Dos, don'ts, and who cares (some do) about wearing the red-and-white striped "Ngagpa shawl".
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The Ganges Upadesha - Mahamudra Instructions
A crucial text for the mahamudra tradition of, in particular, the Kagyu traditions descended from Marpa the Translator
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Double Dorje Series 2 is coming
Season 2 is coming soon
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Wayback in the 1960s
Final episode of Season One!
Groping towards the dharma in the midlands of England in the 1960s.
Bookworm paradise: Birmingham Central Library as it was then:
Words or phrases you might want to look up (in no particular order, and some best forgotten!):
Man, Myth and Magic (magazine)
Gurdjieff
PD Ouspensky
Paul Brunton
Anagarika Govinda
Edward Conze
Alexandra David-Neel
Evans-Wentz
Christmas Humphreys
Marco Pallis
Waddel’s “Lamaism: Buddhism of Tibet”
Lobsang Rampa
H P Blavatsky
#Buddhism #Vajrayana #DoubleDorje #Dzogchen #Nyingma
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Paraphernalia - Bits and Bobs
Note: the next episode, no 44, will be the last of Season 1. Season 2 is in the works!
Buddhism is all about simplicity, isn’t it? Well, no, at least not when it comes to Tibetan style Buddhism. The very essence may be simple, but typical practice makes use of an enormous amount of kit - malas, dorjes, bells, hand-drums large and small, trumpets, vases, conch shells...
As beginners, we may well be tempted to start collecting some of those magical bits and pieces, but if we’re not careful we end up with a lot of clutter on our table, and little idea of what to do with it. Is any of this necessary, and how much of it is even useful?
Mala with counters, dorje and bell
And more:
Words or phrases you might want to look up:
Mala
Mala counter strings and clips
Mandala plate with/without rings
Dorje and bell
Damaru
Kangling
#Buddhism #Vajrayana #DoubleDorje #Dzogchen #Nyingma #Dorje
About The Double Dorje: Modern Vajrayana Buddhism.
Series One of the Double Dorje podcast finished in the spring of 2025. Season 2 is now starting. A FORTNIGHTLY release schedule is planned.
Topics will be treated in more ”granular” detail than in Season 1. THE SAME AUDIO will be released with added images on YouTube.
Tips. Travellers’ tales. Perspective. Gossip. Experience. Stories. Wonder.
Putting a bit of flesh on the bones of Vajrayana (Tibetan style) Buddhist practice in today’s society.
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