Chapter 5 of “Guru, Deity, Protector”
[…] up next time. John? John: Is pride an attribute? Ken: Pride isn’t. Pride is usually regarded as an emotion. Why? John: I’m just trying to figure it in a more positive way, it’s almost like arrogance. Ken: Yeah pride, arrogance. John: But you’re not really suffering from it. [Laughter] Ken: Most of the people […]
Chapter 1 of “37 Practices in Four Parts”
[…] “Older than you,” okay. Now I know where we are. That’s good. So I don’t know whether this qualifies as an ancient Buddhist text. It was written in the 14th century by an individual whose name is Tokmé Zongpo, which means, or at least one way of translating that name is unobstructed or unrestricted […]
Chapter 17 of “A Trackless Path II”
[…] discussed quite deeply over a period of time. And I’ve identified ten mechanisms of mind-killing. Six of them come from Noam Chomsky and you can find them in Manufacturing Consent, and there’s a YouTube video by that title. I’m not going to go into those six because they’re up on Unfettered Mind’s website in […]
Chapter 3 of “Death: Friend or Foe?”
[…] or create a different kind of distortion. So what I want you to do in practice this evening is the same kind of alternation that we’ve been doing. Resting. And then, “I’m going to die, and I don’t know when.” And see who comes to visit. Stay connected with your body. Through your body, stay […]
Chapter 19 of “Then and Now: A Commentary on The Jewel Ornament of Liberation”
The three jewels: outer, inner, and secret Ken: This is the nineteenth class in Then and Now, February 26, 2008, looking at refuge, the vow of the individual freedom leading into the bodhisattva vow. Last week we looked at the three jewels. Looking at them, as they say in the Tibetan tradition: the outer, […]
Chapter 2 of “Then and Now: A Commentary on The Jewel Ornament of Liberation”
[…] put up there up there was for you to think about is, What is the question for which buddha nature is the answer? And I’d be interested in hearing any reflections that any of you may have had. What is the question for which buddha nature is an answer? Anybody? Pat. Pat: Well, maybe […]
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Who am I? In the world of social conventions, the answer is a story. Lots of things may go into this story: interests, history, quirks, talents, achievements, background, likes, dislikes, successes and failures. And the story we tell changes according to the circumstances.
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In these notes I want to point out the relationship between the three marks of existence (the pointers), the three doors to freedom, and the three aspects of meditative experience (the openings). The three marks (change, suffering, and non-self) can be viewed as pointers, aspects of our experience that point to three doors […]
Chapter 9 of “Stand-Alone Talks”
[…] other person has some questions, right? Good. And then we’ll go from there. A few years ago, I attended a panel discussion on the role of religion in a global society at USC. And, a professor of Islam, from Loyola, Marymount, was on the panel, and his mentor in theology was a Presbyterian minister […]
Chapter 1 of “37 Practices of a Bodhisattva”
[…] Not a lot because frankly, I don’t know a lot, but there are a few bits and pieces that I’ve learned from various sources. Tokmé Zongpo lived in the 13th and 14th centuries in Tibet. This is approximately 200 years after the New Translation school started, which was the middle of the 11th century […]
Chapter 4 of “Finding the Way”
[…] one you’ve chosen, while continuing to experience this? Just explore that. If you’ve chosen the physical sensation of pressure in your body or feel of your hand resting on your knee, how much more can I experience? Tactilely. If you’ve chosen a visual experience, visual sensation, such as the color of a person’s clothing […]
Chapter 9 of “A Trackless Path II”
The use of metaphor in Buddhism Ken: Monday August 9th, A Trackless Path II, morning session. This morning I thought it might be helpful to talk about metaphors. This evening I’m going to take a detailed look at the first part of the Ganges Mahamudra, which is on page 19. And the first thing that […]
Chapter 3 of “Stalking Death”
A sense of just experiencing Ken: Yesterday we talked about change. Everything changes; nothing stays the same. And in your meditation, we talked about change in the world of sensory experience, change in the experience of the body, and change in our sense of ourselves, our relationship with the world, our philosophies, views, values […]
Chapter 7 of “There Is No Enemy”
[…] us to open more deeply. Another is the primary practice, which works both broadly and deeply. Student: Did you give us the primary? Ken: I gave it in previous retreats and we’ll be putting something up on the web fairly soon. I’ve been working with a group of volunteers. Laura’s been working with me […]
Chapter 2 of “Living Awake: Surviving Stressful Times”
[…] simple formulations which allows you to go as deep as you wish into your own experience. So, you know, you have a dispute with your partner, and in that situation it is almost always you want to say, “You, you, you, you!” But you ask this question, “How can I experience having had this […]
