Chapter 4 of “Then and Now: A Commentary on The Jewel Ornament of Liberation”
[…] Let’s look at the various conditions that need to come together. First thing: Guenther translates this as unique occasion. Konchog Gyaltsen translates it as leisure In the prayer that we do at the beginning, I translate it as opportunities. Freedom from the eight unrestful states Ken: Having the opportunity to be able to practice […]
Chapter 16 of “A Trackless Path I”
[…] is, rather than think about how you can take this into your life, what about bringing your life into your practice? And if you look at the prayers that we open each of the meditation sessions with, page 4. The Four Instructions of Gampopa: Let my heart turn to practice. Let practice become a […]
Chapter 13 of “A Trackless Path I”
[…] you can’t separate really, the experiencing from what is experienced. So they’re really just different ways of talking about the same thing. That’s why in the refuge prayer instead of saying “Take refuge in mind itself, empty clear without restriction,” I changed it to experience because it’s actually more accurate. We open to our […]
Chapter 11 of “A Trackless Path I”
[…] now this maybe some help in pursuing this. Now this booklet that you all should have a copy of you’ll find on page 4 and 5 the prayers that we use for opening and closing meditation sessions. The rest of the book consists of various texts which cover a fairly wide range of practices, […]
Chapter 7 of “A Trackless Path I”
[…] this is in a different direction. So that has to be left behind at this point. One of the future forms as you can tell from the prayers is they are different. And it’s all part of the transition. The approach I’m taking here is not so much of trying to figure out what […]
Chapter 4 of “A Trackless Path I”
[…] is doing. So there’s a huge amount of energy was spent in exploring and trying to establish the conditions in which there was a valid cognizer [http://www.kurukulla.org/resources/ Prayers_and_Texts/Lorig%20Root%20text.pdf]—to use the clumsy English translation. The conditions in which there was a valid cognizer. Fortunately, or unfortunately, I’m totally unequipped to engage that question at any […]
Chapter 5 of “Learning Mahamudra”
[…] is near far, and the height is short tall. Okay? So, you get the picture? So, this can be quite difficult to translate into English. In the Prayer on the Four Immeasurables, the last line: May they rest in great equanimity, free from preference and prejudice. You had two there: nye ring (pron. nyé […]
Chapter 4 of “Heart Sutra Workshop”
[…] the black weapon-wielding monsters in tiger skin kilts and elephant-hide shawls, riding rabid bears and demon horses, correct and complete anything I’ve left undone. Here is my prayer for you. May you never sleep. May you never eat. May you never go home. May you never find a path. Remember, the reason to know […]
Chapter 3 of “Ganges Mahamudra: Tilopa’s Pith Instructions to Naropa”
[…] do you have of this way in your life. Because, you get clear about that, it’s going to make a huge difference in how you practice. Okay? Now, I’m sorry we don’t have time for questions, but, bring them next time. Peter, could you, one ding and then the prayers and so forth, okay? [Gong]
Chapter 6 of “Four Immeasurables”
[…] got a few more episodes of being present throughout my day during this last six weeks. Ken: Okay. Student: I feel like it was almost like a prayer for me, like a tool that when stuff came up I could recall one simple line that would help direct me. Ken: Julia? Julia: I can’t […]
Chapter 5 of “Four Immeasurables”
[…] your intention that we say these things out loud or to ourselves? Ken: Yes. Student: Thank you. Ken: Whichever works. It could be done as a vocalized prayer. The main intention, the main way this works, is as you repeat each line out loud or in your mind, your body’s going to feel something. […]
Chapter 3 of “Four Immeasurables”
[…] several different things have come up for me. And it’s more of an indication of where I’m at the moment. And the first one is, the loving-kindness prayer or the meditation or the practice is something that I’ve had all sorts of experiences with for a long time. But there are times when I […]
Chapter 1 of “Anything is Possible”
[…] you’re translating liturgy because you get these people who use it, and then you change the translation and they come back to and say you changed our prayers. Bill: I hate that too. [Laughter] Yeah, it’s a dicey business we’re in. Just keep changing your address [Laughter] Form is emptiness: emptiness is form Bill: […]
Chapter 1 of “Then and Now: A Commentary on The Jewel Ornament of Liberation”
[…] tired. And several of us experienced this; we’d wake up, and we’d set up the offerings which was part of the morning ritual, and start doing our prayers and things like that. We’re all in our individual rooms. It would be going quite nicely, and then we’d wake up [laughter], and we’d go, “What?” […]
Chapter 2 of “Learning from the Lives of Lineage Holders”
[…] of information there. Well, with Niguma there’s even less. There are a few paragraphs about her birth place, and then almost nothing about her, and then a prayer of praise based on the ten perfections, The Melody of Wisdom. And then there’s one incident in Khyungpo Naljor’s interaction with her which we’ll refer to […]
