tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12855129.post115211273104645046..comments2023-12-19T08:22:59.570-08:00Comments on Blazing-Splendor: BlessingsErik Pema Kunsanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15065281671070441076noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12855129.post-31365267599207428162007-05-04T10:46:00.000-07:002007-05-04T10:46:00.000-07:00Hello to you all and thank you for helping me to f...Hello to you all and thank you for helping me to further my understanding and practice of the Dharma! <BR/><BR/>I am looking to find a qualified teacher in my area to receive oral instructions and teachings, but I do not know where to start.<BR/><BR/>I live in Salem, Oregon, and was wondering if it is recommended or appropriate to receive proper teachings by a qualified teacher through the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12855129.post-1154455291175264032006-08-01T11:01:00.000-07:002006-08-01T11:01:00.000-07:00Thank you, Peter.Thank you, Peter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12855129.post-1154077488412793432006-07-28T02:04:00.000-07:002006-07-28T02:04:00.000-07:00To italizice some text like this. Enclose it betwe...To italizice some <I>text like this</I>. Enclose it between HTML-tags like this:<BR/><BR/><i>text like this</i>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17274166291876218623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12855129.post-1153360093422402552006-07-19T18:48:00.000-07:002006-07-19T18:48:00.000-07:00Thanks, Micheal,I posted an earlier response about...Thanks, Micheal,<BR/>I posted an earlier response about 3 days ago but it never showed up here - I'm not sure what happened -I don't know if I did not type in the 'word verification' correctly or if there is a glitch in my computer or a glitch in the posting process - anyway, the earlier post seems to have disappeared into cyberspace. Also a couple of weeks ago I posted something that showed up Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12855129.post-1153132201583721472006-07-17T03:30:00.000-07:002006-07-17T03:30:00.000-07:00i'm not sure of video but here are is some good au...i'm not sure of video but here are is some good audio by the likes of Tulku Urgyen, Tsoknyi, Chokyi Nyima, Dzongsar Khyentse etc. <BR/>http://www.kalachakra.com/home/index.html#toppensumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08253154717997773018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12855129.post-1153057535742867672006-07-16T06:45:00.000-07:002006-07-16T06:45:00.000-07:00I have been watching and listening to a video teac...I have been watching and listening to a video teaching by Mingyur Rinpoche on "Loving Kindness" - the video teachings were more effective than just reading - does anyone know of other video teachings available online? <BR/>Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12855129.post-1152759119105349482006-07-12T19:51:00.000-07:002006-07-12T19:51:00.000-07:00Wellsprings of the Great Perfection is a collectio...<I>Wellsprings of the Great Perfection</I> is a collection of anscient Dzogchen scriptures, mainly historical or poetry.<BR/><BR/>You can add <I> </I> around text to italize.Erik Pema Kunsanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15065281671070441076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12855129.post-1152753221822047572006-07-12T18:13:00.000-07:002006-07-12T18:13:00.000-07:00What is 'Wellsprings of the Great Perfection?' And...What is 'Wellsprings of the Great Perfection?' And how did you get the title in italics? I don't see on the blogspot where text formatting is possible. Did you type it somewhere else and then copy it to the blog? I ask because I like to be as expresive as possible when I write.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12855129.post-1152470127411411992006-07-09T11:35:00.000-07:002006-07-09T11:35:00.000-07:00Erik, I contacted the local bookstore to order "QD...Erik, I contacted the local bookstore to order "QD" and they are now saying it will be published in September, 2006. I ordered it.<BR/>Thanks. Thank you to Marcia too - they said to me it was "by Marcia Binder Schmidt". I said 'okay'. Made me giggle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12855129.post-1152320363834754462006-07-07T17:59:00.000-07:002006-07-07T17:59:00.000-07:00Yeah!!!Yeah!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12855129.post-1152314311793974072006-07-07T16:18:00.000-07:002006-07-07T16:18:00.000-07:00"Quintessential Dzogchen" which also contains teac..."Quintessential Dzogchen" which also contains teachings by Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, is printed and right now on a truck on its way to you.Erik Pema Kunsanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15065281671070441076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12855129.post-1152285512452068142006-07-07T08:18:00.000-07:002006-07-07T08:18:00.000-07:00Erik,I contacted the local book bookstore a while ...Erik,<BR/>I contacted the local book bookstore a while back about buying "Quintessential Dozgchen" but they said it was not in print. Is there a way to obtain a copy?<BR/>Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12855129.post-1152283810349584462006-07-07T07:50:00.000-07:002006-07-07T07:50:00.000-07:00We should aim for the highest but talk steps that ...We should aim for the highest but talk steps that our legs can reach.<BR/>I always found that advice very practical (though I don't remember who gave it).<BR/>PS. I also have a long explanation of "blessings" from the Dzogchen tantras - in the context of how the buddhas communicate beyond words. More about that later in <I>Wellsprings of the Great Perfection</I>.Erik Pema Kunsanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15065281671070441076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12855129.post-1152282699623740042006-07-07T07:31:00.000-07:002006-07-07T07:31:00.000-07:00Dharma friends,When I first read the above comment...Dharma friends,<BR/>When I first read the above comments about 'blessings" I thought, "Well, that clears that up - I know what kind of student I am - a superficial one!" Becuase I am only too happy (may all beings be so happy) to have the "superficial blessings" of lamas to help me - needing all the help I can get as I do. And I thought "I would never ask for "oral instructions to obtain Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12855129.post-1152268559741830662006-07-07T03:35:00.000-07:002006-07-07T03:35:00.000-07:00Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche recently gave another interp...Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche recently gave another interpretaion of the word "blessing" - jin-lab, in Tibetan: "the bestowal that permeates."<BR/><BR/>"As a student's mind is bestowed the instruction to realize the original, awakened state, his or her mind - and physical being and voice as well - becomes permeated with that realization. The voice becomes unhindered and eloquent through the untying of Erik Pema Kunsanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15065281671070441076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12855129.post-1152265570946218092006-07-07T02:46:00.000-07:002006-07-07T02:46:00.000-07:00hi eric and everyone, just like ot say that i love...hi eric and everyone, just like ot say that i love this little page, i never met tulku urgyen, but i am a student of mingyur rinpoche and feel the connection through him. i check out this page often to see what updates have been put on...i am halfway through blazing splendor, and i love it, you have put it together beautifully eric!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com