"I undertake the precept to refrain from intoxicating drinks and drugs which lead to carelessness/cloud the mind. (Suramerayamajja pamadatthana veramani sikkhapadam samadiyami)" --fifth main Buddhist precept "Warnings about tobacco and narcotics have been revealed as Térmas since early on in Tibet, by the great Tértöns...Warnings about tobacco and narcotics actually cross the spectrum of Vajrayana… Continue reading KEEPING OUT THE “FOG” OF INTOXICANTS: The fifth main Buddhist precept of “no intoxicants” and reasons behind it
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NOT SACRIFICING CONDUCT FOR THE VIEW: Guru Padmasambhava on ethical conduct as an essential Buddhist foundation of Vajrayana, unconventional yogic conduct (tul-zhug), the questionable mis-use of mass empowerments and months of speed-read oral transmissions
"Maintain the view as spacious as the sky. Yet, in conduct, regard cause and effect as fine as grains of flour." --Guru Padmasambhava Guru Padmasambhava famously stated one should not sacrifice conduct for the view, and vice versa. In this article and short video reel, I explain what this statement means and why it is… Continue reading NOT SACRIFICING CONDUCT FOR THE VIEW: Guru Padmasambhava on ethical conduct as an essential Buddhist foundation of Vajrayana, unconventional yogic conduct (tul-zhug), the questionable mis-use of mass empowerments and months of speed-read oral transmissions
The Five Main Buddhist Vows (I): Not Killing (Pāṇātipātā veramaṇī)
"Pāṇâtipāta: destruction of life，slaying，killing，murder.（pāṇātipātā veramaṇī，refraining from killing, the first of the dasasīla)." "These five precepts lead with good behavior to bliss, with good behavior to wealth and success, they lead with good behavior to happiness, therefore purify behavior." (Imāni pañca sikkhāpadāni. Sīlena sugatiṃ yanti, sīlena bhogasampadā, sīlena nibbutiṃ yanti, tasmā sīlaṃ visodhaye)." --closing words of… Continue reading The Five Main Buddhist Vows (I): Not Killing (Pāṇātipātā veramaṇī)