tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62741508398275680642024-02-07T05:00:04.244-08:00Thoughts of TopdenWelcome to Thoughts of Topden. Here you can share in my thoughts, experiences and perspective on life concerning whatever might be happening or floating through my mind. I enjoy writing so I hope you enjoy reading Thoughts of Topden.Topdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06470358265753724921noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6274150839827568064.post-23919613319731174142013-11-25T12:20:00.000-08:002016-01-04T08:44:56.649-08:00Poetry<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<![endif]--><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><i><span style="line-height: 107%;">~The
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I
remember my Guru.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Like
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Melting
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Revealing
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Resting
in natural great peace.</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span></div>
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<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b> ~Stormy Weather~</b></i> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In times of degeneration storms seem to be unceasing,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The spaciousness of the sky and warmth of the sun are ever
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Otherwise look for the flashes of lightening,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">it is not a time for blinking.</span></div>
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<i><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">~ Winter Solstice ~</span></span></b></i><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Roll on the ascension,</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">For out of death comes rebirth, </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">out of ashes unfurled wings.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The dawn is the release of promise, </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">the music of the spheres brings.</span></span><br />
<br />
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<![endif]--><i><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">~ Knowledge is so much straw ~</span></b></i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Nothing can be taught,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">only learnt.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The flame is hot,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">your hand is burnt.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Knowledge is so much straw,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">experience like gold.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">One needs only listen,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">not be told.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Search the mind beneath its projections,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">nothing to find,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">no agreements or objections.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
</div>
<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">~
<i>Caught in the crossfire of my mind ~</i></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">An Ego with ignorance is a blind man in Hell.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">An Ego with understanding is a padded cell.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">An Ego with neither is no Ego at all,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">an ego with neither is a gap in the Wall.</span></span><br />
<br />
<br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>~ Another Way? ~</i></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I’ve
seen another way </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">and
yet I stray from the Clear Light. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">When
all about is day,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I roam
as if by night.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Shapes
I continue to make </span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">and
projections I go on throwing. </span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">But
there would be no shadows </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">if it
was not for the Clear Light of Unknowing.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Despite
the Doctor’s advice</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I do
not uproot the original vice. </span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I
wheeze and am full of phlegm. </span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Half
hearted taking of medicine -<br />
won’t reveal the health of the Triple-Gem.</span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Soon I
shall be very sick</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">in proportion
to my wrong beliefs.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sick and
so heavy with self</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">as I continue
to turn away from Natural Great Peace.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">But before beginning-less time had begun</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">and
the turning away created fun and the gun. </span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">All
and nothing are beyond craving and fright,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">for the
unborn children of the Clear Light.</span></span><br />
<br />
<br /></div>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>~ Fulcrum ~</i></span></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">What
is there still to be seen, </span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">what
Heart Songs are there still to be sung?</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Discover
all this and more shall we</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">in the
spontaneous release of our Blazing Sun!</span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">But I
am side tracked and waylaid, </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">distracted
by habit and mistrust.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sinking
into a familiar mire…</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Resist
this I must!</span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
mold must be broken,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The lead
melted down.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">For
when I become molten</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">then
form the rays of our Golden Crown!</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">But
there is no victory in indecision,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">no joy
in a confused mind.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">So
with intuition and reason</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I will
leave all that behind.</span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I will
raise the victory banner, </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">and
draw the long sword.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">As
into the battle field of mind I go</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">for our
Infinite Reward.</span></span><br />
<br />
<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">fuss
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I am
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">To Life we go, to Life we must!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Through the mysteries and ludicrousness of experience: </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">From within, the heart creates a self-portrait by draping
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Until we know, </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">that however varied and manifold, </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">all things are of One Gold!</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>~ On my way to nowhere ~</i></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">then mind crashes out of peace.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">on a losing snoozing battle,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">knowing it’s a fake release.</span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I am on my way to nowhere</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">and that’s okay.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Moving on, </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">or deciding to stay -</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">it’s all on the way.</span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Looking from outside my skin,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">the layer is thin for what is out is in.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">To know this is to return to the beginning,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">to rediscover there is no ground for sin.</span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">So I am on my way to nowhere</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">and that’s okay.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Moving on,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">it’s all on the way.</span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">forever creating with no room for contemplating?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Life is a canvas so let it be,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">put down the brush of you and me.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">So I am on my way to nowhere</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">and that’s okay.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Moving on,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">or deciding to stay -</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">it’s all on the way.</span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">To be a somebody</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">But it's deep within you</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">and deep within me. </span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">For somebody to be</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It is implicit in you</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">and it is implicit in me.</span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">So I am on my way to nowhere</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">and that’s okay.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Moving on,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">or deciding to stay -</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">it’s all on the Way.</span></span><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">~ Love ~ </span></span></b></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>~ A job ~</i></span></span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The form of their mentality tries to make a similar mold out of me.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">So I try to remember my name,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">while I do my best to be aware of the game.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I blink and it is a Friday,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">the week makes for a tired day.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Home leaves on the weekend,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">rest bight from the Island
of no friends.</span></span><br />
<br />
<br />
<i><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">~ Man Down ~</span></span></b></i><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Red Door is closed.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">People don't see no light.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The canvas has been kissed,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">no time to think of the fight.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The space is all around,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">vision searches but does not see.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">There is no confirmation -</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">there is no you and there is no me.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">A rush of death stood tall,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">busyness going on all around.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">They are there but I am here alone,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">man down.</span></span><br />
<br />
<br />
<i><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">~ Where is she? ~</span></span></b></i><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Invisible barriers that cannot be crossed.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Meaning that just does not get seen.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Cherishing in the wrong direction,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">instead of seeing you as another me.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Pain is in this non-penetration,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">while my heart bleeds for thee.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Flesh and bone collide,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">yet the mind flees.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The heart aches.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Where is she?!</span></span><br />
<br />
<br />
<i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>~ Acquaintance ~</b></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Once I shot a robin, </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">now I protect the birds.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It’s true my heart is throbbing,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">even behind the words.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mistakes we all make,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">and emotional we may become.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">But it’s how we are after,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">when all is said and done.</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>~ MEtrix ~</b></span></i><br />
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<![endif]--><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Always treading through the familiar grains of my mind,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I am fit for consumption.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Nipping at my brothers and sisters it is the fate that I
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>~ Bubble Bursting Rap~</b></span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Coming at you with a three pronged khatvangha,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">no distinction between others or Sangha.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With skulls in my hair</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">all that is false beware.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This beam is in the 10 directions</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and disrupts projections.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Only that which is born and dies needs protections.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bubble bursting,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">gasping for breath you shall be squirming.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No increase, no decrease:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Behind will</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">all is peace,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">deeply still.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pop, pop, pop . . .</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Take a breath from the vast expanse,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">give it a chance.</span><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">~ Nothing happens ~ </span></span></b></i><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Abiding in the sky like nature of heart-mind,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">where the weather of myself comes and goes.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This unborn state gives rise to all called life.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Seeing this play of life and death in mirror like awareness,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">the illusion of birth and death is cut through by deathless being.</span></span><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></b><br />
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Topdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06470358265753724921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6274150839827568064.post-75257098630212801942012-12-19T05:07:00.000-08:002013-05-13T10:18:41.142-07:0021st December 2012: End of the World/Age<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="userContent"></span>First off, and as far as I have come to understand, the
Mayan calendar that people have been talking about comes to the end of its long
count, which when converted to the Gregorian calendar started on August 11,
3114 BCE and will end on the 21st December 2012 CE.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, when it comes to an end, just like
when our 12 month Gregorian calendar comes to an end, the next cycle will start
again, the next long count will get underway right on cue!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So at least time doesn’t end then and quite
possibly not the world either.<br />
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When people speak about the end of the world what I think
