Dang Zang » Dharma http://chagchen.org Enlightenment or bust Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:55:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 John Painter http://chagchen.org/2009/10/28/john-painter/ http://chagchen.org/2009/10/28/john-painter/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:12:00 +0000 Alex W http://chagchen.org/?p=865 http://chagchen.org/2009/10/28/john-painter/feed/ 1 Lujong – approachable Tibetan Yoga http://chagchen.org/2009/08/19/lujong-approachable-tibetan-yoga/ http://chagchen.org/2009/08/19/lujong-approachable-tibetan-yoga/#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2009 07:37:54 +0000 Alex W http://chagchen.org/?p=829 Saturday last, at the Rigpa Centre in Sydney: Lama Pema Dorje gave the teachings on Lujong, for which I previously publicised a flyer.

On the Saturday morning there was a White Tara empowerment (from the pure vision of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo). It was explained that this was a valuable but not essential support for [...]]]> http://chagchen.org/2009/08/19/lujong-approachable-tibetan-yoga/feed/ 0 Forthcoming events NSW http://chagchen.org/2009/07/26/forthcoming-events-nsw/ http://chagchen.org/2009/07/26/forthcoming-events-nsw/#comments Sun, 26 Jul 2009 02:52:11 +0000 Alex W http://chagchen.org/?p=809 I’ve been busy lately, but have time now to report that

on the Kagyu side, Dekhung Gyaltsey Rinpoche will be here in August - if interested, check the Kagyu Samten Choeling site. on the Nyingma side, Lama Pema Dorje Rinpoche will be here in August too. Here is a flyer about his visit to Canberra, [...]]]> http://chagchen.org/2009/07/26/forthcoming-events-nsw/feed/ 0 Talking of phones… http://chagchen.org/2009/06/09/talking-of-phones/ http://chagchen.org/2009/06/09/talking-of-phones/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:51:00 +0000 Alex http://alex-wilding.com/dangzang/2009/06/09/talking-of-phones/ … and their use as meditation aids, as I did a couple of weeks ago, there is an iPhone app from apricle technologies – I think the company has just been formed for this product, but who knows where it will go.

Me, I have a phone that is four years old and does [...]]]> http://chagchen.org/2009/06/09/talking-of-phones/feed/ 0 For the meditator who has everything they want… http://chagchen.org/2009/05/27/for-the-meditator-who-has-everything-they-want/ http://chagchen.org/2009/05/27/for-the-meditator-who-has-everything-they-want/#comments Wed, 27 May 2009 04:45:00 +0000 Alex http://alex-wilding.com/dangzang/2009/05/27/for-the-meditator-who-has-everything-they-want/ No, not because she or he has transcended craving, but because they have got all the Buddhist beads, bowls, bells, burners for incense and other toys the local Dharma Supplies and Joss Stick shop has to offer. Something new – the Buddha phone!

You can, it appears “press the dedicated lotus-leaf button to [...]]]> http://chagchen.org/2009/05/27/for-the-meditator-who-has-everything-they-want/feed/ 1 Catalogue progress http://chagchen.org/2009/05/26/catalogue-progress/ http://chagchen.org/2009/05/26/catalogue-progress/#comments Tue, 26 May 2009 07:16:00 +0000 Alex http://alex-wilding.com/dangzang/2009/05/26/catalogue-progress/ Whoopee! The catalog project for my dharma books is creeping forward. I passed the third shelf on the first book-case the other day. In terms of length of shelving, that is one quarter of the library, so I should be finished by the end of the year, with any luck! It looks like the [...]]]> http://chagchen.org/2009/05/26/catalogue-progress/feed/ 0 Apropos the Harris Park centre http://chagchen.org/2009/05/20/apropos-the-harris-park-centre/ http://chagchen.org/2009/05/20/apropos-the-harris-park-centre/#comments Wed, 20 May 2009 06:39:00 +0000 Alex http://alex-wilding.com/dangzang/2009/05/20/apropos-the-harris-park-centre/ Or apropos the last post, I had earlier said I’d give a general report, so here it is: teachings clear, house pleasant, atmosphere very relaxed and friendly. All-round good.

That’s so boring, I offer a funny fact. Having mentioned in a post a couple of weeks ago that the Australian Club website just might [...]]]> http://chagchen.org/2009/05/20/apropos-the-harris-park-centre/feed/ 0 The day that Mahakala broke the table http://chagchen.org/2009/05/16/the-day-that-mahakala-broke-the-table/ http://chagchen.org/2009/05/16/the-day-that-mahakala-broke-the-table/#comments Sat, 16 May 2009 07:29:00 +0000 Alex http://alex-wilding.com/dangzang/2009/05/16/the-day-that-mahakala-broke-the-table/ So a couple of posts ago I mentioned the course this week-end with Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche. Day one was today. For lunch we could choose the meat option (spag bol, I think) or the “vegitarian” option. Confident that the cooking would be better than the spelling, I booked for veg.

As we moved towards [...]]]> http://chagchen.org/2009/05/16/the-day-that-mahakala-broke-the-table/feed/ 2