Showing posts with label Rime Manipa Tantrika. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rime Manipa Tantrika. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

My Enemy

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Who is my Enemy?
If a baseball bat has been
striking, battering and bruising me,
is IT my enemy or the man who wields it?




It is nonsensical to declare the bat to my enemy,
when it is merely the tool of my assailant.

If a man pummels me with a bat,
is he my enemy?





Do I choose to go through life in the role of victim;
or could it be much more empowering to consider
the possibility that every phenomena
could be the effect of a previous action?

If there is such a thing as Karmic energy,
then couldn’t that fellow
enthusiastically playing the role of assailant,
merely be the tool of cause and effect?





If the energies of cause and effect
pummel me with a man who is
foolish enough to allow himself to be used as
causality’s tool,
then is karma my enemy?





But what creates karmic momentum?
Isn’t it forged with my every
Choice, Communication and Action?

Who then, is my enemy?
Who is the much deserving target of my wrath?
It is the confusion and selfishness behind my every
foolish choice, communication and deed.

Then my confusion and selfishness must DIE!


How am I to do that?
By practicing Buddha’s mental yogas of:
“Love and Letting-go!”

The attack, weapon, body, injury, and pain are each
empty of anything permanent to grasp,
and as such are quite worthy of letting-go of,
and releasing.

And what of the fellow
who is wielding the weapon?
Has his foolishness not made him
a fine object of my compassion?

For what will be the karmic repercussions
of his malicious choices, cutting communication
and violent actions?

Yes, Buddha taught us cause and effect
for many reasons.

First – there is the lower energy of renunciation
for the prevention of future suffering.

Second – there is the middling energy of compassion
that is an excellent antidote for rage.

Third – there is the higher energy of wisdom
that realizes that if there is nothing causally,
compositionally, circumstantially or experientially
separate to grasp,

then the only intelligent choice
is to let go.

How are we going to master Buddha’s teachings of
renunciation, love and letting-go,
so that our practice of them is
spontaneous, habitual, easy and profoundly effective?

Now, quick hurry,
find a high bodhisattva to work with you
one-on-one, every week,
in-person or over the phone.


Om Mani Padme Hum,
Lama Jigme Gyatso: Rime Manipa Tantrika





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Friday, October 16, 2009

Transforming Aversion and Avarice

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Transforming Aversion and Avarice!


What are two of the, so called, “Three Mental Poisons”?
Aversion and Avarice.
But please don’t make the newbie mistake of
simply trying NOT to feel distain or desire.





That’s as silly as trying NOT to think of the color red.
Try it.
Don’t think of a red apple.
Don’t think of a red fire engine.

Don’t think of the tip of a clown’s nose.
Yeah, pretty lame, huh?





So while the boobs are spastically flailing about,
desperately trying NOT to feel the impulses of
aversion or avarice, the Bodhisattvas are simply
relaxing into awareness.





They are NOT surprised when either distain or desire manifest,
in fact, the opposite is the case.
Just as a cat crouches in front of a mouse-hole,
waiting for it’s quarry,





likewise a seasoned student of Buddha’s teachings is
ready to use both aversion and avarice and harness their
energy to progress even further upon Buddha’s paths of
Compassion and Love.

Come, let us reason.
What is the longest you’ve ever gone without eating;
one day, one week?

If after 14 days without food could your guts ache with
genuine hunger?





Of course you wouldn’t enjoy that pain.
But, rather than foolishly lament that you’d dare to
FEEL aversion, you could simply ask these power questions:

“How could these feelings NOT be satisfactory?”
“How could many others now be subject to these same sufferings?”
“What are some of the reasons I could long for all others to be free from such sufferings?”

You could therefore take action with the following
statements of intention, volition and will that
are empowered with invocation:





“May ‘I’ be freed from these sufferings and their causes;
Om Mani Padme Hum!”
“May everyone be freed from these sufferings and their causes;
Om Mani Padme Hum!”



Now that you’ve seen how to transform aversion into compassion,
How will you do the same for avarice and love?





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Om Mani Padme Hum,
Lama Jigme Gyatso: Rime Manipa Tantrika





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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Suffering Sucks

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Suffering Sucks!
What are some of the ways you could suffer?



