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Welcome to the next installment of "Who Is...?" OK, I must confess, I know who Manjushri is but I'm going for a Manjushri empowerment next weekend and thought I'd see if anyone had any bits of info or stories envolving Manjushri that they would like to relate prior to my going. Thanks!

Hello, I recently came across a miscellaneous teaching on self-cherishing or the ego that gave me one of those "eureka!" moments and I thought I'd share it. It was said that the only reason we experience any sort of pain, emotional or physical is because of our ego. We have become so...

Hello, I'm sure most of you, having access to the internet, have read the stories about the Buddha boy. (If not you can read about it here). So, what do you think? Is Maitreya in our midst? Looks like we might not know for another 6 years as he's currently "only at the level of rinpoche".:) I...

My title pretty much says it all. I'm planning on attending a Vajrasattva empowerment on Saturday and although I'm sure I will learn a lot at the empowerment, I would like to learn all I can before I go. Can anyone help me out? Know any good links? Your opinions? I know the basics...

Hello, I'm curious to see if anyone else has put any thought into this mystery. Has anyone ever had the experience of thinking someone, usually a celebrity, was dead, only to find out they were still alive? I heard a great radio show on this topic. The guest was attempting to point out...

Hello! I just thought I'd post a new thread for your favorite Bodhisattva's. I'd like to research some but would like a good starting point. One of my favorites is Geshe Langri Tangpa, who is probably best known for having written Eight Verses of Training the Mind. There are many translations...

Hello! I got this idea from another post, but thought I should start a new topic. I was wondering if anyone here has ever experienced what they feel are negative side effects from meditation or a certain meditation practice. I'm primarily interested in this because I seem to have had some...

Hello! I'm fairly new to CR. I haven't really seen too many practical, non-philosophical posts on this forum, and that's probably a good thing. However, I was wondering if anyone knew where I might be able to find instuctions on the cleaning, purification and filling of Buddha statues. I...