So many precious teachings shared by Tsoknyi Rinpoche in the last few days.
- Respect complexity with simplicity at heart
Find unconditional happiness that is simple, With that simplicity we engage world, so you actually observe the dance between simplicity and complexity.
2. Recognize our innate birth right human qualities
With mindful awareness to nurture fully then we can be fully be/being.
We are faced with human nature n human conditions, the latter we can transform to nurture our beautiful human nature.
3. Blockages
See the blockages? Don’t need to feel bad we all have blockages
We have so many beautiful qualities that we r not nurturing nourishing because difficult human conditions leave imprints on us, these imprints are healthy and unhealthy.
Through awareness of feelings we can know them better:
Are these imprints in our feeling world or thinking mind?
Human nature is beautiful n has a lot of quality, awakening enlightened quality. But humans need to live in conditions – like society education upbringing. Human conditions is like stock market that goes up n downs n leave imprints.
Unhealthy imprints we transform. We transform together.
How do we know imprints is healthy or unhealthy?
Eg fear has healthy and unhealthy fear
Every learning is imprint, there are learned habitual patterns n karmic imprints.
Identify healthy fear and unhealthy fear ?
Do you see we have this ability – oh this is my imprint oh is this fact
Can you differentiate that?
Yes you have ability but r u practicing that?
We have ability but most of time we don’t practice- why don’t we see what is missing?
We need to practice! We need awareness, Need Conscious awareness !
4. Imprints in the subtle body
Ups n downs of human conditions give imprints, imprints gives us problems in life n we see things distorted
So we need to Transform our distorted glass to see the fact
See through. Then, Love comes without external reasons because u see truth n power of truth. Then there is Joy n openness, awareness n stillness, inner peace simplicity.
Transform distorted unhealthy imprints, because even if you don’t know, they r changing your life!
Be well inwardly, Become a small hero be internally healthy
Subtle body practices is v impt in this age. You have a right to feel well —-it’s called birthright
When outside go up n down and u still feel well
It’s balance of subtle body- nadi bindu prana
So feel ok naturally internally , that’s Inner wealth, Inner well being, Inner strength.
Reconnect rejuvenate you inner body subtle health
Enquire
Investigate
Analyze
Problem is not knowing but something else is blocking. Many years ago we don’t know so we make mistakes. But now we know but cannot practice—-because Something else is blocking
We must be aware of blockages n transform that so we can have better life
It’s not about logical facts it’s abt smtg else, this smtg else is happening blocking you.
Circumstance sin life (like bridge) triggered u, so you already have smtg else inside you. Why did the circumstance (bridge) trigger not another but trigger me? Do u blame the circumstance (bridge)?
We r all human but have different conditions.
Scan yourself internally
Realize you have this imprint – such as fear of height that you have but another don’t have
Because Human conditions differ
Imprint is chop not healed , like wounds or beautiful monsters
Like cause, Imprint triggered and activated and goes one more time
Now practice and meditation n mindful awareness comes!
We need this experience ! If not how to transform our imprint?
At first we can’t control but slowly with practice we can heal n slowly heal n get lesser
After activation normally we react to it we believe it
Thru practice n meditation n awareness, instead of joining them u find some other place to be
It’s just leftover residue
Not the situation not actual fact
Keep training that way
Try not reacting
When we not reacting we will not reinforce
Why imprint start to transform?
Because we not reinforcing
Why we r lot reinforcing
Because we not reacting not feeding it
How not to react – aware of it feel it
Noticing it
Cultivate some other goodness
Then the distorted condition will open up
Even when u r sleepy u feel openness warm heart conscious mindful awareness
Once I lose awareness U fall into unconsciousness n cannot liberate
Grounded
Mind in a grounded body
Emotion is reaction
Stop thinking
Because Thinking will explain
Mind always want to make conclusion to feeling
5. Practice
Just feel
Just aware of what you can be aware of
No thinking
Just noticing
Don’t push away
Pushing away is unkind
Any that arise let it b
If not don’t look for it
Relax
Event is gone
You feel pain anxiety etc but it’s not true
It is real but not true
Welcome everything
Practice this again n again
One day u will see v clearly human nature n human conditions
6. Helping Another
If u want to help your difficult child don’t lecture feel the pain with him together
Stay there
They don’t want your solution
They know but cannot do it
7. Practice
Just drop into body
If u keep thinking the same u r not thinking new thoughts
Y do thoughts arise?
