Dakini practice — a way to refine experience and raise energy. Session 8 Download Presence, purification, energy: 3 types of practice; Dakini practice as purification, transforming reaction chains into presence; Personal practice balances these elements; Two modes of completing practice: symbols and lights; Statements associated with … [Read more...] about Five Elements / Five Dakinis 8
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Guru, Deity, Protector 8
Contemporary perspective on the three pillars of Vajrayana practice. Conclusion, part 1- GDP8 Download Questions and comments on prayer text, magnetization, taking refuge in mind itself, the continual process of meeting what arises in experience, reactive emotions like desire, the eight concerns, working with the type of practice that best … [Read more...] about Guru, Deity, Protector 8
Four Immeasurables – class 6
Does right livelihood mean having a noble profession? Is right action determined by intention or outcome? These teachings explore walking the eightfold path. Recorded during a 2010 class in Los Angeles. Joy DownloadParticipants' comments and questions on compassion meditation including: joy, passion, excitement, and fun; what is meant by the … [Read more...] about Four Immeasurables – class 6
A Trackless Path II 5
Through practice you develop the ability to experience whatever arises in your life. When you have difficulty experiencing something it is often due to a problem with willingness, know-how, or capacity. The teachings from this retreat, recorded in Des Moins, NM during 2010, focus on how to increase these capabilities, the importance of intention … [Read more...] about A Trackless Path II 5
The Warrior's Solution: Passivity and Freedom 2
Freedom is not a state; it is a process. It is something you are, not something you have. In freedom, there is a continual releasing of reactive material as it arises in each moment of experience. Intention DownloadIntention: the ability to direct attention; process of awakening; guided meditation practice for working with … [Read more...] about The Warrior's Solution: Passivity and Freedom 2
A Trackless Path 13
How do you go deeper into body, beyond words, and rest? Once there, what's next? Recorded in Des Moines, NM, 2010. Rely on the Principal Witness DownloadLearning to sit in the mess; discussion of the mind-training principle: “Rely on the principal witness;” avoiding institutional mindsets; path as a process of growth; importance of sangha; … [Read more...] about A Trackless Path 13