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Monday, October 12, 2009

Lonely Sexual Tantrika

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Lonely Sexual Tantrika



Inspired by the words of the great
Rime Manipa Tantrika,
Gyalse Ngulchu Thogme;
a lonely sexual tantrika prayed:



“If Never receiving
the 100% romantic twin-flame, who is best for me,
is truly the best way for me
to profoundly benefit and liberate all others;
then may I Never receive her.
Om Mani Padme Hum!

If receiving Next month,
the 100% romantic twin-flame, who is best for me,
is truly the best way for me
to profoundly benefit and liberate all others;
then may I receive her Next month.
Om Mani Padme Hum!

If receiving Today,
the 100% romantic twin-flame, who is best for me,
is the best way for me
to profoundly benefit and liberate all others;
then may I receive her Today.
Om Mani Padme Hum!

May all that I experience, do, say and choose
profoundly benefit and liberate all others
in the Most wonderful way!
Om Mani Padme Hum!

May Chenrezig, the Buddha of Compassion,
who’s body, speech and mind are the synthesis
of every Buddha, their Teachings
and their highly accomplished Disciples;

bless me in this manner,
that ‘I’ in turn may better
bless and liberate all others.
Om Mani Padme Hum!

May all that ‘I’ experience
be the blessing of Chenrezig;
and thus may ‘I’ spontaneously, habitually,
effortlessly and effectively

bring every circumstance, action, word
and choice into Buddha’s paths
of Devotion, Awareness, Love and Letting-go,
without ever trying to change anything.
Om Mani Padme Hum!”




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Lama Jigme Gyatso: Rime Manipa Tantrika





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Thursday, October 1, 2009

Thursday's Recommended Reading

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From Dilgo Khyentse's
"
The Heart Treasure of the Enlightened Ones,"
lets read from the Commentary on pg. 86-87 and
let's also read from the root text on page 205.
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In today's selection from Dilgo Khyentse's commentary we can read:

"When you visualize the deity's
[the Buddha of Compassion's] vajra body,
you should NOT think of it as something solid
made of flesh, bones and blood,

but as like a rainbow,
brilliant, colorful, and clear,
yet without any substance.
This is the void aspect of
Chenrezig's nature..."




From the Dalai Lama's
"
The Path to Enlightenment,"
lets read page 108-109 and
let's also read from the
Translator's Introduction on page 18.





In today's selection the 14th Dalai Lama explains:

"Nothing is to be taken on faith alone."


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In today's exploration of
the " Intermediate Collection of Practices "
we could consider:


In Dilgo Khyentse's commentary
he infers, what is arguably, the
most important aspect of Emptiness
or Voidness.

You see, the reason we are NOT buddhas,
the reason we are still subject to
the tyranny of sufferings
is not because we fail to comprehend

an obscure metaphysical treatise
but because we habitually grasp at
things, beings and phenomena
as if they were separate, permanent
or ultimately meaningful.

The Buddhas, on the other hand,
have made:
#1 Bliss and Letting-go,
#2 Love and Letting-go and
#3 Awareness and Letting-go

into a habit that is profoundly:
-Spontaneous,
-Effortless and
-Effective.

Hey, that's for me!
That's what I want.
How about you?



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Om Mani Padme Hum,
Lama Jigme Gyatso: Rime Manipa Tantrika



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Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Wednesday's Recommended Reading

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From Dilgo Khyentse's
"
The Heart Treasure of the Enlightened Ones,"
lets read from the Commentary on pg. 84-85 and
let's also read from the root text on page 203.
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In today's selection from Dilgo Khyentse's commentary we can read:

"...to attempt all these complex practices
is unnecessary, however,
for by thoroughly mastering a practice
focused upon a single Buddha

you can discover the wisdom and compassion
of them all."




From the Dalai Lama's
"
The Path to Enlightenment,"
lets read page 106-107 and
let's also read from the
Translator's Introduction on page 17.





In today's selection the 14th Dalai Lama explains:

"...strong faith...
somewhat contradicts Buddha's advice..."



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In today's exploration of
the " Intermediate Collection of Practices "
we could consider:


Come, let us NOT believe in belief;
for both Faith and Fear are
two sides of the same coin of
the contrivance that often fights against:
circumstance, physiology, emotion and reason.

How then are we to advance upon the path?
Receive teachings, follow the instructions and
notice their results.
If effects are abysmal, find a new teacher.

But when the results are positive,
then you’ve found an effective teacher.

Who are you working with, one-on-one, every week?


