours a day. Lama Dorje uses his high-level Tai Chi skill to attract students and to "hook" them into how he teaches the Buddhist path--which he is formally sanctioned to do. Every teacher has their appeal, and "target market"--either conscious or subconscious...just because Lama Dorje attracts the well-to-do who can afford $10K workshops (and reportedly favors a particular Italian high-end fashion label) does not mean that he is a fraud or charlatan. His knowledge is real, his martial arts is formidable, he is a Tibetan lama, and he has something to teach some niche of humanity--however small and wealthy. So I reserve judgment until I see an immoral act of some kind.

    Peace out.

    ZB

     

    P.S. I like the Eric Burden song. For the shit I've seen in the cult-pervaded 1980's in California with the likes of baghwan rajneesh (resurrected as Osho of late by his surviving money machine), "Ramtha" who had followers trying to heat rocks on top of their heads in meditation(!), a particular Indian "holy man" with a huge worldwide following, were sterling examples of the adage:

     

    "When the going gets wierd, the wierd turn pro."

     

    Honestly, I don't know why I bother !

    I live in the same locality as Mr. Peter Young (Yeung, Dr, Sifu, Professor, Lama), or whatever he chooses to call himself these days. He is well-known as a bully, liar, fraud, cheat and con-man. The only titles he has are the ones he's made up for himself. He has no authority to teach, either martially or religiously.

    He has limited skill, at best. The only skill he has is that he's an expert on hoodwinking gullible students.

    But hey, don't just take my word for it:

     

    http://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=13442

    http://www.dharmawheel.net/viewtopic.php?f=77&t=9597

    http://tibetanaltar.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/tibetan-buddhist-cults-run-amok.html

    http://thetaobums.com/topic/23785-lama-dondrup-dorje/

    http://thetaobums.com/topic/4088-lama-dorje-number-two/page-2

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  18. Posted

    Following on from a recent thread, and not wishing to derail it, I've decided to provide some examples of spirals, sacred geometry/mathematics and intelligent design.

    These continue to be a source of inspiration and wonder for myself.

    I hope that some of the members will find inspiration in these examples.

     

    http://www.treehugger.com/slideshows/natural-sciences/nature-blows-my-mind-hypnotic-patterns-sunflowers/

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    Seriously? You bet. Just take a look in DW. So much prancing and bitching around it makes my skin crawl sometimes. If i could, i would hope that TTB will remain free of such fancy-pancy buddhism.

     

    You should ask these guys their real motive(s) for trying to bring Jax's name to disrepute. What's worse, they can't even be honest about their intentions. If this is not hypocrisy, i really dont know what is.

     

    Dharma Wheel has become toxic, just like E-Sangha did.

    Honestly, for people like me who like to learn more about Buddhism and it's practices and are trying to connect with others, it gives the wrong impression of the way Buddhists act and behave.

    The Buddhist sub-forum here sometimes drops to that level, and for that reason, I tend not to spend much time here, which is a shame, because we have some wonderful members with excellent posts.

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