These teachings touch on many different practices and texts ranging from shamata and guru yoga to One Sentence Pith Instructions and Aspirations for Mahamudra. The Nature Of Experience DownloadDiscussion with participants on the origin of attention; thoughts, mind, and freedom from reacting; inference, intellect, and experience; … [Read more...] about Pointing Out Instructions 5
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Learned Helplessness
Conversation I "I can't do it," he said. "What prevents you?" I asked. Long silence. "Do you know how to do it?" "Oh, yes," he replied, "but I can't." "'Can't' or 'won't'," I asked, pushing a bit. Another long silence. "You don't understand," he said. "Everything you say makes sense. I understand how to do it. But I can't." "So what prevents … [Read more...] about Learned Helplessness
Mind Training – Santa Fe 7
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. Guidelines DownloadGuidelines as support for mind training; use one practice to do everything; use one remedy for everything; two things to do: one at the … [Read more...] about Mind Training – Santa Fe 7
The Warrior's Solution: Passivity and Freedom 3
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. Warrior EthicsDownloadEthics as comprised of a set of five principles: presence, balance, boundary, obligation, and courage; what these are and what they … [Read more...] about The Warrior's Solution: Passivity and Freedom 3
Pointing Out Instructions 6
These teachings touch on many different practices and texts ranging from shamata and guru yoga to One Sentence Pith Instructions and Aspirations for Mahamudra. Awareness DownloadThe problems of idealizing; seeing the mirror; awareness; commentary on Aspirations for Mahamudra. TRANSCRIPT Section 1 Student: Based on your talk last … [Read more...] about Pointing Out Instructions 6
Heart Sutra Workshop
Form is emptiness. Emptiness is form. Emptiness is not other than form. Form is not other than emptiness. IntroductionDownloadNaropa’s meeting with Tilopa’s sister; introduction to Heart Sutra; guided primary practice meditation; participant’s experience; willingness, know-how, capacity; guided meditation with resting in experience and … [Read more...] about Heart Sutra Workshop