The three root misconceptions are attraction, aversion and indifference and these create the experience of dissatisfaction - Illusory Advice

 

The three root misconceptions are attraction, aversion and indifference and these create the experience of dissatisfaction (or suffering). It is addiction to assessing all experience on the basis of these three that leads to the creation of reference points, and to grasping for solidity, permanence, individuality, continuity and definition. People live by: ‘I like it, I don't like it, or I don't care about it ' or: 'give me more of that because it supports my view of myself in some way; keep that away from me because it threatens my view; or I don't care about that because it neither supports or threatens my view.'

These three can be understood as inseparable, because the mindset that has attraction will inevitably have aversion and indifference as well. If there is a reference point for what is attractive this also becomes a reference point for what will create aversion and indifference -- and so on.

page 106, Illusory Advice, Ngakma Nor’dzin & Ngakpa ’ö-Dzin, Aro Books Worldwide, 2016, ISBN: 978-1-898185-37-6

 

Slogan 27 - Battlecry of Freedom

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Slogan 26 - Battlecry of Freedom

 

Slogan 26 of ‘Battlecry of Freedom’ is now available to view on Aro Ling Cardiff’s YouTube channel: https://youtube/KiB48be8gCc

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The bodhisattva regards the experience of others as real and takes responsibility. - Illusory Advice

 

When you attend an empowerment you are entering the presence of Padmasambhava and Yeshé Tsogyel and presenting yourself smartly is a sign of respect and appreciation. When your physical presentation is an expression of not bothering to be clean, tidy and smart you are failing to enter the compassionate activity of the bodhisattva path.

For the bodhisattva the sensibilities of others are never irrelevant or insignificant. The bodhisattva regards the experience of others as real and takes responsibility. The bodhisattva attempts to help others to be peaceful and comfortable in their thoughts, emotions and reactions wherever possible

page 102, Illusory Advice, Ngakma Nor’dzin & Ngakpa ’ö-Dzin, Aro Books Worldwide, 2016, ISBN: 978-1-898185-37-6

 

Slogan 25 - Battlecry of Freedom

 

Slogan 25 of ‘Battlecry of Freedom’ is now available to view on Aro Ling Cardiff’s YouTube channel: https://youtube/KiB48be8gCc

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Silent sitting and yogic song, finishing with a slogan from ‘Battlecry of Freedom’.
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Life is practice - Illusory Advice

 

The style of practice in the gö kar chang lo is that life is practice. Practitioners find time to engage in formal sitting practice because it feeds and expands their capacity to engage in everyday-life as practice.

page 102, Illusory Advice, Ngakma Nor’dzin & Ngakpa ’ö-Dzin, Aro Books Worldwide, 2016, ISBN: 978-1-898185-37-6

 

Tantrikas are all always responsible for the results of their actions even if those results were unintentional. - Illusory Advice

From the perspective of karma, a complete karma requires intention, the act, and satisfaction about the completion of the act. Hence if there is awareness (intention) and somebody gets hurt through the action, whether or not it is a complete karma will depend on whether the instigator is satisfied that someone got hurt. If they are not and regret that there was harm, then this is not a complete karma. Tantrikas are all always responsible for the results of their actions even if those results were unintentional. If someone has been hurt through your actions—whether or not there was intention, self-control or awareness—you remain responsible for the outcome and should try to help the person who has been hurt.

page 101, Illusory Advice, Ngakma Nor’dzin & Ngakpa ’ö-Dzin, Aro Books Worldwide, 2016, ISBN: 978-1-898185-37-6