Okay, “Enlightenment or bust” might be a bit dramatic, but… "Dang Zang" is an empty name. The blog has to do with the dharma; material related to Buddhist teachings (Tibetan style in particular, Kagyu in even more particular), meditation, gurus and lamas be they genuine or flaky, books and events.
I do have a more personal blog, Pica Pica, and a site for my work. Oh yes, it's by Alex Wilding
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Wednesday October 28th, 2009. Posted by Alex W:
I remain uncertain about “Biff Painter“.
I half expected him to ignore my query, but I got a clearish answer:
I first learned Gtumo as a Daoist inner heat practice from Li, Long Dao of Sichuan then later from Lama Trangu Rinpoche the Tibetan version of Gtumo practice, Medicine Buddha meditations and Mantra and Chod Ritual. This took place in various locations beginning with his visit to my school many, many years ago. I am afraid I was a very poor student.
And we see that he really did meet Thrangu Rinpoche once at least:
Sunday September 27th, 2009. Posted by Alex W:
Bit by bit the project of making a basic catalogue of my Buddhist library is moving forwards – one bookcase is now done!
That’s 207 books so far. But have they done me any good?
Sunday September 20th, 2009. Posted by Alex W:
Last Friday we went to see a “general” talk given by Lama Tsering (look under “Lamas” at Odsal Ling).
At first I thought she was a bit school-marmish and sugar-coated. I soon realized I was entirely wrong, and ended up very impressed indeed. Not at all sugar coated, very direct, clear, honest – she really threw a light on the human condition.
Friday September 18th, 2009. Posted by Alex W:
I mentioned Chime Rinpoche recently, for instance here. His students are organising a celebration for his 70th birthday, which will be held on Saturday 17 October (2009). Unfortunately I am too far away to be able to get there. I did attend his 50th birthday party in Ashdon, and still feel grateful to Piet (who was once on the staff at Marpa House) for making sure that I was aware of it.
So if any of his old students are not in touch with Marpa House but feel they would like to go, you might like to get in touch with them sharpish to get on the list!
Best wishes to Rinpoche, and I hope you all have a good time!
Saturday September 12th, 2009. Posted by Alex W:
I have a fondness for pictures of decay and dereliction. I found this on the net (it was not attributed, so I can’t pass that on), and it combines two of my favourite topics: decay and dharma.
Friday September 4th, 2009. Posted by Alex W:
Thanks to Lorraine Vost for this picture from Lama Pema Dorje’s course last month:
Submit your guesses in comments! (Oh, I had to change the setting for comments so that I have to approve them before they appear, as I was getting anything from a handful to a score of spam comments every day, but I will of course approve anything that is even 1/4-way reasonable.) You might need to click-to-enlarge to get the necessary detail.
I asked the same question about a different picture on Pica Pica, but the intervening years and the number of people make that one much more of a challenge.
Thursday August 27th, 2009. Posted by Alex W:
John Davies has a way of finding both interesting and funny things on the net. He forwarded me the link for site that calls itself The Gompa.
Now although I’m tagging this with charlatans, I’m not at the moment saying that’s what this guy is – to be honest, I haven’t even read his site properly. But if one is tempted to come to a snap judgement…
This was my favourite picture, which is the illustration for “Tibetan Snake Boxing” in which “the main focus is on fighting while kneeling, sitting, rolling or lying on the ground. The Snake Boxer, through tumbling, rolling, leaping and coiling, controls the balance of his opponent by striking or locking vulnerable pressure points with devastating effectiveness.”
On second thoughts, I am willing to class him as a charlatan. What do you think?
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