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[…] between two people means that they relate to each other. Before two people can relate to each other, they must remove the principal obstacles to relationship — reactive patterns. For present purposes, the reactive patterns are judgement, closing down, contraction, and feeling deficient. These four reactive patterns prevent us from relating to the other person […]
Chapter 6 of “The Jewel in the Lotus”
[…] a manifestation of awakened mind, which is generally known as a yidam or deity, is to shift the basis of the organization of our personality from habituated reactive patterns to this expression of open, clear awareness, which is the unity of compassion and emptiness. All of the deities are the union of compassion and emptiness. […]
Chapter 1 of “Five Elements Five Dakinis”
[…] specific transformation process Ken: The structure of each of those meditations is very similar. You evoke presence of the dakini. Invite transformation. Experience the illumination of ones reactive patterns or reactive chains. The transformation comes through a higher level of attention. And then the flavour or the gesture would be pristine awareness. And a way […]
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[…] which typically embody the energies of compassion, compassionate activity, intelligence, and so forth, are powerful in a more subtle way, as their energy seeps deep into our reactive patterns and dissolves the corresponding identifications. Practicing as the Commitment Being In formal meditation sessions, we let the mind settle, resting in the experience of breathing, perhaps, […]
Chapter 11 of “37 Practices of a Bodhisattva”
[…] up. And I found it much better to learn how to engage a person, and bring them in touch with their reactive patterns, without actually triggering the reactive pattern, or a reactive pattern. There’s usually a deeper experience, which often takes them by surprise because they just find themselves there. So, I found these lines […]
Chapter 2 of “Karma: Awakening From Belief”
[…] move the third time, he’s waiting for you. I call it the rule of three. So, anytime you reproduce a dynamic three times, you’re stuck in a reactive pattern. Very useful. So, the third time you catch yourself lying about something, take note. The evolutionary process is already well underway. It’s there; it’s in you. […]
Chapter 4 of “A Trackless Path I”
[…] in touch with all of that material. Claudia: Exactly. Ken: Yes. So I don’t think we’re really saying different things here. Because one of the characteristics of reactive patterns is they create imbalances. Claudia: Yes, that’s true but it is my experience that [Ken and student chuckling]…don’t laugh before I get it out. That those […]
Chapter 4 of “Four Immeasurables”
[…] we? Molly: Nothing. Ken: And in being nothing? Molly: We have no self. Ken: Yes. And in being nothing, we are? Molly: Then we don’t have these reactive patterns I guess. Ken: Now you’re being very logical. If I am nothing, if I am no thing, what’s all this? It doesn’t go away, does it? […]
Chapter 2 of “Chö: Cutting Through the Thickets of Thinking”
[…] the original meaning of dakini was something that trapped you in reactive patterns. And in buddhism it became a symbol of when you woke up in that reactive pattern you had all of the energy of the reactivity but now it didn’t trap. It opened, and you’re awake. So it became a symbol of that […]
Chapter 2 of “Five Elements Five Dakinis”
[…] the case, but this is how we relate to things: “See what you made me do.” No. Everything we do, everything we do, comes either because a reactive pattern has taken over and we’re doing it, or because we decide to. And taking that responsibility is very, very important. And I know all of you […]
Chapter 30 of “Then and Now: A Commentary on The Jewel Ornament of Liberation”
[…] what are we doing in practice? There are many ways that we can describe this, but basically we’re moving in a different direction. We’re no longer letting reactive patterns call all the shots. And the consequence of that, is that we’re going to experience the operation of these internal and reactive patterns, but not act […]
Chapter 7 of “The Jewel in the Lotus”
[…] happen. You have to experience this stuff, because the only way we become clear is by experiencing the unreleased emotion that is at the core of every reactive pattern. And when we’re very heavily defended against those, then we are going to be going through those defenses. And when you go through those defenses, you […]
Chapter 3 of “The Jewel in the Lotus”
[…] awakened compassion. Well, when you really do this, what do you experience? All of those parts of you that weren’t really comfortable. As you were saying, Catherine, reactive patterns come up. Because this is very direct, how intensely do the reactive patterns come up? [Unrecorded] Well, they are. And so if you do not have […]
Chapter 9 of “Mahayana Mind Training”
[…] we’re trying to control our experiences, could you say that one more time? Ken: What, what? Student: When we’re trying to control our experiences, we …[unclear] our reactive patterns? Ken: We’re invested in; we’re projecting a reality on the world. You know, making things real rather than … I mean you experienced this during the […]
Chapter 9 of “Five Elements Five Dakinis”
[…] the meditation that we didn’t do. Which you may be interested in doing on your own. Which will take you into much deeper understanding of how the reactive patterns limit you, and also open up ways of moving in different directions. And this is on page 232 and 233 [in Wake Up to Your Life] […]