they are really talking about is the end of life as we currently know it or the
end of the human race. Ultimately they are speaking about their existential
angst concerning the end of their own existence, the death of all the ego holds to be the 'I', which will happen one day, ancient prophecy or not.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I am sure there isn't much on this planet or indeed out there (not
including a gigantic meteorite, rogue planet, the sun engulfing earth in 7.6 billion years or
the Borg invading when Captain Jean Luc Picard is on leave) that would
completely destroy the planet, us quite possibly, but the planet I don’t think
so.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whatever might happen it would recover
from in a hundred, thousand or a few million years and with no one counting who
is there to care how long it takes? So
all this save the planet stuff is more to do with saving ourselves, the planet
will be just fine without us, better even.</div>
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<b>George Carlin explaining why it's us and not the planet that needs 'saving'!</b></div>
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So what is all the fuss about?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>According to other interpretations the date
of the 21<sup>st</sup> December 2012 will be the day when the ‘planets align’
and the electromagnetic poles will flip causing all sorts of things to occur
from massive natural disasters, electrical and telecommunication systems failure, the opening of a Star Gate to another dimension, global contact with
extra-terrestrials, a leap in the evolution of human consciousness.</div>
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There is a lot of talk about the 21st December 2012 being
the end of the Age and the dawn of a New Era for humanity where selfishness
will decline, selflessness will increase and consciousness will raise. Wouldn't it
be nice if we could all kick back and let the turning of the heavens do all the
work for us, like we are about to enter one big cosmic washing machine?!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, personally, I think everyday we have a
chance and a responsibility to work towards those things if we so choose, in
what ever way we can, irrespective of the time or the date or the Age. I
believe when we take that responsibility upon ourselves and stop looking for
something outside to fix the situation then perhaps selfishness will decline,
selflessness will increase and consciousness will raise. Although, I think that
it is useful to be aware of how external influences can inhibit or enhance that
process while we are still influenced by them, as Dr. Berzine explains when talking about the Kalachakra Tantra of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition for example:</div>
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''The reason for knowing the calendar and position of the planets is for
making astrological calculations to choose the best time to engage in
battle against the barbaric hordes. On a deeper level, this means that
if we are going to fight against our disturbing emotions and attitudes,
we need to know and understand the astrological cycles that affect our
minds and energies. With this knowledge, we can launch our meditation
attacks when the circumstances of karma, astrology, and energy are most
favourable. Although we work to eliminate being under the control of
astrological forces, still, before we have rid ourselves of their
influence, we need to practice within the context of our astrological
charts and our karma.''<a href="http://www.berzinarchives.com/web/en/archives/advanced/kalachakra/external_internal_alternative_kalachakras/external_internal_kalachakra_tantra.html?query=kalachakra" target="_blank"></a></div>
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Nevertheless, I believe we must be careful not to give
these external influences too much power, undermining our very own will to act, because I believe that
it is only through our own actions and our own efforts that we will reap individual and collective results in the
end. So, I say let's stop looking out there for the cause and/or solution to our problems and instead look inwards to see what part we play in those causes and hence what part we can choose to play in the solutions.<br />
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With Love and best wishes for the 21st December 2012 and long into the next Mayan Baktun!<br />
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Topdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06470358265753724921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6274150839827568064.post-52419277243719379542012-12-14T13:56:00.000-08:002012-12-25T06:04:51.686-08:00Memories from India: Varanasi to Bodh Gaya<div class="ecxMsoNormal">
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">In 2008/2009 I spent three months travelling around India. Here is an extract from my travel jounal, I hope you like it! </span> <br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">We were heading to Varanasi, the quintessential
Indian City, and the said oldest existing city in the world. Lonely
Planet painted a picture of unbearable hassle, con men, fear and
paranoia over the backdrop of Varanasi so Lillie and I anticipated the worst. We
both agreed that neither of us had experienced the ‘India’ we had been
warned about, but were certain that we would encounter it
in Varanasi.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Getting
the bus out of Lumbini, crossing the Nepali/Indian border and catching a
second bus to the connecting train station was all rather uneventful. We
also managed to get on a train that conveniently left soon after we
arrived at the station but not before thinking we had missed it and
would have to wait half a day for another, and walking up and down platforms
trying to decipher the contrary information we sort from various
people. At the last minute I noticed someone who
looked like he worked at the station and due to his affirmation about
where the train next to him was going jumped onto it seconds before
it moved off. We wondered for most of the journey to come if it was the
correct one or not but thankfully it was.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Varanasi
had arrived and we withdrew into ourselves and donned metaphorical
armour in preparation to do battle with the onslaught of untrustworthys
Lonely Planet had prepared us for. Oh Lonely
Planet, what so called travellers work for you, what poor innocents do
you send out into the world to be terrorised not by what or who they find but by their own naivety? Despite
all our psychological preparation, we were greeted by </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">friendly motor rickshaw drivers at the station who </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">offered their services politely and kept their distance respectfully. One offered to take us
to a newly refurbished hotel free of charge and I almost didn’t agree
as I thought it must be a scam because Lonely Planet says so! But I am glad I did agree, as the Hotel was nice and clean, cheap by my standards and full of very helpful and friendly staff. It was a walk from the Ghats, but not too far of a walk and you got to experience the quaint narrow lanes as you made your way.</span></div>
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people of Varanasi were no more bothersome than those in any other
Indian city who are trying to sell you some goods or services, but they
are perhaps slightly more friendly and polite and overall I found
Varanasi to be very hospitable. As I moved off
of the main road and into the lanes to make my way towards the Ghats
on the River Ganges the noise of the car horns and
cycle rickshaw bells began to fade away as I slowly started to leave the commotion
behind. Soon I became enveloped by relative silence and stillness that
doesn’t stop at your eyes and your ears but seeps into your heart as you
let out an ‘Ahhhhhhhhh…’ Yes, Varanasi <i>is</i> Shiva’s Holy City and
the Ganga flows through the life and death of everyone who lives and
dies there making it a very Holy and Sacred place for Hindus and those who are open to it.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">The alleys and lanes that back the river have a medieval feel about them. They
are a narrow, cobbled, smoky almost maze like network with cows, goats
and stray dogs lining the way to the small bazaars full of colourful and
interesting Indian wares. There are also a
number of eateries, cafes, German bakeries, internet cafes and small
Indian concert rooms full of tablas and sitars that you can learn to
play or attend a performance of. Every image you see in Varanasi is a picture and you are in it.</span></div>
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the evening at about 6pm there is a Puja performed by Brahmin Priests
at the main Ghat on the River Ganges for the Goddess Ganga and Peace in
the World. It is a ceremonial and ritualistic
spectacle and a look at an ancient ceremony that has leaped into the
present day straight out of antiquity. The
ceremony is very precise and follows a set pattern that the young
Brahmin Priests no doubt had to train hard to learn so they can
seemingly perform it without much effort. Keeping
with what I know and love about Indian religious tradition the ceremony
is a delight to the senses full of vibrant colours, firelight, and the
sweet smell of incense, enchanting music and the singing of sacred
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Varanasi is famous for what have come to be known as the burning Ghats. According
to Hindu belief, due to Varanasi being Shiva’s Holy City and the
constant outpouring of Devotion that occurs on the shores of the Ganga,
if one dies or is cremated in Varanasi the consciousness can achieve
Moksha or Liberation. That is to say the
consciousness or Atman can become one with Brahman - the two being of
the same nature - from whence it came and forgo any further rounds of
reincarnation, death and the inevitable dissatisfaction, struggle and
suffering that occurs in between during life. As a
result of this belief many aging Hindus come to live out the last years
of their life in Varanasi and many of the dead are shipped, flown or
transported in one way or another to be bathed in and then cremated on
the shores of the Holy Ganga. As with all of life
in India death too is on full display and the respectful visitors can
take a sombre and reflective walk down to the burning Ghats. Down
there families take a final look at the cast off shell of their loved
one. Tears are discouraged as a display of grief is said to disturb the
consciousness of the deceased and arouse attachment or sorrow making it
difficult for the consciousness to let go and achieve Liberation. The
body is firstly bathed in the river, anointed with oils and perfumes
and then consigned to the flames that rage from the sandalwood funeral
pier that appear to be carrying the soul of the deceased up into the
ether. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">A local man showed us around the area explaining the tradition, ceremony and beliefs behind the cremation. He
took us into some very intimate areas including the eternal fire that
he said has been burning day and night for thousands of years and it is
from its flame that every funeral pier is lit. He
also showed us the areas where different people are cremated from your
every day person down by the river, to Brahmins and VIPs higher up. When we visited the VIP area there was a cremation in progress with many people standing around. I
felt a little uncomfortable being taken into the heart of it but
nothing was said and our guide didn’t seem to think that it was a
problem. I had never seen a dead body before, let
alone one being cremated out in the open where I could see the flesh
singe and the fat drip out from the body. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">This was a strikingly new and different experience for me and it took a while for it to sink in and take effect. It
had to filter through the surface layers of experience that were
occurring at the time that included trying to figure out if the man who
was showing us around the area was doing a service or cheapening death
by trying to make money out of people’s grief and misfortune. I
think it was a mixture of both as he was very informative but at the
end he took us to what he called a hospice, although it was just an
empty room with two very old ladies inside that he said were nurses. He
insisted that we get a ‘blessing’ from a ‘nurse’ and then attempted to
extort thousands of Rupees out of us by way of emotional black mail and
bribes of ‘good karma’ as he said the money would help to buy Sandalwood
for poor families who could not otherwise afford to burn the bodies of
their deceased. To lessen the discomfort of the
situation this man had suddenly forced upon me, but distrusting the likelihood of his story and position, I gave the ‘nurse’ a modest 50 Rupees
and about the same amount to him for the time and information he had
provided.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Nevertheless
the truth of many of the things I have read in the past struck me at
that moment in areas of my mind that I was not fully aware of at the
time. How transient is our life and how much do we take it and our good health for granted? How petty can we be about life’s most trivial things? How pointless it is to argue, fuss or fight with loved ones for tomorrow we may not have the luxury to ignore them. How
much time and energy do I waste on things that are ultimately of no
real importance that just serve to satisfy a passing whim, amount to
nothing substantial or meaningful and will hold no comfort for me at the
time of my death? At that time I will have to let go of all possessions
no matter how much I cherish them, no matter how long or hard I worked
to obtain them. All my loved ones and even this
very body that I fuss over and worry about so much will all have to be
relinquished freely or otherwise in the end. What
is more I do not know when that end will come so perhaps I should
embrace life, make the most of everyday and extend my appreciation and
love to all those who are close to me in this life and attempt to
resolve conflicts before they arise because life is too short for
anything else. Thinking about death and one’s own
mortality can really cut a person down to size, put life and its
apparent problems into perspective and serve as the best motivation for
really engaging with life and appreciating all that it brings our way.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">While staying in Varanasi <span style="font-size: small;">I</span></span> took a day trip to Dear Park in Sarnath where the Buddha gave his first teaching after obtaining Enlightenment. I
had a nice day there and visiting the near by museum that housed some
amazing stone statues of the Buddha recovered from the surrounding site
that had a living presence about them. However, a
few days previously I had started to experience a lot of emotional
upheaval that I couldn’t really explain or put down to anything in
particular so that accompanied me throughout the day. I
had been feeling like a stewing pot of random mixed emotions that were
growing to be rather intense as all sorts of thoughts and feelings were
presenting themselves uninvited. I went and sat in one of the ruins, imagining it used to be the quarters of a monk, and </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">attempted
to observe them and work out why this was happening but nothing
changed, they were too intense and I hadn't developed the necessary
stability, clarity or insight. One
thing I thought of was that the experience at the burning Ghats had
affected me more than I had realised but I still wasn’t sur<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">e<span style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Deer Park where the Buddha first taught the Four Noble Truths</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Explanation of the Dharma Chakra</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dharma Chakra up close and personal</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Where I attempted to sit and look into the nature of my arisings</td></tr>
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evening I became rather sick with diarrhoea that became worse the
following two days making it impossible for me to leave my room. The physical sickness just exacerbated the emotional torment that I had been experiencing. I was left feeling very weak and dehydrated despite drinking plenty of water containing rehydration solutions. All
the while I was thinking that I would be unable to travel to Bodh Gaya
as I barely had the strength or the will to walk down to town to obtain
some antibiotics so I would have to give the Heart Sutra retreat a miss. During that time I think that I had a few small realisations about my mind, my life and my death.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">The
antibiotics were strong and soon stopped the flow that had been
steadily running out of my lower door the past few days, however they
left me feeling rather zoned out and I was still doubting if I had the
energy to travel to Bodh Gaya and I almost decided not to go. If
it was not for Lillie deciding to wait for me an extra day I might not
have attempted to and I am so grateful for her for doing so and bringing me bottles
of water and toilet role when needed. Actually, I am just grateful <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">for Lillie and <span style="font-size: small;">to have <span style="font-size: small;">m</span>et her.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">After
eating my first proper breakfast in days I started to feel a little
better and we got to the train station okay only to discover that our
train was delayed by a few hours. I didn’t really mind as I could get some rest in the comfortable tourist waiting room they have at the station. However,
a few hours turned into a few more and we ended up spending the entire
day in the waiting room due to the promise of the train constantly about
