Teacher, guru, or spiritual friend, what are you looking for? The spiritual path has many challenges. There are many things we need to learn or develop. A short list would probably include motivation, skills in meditation and prayer, contemplation, etc. Like music and painting, most of us learn spiritual practice better with someone, rather, than, … [Read more...] about What Are You Looking For In A Teacher?
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Contemporary perspective on the three pillars of Vajrayana practice. Conclusion, part 2 - GDP9 Download Questions and comments on prayer text, magnetization, taking refuge in mind itself, the continual process of meeting what arises in experience, reactive emotions like desire, the eight concerns, working with the type of practice that best … [Read more...] about Guru, Deity, Protector 9
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Contemporary perspective on the three pillars of Vajrayana practice. Conclusion, part 1- GDP8 Download Questions and comments on prayer text, magnetization, taking refuge in mind itself, the continual process of meeting what arises in experience, reactive emotions like desire, the eight concerns, working with the type of practice that best … [Read more...] about Guru, Deity, Protector 8
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Contemporary perspective on the three pillars of Vajrayana practice. Protector, part 2 - GDP7Download Description of protectors and commentary on related text, importance of moderation in protector practices, connection between the three roots (guru, deity, and protector) and the three marks of existence (suffering, non-self, impermanence), … [Read more...] about Guru, Deity, Protector 7
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Contemporary perspective on the three pillars of Vajrayana practice. Protector, part 1 - GDP6 DownloadDiscussion on enchantment with dakini and protector practices and how that connects with the origin of these practices, protector meditation instruction and questions. Section 1 This morning we are going to talk about protector. In the … [Read more...] about Guru, Deity, Protector 6
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Contemporary perspective on the three pillars of vajrayana practice. Deity, part 2 - GDP5 DownloadPractice questions regarding pride and compassion, the three classes of deities: peaceful, semi-wrathful, wrathful, review of Tsulak Trengwa’s poem How I Live The Practice (text available on website) which describes the flavor of deity practice, … [Read more...] about Guru, Deity, Protector 5