How do you go deeper into body, beyond words, and rest? Once there, what's next? Recorded in Des Moines, NM, 2010. Introduction Download Explore “Why am I here?”; become quiet enough to listen to your own heart, the “stammering voice;” initial answers usually conceptual; go deeper into your body; go beyond words and rest there; what arises brings … [Read more...] about A Trackless Path I
Training
Guru Yoga Prayer
Treasured teacher, I pray to you.Give me energy so that belief in self falls away.Give me energy so that I see through life's illusions.Give me energy so that reactive thinking comes to an end.Give me energy so that I know mind has no beginning.Give me energy so that confusion resolves itself.Give me energy so that whatever arises is experience … [Read more...] about Guru Yoga Prayer
Ever-present Good’s Prayer of Intention
Ho All experience, potential or actual, patterned or free, Has one ground, two paths and two results.It is the play of awareness and ignorance. Through this prayer of Ever-present Good May everyone come to full and complete awakening In the palace of the realm of totality. The ground of everything is not made of anything. In this … [Read more...] about Ever-present Good’s Prayer of Intention
Mahamudra – Tilopa's Six Words
Don't recall.Don't imagine.Don't think.Don't examine.Don't control.Rest. This advice consists of only six words in Tibetan. The above translation was developed to capture its brevity and directness. Some years ago, I also developed the translation shown below, which some people prefer: Let go of what has passed.Let go of what may come.Let go of … [Read more...] about Mahamudra – Tilopa's Six Words
The Six Perfections – Milarepa
< ?php include 'article.html'; ?> by Milarepa For generosity, nothing to do,Other than stop fixating on self. For morality, nothing to do,Other than stop being dishonest. For patience, nothing to do,Other than not fear what is ultimately true. For effort, nothing to do,Other than practice continuously. For meditative stability, nothing to … [Read more...] about The Six Perfections – Milarepa
The Short Vajradhara Prayer
Great Vajradhara, Tilo, and Naro,Marpa, Mila, and Lord Gampopa,Dusum Chenpa, totally aware Karmapa,Holders of the four great and eight lesser lineages, Masters of the profound path of mahamudra,The Instruction Lineages of Dakpo, the peerless protector of beings,Trikung, Taklung, Tsalpa and the glorious Drukpa,I pray to you. Teachers of the … [Read more...] about The Short Vajradhara Prayer