Chapter 7 of “37 Practices of a Bodhisattva”
[…] They’re still all stories that I’m telling myself about my situation. Ken: Okay, very good. Because I was concerned that you might be going in a different direction, and that’s what I wanted to clarify. They’re are ways of interpreting or understanding our experience, which reinforces a certain image of ourselves, right? Now, what […]
Chapter 7 of “Guru, Deity, Protector”
[…] Chenrezi. But at the same time, a black hung formed in his heart and out of that black Hung rose the Six-armed Mahakala. So this is a direct expression of pristine awareness. And that’s ultimately one whole class of protectors. Direct expressions of the natural knowing that is our human heritage—Buddhahood—whatever you want to […]
Chapter 6 of “Finding the Way”
[…] things are meant to be and what we should be doing, etc., etc., we can’t make that distinction, we’re going. In general, as you move in the direction of imbalance, things become harder and harder. You don’t need to do this, you can just imagine or you can do this sitting down. Lean slightly […]
Chapter 3 of “Stalking Death”
[…] their physical death, for other people, it could be the potential death of their dreams. And so one can work from one to the other in either direction. And that’s why I’m laying out this broader scheme than just, you know, this way, this way, this way. Okay? Michelle? Michelle: I’m sorry, I’m confused. […]
Chapter 6 of “Buddhahood Without Meditation”
[…] that you’re dreaming, you change the dream. And sometimes when you become aware that your dreaming you just keep doing it. Ken: It’s similar to that. Yeah. Direct awareness is no big deal and doesn’t need any work. Stop trying to change it or adjust it. (How many of you spend your meditation practices […]
Chapter 31 of “Then and Now: A Commentary on The Jewel Ornament of Liberation”
[…] at all? Joe: So laziness in this sense is … Ken: It’s inactivity or the wrong kind of activity. Joe: A failure to act in a certain direction. Ken: Yes, that’s what I get out of it. Joe: To go to the other term, which is translated in the other book as virtue, as […]
Chapter 20 of “Then and Now: A Commentary on The Jewel Ornament of Liberation”
[…] Yeah, yeah. In that there is a sense of momentum behind these, too. Ken: Mm-hmm. Art: That going down one path tends to build momentum in that direction. Going down another builds momentum in that. Ken: Okay, Randye? Randye: When I contemplate doing something unwholesome, what comes along with it is an attitude that […]
Chapter 1 of “The Warrior’s Solution”
[…] power. And through that you are going to learn how to access power by dismantling the conditioning that inhibits it, and experience power by moving into the direct experience of it. In a certain sense, many of you who’ve been practicing for some time will be familiar with the central aim, but you […]
Chapter 6 of “Power and Presence”
[…] the three-year retreat in France, there was a Danish person. Actually, he was Dutch, but he lived in Denmark for a long time. And he was extremely direct and blunt. The French had extraordinary difficulty in interacting with him because in French society, you very rarely oppose things directly. That’s not considered polite. I […]
Chapter 8 of “Karma: Awakening From Belief”
[…] the angrier you felt. And like many people who practice, you try to counteract that anger with compassion. We have to be very careful. That kind of direct countering, and there’s a number of methods in Buddhism for that: to counter desire with revulsion, counter anger with compassion or loving-kindness, and so forth. Unless […]
Chapter 1 of “Stalking Death”
[…] scramble around in our confusion and discover how things are through our scramble? Or do we have a picture, an idea that points us in a certain direction? And this has been a source of contention, a difference of opinion that has probably existed for as long as teaching has existed. The arising of […]
Chapter 4 of “Releasing Emotional Reactions”
[…] things. You have interdependent origination, which is another important thing. But there isn’t any characteristic “thingness” you can hold onto. So, no characteristics. And no aspiration follows directly from the observation that all experience in the presence of emotional reaction is suffering. It’s just not going to get any better. And you find this […]
Chapter 7 of “A Trackless Path II”
[…] comes over me. But at the same time there’s a tremendous warmth as well. Ken: Okay. That’s right, the equanimity and the warmth, which is in the direction of loving kindness, possibly. Anybody else? Sonia, Helen? Sonia: It’s very similar to great joy and warmth. It’s definitely a bodily as well as an emotional […]
Chapter 1 of “Living Awake: Who Am I?”
[…] your life to look like? Where do you want to be? Jot down a few ideas. I mean, several of you said you wanted to find some direction, so okay, we’re doing it right now. [Laughter] I’m supposed to give you the direction? You want me to tell you what your life should be […]
Chapter 7 of “Chö: Cutting Through the Thickets of Thinking”
[…] as objects—thoughts, the movement of thought, and the knowing mind—none of them have any substance in and of themselves. They’re just there. And you rest in that direct knowing. This clear empty experience which arises immediately is inexpressible, is free from any elaboration—it’s like the sky itself. This is the perfection of wisdom. This is […]
