Alex Wilding

As a very different case, I might offer you the example of my present teacher. It is true that he has been recognized as a tulku, but this happened later in life in response to his evident qualities. He was brought up in his own family, has a family of his own, has known hard work, has done serious amounts of study and retreat,

As a very different case, I might offer you the example of my present teacher. It is true that he has been recognized as a tulku, but this happened later in life in response to his evident qualities. He was brought up in his own family, has a family of his own, has known hard work, has done serious amounts of study and retreat,

and is, if I may say so, extremely normal, even if he is normal in an extraordinary way. But there's a student speaking, so don't worry about it. So, individual tulkus vary enormously. We cannot shove them all into the same bag, whether good or bad. It's the system of tulku recognition that now appears barely fit for purpose in our non-traditional world.

and is, if I may say so, extremely normal, even if he is normal in an extraordinary way. But there's a student speaking, so don't worry about it. So, individual tulkus vary enormously. We cannot shove them all into the same bag, whether good or bad. It's the system of tulku recognition that now appears barely fit for purpose in our non-traditional world.

It has its advantages in the early training and education of the promising kids, but, as must be clear, it's riddled with problems. Somehow, we have to move to a system in which the recognition of authorised teachers is based on learning, experience, kindness and other personal qualities.

It has its advantages in the early training and education of the promising kids, but, as must be clear, it's riddled with problems. Somehow, we have to move to a system in which the recognition of authorised teachers is based on learning, experience, kindness and other personal qualities.

How we make that transition is, of course, a much bigger question than anything I've talked about here, and I feel quite sure that it would be above my pay grade. So, once more, please remember to share or subscribe, and tell your friends. I need say no more about that. And remember, some talkers really are amazing teachers and amazing people, but only too many are not. So, buyer beware! Bye.

How we make that transition is, of course, a much bigger question than anything I've talked about here, and I feel quite sure that it would be above my pay grade. So, once more, please remember to share or subscribe, and tell your friends. I need say no more about that. And remember, some talkers really are amazing teachers and amazing people, but only too many are not. So, buyer beware! Bye.

bread and butter bread and butter sounds a bit boring but we can keep going back to it Hello dear listeners, thank you for listening in today to this episode of the Double Dorje podcast. I'm Alex Wilding and today I thought it might be nice to look at some extremely common prayers.

bread and butter bread and butter sounds a bit boring but we can keep going back to it Hello dear listeners, thank you for listening in today to this episode of the Double Dorje podcast. I'm Alex Wilding and today I thought it might be nice to look at some extremely common prayers.

These are prayers that it's really nice to know off by heart, partly because if you can join in their recitation at the drop of a hat, you will look as if you know what you're doing. Before getting into the real stuff, the usual quick reminders. First, please pause, if you will, for a moment to like this episode. Even better to subscribe, and better still to share it with your friends.

These are prayers that it's really nice to know off by heart, partly because if you can join in their recitation at the drop of a hat, you will look as if you know what you're doing. Before getting into the real stuff, the usual quick reminders. First, please pause, if you will, for a moment to like this episode. Even better to subscribe, and better still to share it with your friends.

And secondly, I almost always do include some extra material, such as words you might like to look up. These are never essential, but this week they'll be particularly helpful. So if you don't find it on your listening platform, do take a look at Podbean, where the episode is first hosted.

And secondly, I almost always do include some extra material, such as words you might like to look up. These are never essential, but this week they'll be particularly helpful. So if you don't find it on your listening platform, do take a look at Podbean, where the episode is first hosted.

There is no definitive list of such prayers, so I have just picked a small enough number that learning them off by heart isn't too difficult, and also they are sufficiently popular that, as far as I know and believe, you'll find them in all various traditions of Tibetan Buddhism. Well, I say that there is no definitive list. If you are attached to a well-established and organised centre,

There is no definitive list of such prayers, so I have just picked a small enough number that learning them off by heart isn't too difficult, and also they are sufficiently popular that, as far as I know and believe, you'll find them in all various traditions of Tibetan Buddhism. Well, I say that there is no definitive list. If you are attached to a well-established and organised centre,

that centre may well have printed up in some relatively polished form a number of the prayers that they use in precisely the version that they recite. That's great, of course, and if you are in that position, you should definitely get hold of that text and use it.

that centre may well have printed up in some relatively polished form a number of the prayers that they use in precisely the version that they recite. That's great, of course, and if you are in that position, you should definitely get hold of that text and use it.

But don't be surprised when at some other centre the prayers used are different or that they are recognisably the same but in a different version. Like I said, they can pop up at various stages of a group's hardener, and if you can drop straight into the flow and start swimming, it not only does look good, but it's actually very helpful for your internal flow, so to speak.

But don't be surprised when at some other centre the prayers used are different or that they are recognisably the same but in a different version. Like I said, they can pop up at various stages of a group's hardener, and if you can drop straight into the flow and start swimming, it not only does look good, but it's actually very helpful for your internal flow, so to speak.