Alicia D.·1d agoWhy Tibetan Buddhists Offer Smoke to Unseen Beings: The Sur RitualA complete step-by-step guide to Sur offering, with sacred mantras, visualizations and dedication prayers for hungry ghosts, karmic…
Vajraicon·Aug 4Wrathful Compassion: Fierce Tibetan Deities | Vajra IconPicture the first time someone unfamiliar with Himalayan art sees a statue of Mahakala. Bulging eyes. A garland of skulls. Flames roaring…
Janrae Mendoza·May 16Cafeteria and Pokemon-ish Practice in Vajrayana Buddhism: Your Empowerment Collection is Useless…Historically, one could argue that Buddhism was originally understood not merely as an internal belief system, but as something expected to…
Janrae Mendoza·May 15I Don’t Need Your Silly Hundred Empowerments! Vajrayana is not Pokemon.There is a strange phenomenon in modern Vajrayana Buddhism that nobody seems willing to openly discuss.
Janrae Mendoza·Apr 17The Problem of “Cafeteria Buddhism” in Vajrayana: A Traditional Critique and a Call to ReturnIn recent decades, Buddhism’s global spread has created a new type of practitioner — often labeled “cafeteria Buddhists.” These are…
