Alex Wilding

Consistent with this, the Nyingma have more space for practitioners, who may be lay people, but who are committed to serious practice. The Ngagpas I mentioned way back in episode 4 would be one example of this, but the relatively low-profile householder yogi or yogini is another example.

Consistent with this, the Nyingma have more space for practitioners, who may be lay people, but who are committed to serious practice. The Ngagpas I mentioned way back in episode 4 would be one example of this, but the relatively low-profile householder yogi or yogini is another example.

It's my personal opinion that those of us Westerners who are really trying to make something out of this whole Buddhist practice may have something to learn from these people. So, once more, please remember to like, subscribe and tell your friends about the Double Doge podcast. And remember, your practice may be relatively simple, but with the right motivation, it can do the trick.

It's my personal opinion that those of us Westerners who are really trying to make something out of this whole Buddhist practice may have something to learn from these people. So, once more, please remember to like, subscribe and tell your friends about the Double Doge podcast. And remember, your practice may be relatively simple, but with the right motivation, it can do the trick.

Om Ma Hum Benza Guru Pema Siddhi Hum.

Om Ma Hum Benza Guru Pema Siddhi Hum.

Hello, dear people who are kind enough to listen in. This is the Double Dorje podcast, and I'm Alex Whirling, sharing a few crumbs of wisdom gathered over my time involved with Tibetan Buddhism in the West. My first teacher was a tulku, and in fact most of my teachers were or are. But it's a funny business, and I want to take a little bit of a look at it.

Hello, dear people who are kind enough to listen in. This is the Double Dorje podcast, and I'm Alex Whirling, sharing a few crumbs of wisdom gathered over my time involved with Tibetan Buddhism in the West. My first teacher was a tulku, and in fact most of my teachers were or are. But it's a funny business, and I want to take a little bit of a look at it.

First of all, let me quickly ask you to remember to like, better still to subscribe, and even better than that, to tell your friends about this podcast. And if you're looking for the extra material, and that extra material doesn't appear in your channel, in fact it doesn't appear on most channels, Then take a look at Podbean, which at the time of first publishing is the home of the Double Dorje.

First of all, let me quickly ask you to remember to like, better still to subscribe, and even better than that, to tell your friends about this podcast. And if you're looking for the extra material, and that extra material doesn't appear in your channel, in fact it doesn't appear on most channels, Then take a look at Podbean, which at the time of first publishing is the home of the Double Dorje.

The reality is, of course, that I don't really know who most of my listeners are. And some of you might be wondering what a tulku is in the first place. Very shortly then, a tulku is somebody who is recognized as being the emanation or rebirth, if you like, of a previous highly regarded teacher.

The reality is, of course, that I don't really know who most of my listeners are. And some of you might be wondering what a tulku is in the first place. Very shortly then, a tulku is somebody who is recognized as being the emanation or rebirth, if you like, of a previous highly regarded teacher.

Usually somebody who died relatively shortly, perhaps just a small number of years before the tulku was born. One way or another, this recognition is made when the child is quite small, perhaps just a few months or perhaps a few years old.

Usually somebody who died relatively shortly, perhaps just a small number of years before the tulku was born. One way or another, this recognition is made when the child is quite small, perhaps just a few months or perhaps a few years old.

And the child is then marked out for special training, education and preparation for taking up their role as a figure in the religious institution to which their reincarnation lineage belongs. The word tulku basically means transformation body or it can be translated as emanation body or you might see the Sanskrit equivalent of nirmanakaya. This is the third of nirmanakaya.

And the child is then marked out for special training, education and preparation for taking up their role as a figure in the religious institution to which their reincarnation lineage belongs. The word tulku basically means transformation body or it can be translated as emanation body or you might see the Sanskrit equivalent of nirmanakaya. This is the third of nirmanakaya.

The three bodies of the Buddha. I shan't digress by trying to explain that concept, three bodies of the Buddha, in this episode, but I will mention that name in the list of words you might like to look up. So this word tulku turns up in two overlapping but actually different contexts.

The three bodies of the Buddha. I shan't digress by trying to explain that concept, three bodies of the Buddha, in this episode, but I will mention that name in the list of words you might like to look up. So this word tulku turns up in two overlapping but actually different contexts.

It's on the one hand the third of the three bodies of the Buddha, and it refers to this kind of recognised rebirth. The term seems to have started to find use in this second meaning sometime around our western 13th century. It's often said that the second Karmapa,

It's on the one hand the third of the three bodies of the Buddha, and it refers to this kind of recognised rebirth. The term seems to have started to find use in this second meaning sometime around our western 13th century. It's often said that the second Karmapa,