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This morning, we did two short meditations following the Lamrim Year:
Day 180 – Just one single act of killing results in rebirth in the hell realms — Lama Zopa Rinpoche
■ To refrain from killing, we need to understand the factors that make it a complete action
■ These are: the intention to kill, the object, taking life and the other being’s death
■ Refraining from killing is our most practical contribution to world peaceDay 181 – Taking what is not offered can come in many forms —Lama Zopa Rinpoche
■ Stealing is caused by craving and is due to either ignorance, attachment or anger
■ The Tibetan word for stealing defines it as “taking that which is not given”
■ Stealing can take many forms, such as avoiding paying a train fareYesterday, we followed:
Express Meditation (Jeff Highfill): Karma, Purification and Emptiness
Today we went back to the Lamrim Year:
Day 178 – No matter how heavy or how small, karma never gets lost — Lama Zopa Rinpoche
■ It is impossible not to experience the result if we have created the cause
■ When something unexpected happens, there is always a reason—karma is there
■ Unless we purify our negative actions, they will definitely lead to future sufferingHave a lovely week.
A bit of a change for this morning. We followed:
Today’s meditation was:
Express Meditation Ven. Losang Dondrub: The Eleven Points of Cultivating Bodhicitta
Have a lovely week!
Today, we followed:
On Tuesday, we repeated:
Meditation on the Subtle Body with Scott Snibbe
Have a lovely rest of the week.
On Monday, we followed:
Express Meditation Ven.Losang Dondrub: Joining Great Compassion with Wisdom
(thanks to Laura for the choice!)Last Tuesday, we followed Laura’s choice (thanks Laura!):
Express Meditation (Jeff Highfill) Influential Speech, Power and Fame
(so thanks to Jeff too!)Last Monday, we followed:
Today (thank you, Katrin!), we followed:
This morning, we followed:
Meditation on Compassion: Buddha Chenrezig – Ven. Robina.
It’s possible that there won’t be a session on Monday 29th, since a couple of us are travelling that morning (I probably won’t be back til the New Year). There should be a session next Tuesday though.
Happy Holidays!
This Monday, following on from the solstice, we followed:
On Monday last week, we followed this one to almost tie in with Lama Tsongkhapa day:
Express Meditation Ven.Katy Cole: Practicing Devotion to our Teachers
We’ve also done more Lamrim Year:
Day 177 – Without creating the cause, there’s no way to experience the result — Lama Zopa Rinpoche
■ It’s impossible to experience the result without having created the cause
■ We can’t receive each other’s pleasure or each other’s suffering
■ Karma is the only logical explanation for why some people survive disaster or illnessDay 178 – No matter how heavy or how small, karma never gets lost — Lama Zopa Rinpoche
■ It is impossible not to experience the result if we have created the cause
■ When something unexpected happens, there is always a reason—karma is there
■ Unless we purify our negative actions, they will definitely lead to future suffering
