Hello all
I came across this fascinating video on youtube. Some very inspiring monks / yogis interviewed herein, even just as human beings they are warm, engaging, and with a sense of humour, yet also very calm and wise.
It takes a little while to get to the 'good stuff', the interviews with various yogis; but being youtube I guess those who wish, could scroll ahead. But it's worth watching the whole lot, one gets a bit of a background to the Tibetan culture.
Peace
'Yogis of Tibet' - very interesting documentary
'Yogis of Tibet' - very interesting documentary
To the Buddha-refuge i go; to the Dhamma-refuge i go; to the Sangha-refuge i go.
Re: 'Yogis of Tibet' - very interesting documentary
Dear manas,
Very educational...much different from Thai forest monks .
yawares
Very educational...much different from Thai forest monks .
yawares
Re: 'Yogis of Tibet' - very interesting documentary
The outward form of their practices is quite different, I agree. But there is a kind of abiding peace, calm, wisdom and serene joy in many of those Tibetan monks, that I have also seen in 'our own' Theravadan monks. I also see that, they both have in common an emphasis on the purification and training of mind as being paramount.yawares wrote:Dear manas,
Very educational...much different from Thai forest monks .
yawares
I'm certainly not recommending anyone switches over to those practices by posting this! It was essentially for it's inspiration value. In terms of actual practice, I still recommend digging deeply into the original pali sutta nikayas for guidance. Having said that, as far as I know, Tibetan Buddhists do actually accept the pali tipitaka as well, if I'm not mistaken? Sure they have also added a few things, but at the core of their teachings still lie the Four Noble Truths, I thought.
To the Buddha-refuge i go; to the Dhamma-refuge i go; to the Sangha-refuge i go.