to arrive. This is when I learnt that in India, if a train is 2-4 hours late it is considered on time. If it is a day or two late then it's fair to say it is late. For us the train was delayed for 8 hours, so not too bad, just a little late!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Despite
all that I was feeling better in both body and mind than I had done for
days. When the train eventually arrived we had trouble finding our coach and I trod in a pile of human shit on the track that added nicely to the day. The
journey was only four hours or so long but due to the delay we would be
arriving at notoriously unsafe Gaya late at night in one of the
supposedly most corrupt states in India, Bihar. Nevertheless,
the conductor allowed us to upgrade out ticket on the train so we could
lie down in a sleeper coach and when we arrived one of our bunk mates
informed us it was time to get off and another local man showed us where
to take a motor Rickshaw from. So the people we encountered were rather nice and helpful actually, event though it was early morning.</span></span> </div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">The
young driver was quick to agree to take us where we needed to go but it
turned out he had little idea where Root Institute was so we had to
stop and ask whoever was roaming the streets at midnight for directions,
including a group of small children, while avoiding barking packs of
street dogs. Hooray we had arrived! Oh
no we hadn’t, it was the wrong retreat centre but thankfully the night
guard new where we wanted to go and gave the driver good directions in
Hindi. This time we did arrive at the correct
place and the night guard (complete with rifle) let us in at around 1am in
the morning and the ground keeper took us to Thomas one of the
volunteers who kindly showed us to our room. After
being sick in the same room for days in Varanasi, the delayed journey
and a shit covered shoe, arriving at Root with its landscaped gardens,
moonlit Buddha statues, a huge prayer wheel spinning in the distance and
settling down for sleep in a clean room was like heaven.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">The following day I had the morning off despite the retreat starting so I could get settled and clean myself up. I
was feeling much better if not a little tired however I could tell that
the retreat centre would be the perfect place to recover. As
in the previous retreat at Tushita we had three freshly prepared
vegetarian meals a day, a laundry service and a set routine to follow
for the next 6 days so there was nothing to think about allowing the
mind to settle and focus entirely on the topic being covered. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Root Institute in Bodh Gaya (</span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.rootinstitute.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">www.rootinstitute.com</span></a><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">) is a lovely place run by wonderful volunteers that think about absolutely everything. The
gardens are beautiful and pristinely kept by the ground staff who seem
to always be sweeping, planting or painting something. The
Tibetan Gompas (Temples) of which there are two, one small and one
large, are exquisitely decorated by talented artists and are so joyful
looking and brightly coloured that to look at them is to be cheered up
instantly if you are feeling glum. Root is home to many visiting Western and Tibetan Monastics and Teachers and draws well known names to it. It
is filled with sacred objects and statues not to mention the huge
Prayer Wheel, three dogs, chickens and countless baby goats that a local
man brings every morning to graze on the grass. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Attached to Root Institute is the Shakyamuni Buddha Community Health Clinic. It treats those with Western, Homeopathic and Ayurvedic treatments and is holistic in its approach to Health Care. It
has been created for the local population and educates as well as
treats the populace in the self treatment and prevention of common and
more fatal illnesses and diseases. They also have
a mobile clinic that visits local villages and helps those who out of
illness or ignorance do not come to seek treatment from the clinic. The clinic also houses HIV positive children who have lost their parents to AIDS. You
can stay at Root Institute even if you are not doing a retreat so you can still enjoy the facilities that include
an early morning meditation session, a daily yoga class and a world
class Buddhist library and video room. It isn’t
the cheapest place to stay in Bodh Gaya by Indian standards but the
money spent there is worth every penny as it all goes to the best of
causes.</span></span><br />
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format for the retreat on the Heart Sutra was the same as that for the
Introductory Course minus any Yoga sessions or separate discussion
groups, probably due to the amount of material required to be covered in
a short amount of time. Our teacher was a lay Australian guy called
Glen Svensson who was an absolutely outstanding teacher with a
phenomenal memory bank of knowledge in his subject that was complemented
with the ability to be able to explain difficult subjects in the
clearest, precise and digestible way. The quality of the course and the teacher surpassed my highest expectations.</span></div>
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Heart Sutra is part of the Mahayana Buddhist teachings and was given at
a place called Vultures Peak by the Buddha during his second round of
teachings. It is regarded as one of the most important Mahayana Buddhist Sutras. It isn’t very long and is the kind of text that needs some explanation otherwise it is hard to understand. In
short the text examines the way in which the ‘I’ and all of reality
exists, explains how it does and what an individual needs to do in order
directly realise the truth of reality themselves. The
Sutra points out that the way we commonly believe that we and
everything else exists is a mistaken perception and that we in reality
exist quite differently. Succinctly put we live
our life with the belief that what we refer to as ‘Me’ or ‘I’ is an
individual, unchanging, independent thing that exists from its own side. The
Heart Sutra explains that what we refer to as ‘Me’ or ‘I’ is not an
individual, unchanging, independent thing but rather a combination of
many parts that are changing moment by moment that are dependent on an
infinite number of causes and conditions for their existence. Now if that sounds mind boggling to you that is because it is. Six days of it with meditations that begin to give you a sense of what the Sutra is talking about can blow your 'mind' or help point towards it's true nature. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Venerable
Tamir, a young Israeli Monk led our meditations during the retreat and
was always on hand to talk to and was very generous with his time. He was an outstanding example of what it is to be a Monsatic and it was a real pleasure to have known him. I
think it was on the first night that I spoke with him about the
emotional roller coaster I had been experiencing before coming to Bodh
Gaya. He told me that it is not unusual and in
fact rather common for the mind to react in that way before going to a
place where its old comfortable ways about viewing itself or reality in
general may be shook up. He said that this can be
especially true when attending teachings on the Heart Sutra as those
teachings really do go deep, are direct and straight to the point which
can be unsettling. What he said made a lot of personal sense to me. It
is like that horrible tasting medicine we were given as a child, we
pulled our face, squirmed, resisted and fought with our mother when she
attempted to put it into our mouth despite the fact that we were sick
and knew that it would make us better.</span></div>
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am very glad that I made it to the retreat in the end despite the
trouble in getting there and the fact that my brain felt a little fried
afterwards. I hadn’t seen any of Bodh Gaya due to
arriving so late the day the retreat started so it was good to get out
of Root when it had finished and have a look around. After
the tranquillity of staying in Root Institute the noisy busy streets of
Bodh Gaya needed to be adjusted to but it didn’t take long for me
to get back in step with India.</span><br />
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Topdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06470358265753724921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6274150839827568064.post-32348831642331756782012-11-27T12:45:00.000-08:002014-05-08T05:50:25.108-07:00Reflecting on Ringu Tulku Rinpoche's Teachings<br />
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In April 2010, London, Ringu Tulku Rinpoche continued his commentary on the
text by Karma Chakme on the Union of Dzogchen and Mahamudra. Once again
an eclectic audience arrived to see Rinpoche, reflecting his
all-encompassing appeal.<br />
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Before Rinpoche arrived I overheard a conversation about having a
number of different teachers. A member of the audience quipped that she
felt incestuous coming to see Rinpoche, as he was not her main teacher.
Another that she felt she had to ask her teacher’s permission to come
along. When I heard this, I was reminded of these lines:<br />
<blockquote>
<b><i>Rely upon the teaching, not the teacher.</i></b><br />
<b><i>Rely upon the meaning, not the text.</i></b><br />
<b><i>Rely upon the definitive meaning, not the provisional meaning.</i></b><br />
<b><i>Rely upon prajna (wisdom), not consciousness.</i></b></blockquote>
Indeed, last year Rinpoche taught that what’s important is how we use
Dharma teachings to help transform our mind and bring more compassion
and wisdom into our lives, not from whom or where the teachings
necessarily come from.<br />
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This brings to mind something I read by HH 17th Karmapa:<br />
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“<i>But not all masters need to be living beings. Sometimes
it is said that everything that appears can be a Dharma. Everything can
be a teacher. Everything can be a Lama. In the teachings on mind
training it is said that a negative event can be your teacher also.</i></blockquote>
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<i>If you look at the four seasons, for instance, if you just look in a
general way, you feel now it is winter we need more clothes, now it is
summer it is hotter. You know the winter is the disappearance of the
warmth and the vegetation loses its leaves, but if you look deeply, you
know that everything is continually changing. When you look deeply you
understand impermanence taught by the seasons. That itself is an
instruction. </i></blockquote>
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<i>If you really look you can see all kinds of vibrant, living teachings
in life itself. It is not necessary to hear instructions only in words
because instruction can be found in what’s around you, what you see</i>.”</blockquote>
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Rinpoche began by commenting on impermanence at some length, despite
joking earlier that he wouldn’t say much on the subject, because he
thought that everyone was probably sick of hearing about it by now!
Nevertheless, I found reflecting on impermanence with Rinpoche
grounding, expansive and humbling. The consideration of our shared
fragile mortality and the preciousness of the human lives we experience
together helped me focus on what is truly important and foster a wider
perspective within which to view myself, others and life in general.<br />
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Rinpoche also spoke on karma and the different types of motivation
for practice. He mentioned that most people are looking for a better
samsaric experience and not necessarily Arhatship or Enlightenment, and
that that is alright. As he said this, it made me deeply reflect and ask
myself the question, ‘What is my motivation actually?’ For me it is
very easy to think, ‘Oh yes, of course my ultimate goal is
Enlightenment for the benefit of all Sentient Beings!’ But, are my
actions of body, speech and mind really and truly at the deepest level
motivated by the aspiration of compassion?<i> </i>My superficial answer to this
question has been called into question and through Rinpoche’s
‘innocent’ remark, I am now doing some serious soul searching.<br />
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<img alt="" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-233" src="http://www.bodhicharya.org/manyroads/files/2010/09/london1-225x300.jpg" height="400" title="Rinpoche in London" width="300" /><br />
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A couple of the questions put to Rinpoche stuck in my mind. There was
one about beginning practitioners and waning enthusiasm for meditation
practice. The questioner described how he oscillates between periods of
inspiration and regular meditation practice and periods when the
inspiration and practice just die down. Rinpoche joked that perhaps
meditation shouldn’t be called meditation at all but instead a "holiday",
explaining that if we view meditation as just something else we have to
do or fit into our lives then soon enough we will become tired of doing
it. However if we see meditation for what it really is, a genuine break
from our lives and a kind of holiday for our mind, a time where we can
relax and just be without the need to do, judge, get or repel, then we
will view it as something good to do and through experience begin to see
its benefits, so naturally then we will want to practice more.<br />
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Another
questioner asked Rinpoche what benefit Dharma practice brings in old
age. Rinpoche explained how, for some people with no religious or
spiritual beliefs, old age can become frustrating, especially after
retirement. Suddenly the work that took up a lot of time and energy in a
person’s life has stopped and they find themselves at a loose end, with
a lack of meaning in their lives. However Dharma practitioners may have
a wider perspective about life and its meaning which goes beyond
whether they are employed or not. Rinpoche said that many Dharma
practitioners become very busy on retirement as they see the free time
they now have as a precious opportunity to dedicate to meaningful Dharma
activities.<br />
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Other questions gave Rinpoche the opportunity to remind us just how
fortunate we are in many respects here in the West. Despite recession
and rising costs very few of us go hungry, are unable to clothe
ourselves or find adequate housing. When we are sick we are provided
with care, medicines and high-tech operations. By explaining the
situation and reality of many people in less developed countries,
Rinpoche asked us to examine our perspective and widen it, if we can. He
asked us to focus on what is already right and good in our lives,
instead of giving into the negative habitual tendency of always focusing
on what could be better.<br />
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By the end of the two days Rinpoche had finished the preliminary
introduction to the Union of Mahamudra and Dzogchen. For me it was no
surprise that, after two years and two visits, Rinpoche had not yet got
onto teaching the Union of Mahamudra and Dzogchen sections. Reflecting
on the preciousness of human life and impermanence and the nature of
samsara and karma are very important to me, and (as Rinpoche explains in
his book, Ngondro) the truth that is realised through these preliminary
reflections and foundational practices become all the more prominent,
meaningful and immediate as our practice deepens and realisations begin
to dawn.<br />
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The temple's golden roof, reflecting the ray's of the sun, is
interdependently linked to the temple's foundations.<br />
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<a href="http://www.bodhicharya.org/" target="_blank">www.bodhicharya.org/</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.bodhicharya-london.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.bodhicharya-london.org.uk/</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.bodhicharya-kent.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.bodhicharya-kent.org.uk</a><br />
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Topdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06470358265753724921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6274150839827568064.post-70523975251273025942012-11-27T03:35:00.002-08:002012-12-31T05:13:16.374-08:00Going Veg!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: arial;">First off I would like you to know that I used to be a BIG meat
eater and never thought that I would <span style="font-size: small;">become</span> a vegetarian, but things change. Secondly I only stopped eating fish and seafood in the summer of 2012, so I haven't been a 'real' vegetarian for long. Saying that I haven't eaten meat or poultry for almost two years now.</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: arial;">Becoming
a vegetarian for me has been a gradual process. First of all I started
to cut down on my meat intake and congratulated myself for doing so as
oppose to putting myself down for
the little bit of fish and/or meat I was eating. Secondly, I never told
myself I would never eat meat again, although I hope that is the case.
So I have played tricks on myself and they seem to have worked! But of
course without the deep and sincere aspiration
to become a vegetarian it would all have been futile. I was educated by
others and educated myself about the moral (animal
welfare/environment), health and spiritual arguments for not eating
meat. This helped fortify my resolve when it began to weaken. Just
as importantly I learnt a bit of nutrition to unlearn all the myths
about why we 'need' to eat meat and replaced that false knowledge with
scientific facts.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: arial;">Protein
is made from amino acids and there are 21 amino acids. 12 of those
amino acids are synthesised by our bodies out of whatever we consume.
The other 9 we need to consume from a
food source and they can be found elsewhere other than in meat or fish.
