Appearance is mind and emptiness is mind. Realisation is mind and confusion is mind. Arising is mind and cessation is mind. May all doubts about mind be resolved. from The Aspiration Prayer of Mahamudra3rd Karmapa, Rangjung Dorje How radically different this view is to how my mind often gravitates …. into seeing solid appearances ‘out […]
Reflections on All is Mind, from the Aspiration Prayer of Mahamudra Read Post »
dharmaweb.org said… Your instruction is very nice (refers to previous post ) but since I am new to meditation I have to focus on something, such as my breath or my just below my bellybutton. Because if I don’t do that, my wandering thought is uncontrollable. Is this wrong? Hi there, my apologies for my
Shamatha With and Without Objects Read Post »
How hard it can be to leave things are they are! How hard it can be to not try to do something in meditation, and to not try to have an object. How hard to not contaminate your meditation by trying to find something, to correct something, or to judge it as ‘good’ or ‘bad’.
Nothing to Meditate On Read Post »
I thought I’d share some experiences in meditation ….. The Ocean and the Waves …. thoughts are like gossamer ripples on the surface of the ocean. Waves are not something other than the ocean. They are just an aspect of it, not different in nature. Thoughts kinda ripple on the surface of it. Really fragile
Meditation on Mind Read Post »
Hi there, just a quick post (and unusually personal post) to say that I’ve been in hospital for a week due to a slipped disc. It’s been a painful time, to say the least, but at least one which gave me much time for reflection. It was very sad being in the hospital – there
At night, deep in the mountains I sit in zazen. The affairs of men never reach me here. In the stillness I sit on a cushion across from the empty window. The incense has been swallowed up by the endless night; My robe has become a garment of white dew. Unable to sleep, I walk
Reflections on Ryokan – At Night, Deep in the Mountains Read Post »
My only thought is of my Lama. My only prayer is to realize Oneness with his Buddha mind. I have no other practice Than following the natural flow, freely enjoying The sublime freedom of nonaction. Meditation beyond fixation, Aimless and free from all constrictions and limitations, Mingling my mind with his In the wisdom of
Reflections on Phukong Tulku Rinpoche – My only thought is of my Lama Read Post »
Hi all – I’ve just got back from an enforced trip to the other side of the world, and am happy to receive so many kind messages regarding my absence, and happy to be back posting 🙂 Just a short reflection – I necessarily had to spend a couple of weeks in an environment where
Outside of meditation, reflecting now, 2 days later … did those thoughts arise at all? Where are they? … Are they any different in nature from the dream I had last night? Where has that gone? They both had a sense of ‘realness’ at the time, but what substance remains of either? Both resonate, and
Emaho! It is the single (nature of) mind which encompasses all of Samsara and Nirvana. Even though its inherent nature has existed from the very beginning, you have not recognized it; Even though its clarity and presence has been uninterrupted, you have not yet encountered its face. Even though its arising has nowhere been obstructed,
