Chapter 4 of “Learning Mahamudra”
[…] as being really upsetting and we’re really out of balance. And other times it’s just this little thing that keeps pushing at us or keeps us from resting. But it’s all the same reason. Now, what do you do about that? Claire: Are you asking me? Ken: Yes. Claire: Sit. Ken: Why? Claire: Why? […]
Chapter 2 of “Ideology & Wisdom”
[…] in that experience, that lack of clarity. There’s a certain amount of mental confusion. How do you experience that in your body? Maybe the body’s quite happy resting there, but you still experience the confusion. What emotions are associated with that or arise in connection with it? And then again, how do you experience […]
Chapter 1 of “Anything is Possible”
[…] aren’t doing this collapsing down thing. And that is something you can train yourself to do. We do train ourselves, one of the ways is when you’re resting in the breath, open to the physical sensations of breathing. And from there open to the rest of the physical sensations arising in your body. I […]
Chapter 4 of “The Jewel in the Lotus”
[…] tradition. During one of the breaks, Thrangu Rinpoche and I were chatting. He said, “I’m curious, Ken, as far as I can tell, you just have people resting with the breath. Is that right?” I said, “Yeah, just shamatha.” “Hmm, they don’t just fall asleep?” I said, “No, no. No, they find it very […]
Chapter 2 of “The Jewel in the Lotus”
[…] raft, a bridge. May I be an isle for those who yearn for landfall, A lamp for those who long for light; For all who need a resting place, a bed. For those who need a servant, may I be their slave. May I be the wishing jewel, the vase of wealth, A word […]
Chapter 9 of “Guru, Deity, Protector”
[…] of come back from daydreaming and I was out wandering. So I wasn’t actually doing anything with my body, but I was doing a lot of things in my head. Making lists, you know, remodeling my house, cleaning out the garage, that kind of thing. Ken: I thought you were meant to be doing […]
Chapter 6 of “Practicing the Diamond Sutra”
Opening prayers Ken: Well, we have a fair amount of ground to cover this evening. Twenty-one chapters. So let’s jump in. May my heart turn to practice May practice become a path may this path dissolve confusion May confusion become wisdom Knowing there is nothing outside or inside to free me, I seek sanctuary […]
Chapter 2 of “Practicing the Diamond Sutra”
[…] those, you find, “Oh, I can actually rest here a little bit,” which is really strange because you have all of this reaction going on and you’re resting. This goes back to what I was pointing to earlier, and you go on a little bit further. Not only can you rest, you can actually […]
Chapter 5 of “A Trackless Path II”
[…] Path 2. Afternoon session. Or evening session. Okay. We’re just gonna go round and take questions. You’re first. [Laughter] Paul: What should I do when my body’s in lots of physical pain from sitting? Pain when sitting in meditation: stretching not stressing Ken: That’s an important issue. Whenever I’m asked a question along these […]
Chapter 1 of “Living Awake: Who Am I?”
[…] a lot of people think of about meditation. A lot of people think about focusing and concentration etc., The quality that I want to emphasize here is resting. And what we’re doing is resting in our experience. Now, we’re just going to sit and breathe. And we find that the best way to be […]
Chapter 6 of “The Warrior’s Solution”
[…] I felt like I was the only person in the room. So after ten minutes of this, I said, “Okay, let’s try something else. Instead of just resting with your breath, I want you to be aware of everything around you as you rest with your breath. Try to raise the level of energy […]
Chapter 4 of “Five Elements Five Dakinis”
[…] and you’re not necessarily waiting for something to happen, but you’re just in that space and so you’re not overreacting or you’re not reacting, you’re kind of resting in experience? Can that become boring? Ken: Well there may be some confusion here. My own experience is that as one becomes more and more capable […]
Chapter 2 of “Mind Training in Seven Points”
[…] actually referring to. So it’s a little bit more than equanimity. Now, there are those whose capacity in attention is such that when they are introduced to resting in what is ultimately true, it just clicks. They have talent. Our retreat director was somewhat like this. I got into a big argument with him […]
Chapter 9 of “A Trackless Path I”
[…] times, actually. I remember one teacher that I was talking with, and I was saying I was having a difficult time with certain meditations, and I found that resting with the breath just really helpful. Reply, “There’s no breath in the bardo“. [Chuckles] So, reduction. Jeff: But reduction can be a good teaching method. I’m […]
Chapter 3 of “Monsters under the Bed”
[…] feeling. Okay? Now, it’s going to feel very vague, and like amorphous, there isn’t much to go on. It’ll be very easy to fall into dullness. But resting in the experience of not feeling is what is going to start bringing attention to the mechanism of not being able to feel. Is that clear? […]