</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: arial;">For some examples see here: </span><a href="http://www.savvyvegetarian.com/articles/get-enough-protein-veg-diet.php" target="_blank">http://www.savvyvegetarian.com/articles/get-enough-protein-veg-diet.php</a><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: arial;">So forget about meat = protein, it isn't necessary in the equation!</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span dir="ltr">Also, ever see a Cow eat Meat? In the process of getting your protein which way sounds better?</span></span></span></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: arial;">I
did like meat dishes but I do not miss them because I eat a lot of
Quorn products that replace them. You can still enjoy a chicken curry, a
chilli con carne, lasagne or some sausages
for example. Plus it's easier, quicker and safer to cook with Quorn. I
thi</span><span style="font-family: arial;">nk that it </span><span style="font-family: arial;">is </span><span style="font-family: arial;">t</span><span style="font-family: arial;">he
sauces
and what the meat is prepared in that gives it most of the flavour we
enjoy and Quorn sucks up the juices and tastes just as tasty when
prepared in the same way. Quorn is also very high in protein and low in
saturated fats. </span></span></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: arial;">For examples see here: <a href="http://www.quorn.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.quorn.co.uk/</a></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: arial;">What's
more, vegetarian food (without the meat supplement) can be varied and
delicious. Nor do I find eating out difficult at all,
although I thought I would. In fact
it can help having less choice in life at times!</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: arial;">I
enjoy working out so I also take a 100% vegetarian and natural protein
powder. One that has all the essential amino acids and is high in omega
threes is hemp protein powder. The one
I take is here and it comes in a variety of flavours:</span></span></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: arial;">Some might be wondering if you can still get ripped or be athletic on a plant based diet? Well, check these guys and g<span style="font-size: small;">a</span>ls out, some of them aren't even <span style="font-size: small;">v</span>egetarian, they are <span style="font-size: small;">v</span>egans! (cheesy music is optional):</span></span></span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span dir="ltr">With all that I am sure I am getting more than my fair share of protein! Oh yes I do still eat eggs and dairy products and protein can be found in them too, hence I am not a <span style="font-size: small;">v</span>egan as a <span style="font-size: small;">v</span>egan doesn't eat any animal based products. I don't drink cows milk if I can help it as I prefer rice or soya milk.</span></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: arial;">It
must be said however that we are all unique individuals and therefore
so will be our dietary needs. Personally speaking, now I am vegetarian
and haven't eaten meat for almost </span><span style="font-family: arial;">2</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> year I do feel better, tend to have more energy and am less susceptible to catching
colds when they do the rounds or they don't h<span style="font-size: small;">i</span>t me as hard and I recover much quicker. It really does feel good in so many ways, ph</span><span style="font-family: arial;">ysical</span><span style="font-family: arial;">l</span><span style="font-family: arial;">y
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I have noticed that when I am hungry sometimes I feel as if I could
just eat anything including meat. But once I have eaten and the stomach
is satisfied it doesn't care what I
have eaten. Wanting to eat meat is a psychological habit that can be
unlearned and replaced with a more wholesome one, just like anything
else. So by education, taking my time, being kind to myself and being diligent I
got there and now I wonder what all the fuss was
about!</span></span></span></span><br />
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One new experience I have had this year has been the privilege to take part in traditional
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heard about them when I was visiting my good friend Michael in Boulder Colorado who I had met at
Tushita, a Buddhist retreat centre based in Mcleod Ganj, India.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Living in Boulder Colorado, close to Utah and
having been more exposed to Native American culture than I, his friends
told me about their experiences and it planted a mental seed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometime later while at Koh Chang, Thailand, on the other side of the planet, I picked out this book from the library of the guest house I was staying at:</div>
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In the book, Wallace Black Elk talks about the tradition of the Sweat Lodge, its purpose as a deeply purifying and healing ritual; used to heal the physical, mental and spiritual wounds of individuals and communities by helping them reconnect with their Ancestors, the Great Spirit, each other and themselves. He also mentions how the tradition has spilled out over cultural boundaries and is spreading around the globe healing people and connecting them with Life and the meaning that can be found within it as it flows and washes over them. So while still in Thailand I did a quick Google to see if there was such a thing where I live back home and to my surprise there was, every month, less than two hours drive from where I live, fantastic I thought - I am there to connect the final dot! </div>
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If you haven't already had the experience I highly recommend it! Preferably an authentic one led by a genuine "pipe carrier" and not a New Age "Let’s
get all hot and naked one!"<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, the
latter is fine if that is what you are after of course.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Apparently, Native American Indians
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">I found the experience, from start to finish,</span>very primordial and very natural in an elemental sense. There were three pipe carriers (meaning that they themselves have been on a deep, personal inner journey, have learnt the ancient rights and rituals as past down by the Elders and are able to hold the space and facilitate what happens at a Lodge) present at the first one I attended. The
main pipe holder lived with Black Foot Indians for over 30 years and has
been fully initiated in their sacred rights and accepted by the Elders. Ceremony, ritual and symbolism were employed throughout as tools to access beyond the everyday, superficial layer of the mind. </div>
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The Lodge is held in the beautiful grounds of Brazier Park:</div>
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in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It was founded in 1950 as an
educational trust, and is a continuing experiment in the advantages and
problems
of living in a group. Community members share responsibility for
running the mansion house (a Grade II* listed building), 55 acres of
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<b>Braziers Park exploring Conscious Co-Existence…</b><br />
As one of the oldest secular communities in the UK, we endeavour to
create a space which enables people to integrate both learning and
teaching, and to find and develop their full potential in all aspects –
intellectual, physical, emotional and spiritual. We strive to understand
more fully our relationships with each other and with nature and
society so that we can co-operate in taking constructive action in the
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So in the field, surrounded by other fields and circled by a number of (what I think might have been) Red Kites in the sky was a natural
alter for offerings of tobacco (sacred to the Native Americans) and where you could also place items to be blessed.
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The day started with ‘smudging’ ourselves with Mugwort (part of a herb species that has been used for healing and medicinal purposes throughout the ages in many different cultures), which involved wafting it over our body to purify the energies that we pick up as we go about our lives. We did this while standing around an unlit pyre in a circle. As we passed the Mugwort to the left of us we spoke out loud to the person and said, "To all my relations." which was met by a group call of, "Oh hey!" which we were told roughly translates as "Right on!". Next to the pyre were about 30 rocks the size of two fists each and these were ‘The Grandfathers’. The rocks being ancient elements from the land symbolised our wise Ancestors who had been through and seen it all and hence the endearing title they are given, The Grandfathers. A few of us were then asked to place four of the rocks
on the pyre in the four cardinal directions and one in the centre. Then those of us that did faced
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was facing east) and prayed for the Ancestors to come and join and help us in the Lodge Ceremony. An offering of tobacco was placed on each of these five rocks
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During some of that time we stood in a circle and opened our hearts to
each other, speaking about why we were there, our troubles, our insights, our journey and our joy and what we were looking to get out of the Lodge. The rest of the time was spent slowing down, relaxing, unwinding, learning to wait and getting to know the other participants. We also collectively constructed the Lodge and made it ready for us to inhabit it. It was a beautiful summer's day. </div>
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There were four rounds in the Lodge: one for <b>Purification</b>, one for <b>Prayer</b>, then for <b>Love </b>and finally for <b>Gratitude</b>. Once inside and positioned (women on the left as you go in and men on the right) the Lodge leader asks for a number of Grandfathers to be brought in which are then placed in a pit that is dug out in the middle of the space. They are welcomed, sprinkled with Mugwort and we all smudge ourselves again. When the round begins and the door
closes it becomes completely dark but for the glowing red rocks that quickly fade as water is splashed over them. Being in the Lodge is likened to being in the womb of Mother Nature and that is an apt analogy. Each round was accompanied by a story or an explanation of Native American
symbolism that could be contemplated on, for example the Eagle with its vast perspective,
yet ability to see the smallest detail and the Buffalo that herd together in a
storm and walk though it into better weather. During each round traditional songs were sung and drums played. The heat, the blackness, the singing, the drums, the mind: it was wonderfully intense!</div>
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At the end there was a pipe ceremony to
seal the Lodge. My first Lodge experience felt great! It was physically
and energetically purifying and it took about two weeks for that feeling to completely wear off. Also I
have never felt so connected with nature and there was a primordial sense
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This is taken from a collection of four emails written for someone who had never been on a retreat before, but decided to dive in and do the one month Tibetan Buddhist Lam Rim retreat held every November at Kopan Monastery, Nepal. The thought behind the emails was to give them a heads up and a quick orientation before they arrived!</div>
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They can be broken down thus:</div>
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<li><u><b>General context setting focusing on Buddhism </b></u></li>
<li><u><b>Specific context setting focusing on Tibetan Buddhism, the Gelugpa and Kopan</b></u></li>
<li><u><b>Some of my personal retreat experiences</b></u></li>
<li><u><b>Brief overview of practices that might be encountered at Kopan</b></u></li>
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<b>First I will set the general context within which Kopan is situated
– please be patient! </b></div>
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Well as you know the guy who became known as the Buddha or
Awakened One, Prince Siddhartha Gautama, otherwise known as Shakyamuni Buddha
(Shakya = his family clan and Muni = sage or wise person) was born just over
2500 years ago in Lumbini which is now part of Nepal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He abandoned his palace of enforced luxury (his father worried about his son not wanting to take over his kingdom but instead wanting to become a spiritual teacher, so he did his best to make Siddhartha's life as comfortable and sheltered as possible) after a previous sneaky excursion where
he was exposed to the suffering of old age, sickness, death and a
wandering yogi searching for the "Truth".<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Moved by compassion for his loved ones and others he wanted to
discover the path that ends all forms of suffering and seek the Truth
himself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So he studied with various
yogis in India for about seven years mastering all the techniques and almost
starving to death while applying one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Realising that extremes were not the answer (<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id=".reactRoot[33].[1][2][1]{comment10151236208924763_10151236255414763}..[1]..[1]..[0].[0][2]"><span class="UFICommentBody" id=".reactRoot[33].[1][2][1]{comment10151236208924763_10151236255414763}..[1]..[1]..[0].[0][2]."><span id=".reactRoot[33].[1][2][1]{comment10151236208924763_10151236255414763}..[1]..[1]..[0].[0][2]..[0]">Rather the Middle Way
between all extremes, be them physical:
self-gratification/mortification, philosophical: eternalism/nihilism or
in meditation practice: the mind being neither too tight or too relaxed
is The
Way of the Buddha) </span></span></span>he accepted a meal from a
local village girl and then resolved to sit under a Bodhi Tree with his new found strength
and meditate until the ultimate realisation dawned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dawn it did and the prison of his conditioned mind fell
away once and for all to reveal the vast expanse of clear, knowing, luminous awareness and a complete
understanding on how to realise it, he was 35.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He taught the <i>Four Noble Truths</i> at Sarnath explaining that in life there
is suffering and dissatisfaction, there are causes to such experiences, as
there are causes to those experiences such experiences can be ended, and finally that there is a path one can follow to end the causes of suffering and realise what he himself had discovered within.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Teach he
did until 81 when he passed away in Kushinigar saying all conditioned things
come to an end, therefore work diligently to realise the Truth.</div>
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Buddhists fall into either one of three main traditions. There are those who
adhere to the Hinayana (of which the Theravada is, I believe, the last remaining school) or Southern tradition, those who adhere to the Mahayana
or Northern tradition and those who adhere to the Vajrayana or Tibetan
tradition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although distinct in style
and method they are very similar in results or wisdom gained.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The main differences are the methods and the
motivation for applying them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Theravada
or Hinayana method is based on ethical discipline of the body, speech and mind with a strict
adherence to an ethical code of conduct. The underlying motivation of a Hinayana practitioner is to seek
liberation from suffering for one’s self.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The Mahayana has the Hinayana as its foundation however the method is
that of the Bodhisattava and conduct is guided by actions that bring the most
benefit to others. The underlying motivation of a Mahayana practitioner is to seek liberation from suffering so
that one can then lead all others to that same state.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Vajrayana is part of the Mahayana and the
motivation is the same but the methods are more involved and holistic one could say, and therefore can be
more powerful so that is why some of the methods are restricted and only
transmitted under strict guidance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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In Tibetan Buddhism it is taught that the Mahayana is the basis of the
Vajrayana and the Hinayana the basis of the Mahayana. All traditions
form a part of what is known as Tibetan Buddhism and are studied in the
monasteries through commentaries (Shastras) of the Sutras and Tantras.
