Chapter 3 of “The Jewel in the Lotus”
[…] of ways, non-conceptualization or no reference, and very much refers to just what I’ve been talking about. That is, the practice is done in the context of direct awareness, where experience is allowed to release naturally. Now, how do you actually do that? I’ll get to in a minute. This came up in the […]
Chapter 2 of “The Jewel in the Lotus”
[…] The Kagyu lineage holders Ken: Now, so the first thing I want to do is to go through very quickly—quickly as we get through it anyway—practice of direct awareness or self-releasing. Page four, The Short Vajradhara Prayer. This prayer is very central in the Kagyu traditions, and traces one of the very important lineages […]
Chapter 3 of “The Unfettered Mind”
[…] course one has been practicing with fixed ideas, and then you actually become more and more insensitive to imbalance. So what I’ve been trying to convey and direct you in this retreat is—and in a certain sense, a continuation of what we were doing in the spring retreat—let the mind drop open. Open to […]
Chapter 1 of “Finding the Way”
[…] your body, the space around your body, where you placed your weight? Okay, sit back down again. How did you go about sitting down? Was it a direct reversal of the way you stood up? Which side did you lean to? Did you use your hands? Let’s try it again. Stand up. Try to […]
Chapter 6 of “The Warrior’s Solution”
[…] see the confusion, bewilderment, fear, anxiety, hurt, or whatever is there and you are just there with the child. Then turn and go to the oppressor. Look directly into his or her eyes. Know him or her completely. She or he knows you completely. Stay in any of the emotional reactions that arise. Feel […]
Chapter 1 of “Mahayana Mind Training”
[…] Meditation practices can be divided into various kinds. Among the breakdowns the one I find probably most useful is to distinguish between those practices which are concerned directly with the practice of presence, or being awake and present in your life. Then there are practices which transform energy and build a capacity and energy […]
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[…] arise when either of those minds is operating. It gives us access to a higher level of attention, a level of attention that draws energy from the direct knowing that is mind itself. Devotion is closely related to awe, where awe is a feeling of being intimately connected to something that is infinitely greater than […]
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In these ways, all experience, appearance, sound, or thought, Are signs that point me to know directly the nature of being. They are solely expressions of my magnificent teacher. In recollecting your great kindness, I pray to you. Give me the energy to know directly the nature of all experience.
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[…] is based on energy transformation. We saw how transformation takes place in the four foundations of mindfulness. Body scanning, holding a question, taking and sending—not to mention direct awareness methods such as shikantaza (just sitting) in Zen, Yidam practice and Mahamudra and Dzogchen in Vajrayana Buddhism, and “bare attention” in the Theravadan tradition—all involve […]
Chapter 8 of “The Jewel in the Lotus”
[…] they’re invested with meaning related to the deity, awakened compassion. And through this interaction of activity and symbolic meaning, conditions are created internally and externally in which direct experience and understanding can, and do, arise. Empowerment, well, all of the Vajrayana, is imbued with rituals. You could say it’s a ritual-based system. I practiced […]
Chapter 4 of “The Jewel in the Lotus”
[…] in sorcery cults from ancient times up to the present day, certain combinations of syllables evoke certain energy, or movement of energy. And could be used to direct energy so that you could charge objects, and use them to transform experience. That’s what the essence of sorcery is. And one of the genius aspects […]
Chapter 7 of “Finding the Way”
[…] learn how to listen to yourself, or rather the totality of your experience, inside and outside very deeply. Two, understand that a way is indicated by the direction of balance. And three, to move in this way, one needs to have faith, the willingness to open to whatever arises in experience, confidence, and the […]
Chapter 7 of “The Warrior’s Solution”
[…] the specific scene and saying goodbye. And as the reactive patterns arise feel the realm that’s being created and use this process. And, in terms of the direct awareness practice, keep asking, “Who dies?” [Repeating] “Who dies?” Very important. Okay. You have a question? Okay, one question. Student: Where does this come from? It’s […]
Chapter 14 of “Mind Training in Seven Points”
[…] What is it?” And the other way is the teacher—through your interactions—elicits an experience of being awake in you. So you are shown what it is, very directly. So having faith and confidence in one’s guru corresponds to that responsibility of the teacher. The second responsibility of the teacher is they give you the […]
Chapter 1 of “Living Awake: Money and Value”
[…] that you can’t really separate them out. I mean unless you’re investing—unless your 401(k) is in a socially responsible fund and most of us don’t have that—we’re directly investing in something that contradicts what’s good for humanity. I feel like when they’re so interconnected, you know, what you were talking about—the hot dog vendor—it’s […]
