YSP 10 Ian Baker | Tibetan Yoga, Hidden Lands, and Bringing Esoteric Teachings to Light

[@bradbryant3810]

I am a student of one of your Chatral Sngye Dorje Rinpoche's Sangha Brother, Loppon Jigma Thutop Namgyal Rinpoche, who was my 1st Guru's (Lama Tharchin Rinpoche), whose Root Guru was Loppon Rinpoche's Father, (Sherab Dorje Rinpoche, the extremely long-haired former Abbot of Repkong Monastery in Tibet). As you, no doubt, know well, completed 6 years of Ngondro under Chatral Rinpoche

[@Spectre2434]

I always get the sense that he's translating from Tibetan when he's speaking.

[@yoya4766]

Whilst Ian has considerable experience and knowledge on his subject, which is interesting. His actual manner of speaking is boring, monotone and dry. As most of his talks are rather long, its gets tedious. I appreciate he repeats the same script many times, but there's just no natural inflection which keeps things light and engaging.

[@yoya4766]

@@ratking6260 Having to double the speed just to listen to a video, pretty much confirms what I say. I haven't the time or inclination to bother, if he can't get his pacing right.

[@yoya4766]

@@ratking6260 Successful at failure too? Speed only gives the illusion of learning, which fools some, not all.

[@bernardofitzpatrick5403]

Light and entertaining .... Kinda sums up the state of superficiality we are blighted with in 2022. Fluff is the order of the day.

[@yoya4766]

@@bernardofitzpatrick5403 I said 'engaging' actually! Nothing to do with superficiality or fluff. Being monotone, dry and bland doesn't make it deep. The most profound things can be said in jest. But the old fogeys who attend such talks like to belive dull equals important.

[@PeterKoperdan]

@@yoya4766 "Speed only gives the illusion of learning, which fools some, not all." says the person who "haven't the time or inclination to bother [to learn], if he [Baker] can't get his pacing right." [FACEPALM] Marpa undertook an immensely hard and dangerous journey to travel from Tibet to India just to get access to precious teachings. You get handed the teachings on a platter and you *poor baby* can't learn because speaker boring, talk long, learning tedious. Ohhhhh nu nu nu , come to mommy, she will put on Tom & Jerry so that baby can be entertained. If you actually are on the Path, then take your head out of your ass, cut the ego bullshit and approach life with greater humility. Otherwise you will never get anywhere. The whole point of the Path is to shed the illusion of self and experience Truth. If the baby thinks that it is awesome, it will forever stay a baby.