Another way to understand it is that the Sutras: Hinayana/Mahayana are
the base, focusing on Ethics and gross levels of physical and mental
discipline. The Vajrayana engages the internal energy systems or the
subtle body far more and Mahamudra/Dzogchen (often described as the
pinnacle of Tibetan Buddhist teachings and practice) work more
directly with the inner most nature of
the 'mind' itself. However, in practice no one method is better than another as it all
depends on the individual because the best method is the one that works best
for that individual at the time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All
methods work towards cultivating positive qualities, abandoning negative ones
and taming the mind so that it is more flexible and useful for one’s self and
others.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All methods work towards gaining
greater understanding and insight into the nature of self and reality.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All methods help bring out the qualities of
loving kindness and compassion.</div>
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Buddhism began to spread southwards from its place of origin
in northern India to Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, Indo-China and other South
East Asian countries. In India at Nalanda University, one of the first great
universities in recorded history and certainly the longest surviving university
in recorded history, Buddhism was studied, refined and practiced by people from
across the entire expanse of Asia and beyond from the 5th up until the 12th
century when it was destroyed by Mughal invaders more or less wiping out
Buddhism from India at that time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>However, before that had happened Buddhism had also spread northwards
into the Himalayan Kingdoms (Sikkim, Bhutan, Nepal, Tibet), Mongolia, and other
parts of Central Asia, and also into China, Korea and Japan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most importantly all of the text and
teachings had by that time been transferred in their entirety to thousands of
monasteries and nunneries in Tibet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
this way the great tradition of Nalanda was preserved and practised for approximately one
thousand years in the secluded mountainous region of Tibet at the top of the
world. Tibetan society was uniquely organised around the realisation of Enlightenment.</div>
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There were different periods when the Buddhist teachings
came to Tibet and in each period a number of different masters from India and
Tibet helped transplant the teachings resulting in four schools of Tibetan
Buddhism emerging.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Padmasambhava or Guru
Rinpoche (in Tibet considered to be a second Buddha) was one of the most instrumental
Masters at the outset helping transform Tibetan culture and plant Buddhism at its
heart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So over the centuries four
schools of Tibetan Buddhism emerged including the Nyingma, founded in the 8th
Century, by King Trisong Detsen<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>who
invited Padmasambhava<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and the
Nalanda<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>University abbot Santaraksita,
the Kagyu (The Karma Kagyu is the lineage of the Karmapas) founded by Marpa in
the 11th Century, the Sakya founded by five great Masters also in the 11th
Century and finally the Gelug (the lineage of the Dalai Lamas) founded by Lama
Tsongkhapa in the 14th Century of which Kopan is now part. More recently the Jonang, traced to the early 12th Century Master Yumo Mikyo Dorje, is being considered as the fifth school of Tibetan Buddhism.</div>
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However, not long after the Chinese invaded Tibet in 1959
they went on to destroy 6000 monasteries almost taking the tradition with
it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nonetheless after the Dalai Lama
escaped to India over 100,000 Tibetans followed him including those high Lamas
and students that had survived who brought with them a great deal of these
teachings but more importantly themselves as the embodiment and realisation of
those teachings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Two such Lamas were
Lama Thubten Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche who started teaching
Westerners together in Nepal in 1969 and started up Kopan in 1971.</div>
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Okay so now we have arrived at Kopan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I just wanted to explain the
vast history of the tradition you will soon be experiencing all the way from
the Buddha, through countless students, masters, students, masters, students
etc. The unbelievable sacrifices those people have undergone through the ages
be it dedicating their lives to firstly understanding the teachings and then
tirelessly working with themselves to realise them, embody them and pass that
experience onto others.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not only that
but the countless lives that have been lost in the process to protect and
preserve these teachings so that they can still exist, fully intact, authentic and
alive in this day and age for the benefit of others and people like you and me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All this and more is what shall be laid
before you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All of this tremendous
effort to help people realise their Buddha Nature, that what they already have but do not recognise. This is how precious human existence is and those realised Masters know it and therefore out of deep compassion and wisdom will stop at nothing to try and
communicate that to us to help alleviate the three types of suffering.</div>
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Well, I hope you found the setting the context part at least
mildly interesting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If not I enjoyed
writing it nonetheless!</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><b>So now just a little bit more context setting, although this
time more focused on the Gelugpa School of which Kopan is a part.</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><b> </b> </span>After that I will share my thoughts and
experiences about retreat which I hope you will find not only of interest but
perhaps even useful over the following month.</div>
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As I explained, the Gelugpa School, otherwise known
as the Yellow Hat sect of Tibetan Buddhism, was founded by Je Tsongkhapa (you
will notice him in the Temples/Gompas wearing his yellow hat with his hands in
a position (mudra), depicting turning the Wheel of Dharma or teaching the
Buddhist teachings) and was the last of the four Schools to be founded.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A brief and common explanation of the four
schools you might hear goes something like, “The Nyingma and the Kagyu practice
meditation more and study less whereas the Sakya and especially the Gelugpa
study more and practice meditation less.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>That is accurate in so much as it describes the approach used by the
schools as a starting point but in the end realised practitioners from all
schools seem to be as equally learned and experienced to someone as unrefined and simple as me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Gelugpa are therefore well known for
detailed analytical explanations and people drawn to that School are often
people that appreciate that approach first and foremost.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think Je Tsongkhapa also reformed the
monastic tradition and that is why the Gelugpa tradition is exclusively based
on a monastic model, more so than the other three schools. </div>
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I believe what you will be studying and putting into
practice over the month is what is know as the Lam Rim or Stages of the Path
(to Enlightenment as presented by the Buddha) organised and presented initially
by an Indian Master named Atisha and used in a particular way by Je Tsongkhapa
when he founded the Gelugpa.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No need to
worry about all these funny names to be honest, all you need to know is that
the Lam Rim is a way of training the mind in stages that eventually lead to
Enlightenment or one could say a systematic approach to cultivating the view of
Emptiness and the Gelugpa are hot on analysing Emptiness!</div>
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So, now for the part that has nothing to do with names,
dates, Schools or history instead I now share with you some of my limited experience.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>I called this "Retreat to Advance" inspired by my own thoughts
about retreat and a conversation I had with Danny that time after you hopped
off to bed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Danny articulated the idea
of retreat really well that night and I wish I could repeat it word for word
but I cannot so instead I shall paraphrase.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In a nutshell he started saying that with life in general there are
lessons that we all learn and hopefully we all grow and develop and become a little
wiser as the years advance through our life experiences.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, we agreed that it is equally
possible for people to become more confused and frustrated in some cases
because life can be haphazard.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well,
retreat is hopefully more like the first example, however instead of living a
whole life or a good portion of it to learn a few lessons, gain some insight,
self-understanding and wisdom the retreat experience is like a fast-track in
self-development because it is a very efficient and economical use of time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Why?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Well first of all the practicalities are taken care of in terms of basic
necessities so there are no immediate financial concerns to do with
living.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also a person doesn’t have to
plan what to do with their time because during the retreat it is more or less
planned out for them, those that ordain for the period don’t even have to think
about what to wear or how to style their hair!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Life becomes very simple and straight forward.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Secondly the ideas the person studies, the
thinking that they do around those ideas and the methods and techniques they
put into practice to bring them into experience have all been designed and
honed by hundreds of thousands of individuals for thousands of year to do just
that – fast track a person’s self development!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>So the outer conditions are conducive and the inner conditions are
conducive and causes are created in amongst them resulting in the designated
outcome.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s all very straightforward
really!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Okay I said I wouldn’t mention
names but thanks Danny.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>So the subtext here is that people do retreat to develop in
a positive direction whether they consciously realise it or not.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The motivation from the Mahayana perspective
of course is to do just that, but also so that the individual can be more
useful to other sentient beings as a result of that process by also helping
them develop in a positive direction, no matter what form that help may take or
big or small it might be.</div>
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(Mantra of Shakyamuni Buddha that I learnt at Tushita that
they might therefore use at Kopan – I know, what’s the point of Mantras, I will
talk about them a bit hopefully in the next email, as well as the other methods
you might be introduced to that might seem odd or pointless at first but maybe
less so once the purpose and the way they work is made clearer)</div>
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<b>So like I said on the phone today I will try and explain
some of the methods you might be practising on retreat</b> so that you understand
their purpose and how they might actually work despite first appearances. Let’s face it some of these things seem alien and inaccessible to our
western mind especially as many of the methods and techniques can be dressed up
in the baggage of foreign cultures.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So
inspired by Manjushri’s sword I shall attempt to cut through all that and
reveal the true purpose and meaning of these things!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There you go, Manjushri wields a sword to
symbolise how the realisation of emptiness cuts through ignorance and the
delusions and suffering that result from wrong views about the nature of
reality!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Without knowing that we might wonder, why is that deity wielding a sword? That doesn’t seem very nice!<br />
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But first I want to talk a little bit about the feelings
that I have experienced surrounding retreats.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I have noticed in myself and others that people can get sick just before
a retreat often putting them off going.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Not everyone of course but it does happen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That is why you got that email from Kopan
telling people to come anyway because they know.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think I might have told you about my
experience before the retreat I did on the Heart Sutra which is all about
Emptiness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A few days before Lillie and
I visited a place called Sarnath not far from Varanasi.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sarnath is where the Buddha first taught the
Four Noble Truths after his Enlightenment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>While there my emotions became kind of wild.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Suddenly I was moody, agitated, and restless
and couldn’t escape the whirlwind going on inside me (okay no different than
usual I hear you say!).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I tried to
meditate in the ruin of an old Monastery that used to stand there (I imagined
it must have been the old quarters of a monk) however it didn’t help.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wasn’t expressing it but Lillie noticed my
mood had changed and I told her about what I was experiencing and I could tell
that the dark cloud of my mood was being felt by her too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Later that night I got really, really, really
bad diarrhoea; my bum was like a violent tap filled with smelly water (eugh)!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This lasted for days and luckily Lillie
looked after me and kept me alive with the help of the hotel staff.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>During that time my inner state smelt just as
bad!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My ego was very apparent, very
thick and heavy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I felt trapped by it
but I didn’t want to let it go as I was deeply attached to the false sense of
self yet it felt as if that very illusion was being yanked away from me which
was very much an experience of suffering.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I thought then that if I didn’t do something in this life to weaken the
clinging to a false sense of self then death would certainly be a chaotic and
painful experience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the time I wrote:</div>
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How very different I feel now (compared to my previous
entry)!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Uncomfortable in my own skin,
there is no rest in my mind, there is no joy in my heart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Is this the torrent of water described in the
Lam Rim (the first mark of progress in meditation is described as feeling as if
one’s thoughts, feelings and emotions are like a rushing, relentless waterfall
– they haven’t increased, the practitioner has just grown in awareness and is
experiencing more of what is going on in their own mind)?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Is this the ‘pain body’ of Eckhart
Tolle?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am so very slow to learn, but
even though I now see my ‘death’ on the horizon (ego death not physical death)
I am still fighting for a lesser life; a life of slumber, a comfortable stupor,
a familiar pill to soothe the pain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Is
it time for cold turkey?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Is it time to
end this addiction to self?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How long
shall one find solace in the darkness and shun the light?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How many lifetimes will I spend trying to
make myself comfortable on a bed of nails?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>How futile my efforts, how ridiculous my course!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When shall I realise what has been written on
the Heart of mankind?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When will release
come from this apparition?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Where is the
Light inside that so many speak of?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let
it blind me and burn me up quickly for this fragile ego is making me sick to
the core with its illusion of suffering and pain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How long shall I speak of the elixir but in
secret sup upon poison?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Anyhow, you got a little sick and feel better now and my
delusions are humungous<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>compared to
yours so I hope that you get to Kopan without any difficulty or delay.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh yes, up until the morning we were due to
leave I was thinking of staying in Varanasi and it was a real effort getting up
and ready as the antibiotics were taking their toll on me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We got to the train station only to discover our
train was delayed for 8 hours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So there
were inner and outer obstacles but I got there in the end and that is what
counted!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The retreat was in Bodhgaya