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my other students at:
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Om Mani Padme Hum,
Lama Jigme Gyatso: Rime Manipa Tantrika



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Saturday, September 26, 2009

Saturday's Recommended Reading

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From Dilgo Khyentse's
"
The Heart Treasure of the Enlightened Ones,"
lets read from the Commentary on pg. 82-83 and
let's also read from the root text on page 201.
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In today's selection from Dilgo Khyentse's commentary we can read:

"All phenomena of Samsara and Nirvana are
projection of your mind.
So, too, is Chenrezig.

To merge all practices into one,
remain in the state where
emptiness and appearances are
of one single essence,
and recite the Mani."




From the Dalai Lama's
"
The Path to Enlightenment,"
lets read page 104-105 and
let's also read from the
Translator's Introduction on page 16.





In today's selection the 3rd Dalai Lama explains:

"For this we must consider
the four aspects of karmic law:

[1] positive and negative deeds plant
seeds that will bear respective fruit
i.e., goodness produces future happiness and
evil produces future misery;

[2] one seed produces many fruits,
each of which has many seeds of a like nature;
[3] a deed NOT done produces NO result;
[4] and every deed one does in

body, speech OR mind leaves a karmic seed in
one's continuum that is never exhausted
{unless worked out or
neutralized by spiritual exercise}.

When one has contemplated these
four aspects of karmic law,
the importance of living in accordance with
the teachings of abandoning negativity

and cultivating the good
becomes obvious."



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In today's exploration of
the " Intermediate Collection of Practices "
we could consider:


Oh La-ma Chen-re-zig, “I” confess and
regret my negativities of
body, speech and mind as well as
resolve to err NO more;

may “I” now receive the
complete purification of
“my” every Karmic-negativity and
it’s tendencies: Om Ma-ni Pad-me Hum!


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Om Mani Padme Hum,
Lama Jigme Gyatso: Rime Manipa Tantrika



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Thursday, September 24, 2009

Thursday's Recommended Reading

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From Dilgo Khyentse's
"
The Heart Treasure of the Enlightened Ones,"
lets read from the Commentary on pg. 80-81 and
let's also read from the root text on page 199.
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In today's selection from Dilgo Khyentse's commentary we can read:

"...practice the various stages of the path:
the development [aka: generation] stage,
in which you visualize the deities and
recite mantras;

the completion [aka perfection] stage,
in which you practice the inner yogas;

and the Mahamudra and Great Perfection
[aka Dzogchen],
in which you encounter the
absolute nature of awareness."




From the Dalai Lama's
"
The Path to Enlightenment,"
lets read page 102-103 and
let's also read from the
Translator's Introduction on page 15.





In today's selection the 14th Dalai Lama explains:

"The activity to be avoided by
anyone holding refuge in the Sangha is
spending too much time with people who

[1] teach or follow wrong paths, and
[2] whose influence hinders one's practice and
[3] disturbs one's mind."



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In today's exploration of
the " Intermediate Collection of Practices "
we could consider:


"Energy Vampire"



Could you have ever met an energy vampire,
without even knowing it?

Sometime they'll verbally shove one into a
defencive posture and then feed off of one's
lost power.

Could you intuit how it does NOT even have to
be deliberate to
be destructive?




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Om Mani Padme Hum,
Lama Jigme Gyatso: Rime Manipa Tantrika



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Monday, September 21, 2009

Monday's Recommended Reading

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From Dilgo Khyentse's
"
The Heart Treasure of the Enlightened Ones,"
lets read from the Commentary on pg. 76-77 and
let's also read from the root text on page 195.
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In today's selection from Dilgo Khyentse's commentary we can read:

"The literal meaning of Guru Yoga is

'union with the teacher's nature.'


To blend your mind with the teacher's mind is
the most profound of all practices and
the shortest path to realization.

It is the life-force of the path and
the one practice that includes all others.

It was through relying on a spiritual teacher that
all the Bodhisattvas of the past
generated the mind of enlightenment and
reached perfection.

The Bodhisattva Tak-tu-ngu, the
'Ever-Weeping One,' for example,
was willing to give anything,
even his own flesh and blood,
in order to be accepted by his teacher..."




From the Dalai Lama's
"
The Path to Enlightenment,"
lets read page 98-99 and
let's also read from the
Translator's Introduction on page 13.





In today's selection the 14th Dalai Lama explains:

"How did the Enlightened Ones
attain the state of omniscient buddhahood?

