Working with painful or difficult emotions is something everyone encounters in practice. This series explores ways to let go of reactions associated with powerful emotions so you don't have to repress them or express them in the world. Opening talk of retreat DownloadAim of the retreat, overview of content including levels of … [Read more...] about Releasing Emotional Reactions
Teachings: In-depth Series
Power and Presence
There is a lot of confusion about power and it is often misunderstood and misused. These teachings provide a better understanding about power and how to use it. Power and Presence 1 - 10 PAP 1 PAP 2 PAP 3 PAP 4 PAP 5 PAP 6 PAP 7 PAP 8 PAP 9 PAP 10 Introduction DownloadIntroduction to retreat themes and practices. The relationship between power … [Read more...] about Power and Presence
Pointing Out Instructions
These teachings touch on many different practices and texts ranging from shamata and guru yoga to One Sentence Pith Instructions and Aspirations for Mahamudra. Experience and Presence DownloadRetreat format, structure, and materials; what is the view?; error of taking refuge in specific experiences; the mistaken notion of self … [Read more...] about Pointing Out Instructions
Mind Training – Santa Fe
Teachings on the practices and principals regarding mind training, ranging from making adversity the path to awakening, taking and sending, the four kayas, and the five forces in daily life. What Is Ultimately True Download Review of lineage; 5 practices on awakening to what is ultimately true: regard everything you experience as a … [Read more...] about Mind Training – Santa Fe
Mahayana Mind Training
Mind training is a way to clear away self-cherishing through meditation practices involving presence, energy transformation, and purification. These teachings provide a detailed look at mind training and related practices. Introduction - Mind Training in Seven Points Download Overview of different meditation practices: presence, energy … [Read more...] about Mahayana Mind Training
Guru, Deity, Protector
Contemporary perspective on the three pillars of Vajrayana practice. Opening talk of retreat, part 1 - GDP1 DownloadRetreat structure and intention, comments on the Vajrayana path – how it is different and the same, how it is based on compassion and emptiness, which naturally evolve into mindfulness and presence. TRANSCRIPT Section … [Read more...] about Guru, Deity, Protector