Ep21: Bar-ché Dorje - Guru Viking Interviews

In this episode I talk with Bar-ché Dorje, a Dutch Lama in the Aro gTer tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. We discuss Bar-ché Dorje’s early interest in kebatinan, an Javanese esoteric tradition, that saw him plunge his hands into boiling oil and deflect strikes from poisonous machetes. We find out how Bar-ché Dorje first made contact with Ngakchang Rinpoche, who was to become his tantric guru for over 25 years. We hear stories of the infamous wrahthful teaching style of the wandering ngakpa Kunzang Dorje Rinpoche, with whom Bar-ché Dorje spend a great deal of time in Nepal. Video version available at: https://www.guruviking.com/ep21-bar-che-dorje-guru-viking-interviews/ Topics Include: - 00:00 - Intro - 00:38 - Cast of characters - 01:40 - Early experiences in Catholicism and martial arts - 04:00 - Exploring the esoteric Javanese tradition of Kebatinan - 08:33 - the dark side of Kebatinan - 10:00 - Encountering Tibetan Buddhism and Ngak’chang Rinpoche - 15:22 - About Ngak’chang Rinpoche - 18:16 - How Ngak’chang Rinpoche worked with Bar-ché Dorje - 21:15 - Kunzang Dorje Rinpoche’s opinion of Ngak’chang Rinpoche - 22:50 - The point of the teacher-student relationship - 27:45 - Bar-ché Dorje’s personal practice - 28:30 - The Ling Gesar Terma of warriorship - 39:29 - Stories about the wrathful teaching style of Kunzang Dorje Rinpoche - 56:48 - Western Buddhists in the East who miss the point - 1:02:30 - Becoming ordained as a Lama and receiving a Terma - 1:11:13 - Bar-ché Dorje’s opinion on himself as a Lama - 1:16:21 - How to contact Bar-ché Dorje ... To find out more about Bar-ché Dorje, visit: - https://www.facebook.com/barche.dorje - http://arobuddhism.org/lamas/lamas-bar-che-dorje-and-me-sel.html For more interviews, videos, and more visit: - www.guruviking.com Music 'Deva Dasi' by Steve James