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[…] practices (such as tumo, vase breathing, anu yoga, certain forms of pranayama and qi gong), practices in which you are transforming basic energies in the body to power attention, are all dangerous if not practiced properly. They can result in death, paralysis, or insanity, and for this reason need to be learned under the […]
Chapter 7 of “Guru, Deity, Protector”
[…] But now the big guy’s on the block. They no longer serve pattern-based existence. They use all of that deviousness, all of that terror, all of that power, all of that might to serve awakening. And they’re really bad news. Student: How do you recommend working with this, you know, as part of regular […]
Chapter 3 of “Living Awake: Who Am I?”
[…] How do you feel in your body as a worker? That varies a lot from person to person. How do you view others? What’s your sense of power in this role? How many of you know someone whose personality seemed to change when they were promoted or moved to another job? It’s quite frequent […]
Chapter 6 of “The Warrior’s Solution”
[…] and said, “I’m sorry. It was all a mistake,” and left. The presence of death Ken: Things don’t always work out that way. But the point of power comes in the moment that you are willing to die. So this is the third step in the warrior’s solution. Die. Now. Right now. You have […]
Chapter 35 of “Then and Now: A Commentary on The Jewel Ornament of Liberation”
[…] place. So that, for instance, if you take faith—it’s something that you can use. But when you move up to the level, move from faith being a power to faith being a strength, I think you can consider an analogy of knowing how to do something and being competent in it on the one […]
Chapter 12 of “A Trackless Path I”
[…] very often borrowing from my friend and colleague Stephen Batchelor: “In its institutional forms Buddhism provides very powerful answers to questions of the spirit. But sometimes the power of the answers overwhelms the stammering voice which is asking the questions.” We make a huge assumption, and I think a completely unwarranted assumption, when we […]
Chapter 3 of “Four Immeasurables”
[…] that it isn’t part of our life. And so we go into this whole dance, which is just trying to avoid it. But if—and this is the power of Uchiyama’s approach—you say, “Okay, this is part of my life.” And parts of us may go, “This is not the life I bargained for.” You […]
Chapter 3 of “Monsters under the Bed”
[…] So there’s no way that they have to see it or feel it or experience the suffering of anyone else. And basically, they’ve done everything in their power to prevent themselves from any suffering. Unfortunately, there are some things that are inevitable. My father used to say, “death and taxes.” And in the god […]
Chapter 1 of “Living Awake: Making Things Happen”
[…] right now. I think we’ll put that one here. I’m going to put “thinking too much,” will that be all right? Leslie. Okay Leslie: Fear of asserting power. And I’m not sure whether it’s more fear of finding out I don’t have any power or fear of what might happen if I assert power […]
Chapter 1 of “Five Elements Five Dakinis”
[…] of our mind. The wild, untamed, reactive mind which just take over. So he says: When wanting and grasping hold sway, The dakini has you in her power. Wanting nothing from outside, Taking things as they come, Know the dakini to be your own mind. Dakini Song What’s being expressed here, is whatever arises […]
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[…] learn a lot from her. So, while I teach others, I’m still a student. Could you elaborate on these approaches? The four approaches in spiritual work are power (the ability to go directly and just “do”); ecstasy (the ability to open); insight (the ability to see into); and compassion (the ability to let go). […]
Chapter 2 of “Anything is Possible”
[…] to happen. And if you strap a bunch of jet fuel on your back and light it, you’re going to go up in the air because the power of the jet fuel is temporarily going to overcome the force of gravity. But when you run out of fuel, you’re going to have a problem […]
Chapter 2 of “Guru, Deity, Protector”
[…] I want to try to do is demythologize Vajrayana, because there’s a great deal of myth about it. And on the other hand, try to convey the power and sense of these practices, or this approach to practice, in a way that you can relate to without going through what are sometimes quite considerable […]
Chapter 4 of “Releasing Emotional Reactions”
[…] giving out your own happiness, now experience the joy. And as you rest in the joy, joy is the emotion that is connected with the exercise of power. And so, just in this process, you yourself are going to feel simultaneously more present and less separated from experience. So now, experience no separation. And […]
Chapter 3 of “Releasing Emotional Reactions”
[…] it’s going to keep knocking. And this kind of thing is wonderfully symbolized in a lot of Vajrayana ceremonies. There’s a Vajrayana ceremony called an assembly of power. You may know it by its Tibetan name tsok or ganachakra. And basically, it’s a feast. And it’s a celebration of spiritual awakening and energy and […]