In the sky in front of me is my teacher, arising in the form of Niguma. Every part of me prays to her to be free from disturbance — physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual: I and all beings, infinite in number, take refuge in the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha. I and all beings, infinite in number, take refuge in the teacher, in practice, and in … [Read more...] about Niguma – The Magic of Faith
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Four Immeasurables – practice
You can download a PDF of this practice in English and German. Equanimity May I be free from preference and prejudice.May I know things just as they are.May I experience the world knowing me just as I am.May I see into whatever arises. Loving kindness May I be happy, well, and at peace.May I open to things just as they are.May I … [Read more...] about Four Immeasurables – practice
Five-Step Mindfulness Practice
seeing from the inside 1.Breathing in I feel this emotion/pain/problemBreathing out I feel this emotion 2.Breathing in I feel the reactions to this emotionBreathing out I feel the reactions to this emotion 3.Breathing in I feel calm in this emotionBreathing out I feel calm in this emotion 4.Breathing in I feel at ease in this emotionBreathing out I … [Read more...] about Five-Step Mindfulness Practice
Five Elements
Stubborn and stiff, I avoid hollow uncertainty.Underneath the ground quakes and I lose my footing.As long as I grasp, life seems to be stable,But it just means I'm stuck and have no way to move. When my mind is the gold dakini of earth,I see these reactions to be the phantoms they are.Everything is experience, as rich as a jewel.There is no ground … [Read more...] about Five Elements
Contemporary Session Prayers
Click here for a printable PDF version of these prayers. Cliquez ici pour une version française. Beginning Practice Four Instructions of Gampopa Let my heart turn to practice.Let practice become a path.Let this path dissolve confusion.Let confusion become wisdom. Taking Refuge Knowing there is nothing outside or inside to free me, I take … [Read more...] about Contemporary Session Prayers
Wake Up Call: Relationship with the Teacher
Interview with Ken McLeod, published in Mandala Magazine, June-August 2002. Reprinted with permission. Finding and forming a relationship with a teacher is one of the most difficult aspects of the spiritual path. Many of us fell into teacher-student relationships at the end of the 1960s and in the early 70s. We were fortunate, very fortunate. So … [Read more...] about Wake Up Call: Relationship with the Teacher