where the Buddha obtained Enlightenment and I am apparently not the only one to
experience such things before going to Bodhgaya with the intention to practice
the Dharma and I doubt I would have been the last either.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once there (arrived at 2am to what seemed
like heaven after the train delay and rickshaw driver not having a clue) I felt
great, made friends, ended up sitting two more retreats I hadn’t planned to,
the Karmapa swung by to teach us and I went to the Dalai Lama’s teachings and
got my picture taken with him!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Therefore, on the other side of the storm is beautiful weather so we
should be strong, brave and courageous as bad weather never lasts and the sun
and blue sky are always there beyond it!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This applies not only to retreats but life in general as does all of it,
(otherwise what’s the point) be them outer or inner experiences because once we
recognise the patterns we can work with them, without freaking out or getting
dragged down by the storm like most people do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Saying that I got to my first retreat at Tushita (a ten day version of
the Kopan course) easily and with help from others :-D<br />
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Once on retreat what is going on in our mind is brought to
the forefront as there are fewer distractions to lose ourselves in (not
counting sneaked in books!) which depending on what’s occurring in there could
be kind of harsh, kind of pleasant or kind of neutral.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No matter what though, the atmosphere of the
mind always changes and all that remains is the awareness of the coming and
going.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That awareness and clarity is
what meditation cultivates, however most of the time we get sucked into the
projections.</div>
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The ‘mind’ here means not just thoughts but feelings and
emotions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes people experience
very strong emotions on retreat. The retreat allows us space and in that space those buried thoughts and emotions are allowed to come to the forefront of our experience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whilst experiencing them they can appear very
strong, solid and as if they will never end but they will.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maintaining awareness throughout without
accepting or rejecting them is the way to weaken that particular habitual
pattern, and doing so each time they arise will make them weaker and
weaker.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is called ‘purification’.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These opportunities occur all the time in
life but usually we miss them by trying to ‘fix’ the way we are feeling by
doing something to ignore, cover up and replace it or we simply indulge the
experience which serves to strengthen it. </div>
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A person who works to improve themself to benefit others
is known as a <b>Bodhisattva </b>meaning <i>Bodhi</i> = <i>Enlightened</i>, <i>Sattva </i>= <i>Warrior </i>because
even though their outlook is enlightened compared to the average person they
have had to be courageous and strong and fearless in overcoming their own
limitations to be able to be of benefit – the more they overcome the false
sense of self the greater benefit they are to others.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That is the ‘warrior’ aspect, the
‘enlightened’ aspect is both the motivation and the goal from which they battle
from and towards.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Think of Ven. Robina Courtin, she
is a true example of a Bodhisattva that we can see, feel and know as an
example.</div>
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<b>Doubts!</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes I have
experienced many doubts in retreat, self-doubt i.e. I am useless at all
this!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Doubt about the retreat i.e. It is
pointless me being here because nothing is happening and I can think right now
of 1001 things I could be doing with my time!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Doubt in the teachings i.e. None of this old nonsense works, it is all
made up and people just con themselves into believing it is having some kind of
effect!</div>
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Studying and knowing the teachings well will help to counter ego
based doubts such as these because the logic of them cuts through all the
irrational misgivings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When they are
extreme I return to contemplating Emptiness and that usually calms me down a
bit and then I reflect on how all the various methods and techniques are aimed
at realising Emptiness and how countless generations have followed them and
experienced the result.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also think of
teacherers I know of that embody the good qualities as an inspiration to remind
me that the methods work and the results attainable because there is living
proof.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is one way of understanding <i>devotion </i>to the teacher in Tibetan Buddhism.</div>
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<b>Distractions!</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have
had many of these too!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thoughts coming
up when meditating that seem soooooo important that I just HAVE to think about
them!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Be them big like, "What am I
going to do with my life when I get out of here?" To little ones like,
"I really need to make my bed after this session!".<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Plus many more besides and in between; this
is usually a constant experience but don’t worry because as long as you notice
you are being distracted THAT is progress, THAT is
awareness and then gently bring yourself back to the focus of the
practice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What I have noticed is the
‘energy’ of those thoughts change and suddenly after the session I am thinking,
"There is no need for me to plan my entire life right now!".<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And when I get back to my room I don’t even
notice my unmade bed!<br />
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Little things might suddenly seem extremely important in
terms of our attachments or aversions and some people might seem extremely
annoying or even attractive because everything is heightened.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s fine because it is all fodder for your
practice and on retreat we should make a special effort to apply what we are
learning to all of those types of situations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Why? Because after in our everyday life we will hopefully continue to do
the same more naturally, helping us transform all our problems and successes in
life into ways that help us continue to grow and develop instead of seeing them
as obstacles or being lulled into a false sense of security and becoming
distracted and unconscious. The body might also experience all types of things including
increased energy, decreased energy, tiredness that is hard to shake, colds,
illnesses, aches and pains, heightened desire, all sorts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Try not to buy into whatever it is, just be
aware of the experience and let it go and trust in your body’s natural
intelligence while it does its thing.</div>
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I hope I haven’t put you off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course there will be lots of good
experiences I am sure but I just wanted to give you a heads up about some of the
difficulties I have experienced just in case you do too so at least you have a
point of reference.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course you will
be with many people, most I am sure more knowledgeable than me and there are
the course organisers and teachers who are there for you.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>Right, so finally <b>some brief explanations of things you
might see and practices you might be doing</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Sorry about all the jargon but just read it casually as you will have
time on retreat to probably give them all a go and think more about them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What I would say, just like they have been
saying in the Kopan emails, is keep an open mind and experiment, don’t have
preconceived notions that something is useless, try it out and if it is then
forget about it, if it isn’t explore it further, that is the Buddhist approach.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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It is key to remember in all this that all methods and
techniques are ultimately designed to lead the practitioner towards an
experience of Emptiness in a gradual, step by step way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With that in mind you might work out the
point of them yourself, but if not then read on.</div>
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As Tibetan Buddhism, also know as the Vajrayana (Diamond or
Indestructible Vehicle) is part of the Mahayana (Great Vehicle) all practices
are done after <b>Bodhicitta </b>(the Mind to Enlightenment) has been generated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Another way of saying this is that all
practices are done with the motivation of realising Enlightenment for the
benefit of others as well as the self.</div>
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A quick note on teachings: Teachings come in all shapes and
sizes and in different guises.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some are
taught from a beginner’s point of view, some from a practitioner’s point of
view and some from the point of view of someone who has realised the whole
deal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So they can sometimes sound
contradictory, however they aren’t, the perspective is just different so
therefore so is the presentation.</div>
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Okay, as you are going on a one month retreat I assume there
will be some hardcore Buddhists, and no that does not mean pacifist pornstars
(well it might I suppose) but people that are really in to ‘their’
Buddhism.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They might look like hippies or be wearing ethnic clothing ,
be wearing Om Mani Padme Hum T-Shirts, Buddha earrings, 10 blessing strings and
malas around their neck and around their wrists and have Buddhist tattoos
etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just smile, be polite and move
on!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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More seriously people might
prostrate when they enter/leave the Gompa/Temple and/or just after the teacher
has finished their prostrations and has sat down ready to start teaching – I
will talk about prostrations in a bit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>People may also place their hands together when the teacher enters as a
sign of respect as you no doubt experienced at Ringu Tulku’s and Ven. Robina’s
teachings. Why?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well the idea goes that
the Buddha despite his accomplishment cannot be there to teach you, but the teacher is. If it wasn’t for the teacher
giving us the Buddha’s teachings we wouldn’t know how to properly put them into
practice and therefore our development and ability to fulfil our potential and
enable others to do the same might not increase or could get stuck or shift to a
reverse gear!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also, remember all the
context setting about personal sacrifice, lineages etc?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well the teacher is the real life embodiment at
the end of that long line, some of course more fully an embodiment than others. However,
as long as we can learn from a teacher or any teacher about anything then that
alone makes them deserving of our respect and even more so when the knowledge
imparted is so rare and precious.</div>
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I am explaining a lot of these things only because when I
first experienced them it made me feel a bit uncomfortable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes I would think, “Look at all these
sheep just following everyone else, they probably don’t even know the purpose
behind what they are doing, silly sheep!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Jeeze, I had issues, how did I know what they knew; I must have (be)en
an arrogant son of a bitch wanting to stand out!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well what’s important is what we know and
more importantly what we can put into practice, not to judge others because
that wont get us anywhere!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(He says
talking to himself)</div>
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So you will most probably <b>meditate </b>(if not you should ask
for your money back!).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the morning
you will probably do <b>Shamata </b>(Calm Abiding) where one learns to focus the mind
on a single point of concentration, like the breath for example.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This helps calm the mind, focus its energy
and make it more tamed, flexible and useful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It can also induce deep states of calm and
clarity in the mind,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the metaphor is
like a glass of dirty water left to settle eventually becoming pure and
clear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is not easy, so you will
practice noticing when you are distracted and bringing your attention back to
the main focus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What is the point?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well the main point is to develop the
concentration so that it can then be increasingly focused inwards to observe
the nature of the mind itself and examine it without distraction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This leads onto a particular type of
meditation stressed in Buddhism called <b>Vipassana</b> (Insight Meditation).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here one simply observes what is happening in
the mind without a main focus point but without becoming caught up in all the
goings on either.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Difficult yes but not
if you have non-distracted concentration that can examine the nature of the
thoughts, feelings and emotions as they arise - their impermanent nature -
realise that the ‘I’ is made up of a collection of all of these forever
changing things and therefore ultimately<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>experience that nature of the mind itself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The mind itself is doing the observing,
however in its observation it cannot find itself!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All the observed phenomena are impermanent, ever
changing projections of the mind and the awareness itself cannot be found.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That
in experience is an experience of Emptiness because the mind is ‘seen’ to be
'empty' yet it is ‘full’, constantly manifesting forms which are in themselves
empty of inherent existence!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That is
what the Buddha taught in the Heart Sutra when he explained, “Emptiness is no
other than form and form is no other than emptiness.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Don’t expect to understand, it’s not meant to
be ‘understood’ anyway, well not with the conceptual mind, rather
experienced.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Furthermore, this is a very
brief and probably bad explanation!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<b>Mantra recitations</b>!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>One way of understanding these is that they are a support for
concentration just like the breath is but they are less subtle and therefore
easier to concentrate on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Another way
is that sound has an effect on the mind and mantras (which are in Sanskrit) are
particular sounds that have a particular effect on the mind i.e. generating
compassion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So different Buddhas have
different mantras or one could say that different Buddhas represent
symbolically different qualities and the different sound of particular mantras
help the mind generate those different qualities when recited.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also, they have been recited for thousands of
years by hundreds of thousands of practitioners so they have a historical
force.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Chanting mantras in a big group
made me feel a bit cringy at first but that was only because of my own hang ups
and feeling self conscious, so if anything doing them with a group has helped
me reduce that a little bit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If there is
a nice melody and people are chanting in harmony while in a meditative state I
find it can be quite nice especially when you loose your voice in amongst all
the others.</div>
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<b>Prostrations</b>!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When prostrating the person is
also visualising and speaking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Therefore, they are engaging their entire being: body, speech and
mind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are visualising the Buddha,
the Dharma and the Sangha and saying, “Until I realise Enlightenment I go for
Refuge to the Buddha, to the Dharma, to the Sangha.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On one level that means the historical Buddha
as an example of someone who realised his full human potential, the Dharma or
teachings we can use ourselves to follow his example and realise our own human
potential and the Sangha or community of people who are putting all this into
practice and support us in our efforts and vice versa.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On another level the Buddha is our own
potential - the fact that change is possible and negative qualities can be
abandoned and good qualities cultivated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Even deeper still is that our full potential is naturally there but
ordinarily we keep missing it, the Dharma is the truth of impermanence or Emptiness that makes the path relevant, and the Sangha those that have realised
the truth and their full potential who are therefore our true guides in the
