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Turning the Wheel

A special announcement for SF/Bay Area readers who are interested in the Dharma, or Tibetan Buddhism:

Beginning Wednesday night, June 10 in Berkeley and continuing at various locations around the SF Bay Area through mid-July, Venerable Wangdor Rimpoche will be teaching from the complete text of Kaden Sho Lap, translated as “Flight of the Garuda,” a Dzogchen heart text of the Nyingma lineage. Rimpoche traces the core text back to the words of Padmasambhava himself. He has agreed to do “Flight of the Garuda” in its entirety, including commentaries and transmission of the Direct View of Mind. He will be teaching this over the course of nine or ten sessions (final number depends upon suitable locations.)

Attendance at all sessions IS NOT REQUIRED, but Wangdor Rimpoche sincerely hopes that those of you who are in the Bay Area will try to attend as often as possible to receive the transmission and pointing out and hear this beautiful, poetic text for yourselves. As a Dzogchen Heart Text, Flight of the Garuda prepares the dedicated student of Dzogchen meditation to achieve full realization.

The first session is 7:00 - 9:00 pm on June 10:

3044 Wheeler St. (@ Essex st.)
Berkeley, CA

Directions:
3 blocks from Ashby Bart and the intersection of Shattuck & Ashby. Entrance is up the steps on Wheeler st. We are on the second floor. Bring cushions to sit on. There is a limited number of chairs for those who really need them.

For more information, contact:
tomaasm@yahoo.com

For more info on the where and when of following sessions, you can read the event calendar.

June 9th, 2009 Posted by admin | Tibetan Buddhism | no comments

Couldn’t resist another double feature

Another double feature for your delectation:

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June 9th, 2009 Posted by admin | General, Double Features | no comments

Well, I hadda say something.

It’s like this: I’m really the last person to condemn anybody for their sexual quirks. At some point, I’m pretty sure, I’ve worked with, befriended, messed around with, or otherwise socialized with at least one of every gender and sexual preference there is.

That I know of.

On this planet.

My point is, over the years I’ve learned to observe a lot, and not judge. Given an opportunity to frelk or yiff, or whatever, I’m usually game to try it at least once, like an unknown vegetable on the dinner plate. At other times, though, my reaction might be “Fine for other folks, but not for me.”

So, auto-erotic asphyxiation falls into this category. (You people who don’t understand why I’m writing about this topic, can catch up with the rest of us by clicking here.) I’ve been told there are ways of minimizing the risks. However, I’ve always considered it to be the sexual equivalent of running with scissors, or playing with handcuffs when you don’t know where the key is. It’s just too dangerous.

But by far, the biggest danger of this practice is that when people read your obituary, they go, “Umm…ew.”

June 9th, 2009 Posted by admin | General | no comments