Every thought has a teabag imprint emotional teabag
To release the thought go back to teabag the emotional blockage aware of that thought feel that thought n communicate to that thought n release that understanding let it go nicely
Sometime U need to forgive n accept
Many ways to communicate
8 . Can we change imprint ?
- Acknowledge emotion and learned habitual patterns. Acknowledge no need to scared- that imprint is not you – Buddha nature is u intelligent is u compassionate is you. It’s just part of me but not who I m . Who I m? I m emptiness luminosity you r Buddha nature
- Transform
- Handshake practice- even if we know bridge is safe cognitive mind understand but what abt feeling ?feeling need to know what mind feels otherwise still split – need good connection between mind n feeling. Mind n feeling need to communicate come together and make friends to transform . Otherwise it’s just understanding not transforming
Day 2 Prana or lung or Qi related teachings
Subtle body consists –
Nadi
Prana
Bindu
Lung
Is Source or cause Of Internal movements n external movements
Drives thought emotion blood flow
When this lung is distorted many unhappy
Lung moves thru channels with right speed all well
If too fast, creates certain feelings
When lung too slow or low,
Need balance
Understanding lung v impt
Nature of lung is v fine
Almost invisible but impact great on our lives
We can feel it’s impact on nadi we feel in our nerves
See effect of Qi or lung
Qi effects mind
Mind effects Qi
Almost together
Qi rest in dantian
Qi rises up because of worry a lot of external conditions
Mind active Qi comes
Qi comes horse comes Qi down horse goes
Mind active with hope n fear
From childhood we disturb our lung
One day Qi lost its root n place n always stays up head n in different channels n cause different emotions esp restlessness anxious panic
—— massage relax holidays
Qi is doing all the work
Qi creates things n keeps moving
Qi gets wrong habit of loving
Lung is not listening to mind anymore
There’s a way to calm down
Lung- symptom of it is disturb stillness keeps wanting to move
Mind n Lung not cooperating
Used to listen to mind
Now it’s lung disorder
When in lung disorder or distorted lung
Whole perception feels rushed
Speedy lung Shapes perception
Feel head hot just keep moving mouth dry eyes hot
Lung just keeps moving
Mind says smtg but feeling not like that
Problem when mind is subdued by lung n feels busy n restlessness
So aware
Differentiate
Restlessness is not mind is the lung
Have to bring Qi down to develop stillness
Bring Qi to home- redirect!
Vase breathing can help!
Upper belly
Lower belly
There r 3 types of speed-
1.Physical
2.Subtle body
3.Cognitive mind speed
Mind fast is good coz u r alert n understand quickly it should b like that
but not fast in distorted way
Distorted Qi don’t want to stay one place for three hours
Qi influence thought
We get burnt out because we r beaten by this Qi
Qi says not this one but next one
Qi says The right one is the next one
No fully being
Find speed of physical body
Mind clear n alert
Lung peaceful
So your body can do things quickly mind fast n alert but lung is low is calm n relaxed
Calm has nothing to do with physical it’s energy
Stress comes fr thought emotion n fast moving Qi
When Relax – release thought emotion
Smile at Qi
Inner beauty
Bring alignment
Bindu is home of clarity, guts or courage, love, joy, Humour
When bindu not circulating properly, u feel fear uncertain foggy n can’t find any reason
Taken over by unhealthy distorted fear
2 kinds of love -essence love n expression love
We r caught up with expression love or conditional love ie because of smtg
Expression love kills essence love
If u follow this ( conditions) you will lose your love
When bindu is moving properly thru u it feels like I m okay feel ok I want to give my okayness
Without this there’s a hollow empty feeling
When u have a hollow things hit uneasily
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So connect with essence love bindu
Without losing can practice expression love
Essence love is unconditional love
Wellbeing or feeling good Without reason
Conditional love will change because these external conditions expression love is based reliant on will change
Essence love – Without reason makes you attractive
Feel clarity joy humour
Talk to your blockage
