Chapter 7 of “A Trackless Path I”
[…] do is carry the sense of tradition and of lineage in your heart. And do whatever facilitates that. Because carrying that in your heart, it’s one way faith and devotion come from. And those are very, very powerful components of this particular approach to practice. But it’s really finding a way to carry it […]
Chapter 5 of “A Trackless Path I”
[…] one is capable. Now, in the Tibetan tradition the primary one is devotion, and you have prayers which go by such titles as Soothing the Pain of Faith. This isn’t an actual title of a prayer, but it’s a paraphrase of Ripping Your Heart Out With Faith, or something like that. The same happens […]
Chapter 2 of “Living Awake: Money and Value”
[…] to be wanting to happen in my life. But when I looked at those times when I was without money what I still had was a complete faith in my ability to generate money. Ken: Yeah. Rita: So where I had to go with the question is, my identity is formed by my faith […]
Chapter 4 of “Ganges Mahamudra: Tilopa’s Pith Instructions to Naropa”
[…] else. And the reason for this is, it is your life. Now, you’ve heard probably time and time again, teachers say, “Don’t take what I say on faith. You have to examine it, you have to make it your own experience,” etc. etc. You have to test it and see if it is true. […]
Chapter 1 of “Ideology & Wisdom”
[…] the third disciple. “This is rank heresy, and from a man who does not even speak our language correctly, and is not a priest ordained in our faith,” muttered the priests. And he could make no headway. The band continued their journey and arrived in the land of the fourth tribe. Now a fourth […]
Chapter 1 of “A Trackless Path I”
[…] reminded, when I’m talking about these things, of another phrase, which I picked up from Stephen Batchelor. I think this is in the opening paragraph of The Faith to Doubt. I’m paraphrasing it a little differently in a way that it spoke to me. And that is: “In its institutional forms, Buddhism has provided […]
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[…] spiritual insights and understandings. It shows you how to bring a traditional practice text to life for each of Vajrayana’s three pillars: Teacher — the world of faith, devotion, prayer, meditation that opens a door to direct awareness practices Deity — a realm of magic and mystery that radically shifts your understanding of life […]
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[…] efforts are combined together,May my wish and my effort be even greater. Because the welfare of others arises naturally and without limit,For all who give rise to faith and delight in supreme awakeningAnd make these wishes themselves, may these my wishes,All of them, every one of them, come to complete fruition. May all the […]
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[…] it myself to know that it happens. You do the ritual forms of the practice. You just do them. You do them with attention and intention, with faith, with trust, or whatever you want to call it. But what happens is not up to you. The practice works in its own ways, reconfiguring your […]
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[…] them in such a way that they are moved emotionally, inspiring them to go beyond what they ordinarily think themselves capable of. Change comes about either through faith (opening to new possibilities) or belief (solidifying one’s convictions) in the preacher or what he or she is saying. Guide A guide is a person who […]
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[…] the results should be and try to control what arises to conform to those ideas. In fact, any effort to control our experience reflects a lack of faith and confidence in what Suzuki Roshi calls our fundamental nature, in what it is to be human. Suzuki Roshi is not postulating that we have a […]
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[…] there I share these infinite sensory pleasures with them. May the bad and corrupt things I’ve done and will do, Appropriating offerings for the Jewels, for the faithful, or for the dead, Be cleared away by this offering fire and burnt offerings. The tongues of flame touch every particle of what can be or […]
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[…] seek out special friends.Don’t be close or at odds with anyone, no matter who is around.Be independent—that’s my sincere advice. 21.Maybe you appear deferential and appreciativeTo your faithful supporters who provide you with your livelihood,But in deceiving others you only entangle yourself.Treat everyone equally—that’s my sincere advice. 22.Countless books on divination, astrology, medicine and […]
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[…] Until I reach the heart of awakening,I take refuge in all buddhasAnd likewise in the DharmaAnd the host of bodhisattvas.Repeat three times. Seven Section Prayer With complete faith I bowTo Buddha Shakyamuni andAll the victorious ones and their followersWho abide in the ten directions and three times. I offer flowers, incense, light,Perfume, food, music, […]
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[…] not even the words wrong or struggle be heardAnd may I enjoy the wealth of oceans of well-being and virtue.Having a free and well-favored life along with faith, energy and intelligence,Having attended a worthy master and received the essential instructions,May I practice the sacred teachings properlyIn all my lives without interruption.The study of logic […]
