Chapter 6 of “Learning Mahamudra”
[…] Can you experience that? Many years ago in the old office, there was a woman I was working with. I was teaching her the opening practice, the primary practice where you just open to everything. And one of the streets connected right by the office was perfect for practicing it because it had all of […]
Chapter 4 of “A Trackless Path I”
Ending a session of the primary practice Ken: August 22nd a.m. So any questions, practical points you want to touch on? Janet: When doing the primary practice, is it important to conclude a session with resting in the experience of the breath as you do with the four immeasurables? And if so, why? Ken: There […]
Chapter 5 of “A Trackless Path I”
[…] capacity in attention, because you keep coming back, keep coming back. There are other ways. A couple of days ago, we spent some time talking about the primary practice, which was the expansion. That is also a way of building a capacity in attention, because by holding or including more and more in experience, you’re […]
Chapter 3 of “Ganges Mahamudra: Tilopa’s Pith Instructions to Naropa”
[…] do it? Then it kind of eats at you for the rest of your life, right? This is why behaving appropriately is important. It’s one of the primary conditions for us to be able to rest. If we aren’t behaving appropriately in situations, and we’re always causing disturbance and pain and suffering for ourselves […]
Chapter 2 of “Buddhahood Without Meditation”
[…] what do we want to do for the next five days? Student: Nothing. [Laughter] If you hadn’t told the Sufi story, everybody would have been cool. The primary practice Ken: I don’t think so. [Laughter] Okay. Tools. There are a number of tools we have available. First tool covers both know-how and capacity. And many […]
Chapter 8 of “Five Elements Five Dakinis”
[…] how this was for you? Yeah. So it may even intensify the dream-like quality. Okay. The version I just gave you here is sometimes known as the primary practice. Because it actually works from the ecstatic practice, but it actually includes the essential points of both mahamudra and dzogchen all in one very simple practice. […]
Chapter 4 of “Learning Mahamudra”
[…] very easy to do that. Yes, Steve. Steve: Again, in the practice you gave us, there were stages where we brought in more … Ken: That’s the primary practice, going through those stages? Yeah. Narrow or wider focus? Steve: I was just thinking, as you were talking about it. When you’re engaged in an activity—a […]
Chapter 2 of “Pointing Out Instructions”
[…] Which is what a lot of people experience with pointing out instructions. “What are you pointing to? I don’t see anything?” Okay? Anything else? All right. The primary practice, a description Ken: A couple of things for this evening. Let me introduce you to a practice which is a complete practice in its own right […]
Chapter 2 of “Guru, Deity, Protector”
[…] the retreat. And the person would go, “Yes.” “Thank you.” That was it. So, very simple solution. [Laughter] The ecstatic approach Ken: The second method is the primary method of Christianity in both the Orthodox and Western traditions. It’s one of the primary methods of Hinduism and is also present in the Tibetan tradition […]
Chapter 6 of “There Is No Enemy”
[…] There are other ways. Those of you are at the Power and Presence retreat last fall. Yeah, it was a year ago. That’s right. I taught the primary practice. That’s another method. There are many, many other methods, but they all involve some form of opening. And so you open to everything you experience, and […]
Chapter 6 of “Four Immeasurables”
[…] and now I see. Ken: Okay. So are you okay with this? Joy: experiencing the world celebrating my efforts Joe: Yes, one final thing. When I’m doing primary practice, I suppose what I was looking for when trying to just experience everything I’m experiencing, and drop the distinction between inside and outside—never mind. Ken: Oh. […]
Chapter 3 of “Buddhahood Without Meditation”
Experiences with the primary practice Ken: I’d like to start off this evening with any questions or experiences you had with the tools that I presented to you yesterday. Yes? Student: I really appreciate you adding a dimension of the primary practice of opening your heart to the experience. It adds a whole other dimension […]
Chapter 8 of “Guru, Deity, Protector”
[…] looked at me and said, “Well, those practices worked for you, Ken. They never worked for me.” And it’s true, he didn’t do those at all. His primary practice was mahamudra. And that’s why he was teaching and helping people do this. Because he wanted to get into the direct experience of mind. Because that’s […]
Chapter 1 of “The Warrior’s Solution”
[…] If you’re going to sleep, form the intention of going to sleep, and go to sleep. So this is being in one thing completely. That’s your exercise. The primary practice Ken: The awareness practice I will also introduce this evening—many of you had this before—it goes by the name of the primary practice. And it is […]
Chapter 14 of “Mind Training in Seven Points”
[…] question. And the order is important. What you don’t notice, what you don’t question, what you don’t laugh about. Three key elements Ken: Work with the three primary factors. [Foster three key elements, 2005 ed.] The Great Path of Awakening, p. 39 The three primary factors again are: your teacher, practice, and the conditions […]
