Friday, February 12, 2010

Notes on Buddhist weekend in Oulu

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- 3 important stages of the practice, first taking refuge, second practice, offering the merit of the practice
- 11 page syllable vibrating and from that Chenrezig is born, it was its essence
- full moon is in background
- short version page 12 jump bottom of page 19
- above Chenrezig sits his guru a red Amithaba
- what is the difference between wish and desire?
- but of difference, but of quality, but of fear
- we create our suffering
- manifest the buddha nature, like the sesami sead has the potential of oil but need grinding so do we need practise
- RECOGNITION of the buddha nature
- there is no must there are only limitless possibilities
- no concept brings peace
- meditation is to recognize our true nature, it is getting familiar with everything what is in our mind
- 7 points of vajrasana, the stable posture which supports the mind, lotus in indian
- eyes can be in 3 positions, looking down, straight, little bit up, it is refreshing the position
- closed eyes cutting the clarity
- sleeping meditation, there is no dream and it immediately continues after waking up. The sleeping mind grabs the meditating mind.
- breath meditation, just observe the breath, just be aware of it, you can count till 7 and then start again
- visualize/say in om, out ah, hung in rest
- pain meditation, don't concentrate on the place, but concentrate on the sensation
- meditation with thoughts, observe thoughts, they are welcome to come and they are welcome to go
- think about some strong emotional event in the past
- emptiness is reality behind reality, its not nothing, limitless possibility because nothing is real. Real means single, permanent, singular oneness, independently existing,
- heart sutra is about emptiness
- white sphere from the heart and one far from front and one far from right and far from behind and far from left