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The Double Dorje: Modern Vajrayana Buddhism.

Series One of the Double Dorje podcast finished in the spring of 2025. Season 2 is now starting. A FORTNIGHTLY release schedule is planned.Topics will be treated in more ”granular” detail than in Season 1. THE SAME AUDIO will be released with added images on YouTube.Tips. Travellers’ tales. Perspective. Gossip. Experience. Stories. Wonder.Putting a bit of flesh on the bones of Vajrayana (Tibetan style) Buddhist practice in today’s society.Are you curious about Tibetan Buddhism? But how, and where,

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23:29

Actual Magic - And Dirt!

The Double Dorje: Modern Vajrayana Buddhism. ·

2025/10/22

Like it or not, magic is interwoven with Tibetan Buddhism. Is it symbolic? Or is it real?

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17:07

Devotion - how and why?

The Double Dorje: Modern Vajrayana Buddhism. ·

2025/10/08

Devotion (mögü) - another Tibetan word that doesn't quite correspond to its English usage.

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22:52

Empowerments again

The Double Dorje: Modern Vajrayana Buddhism. ·

2025/09/24

How do empowerments actually work?

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27:12

Mind Your Language!

The Double Dorje: Modern Vajrayana Buddhism. ·

2025/09/10

Should we read our texts in Tibetan? In English? Using phonetics? Does it make any sense to read phonetics without understanding the Tibetan?Questions, questions...

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20:25

Buddhist confession

The Double Dorje: Modern Vajrayana Buddhism. ·

2025/08/27

Confession is a big thing in Buddhist practice. But there is no priest to forgive your sins on God's behalf. It is more nuanced than that.

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20:59

Majnu Ka Tilla

The Double Dorje: Modern Vajrayana Buddhism. ·

2025/08/13

Shop like a Buddhist! Majnu Ka Tilla is the wellspring of Buddhist art for the Tibetan world.

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24:20

Horror and Disgust

The Double Dorje: Modern Vajrayana Buddhism. ·

2025/07/30

Horror, violence and disgusting soup in Tibetan-style Buddhism. Why don't they get as much attention as sex? Why is it obvious that these things are not for performance "as written", but some people assume that the sexual aspects are? Something to think about!#Buddhism #Tibet #Vajrayana #Horror

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18:53

OM AH HUM - in detail!

The Double Dorje: Modern Vajrayana Buddhism. ·

2025/07/16

If you do Vajrayana, you will say these syllables again and again. And again. What do they look like? What do they mean? Why does it matter?

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18:24

The Wearing of the Zentra.

The Double Dorje: Modern Vajrayana Buddhism. ·

2025/07/02

Dos, don'ts, and who cares (some do) about wearing the red-and-white striped "Ngagpa shawl".

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24:00

The Ganges Upadesha - Mahamudra Instructions

The Double Dorje: Modern Vajrayana Buddhism. ·

2025/06/18

A crucial text for the mahamudra tradition of, in particular, the Kagyu traditions descended from Marpa the Translator

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00:54

Double Dorje Series 2 is coming

The Double Dorje: Modern Vajrayana Buddhism. ·

2025/06/04

Season 2 is coming soon

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17:48

Wayback in the 1960s

The Double Dorje: Modern Vajrayana Buddhism. ·

2025/03/12

Final episode of Season One!Groping towards the dharma in the midlands of England in the 1960s. Bookworm paradise: Birmingham Central Library as it was then: Words or phrases you might want to look up (in no particular order, and some best forgotten!): Man, Myth and Magic (magazine) Gurdjieff PD Ouspensky Paul Brunton Anagarika Govinda Edward Conze Alexandra David-Neel Evans-Wentz Christmas Humphreys Marco Pallis Waddel’s “Lamaism: Buddhism of Tibet” Lobsang Rampa H P Blavatsky #Buddhism

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23:12

Paraphernalia - Bits and Bobs

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2025/03/05

Note: the next episode, no 44, will be the last of Season 1. Season 2 is in the works!Buddhism is all about simplicity, isn’t it? Well, no, at least not when it comes to Tibetan style Buddhism. The very essence may be simple, but typical practice makes use of an enormous amount of kit - malas, dorjes, bells, hand-drums large and small, trumpets, vases, conch shells... As beginners, we may well be tempted to start collecting some of those magical bits and pieces, but if we’re not careful we end up

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18:29

Termas and Tertons - Treasures from Out There!