here and now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So if you look closely the
three are in essence one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the end the
visualisation dissolves into light and merges with the practitioner to
conceptually demonstrate that in essence there is no difference between the
practitioner and the Buddha etc. Anyhow all that is going on with the body,
speech and mind, why?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well you try and watch your breath, completely undistracted, just for 5 minutes and see how hard it is!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This method, however, uses every part of us, just the way we like it normally, but
transforms the actions, the thoughts and the speech by focusing on things orientated towards
realising Enlightenment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It helps train
and ‘purifies’ the mind and instils positive habits and energy into it so
eventually the kind of meditation I described above becomes easier.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also it helps tremendously to subdue pride
and most importantly clinging to a false notion of how the self exists.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Prostrations are often described as a
‘preliminary’ practice and that is so in the Vajrayana but traditionally they
would be done after getting a lot of philosophy straight from years of study and contemplation<b>,</b> so the person doing
them would have no doubts about why they were doing them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The teacher prostrating before they give a
teaching is similar but also to show that what they teach they teach because
the Buddha taught it and not because they are making it up on the spot all cool
and special like - humility.</div>
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What else, perhaps <b>Tonglen </b>(or giving and taking
meditation).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is a very counter-intuitive (for the ego) visualisation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>First one starts with visualising one’s self (important to start with
the self), then when ready friends, family or loved ones in general like
Jasper, Honey, Frisby, then people you feel no way in particular about and then
enemies like chomping Junit for example, the one's that don't like you and finally everyone including enemies you don't like!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Anyway you visualise all their problems: outer, inner and secret obstacles and negativity that they have being breathed
into your heart centre in the form of black smoke or light. That negativity then spontaneously dissolves
our own ego clinging, like a hard black crust surrounding our heart being dissolved away, and light bursts out, shines on the visualised gang and bestows them with all things they need or want, be it a job, contentment, a pony or
wisdom and compassion: every outer, inner and secret positivity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What’s the
point?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well it helps the practitioner’s
state of mind by developing equanimity to a wider group of people in their life
and once again it helps weaken the hold of the false sense of self and reduces ego
clinging.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How? Well, normally because of a very deep sense of self that is falsely believed to exist independently from the rest of existence, we run after the things we like and away from the things we don't like. Unhealthy fear and desire result, actions are created and suffering ensues because at the root we are out of step with reality. Doing the reverse in Tonglen practice, taking in what we don't like and giving away what we do undoes this habit and slowly puts us in sync with reality and our true nature. Genius really! It also teaches the
practitioner that situations and energy can be transformed, increasing the
potential for positive creative living – it’s mind training.</div>
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<b>Vajrasattva </b>practice – I think as part of the Kopan course
you will be doing some Vajrasattva practice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Vajrasattva is a ‘purification’ process that uses four psychological
tools to help train the mind to eradicate any hang ups we might have about our
past actions, be them years, months, weeks, days or moments ago and change our
habits for the future – the purification bit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The four ‘powers’ that are used are the power of ‘support’ in this case
Vajrasattva, the embodiment of your fully realised potential.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The power of ‘regret’, where the practitioner
thinks about unhelpful actions (of body, speech and/or mind) with regards to
them self and/or others that they have done in the past and acknowledges how
unskilful they are in terms of creating the causes for suffering compared to
happiness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is not like western
guilt when the person thinks, “I am such a bad person, poor me, I am stuck with
my terrible self!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In Buddhism, as you
know, there is no inherently existing person so they cannot be fundamentally
bad!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rather the focus is on the action
not the person, so the action is ‘bad’ or unskilful and therefore once realised
regret is generated about performing those actions which of course plants a
seed in the mind not to keep repeating that action in the future.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The power of the ‘antidote’.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is the visualisation of Vajrasattva
above the crown of the head - I wont elaborate here as you will learn it later
- but in general the visualisation is that from Vajrasattva comes a purifying
nectar that completely fills your body, from pointy toes to scruffy head, and
completely purifies all negativities, obscurations, wrong views, illnesses,
everything, gone 100%! Leaving you in your primordially pure state and your
potential fully realised and glowing for all to see and benefit from.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While this is going on there is also the 100
syllable mantra of Vajrasattva to recite (I wonder if you will be able to learn
it off by heart?).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the end of the
visualisation, just like in all Vajrayana visualisation it dissolves into light
and merges with you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is to
symbolise the non-duality of self and other and that ultimately, despite the
outer representation, wisdom and compassion are not separate from the you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Finally there is the fourth power which is
the power of ‘resolve.’<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is where
the practitioner resolves not to do what they regretted for as long as possible
which all depends on what it is.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So it
could be a week, a day or even an hour or forever if it is something you know
you will never do again, like shoot a robin for example :'-(<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In a nutshell that is the Vajrasattva
practice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Resolve might become before
antidote, I am not sure but you will find out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This is a Tantric teaching by the way and there are different ‘levels’
of Tantra but I am not getting into that here!</div>
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These practices do have effects and some of them may not be
experienced as immediately pleasant so you will have to learn how to feel your
way, use your natural wisdom and intuition and guidance from the teacher and
eventually learn to trust the process.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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So there you have it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I hope all these words help a little bit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have probably missed lots out but hey, no
big deal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am sure that after you can
fill in the gaps and tell me where I have been going wrong all these
years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Remember that Kopan and the
Gelugpa is but one presentation of what the Buddha taught, not the definitive
approach.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Try it out during this month
and see what you think of it, analyse it, question, investigate, experiment but
most importantly try to bring the essence of the teachings into your experience
because that is where it all comes together and the real value can be found. </div>
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Open heart, open mind, have fun :-D</div>
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PS Say hello to Kopan for me and if you meet a giant Nun
called Ven. Tenzin Chogkyi tell her hello and thank you from me :-)</div>
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<a href="http://kopanmonastery.com/" target="_blank">http://kopanmonastery.com/</a> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">What an addition we made to ‘The Conversation’ archive the
other night!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Like I said I love those moments of mutual connection and
growth individuals can experience together, they are so wonder-full!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The thoughts and feelings didn’t stop flowing after the call
had ended so the other day I wrote some of them down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A few things ‘the conversation’ does for me
is challenge me, sometimes unsettle me but ultimately it helps clarify things -
for a while at least.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is growth
and development occurring for me so for that I am forever grateful to you my
friend.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">So here are some of the things that have been ruminating:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I would like you to know that I am not anti-capitalist.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t think capitalism is the cause of all
of the world’s problems nor the solution to them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That is why I like that ‘two cheers for
capitalism’ quote from Irvin Kristol.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Neither do I think that all transnational corporations are innately
evil but I do believe that the way in which they exist can cause a lot of far
reaching problems and that is no small thing at all. As a starting point the
way they operate is very much adverse to the original ideals of capitalism: the
idea that the wealth and prosperity created will trickle down to the many.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, with these types of corporations the
trickle down effect is more of a torrent moving in the opposite direction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">To help explain
what I mean here is a little bit of info that you should check out for
yourself: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 135%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">With over 53% of the world's largest
economies today being Transnational Corporations (TNCs) their impact and
responsibilities are global and it is crucial that they be held accountable for
the numerous violations which are being perpetrated on a daily basis in the
name of maximising production and profits. In 2006 total sales of the top 200
transnational corporations were bigger than the combined GDP of 187 countries,
more than thirty percent of world GDP, while they employ less than a third of
the world population. TNCs on the other hand can also, if they so choose,
become agents of positive and wide-ranging change.” - David R. Loy, <i>The Great Awakening</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 135%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">So you see on a global level TNCs are what Capitalism is
about in a major way and everything else is a diminishing side show.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The obscene amounts of money they generate
benefit an infinitesimal amount of the 7 billion human beings on this planet
despite the power and global reach of such corporations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is also the case that small local
business owners that often form part of a community are often squeezed out of
the market due to not being able to compete with such competition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 135%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">You asked me the question, what else is business supposed to
do other than increase profits?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think
that type of questioning and mentality is very much a part of the problem and
not the solution.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To me, commerce,
business and money exist to create wealth for people and society; they are
not there for the creation of profit alone for a minority of individuals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The thinking has become skewed and turned on
its head.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Simply put, money is for
people, people are not for money.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However,
TNCs are more often than not driven purely by market forces, an unsustainable
philosophy of exponential growth, cold figures and dividends for
shareholders.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The impersonality of such
corporations due to the lack of connection between the boardroom and the production
line, the pressure on Directors to perform well and increase profits, the
anonymity of shareholders spread around the globe watching numbers on a laptop
screen all create a complete lack of awareness for the need of corporate social
responsibility. Corporations due to their structuring are soulless entities driven
by profit margins first and foremost and for me that’s not what life is about
yet it can be made so for many by that structure.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 135%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Neither do I agree with the current banking model run by
private bankers which is based on debt and interest generated from loans
created out of thin air.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Firstly due to deregulations
in recent times there is no guarantee that the business transactions that occur
within the banking industry serve the public interest and not just private
business interests.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Secondly, high
street banks and investment banks should be split.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thirdly the creation of money (here I mean
digital money as only the Bank of England in the UK can print ‘real’ money,
nevertheless the private high street banks create digital money by way of loans which
makes up over 90% of the ‘money’ created per annum) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>within
the system should not be able to be arbitrarily created by any level of banker,
high or low rather the creation of money should be monitored by an independent
and transparent body.</span></div>
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are some more thoughts on this: <a href="http://positivenews.org.uk/2011/economics_innovation/new_economics/5693/change-money-change-world/" target="_blank">http://positivenews.org.uk/2011/economics_innovation/new_economics/5693/change-money-change-world/</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 135%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">International banks and TNCs are two
of the most influential entities on the face of the planet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To say that governments and influential
politicians around the world are indebted to them or partly own and/or are
owned by them is not conspiracy but an economical truth and a reality.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Laws and regulations that have in the past
curtailed the power and influence of banks and corporations continue to be
changed or removed altogether by politicians.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>When an economic crisis hits where do the politicians look? Up to those
who caused the problem or down to those who will be a victim to it?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Why do you think that tax payers' money was used to
bail out the banks? Whose interests are the politicians serving?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t think it is entirely mine or yours my
friend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Occupy movement might seem
like a bunch of people with a lot of emotion but no ideas, however
contrary to media reports their demands are extremely articulate. Although I am not even aware of or indeed understand all the laws they want to see changed (or put back in place)
their basic aim is to see Capitol Hill disentangled from those in Wall Street.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 135%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">So I think a radical change in the culture of commerce, business
and money is what is needed here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There
might even be a change out of necessity otherwise the system could implode because
I don’t think it can be patched up forever or the problem solved with the same
kind of thinking that created it, to paraphrase Albert Einstein.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 135%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Corporate social responsibility is a fledgling field but
also rapidly growing with laws developing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When Corporations have a soul then they can positively transform the situations of a huge portion of humanity and many corporations
are doing just that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
information age has made more people realise their connections with the wider
world and the influence and impact individual choices can make, furthermore<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> t</span>his new knowledge has started to influence
consumerism in a way we have never seen before.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In short I believe that capitalism needs to reassess its values and evolve and start
serving people again instead of people serving capitalism.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 135%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">We cannot talk about the current form of capitalism without
talking about the oil based economy that is integral to it and therefore the
geopolitical posturing that results.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Technology is an amazing thing, not just in its current capabilities but
