Any other folks here practice Buddhist-style meditation?

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hi iquanyin, I was wondering if I was going to be able to meet some other vajrayanists on here. So I'm so glad you posted. I didn't watch the video yet, but I loved Sogyal Rinpoche's 'The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying'.

I too have had obstacles to seeing my teacher more often - more internal than external obstacles though. I take comfort in the idea that the physical presence of the teacher is not always necessary on this path. It's more important to find the 'teacher within'.

And due to executive dysfunction my formal practice could also be improved upon A LOT! lol But again, I take comfort in the way these techniques can be applied to every day life. Basically wherever my mind is - the practice can be. I'd love to complete my preliminaries one day in this life though. I really hope to do the big 3 yearer before I die because the suffering is totally out of control! lol People tell me it can't be done, that I just want to do a Milarepa trip and it's unrealistic because only Milarepa could do that. I want to prove them wrong.

I hope you can return one day. And all the obstacles completely disintegrate into merely non-inherently existent past phenomena.

i've been a student of nyingma buddhism for over 20 years.

just to clear up a myth: buddhism is anything *but* apathetic. it's demanding, in fact, practiced diligently. the goal is to free oneself from *all* conditioning, to become fully aware in each moment, to abandon the causes for suffering, and so on.

in short, it's to end suffering. it's not throwing up one's hands and saying, well, tha"ts how it is. i think sometimes poor translation and confusion between cultural things (such as india's caste system, which predates buddhism i think) and buddhist aim and techniques leads to misunderstanding.

trust me, it's not easy at all. i've had one hella life so far, and buddhist practice is the hardest thing i've ever attempted. subtle but true. worth it, tho. really: happiness is the goal of everything we do, isn't it? buddhism note this, notes that unfortunately most, from ignorance, want happiness but do things that cause just the opposite. it aims to help you stop that.