The Double Dorje: Modern Vajrayana Buddhism. ·

2025/02/26

Termas and tertons – spiritual treasures and their finders – are an inescapable feature of some branches of Tibetan Buddhism. Come along for the magical ride!A phurbu A ngagpa, undoubtedly a practitioner of termas. Note the phurbu tucked into his belt. Words or phrases you might want to look up: Terma Terton Nyingma Dudjom Jamyang Khyentse Jamgon Kongtrul The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism, its Fundamentals and History by Dudjom Rinpoche Hidden Teachings of Tibet by Tulku Thondup

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22:00

Tulkus – what’s THAT about?

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2025/02/19

Most traditions of Buddhist practice have nothing that resembles the tulku tradition. In the Tibetan traditions, you can’t get away from them. What are they? And what are they good for?Karma Pakshi, one of the first tulkus. Words or phrases you might want to look up: Tulku, emanation body, transformation body Three bodies of the Buddha (kusum, trikaya) Karmapa Karma Pakshi The Second Karmapa Karma Pakshi: Tibetan Mahasiddha Jamgon Kongtrul #Buddhism #Vajrayana #DoubleDorje #Mahamudra

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21:03

Bitten by the Ghosts of the Stones

The Double Dorje: Modern Vajrayana Buddhism. ·

2025/02/12

Come with me over the plains of Amdo in a little blue and white bus 30 years ago.We have a couple of dozen pilgrims, two Chinese drivers and a supply of diamox. Should be fine! Stupa at Benchen Words or phrases you might want to look up: Amdo Kham Benchen Tsurphu Lhasa #Buddhism #Vajrayana #DoubleDorje #Mahamudra #Dzogchen

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19:18

Bread and Butter Verses

The Double Dorje: Modern Vajrayana Buddhism. ·

2025/02/05

Some verses you'll hear again and again.Not a definitive list – there ain’t no such thing. But if you know these by heart and can join the recitation at the drop of a hat, you will achieve one great thing: you will look good! The "Three Jewels" (I don't know who to credit - it's all over the 'net) The Refuge formula: Lama la kyab su chi o ‘I go for refuge to the lama.’ Sangye la kyab su chi o ‘I go for refuge to the Buddha.’ Chö la kyab su chi o ‘I go for refuge to the Dharma.’ Gendün la kyab su

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25:36

What is the Lama for? Actually?

The Double Dorje: Modern Vajrayana Buddhism. ·

2025/01/29

Q: Is the lama your boss? Big daddy? Friend? Mate? Therapist?A: Mostly not Then what? Words or phrases you might want to look up: Jamgon Kongtrul Treasury of Knowledge Longchen Rabjampa #Buddhism #Vajrayana #DoubleDorje #Lama Longchen Rabjampa, one of the most famous Nyingma Lamas.

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20:32

Empowerments

The Double Dorje: Modern Vajrayana Buddhism. ·

2025/01/22

Empowerments – what happens?You’ve been to a Buddhist ceremony. Perhaps you knew it was an empowerment. Whatever does that mean? Are you cooked? Words or phrases you might want to look up: Einweihung Ermaechtigung, Ermächtigungsgesetz Wang Lung Tri Khata The seed-syllable HRIH

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17:40

Am I a vajrayana practitioner?

The Double Dorje: Modern Vajrayana Buddhism. ·

2025/01/15

Or are you a vajrayana practitioner?Is it a question of rites and rituals and pictures and mantras? Or is it something deeper? Empowerment card showing a vajra Words or phrases you might want to look up: Vajrayana Samaya Dorje Sempa Tsog (or tsok) Guru Rinpoche Dakini #Buddhism #Vajrayana #DoubleDorje #Samaya

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