When one doesn’t wake up for work, it is because one is discouraged n doesn’t see value in oneself
Human conditions can change it’s not permanent
Try to smile to the pain
Just smile
Don’t judge it
When u see the pain It means u r coming closer to the beautiful monster so lean on it
hug it
Pain has an end to it
After a while it will open up n go away
It will exhaust
Just wait
Waiting is also kindness
Say sorry – sorry u have to go thru this way
Communicate with pain
Thank you I have learnt from you
Thank your beautiful monsters because I have learnt a lot from them
Day 3 Cultivate
Without subtle body practice can’t experience clarity as we r disturbed by imprints Qi imbalance lack of essence love
Now I know what to cultivate
If u practice u have gd tools
If u practice u can transform
Everyday I put effort to cultivate
Essence love gives u deep calm guts about who u really r
That as a ground to practice clarity
Look at our imprints
Bring down lung into balance
Connect with Essence love
Cultivate bodhicitta
Wisdom
Imprints are leftover residue
Triggered or activated by similar experience
Liberate by being kind n talking to imprint n feelings
Can differentiate Voice from cognitive mind vs voice fr feeling world
Body needs to hear you talk to it
It’s an expression of love
Beautiful monsters are shaping our lives n we r reacting subconsciously
With conscious practice we can change them
A lot of fun
Discover n understanding your loved ones
Know that beautiful monster is but a residue
Have awareness
Persist n communicate with beautiful monster
Bring Qi to balance
Hollow is a a problem
Sophisticated modern life creates a lot of hollow but if u connect w essence love hollow goes away n become small bodhisottva
Transmit to children
N nourish their essence love
Help them to nourish
Clarity
Knowing thinking (mind ) awareness clarity
Clarity is uniqueness of mind also called luminosity
Healthy mind – clear, thought free , nowness
Keep calmness n alert- without sinking
Open up our five senses
Knowing everything ewww
Know but not grasping or fixated
Shamatha without object or support
Free means fearless
Means no blockages
When close everything u r making war
2nd shamatha practice is with object
Intentionally u focus on flower
Aware n knowing n b with flower
People moving smell etc all don’t disturb u
Gentle concentration
In order to transform we have to repeat
Dropping exercise
Just drop la
It’s the beginning of practice before handshake
There r many Things we can drop but lack of mindfulness we keep holding in our being
So be aware n drop or with mindful awareness we let it go
Then relax
For strong emotions feel n slowly it opens up n heals
Some pockets of stress high lung drop
Be carefree inside
We have this capability but we forget so we dropping consciously as a practice but not from pressure
Find freedom in your body
Drop
Just free be with that openness
Say nice words
Trigger goodness
Bringing Qi home
- awareness
- Breath
- Bindu connected with clarity love bliss courage humour when bindu goes thru u have these qualities n basis of healthy subtle body—-loving kindness —- bodhicitta ——— open heart
- we r aware of our mind n Clarity
Practice 45 min evyday
- drop
- Take refuge – visualize Buddha or thousands of Buddhas in front of you
- Chant – May I be enlightened so that I can help myself and others
- Visualization with mantra- guanyin, Tara, ask for blessings for yourself for all light goes infinity while chanting . 1 Mala.
- Buddha light infiltrate your being. Mingling your mind with Buddha
- Meditation
- Dedicate
Handshake practice – as u need it
Please live healthy happy don’t fight in the family
Not worth it
Life is more beautiful than fighting
While you are together love each other
Even if you can’t live don’t hurt
Things can change nothing is permanent
Change wrong cause n conditions
Bring good cause n conditions
Develop appreciation
Lack of appreciation gives anxiety
Happy with what I have – don’t forget the gd you have n keep looking
Pls help your family
First step is help your family
Even if u love each other
There r imprints so Release them n transform them
First, internal home should b healthy
Then external home
Dedicate your goodness your dharma
Keep the love even if some of your family r gone
Let them go n dedicate your goodness to them
They would like to see you happy
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