The Double Dorje: Modern Vajrayana Buddhism.
Lay vajrayana Buddhism - Ngagapas, Nyingma, and about practice in the modern world
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 18 minutes
- Episodes
- 51
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
How is a sadhana built?
What is the structure of a typical sadhana practice? What parts must it have, what can it have, and how do they fit together?
Approximate script with possible variations and errors, is at the Blue S…
Spooky beings - is anybody there?
Tibetan Buddhist practice refers a lot to beings on "the other side" who might help or hinder. Do we have to believe in them in order to practice?
Gyalpo Losar
Approximate script can be found at this…
True Nature of the Mind - a conundrum!
What is "Direct Introduction" to the true nature of the mind, also known as "pointing out instructions" And why are the things said about it sometimes, well, puzzling?
The syllable "A"
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Manis and manis and...
About THE MOST FAMOUS of Tibetan Buddhist mantras - what it is, reciting it and singing it - with tunes!
Mani walls near Everest
There is an approximate script with errors and variations at https:/…
Ato Rinpoche - you will be missed. And what about your two eyes?
Some memories of Ato Rinpoche who "rested his intent" recently, and what he spoke of as his "two eyes".
Ato Rinpoche
Approximate script with errors at https://lunidharma.blogspot.com/2024/05/ato-rinp…
The Double Dorje - itself!
What is a double dorje when it is a ritual instrument - a "diamond sceptre". And what is the Double Dorje when it is (or rather was) a restaurant in Kathmandu close to the Great Stupa.
Terms you migh…
The Lama! What?
In Tibetan Buddhism, "the Lama" is a many-sided word. It means much more than just a person, even a person sitting on a high throne. This episode looks at some sides of what "Lama" means.
Figurine o…
Who is a Ngagpa?
A ngagpa is a heavy-duty kind of non-monastic practitioner of the path of mantra in Tibetan Buddhism. This tradition is also entering modern, "western", societies. What does this entail?
My teacher,…
Tips for total beginners
If you have sensed the magic around Tibetan Buddhism but don't know where to start, these tips might help.
A total beginner
Terms you might want to search the net for:
- Three jewels / three refuges /…
Remembering Thrangu Rinpoche
Recalling the life and achievements of Thrangu Rinpoche one year since he passed on.
Thrangu Rinpoche
Refers to these links:
In the…
Trailer
Yes, it's a trailer for the Double Dorje
In the early weeks of this podcast I included an approximate script, not particularly well edited, on a blog page. For the episode dropped on 4 September enti…