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This morning, we followed this series of short concentration meditations with nine-round breathing:
Express Meditation with Ven. Katy Cole Short Sessions
Have a lovely week.
Yesterday, we hopped back a bit in the Lamrim Year:
Day 214 – Discontent and dissatisfaction prevent us from having any peace — Lama Zopa Rinpoche
■ Our main problem is the suffering that comes from not attaining our various desires
■ Even those with no material needs can suffer from an acute feeling of dissatisfaction
■ Suffering will continue for as long as our mind is tied up with an uncontrolled bodyOn Tuesday last week, Laura followed:
Day 227 – We do so many things to be happy but nearly always end up miserable — Lama Yeshe
■ We are driven by desire from the moment we wake until we fall asleep at night
■ We all want happiness and to avoid the slightest suffering or disappointment
■ Our life is full of pain and dissatisfaction, and happiness eludes our graspOn Monday last week, we followed:
Express Meditation with Ven. Katy Cole: Lama Yeshe’s Meditation on Equanimity
This morning, we followed 2 days of the Lamrim Year:
Day 207 Every minute of the day we are getting teachings on karma from everything we
encounter — Lama Zopa Rinpoche■ A very good meditation is to observe everything in our mind as a karmic projection
■ The happiness that we experience now is the result of our positive actions in the past
■ Understanding our ability to create our own world will inspire and encourage usand
Day 208 Be satisfied and rejoice in every little progress — Lama Yeshe
■ If we keep our situation happy day by day we will eventually reach enlightenment
■ Since the mind is the nucleus of samsara and nirvana, we need the right motivation
■ We must determine to live with wisdom, mindfulness and compassionOn Tuesday, we followed:
Guided Meditation on Pleasure – Scott Snibbe.
This week is also the 5th anniversary of this meditation group starting up. Thank you to everyone who has participated in it at any time.
Although our numbers are much smaller now, we do intend to continue beyond the BP.Have a lovely weekend.
This morning, we followed:
Express Meditation with Ondy Wilson: The Four Immeasurable Thoughts
Hello,
I was away for 2 weeks, so I’m completely sure what the group covered in that time.
Last Tuesday, we followed another page from the LamRim Year:
Day 206 – Intellectual understanding alone is not enough to stop the continuous experience of suffering and to continuously experience happiness. — Lama Yeshe
■ There’s a big difference between intellectual and experiential understandings of karma
■ Students who are mindful of their actions get a true taste of Dharma
■ Theoretical knowledge alone is not enough to put a stop to our negative habitsThis morning, a gentle return to Tonglen practice.
Meditation: Tonglen – Tara Brach
I’ll be away for the next 3 sessions. The group will still be meeting (thank you Katrin and Laura!)
Yesterday, we tackled another page of the LamRim Year:
Day 201 – The four opponent powers are our passport out of all suffering — Lama Zopa Rinpoche
■ The four opponent powers make any form of purification incredibly powerful
■ They are the powers of the object, regret, resolve and the remedy
■ All four powers are vital because each one purifies a corresponding suffering resultThis morning, we followed this meditation which covers part of initial stages of death:
Express Meditation Ven. Katy Cole: The Dissolution of the Four Elements
Have a lovely week!
Yesterday, we followed the following page of the LamRim Year:
Day 200 Karmic imprints are like time bombs planted on our mindstream waiting to explode
— Lama Zopa Rinpoche■ If we think we don’t have much to purify, it’s because we haven’t thought well or deeply
■ We should fear our negativities as much as we would fear a nest of cobras in our lap
■ Only by really understanding karma can we develop the strong conviction to purifyOn Tuesday last week, we followed another page of the LamRim Year:
Day 198 – If the law of cause and effect does not guide our life there is no Dharma practice, and without that only ignorance and suffering remain
— Lama Yeshe■ A deep understanding of karma makes us conscientious in everything we do
■ An hour’s meditation is nothing compared to a day of sustained conscious awareness
■ Being watchful of our actions and cultivating loving kindness should be our main practiceOn Monday last week, we followed a meditation on Shakamunyi Buddha. Laura chose it (thank you Laura!), so I’m not sure whether or not this is the correct one, but if it isn’t, it will at least be similar!
Express Meditation Ven. Katy Cole: Shakyamuni Buddha Meditation
This morning, we were back meditating on karma:
Express Meditation Ven. Losang Dondrub: The Seeds of Afflicted States
Have a lovely week!