By purifying and expanding their minds
through the practice of Dharma,
which out of compassion they later teach.

Our Buddha, Shakyamuni, trained under many masters
over a string of lifetimes.
Eventually his practice of Dharma
transported him to enlightenment.

Thus it is said that Dharma is the actual refuge,

the Enlightened Ones are
the teachers of refuge, and

the Sangha are
the friends of refuge.

If we admire the Enlightened Ones,
how can we NOT admire the force that
brought them to enlightenment?"



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In today's exploration of
the " Intermediate Collection of Practices "
we could consider:

The Prayer of Refuge and Bodhichitta


Eternally “I” go for refuge
to Bud-dha, Dhar-ma and Sang-ha.
For the sake of every living being
may I accomplish Chen-re-zig.




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Om Mani Padme Hum,
Lama Jigme Gyatso: Rime Manipa Tantrika



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Friday, September 18, 2009

Friday's Recommended Reading

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From Dilgo Khyentse's
"
The Heart Treasure of the Enlightened Ones,"
lets read from the Commentary on pg. 72-73 and
let's also read from the root text on page 191.





In today's selection from Dilgo Khyentse's commentary we can read:

"The six-syllable mantra, too,
can be recited as an offering to
the Three Jewels {Buddha, Dharma and Sangha}
and to all sentient beings;

it has the power to bring
infinite benefit.

Even the most ruthlessly cruel and
arrogant beings,
completely lacking the slightest inclination
toward the Dhar-ma,

can be tamed and helped
with this mantra,
for it is the source of the Bo-dhi-chit-ta,
whose infinite power of compassion always
succeeds where force and violence fail."




From the Dalai Lama's
"
The Path to Enlightenment,"
lets read page 94-95 and
let's also read from the
Translator's Introduction on page 11.





In today's selection the 14th Dalai Lama explains:

"The sufferings of the animal realms
are obvious to us.
Work and farm animals experience being
driven, beaten, killed, and eaten by human beings.

We would go to an institution and
claim our human rights if
someone tried to do these things to us, but
animals can do nothing but look on pathetically.


The fish in the Kangara Lake are
NOT respected as the owning the lake;
to the humans they are merely sources of food.

We forget they are living beings who,
like us, grasp at an "I" and
aspire to happiness.

We forget that they do NOT want pain and
do NOT want to die,
and we pull them out of the water on hooks and in nets,
causing them to die in fear and agony.

The same is the case with chickens,
cattle, goats and so forth."



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In today's exploration of
the " Intermediate Collection of Practices "
we could consider:

The Bowing Prayer


Lord, white in color, unstained by faults,
a perfect Buddha adorning your head,
you look upon all beings with eyes of compassion.
Chen-re-zig, we bow to you!



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Om Mani Padme Hum,
Lama Jigme Gyatso: Rime Manipa Tantrika



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Monday, September 14, 2009

Tuesday's Recommended Reading

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From Dilgo Khyentse's
"
The Heart Treasure of the Enlightened Ones,"
lets read from the Commentary on pg. 70-71 and
let's also read from the root text on page 189.





In today's selection from Dilgo Khyentse's commentary we can read:

"This gathering of provisions
[for the journey on the path to enlightenment]
is the accumulation of merit [good karma] and wisdom.

The accumulation of merit,
accomplished through virtuous actions
and the making of offerings,
will lead to the attainment of the Ru-pa-ka-ya,
the body of form;

the accumulation of wisdom,
accomplished by performing these virtuous deeds
with a mind FREE from clinging,
will lead to the attainment of the Dhar-ma-ka-ya,
the absolute body.

Both accumulations should be accomplished
with the thought of benefiting others."




From the Dalai Lama's
"
The Path to Enlightenment,"
lets read page 92-93 and
let's also read from the biography of
the 3rd Dalai Lama on page 222.





In today's selection the 14th Dalai Lama explains:

"Shan-ti-de-va wrote,

'Who created the guardians and
weapons of torture in the hells?
Indeed they are formed from the karmic imprints
that one carries within one's mindsteam.'
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In today's exploration of
the " Intermediate Collection of Practices "
we could consider:

The Song of Adoration to Buddha Shakyamuni


Gu-ru, Founder, Blessed-one,
Ta-t’ha-ga-ta and Ar-hat,
Completely Perfect Buddha,
Great Victor Shak-ya-mu-ni Lord!

To you: we bow,
go for refuge
and offer gifts
oh please bless us



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Om Mani Padme Hum,
Lama Jigme Gyatso: Rime Manipa Tantrika



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Sunday, September 13, 2009

Sunday's Recommended Reading

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From Dilgo Khyentse's
"
The Heart Treasure of the Enlightened Ones,"
lets read from the Commentary on pg. 68-69 and
let's also read from the root text on page 187.






In today's selection from Dilgo Khyentse's commentary we can read:

"As the Ka-dam-pa masters used to say,

'The only good thing about wrongdoing
is that is can be purified.'



Negative actions are compounded phenomena,
so they must be impermanent;
therefore, as the Buddha said,
there can be NO fault so serious
that it cannot be purified by the four powers."




From the Dalai Lama's
"
The Path to Enlightenment,"
lets read page 90-91 and
let's also read from the biography of
the 3rd Dalai Lama on page 221.





In today's selection the 14th Dalai Lama explains:

"Thus, in the 'Three Roots' death meditation,

#1 - we Contemplate that death is certain and
Resolve to practice Dhar-ma;

#2 - we Contemplate the uncertainty of the time of death and
resolve to practice immediately; and

#3 - we Contemplate that only Dhar-ma wisdom is
of value at that time and
resolve to practice Dhar-ma purely."



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In today's exploration of
the " Intermediate Collection of Practices "
we could consider:


Oh La-ma Chen-re-zig, “I” confess and regret my
negativities of body, speech and mind as well as
resolve to err NO more;

may “I” now receive the complete purification of
“my” every Karmic-negativity and it’s tendencies:
Om Ma-ni Pad-me Hum!



I invite you to share your feelings and insights with
my other students at:
Buddha's Quick Path


Om Mani Padme Hum,
Lama Jigme Gyatso: Rime Manipa Tantrika



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Friday, September 4, 2009

Friday's Recommended Reading

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From Dilgo Khyentse's
"
The Heart Treasure of the Enlightened Ones,"
lets read from the Commentary on pg. 62-63 and
let's also read from the root text on page 183.





In today's selection from Dilgo Khyentse's commentary we can read:

"Through faith and devotion
in the Three Jewels,
we will come to realize that they are NOT
three separate entities,

but the body, speech and mind of
Chen-re-zig, the Buddha of Compassion.

His mind is the Buddha,
his speech the Dhar-ma, and
his body is the Sang-ha.

Even though at present we
can NOT meet Chen-re-zig in person,
we should be aware of his limitless qualities
as they are described in the sutras and tantras.

We should also remember that
Chen-re-zig is inseparable
from our teacher,
who instructs us in the precious Dhar-ma.

Deeply appreciating this great kindness,
praying to him and
reciting the Six-syllable mantra,
there is NO doubt that all our

karmic obscurations and negative emotions
can be cleared away.

The time will come when we will
actually be in the presence of
Chen-re-gig in his Buddhafield [pure land],
where he turns the wheel of

the Ma-ha-ya-na Dhar-ma
for his retinue of Bo-dhi-sat-tvas."



From the Dalai Lama's
"
The Path to Enlightenment,"
lets read page 84-85 and
let's also read from the biography of
the 3rd Dalai Lama on page 218.





In today's selection the 14th Dalai Lama explains:

"Compassion that does NOT understand
the nature of Sam-sa-ric existence is
a healf-hearted compassion."



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In today's exploration of
the " Beginning Collection of Practices "
we could consider:


Affirmations simply don't work.
You could recite, "I am very peaceful."
all you want
but it won't really change how you feel.

Now, a properly worded, assumptive question,
is a horse of another color.

By way of example,
let's play with these Power-questions.

"What are some of the reasons
I Could feel peaceful?"

"What could be some of the benefits
of feeling peaceful?"

"If I was now profoundly peaceful;
what could that feel like?"

"If I was now profoundly peaceful;
what could that sound like?"

"If I was now profoundly peaceful;
what could that look like?"

Yep, that is exactly why
it has been said that sometimes,
"Questions are the Answer."

And that, my friend, is why the second "I"
is "Inquisition."



I invite you to share your feelings and insights with
my other students at:
Buddha's Quick Path


Om Mani Padme Hum,
Lama Jigme Gyatso: Rime Manipa Tantrika



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