also in its rate of progress.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Basically
I believe that the technology exists to create enough alternative energy on this planet to
move us hugely away from an oil based economy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>However, I notice that this hasn’t happened and I wonder why.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To me it is obvious that there is no
investment because too much is already invested in the oil based economy and not
just financially but also politically.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
would be a huge game changer if cheap sustainable energy was readily available
to all. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I could go on but more can be read about this on the Club of Rome’s website
here:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 135%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Also, take a look at the general website for some excellent
solutions to current problems and progressive ideas:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 135%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Finally, you also asked me to draw you a picture of how
change could be brought about.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have
given you a few ideas here already but they are structural changes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To explain how I think longer lasting
authentic change could be established I will have to quote Tony Blair,
unfortunately for me, “Education, Education, Education!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I believe that our current education system
is antiquated as it is based on a production line factory model (bells and
all!) and it retards critical thinking by championing the regurgitation of
facts and figures to pass exams.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Exams
that in the UK, up until recently, have shown a rise in achievement year on year due to the modulation of
facts that helps develop short-term memory recall and provides second and third
chances to make the grade but doesn’t encourage young people to think for
themselves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In order to improve
standards the business model has been introduced including league tables which
results in more exams and testing early on to create healthy competition
between schools.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, instead of
improving standards the quantity of outcomes in terms of ‘results’ take
precedence over the quality and value of what is being taught.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Finally, what I think Tony Blair really meant
to say was, “Economy, Economy, Economy.” As the type of education system we
have helps serve an economy that requires a lot of low skilled, unspecialised
workers that can repeat what they are told and copy what they are shown. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 135%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Despite fringe subjects like Citizenship, Religious Studies
and Critical Thinking that are introduced very sparingly and often very late in
a child’s education here in the UK, if at all, the teaching of positive human values are
crowded out by the rest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How many times
have I heard the question in the classroom, “Why do I need to know that, it
wont get me a job?!”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The holistic view of
education in the mainstream has been completely skewed in my opinion in favour
of knowledge and qualifications that get a person a job and feed the
economy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That is important but it is not
the whole picture and encourages unhealthy competition, egotism and the worst
aspects of materialism to proliferate unchecked.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Creative pursuits are equally sidelined and
seen to be unimportant as they are not linked to employability skills; how
short sighted this all is!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 135%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Therefore, if we are going to have State funded education
then I think it needs to be reformed to include the teaching of positive human
values, top to bottom, integrated into the fabric of the educational
experience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Natural human values that
can be cultivated like respect for others, forgiveness, justice, compassion and
the acknowledgement of our interdependence with others and our
environment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These human qualities are
equally if not more important than employability skills as they frame those
skills in a more constructive and sustainable perspective.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes it is true that many of those qualities
are paid lip service in schools and the shadow of them overlays the structure
and systems in place but in actuality and practicality they are not given the
importance they deserve.</span></div>
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Animate explaining the need to change the current education paradigm and how it
can be done – HERE IS YOUR PICTURE, literally!:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Finally, I am
pessimistic about many of the current systems that are in place as I don’t
think they hold the solutions to the problems the world faces rather they have had
their time and are now holding progress back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I am optimistic however, about the possibilities and the new ways of thinking
that are emerging in all fields across the board as much of it naturally suits
my constitution and proclivities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As we
were discussing the other day, the spiritual journey involves dying to the ego
self and living that death, it is the most challenging thing one can do but it
is also inevitable and cannot be avoided in the end.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As you know, what happens on the microcosm
occurs on the macrocosm and it is my belief that these old systems need to die
a death and be transformed, not to usher in utopia but simply because that is
the choice we face at this time in the cycle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>What does it depend on?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How many
people choose to make that personal journey within themselves, what else could
it depend on?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The state of the economy, the
political situation around the world, the environment in which we live are all
reflections of our collective selves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
are all part of that picture so it is up to us what we choose to see.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do not doubt your absolute importance in this
inner and outer process, it is the Law.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Sometimes I feel as if you harbour a doubt about this truth,
compartmentalising it whereas it needs to be fully integrated in all aspects of
your life without compromise even if that means more letting go of familiar
identities.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It feels good to
get this out!</span></div>
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Having been a Bob Marley fan for 17 years or so I was excited to find out about <i>Marley, </i>a film by Kevin Macdonald that had its international release on April 20th 2012. The release here in the UK was sporadic with selected cinemas showing it for a week or one night only. I hadn't banked on being able to catch it at the cinema so when I discovered it was showing late at a local picture house I jumped on a pre-booked ticket faster than I could say One Love! So after a chaotic day working Ina Babylon I pulled up to the cinema for a two and a half hour treat with one of my all time heroes. A work colleague and friend of mine, Chris, managed to join me as his wife had provided him with "a gate pass" for the evening. Being of Jamaican origin and having lived in Kingston during the 70's, Chris would be adding his own layers of depth to the movie as it unfolded infront of us in Digital Technicolor. He provided me with personal insights into what it was like living through the political turmoil of the time and pointed out the legendary policeman known as 'Trinity' in one of the scenes. Trinity was feared by all the bad men and gangsters of Kingston because apparently he was invincible in a gun fight having somehow survived point blank attacks. Chris' real claim to fame though was sneaking into Bob's funeral as a young boy against all the odds, leaving his friends out in the metaphorical cold.<br />
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But first, when I think back to when I was a young ragamuffin of thirteen leafing through dusty record stores attempting to track down as many Bob Marley LPs as possible, I would never have imagined I would be watching such a well produced biography on the big screen some 17 years later, 31 years after his untimely death. Such a prospect back then would have probably caused me to literally explode with such youthful enthusiasm that I would have left nothing but a red, gold and green mess all around. During that time I had no one to share my interest and enthusiasm with but a few long suffering friends and family members. Consequently I thought I was born too late as I was rather out of touch with my peers regarding my musical taste, if you didn't count Jungle, a version of Drum 'N' Base that was popular in certain circles at the time. In fact Jungle music with it's Dancehall and West Indian influences had a splice of Bob's musical and cultural influence within its DNA. That and the fact that the Jungle and Drum 'N' Bass culture celebrated the smoking of marijuana, something Bob has been overly identified with detracting somewhat from his message of revolution, mental emancipation, love, unity and liberty. So those were the links, spurious as they might be but still links enough to arouse my curiosity when <i>Keep on Moving</i> was released in the UK during the summer of 96.<br />
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When I first heard <i>Keep on Moving</i> there was an instant connection to the <i>feel </i>of the music. It was genuinely positive, not in a contrived or happy clappy kind of way, but as I would discover later it communicated positivity overcoming lived adversity which characterised Bob's life, forged his character and enlivened his spirit. The lyrics were imbued with meaning which I found refreshing in a time of predictable music that reflected teenage angst, puppy love or the simple raw energy of Jungle and Drum 'N' Bass. So I bought the single and then soon after my kind mother treated me to <i>Legend. </i>I listened to it back-to-back in order to suck up the strangely familiar vibe as if I was a wilting plant in an arid land that had been experiencing a drought of fresh water. Other albums followed, a general interest in Roots Reggae developed alongside, biographies were read and the odd documentary was recorded onto VHS where I went on to test Scoth's life time guarantee. Sorry Scotch, they did start to fade away!<br />
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So the years have rolled on and Bob has never been far and his music never ceases to stop revealing hidden depths and meaning, while refreshing my spirits as I continue to grow on my life's journey. It is true what they say, for every situation in life you can find a Bob Marley song and his music will go on forever reaching out to the people. </div>
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The <i>Marley </i>movie was nothing but an inspiring and intimate portrait of a man who truly lived out the heroes journey to emerge as an international poet, prophet and an enlightened musical warrior. From the most humble of beginnings he overcame poverty, societal rejection due to being of mixed-race and avoided having his spirit crushed by the perpetual struggle and influence of crime in the ghetto and the harsh realities of the Jamaican music scene. He even bounced back bigger and better with <i>Kaya </i>and <i>Exodus</i> after a stint of self induced exile in London following a failed assassination attempt back in Jamaica. He did all this with a positive motivation, deep focus, determination and a vision that shines a spotlight on the human potential to overcome adversity and how to transmute tribulation into a path of liberation. </div>
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The interviews with people from the different aspects and times of his short life really helped to paint a four dimensional picture of this iconic individual. We were treated to interviews with people who grew up with him in Nine Miles, high up in the hills of the Jamaican countryside, to an old school teacher, various girlfriends and friends alike, family from his mother's and father's sides, band members and others who had made an impression on him or he had touched as their lives had briefly crossed. The movie did not shy away from Marley's controversial behaviour and took a look at his persistent infidelity, use of marijuana and parental absenteeism. Nevertheless, Marley's inherent charm and charisma shone through and those in his life who were effected by his behaviour seem to have made their peace by understanding it within the context of the bigger picture and the journey he was on. They all displayed their enduring affection for him. </div>
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What many people don't know about Bob, due to the over emphasis placed on his use of marijuana, was that right from the word go he was, even as a young teenager, an extremely focused, disciplined, dedicated and hard working person, the complete opposite to the stereotypical 'stoner'. He would stay up for nights on end in Coxsone Dodd's recording studio studying all the records from the US bands of the time, rehearse tirelessly with Peter and Bunny Wailer as well as learning a trade as a welder. Music was a way of escaping the physical bondage of the ghetto and Rastafari became a way out of mental slavery, helping him articulate the intuitions he had long held about life within his own heart that he would come to communicate to others and eventually the world through music. He was also humble enough not to let pride blind him to opportunities that required him to work for free while touring abroad, even after he had already become a star in his home country of Jamaica. He was wise enough to understand that less than ideal situations could be used as spring boards for success in the future. </div>
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I found it interesting to hear that his house on 56 Hope Road was open and inclusive to all that came seeking yet it was run with the discipline of a military barracks, causing those who regularly frequented his yard to refer to Bob as 'the skipper'. Having been brought up in a rural village, survived the ghetto of Trenchtown and the competitive music industry of Kingston, Bob was nobodies fool and you got the impression that he could be extremely wrathful if the occasion required for Bob embodied a great power. His time at 56 Hope road was also a time of grass roots philanthropy. Even though he had the money to move 'uptown' he provided for all those that came seeking help, and they came in their endless droves. He made sure that they always got enough, not just to get by but to make a start on something themselves where possible. When questioned about why he left the ghetto to move to that part of the neighbourhood he retorted, "Sister, I bring the ghetto up town."</div>
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There was of course some rare, unseen and familiar footage including the legendary One Love Peace Concert in 1978. Here we see Bob join the hands of political rivals Michael Manley and Edward Seaga above his head during the performance, in an attempt to stem the flow of blood and political partisan violence on the streets of Kingston. To me when Bob performed on stage he took on the persona of a medicine man; both mesmerised and mesmerising all at once while he initiated the crowd with the aid of reggae beats, poetic lyrics and the sheer magnetism of a person who was doing exactly what he was born to do. What made Bob stand out to me was his authenticity and congruence; his life and his music were one, he was on a mission and to see him perform was to witness a man bringing his heart and mind to the front lines and what's more he wasn't doing it for himself but for everyone else. When Bob Marley and the Wailers performed at Zimbabwe's liberation concert where tear gas was set off to control the overspill crowd that had busted into the concert arena, everyone but Bob left the stage to get away from the fumes. Bob, apparently unaffected, turned to his fellow band mates when they eventually rejoined him on stage and said, "Now we know who are the real revolutionaries!"</div>
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On the 11th May, 1981, Bob died of cancer that spread throughout his body from melanoma that was present on one of his toes. Ironically, because he felt he had no time to lose after he survived the assassination attempt, he failed to go for his regular check ups. There were a number of pictures I hadn't seen before and touching insights from his nurse about Bob's patience and manners during this time that rounded off the growing sense of intimacy that the movie had been cultivating throughout. By the end I felt as if I knew him a little better than I did before, due to all the gems that were shared by those on screen and I recommend any fan, old or new, to spend the time watching what will no doubt become the definitive Bob Marley filmography. </div>
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As the credits rolled we were treated with videos from around the world of school children singing One Love/People Get Ready and shots of various Marley inspired artwork and paraphernalia from around the globe. Since his death his presence around the world has done nothing but grow exponentially. There are few musicians alive or dead who are so widely known and celebrated throughout the 'First World' through to the 'Second' and 'Third World'. Bob's music and message shall be forever relevant until mankind is free from mental slavery and only then shall we look back and realise that this man was more than a lover and revolutionary who chose a Gibson Les Paul over an AK47, for many he shall be remembered as one of mankind's luminaries.</div>
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Sometimes I wonder to myself if we in the West really
understand what true Dharma is or not.
Perhaps I don’t have a clue myself, that’s probably more likely, however
after reading and listening to teachings, thinking about those teachings a
little bit and trying to put the instructions contained within them into
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It seems to me that we often swap one identity and set of
attachments and labels for another, choosing “Buddhism” and being a “Buddhist”,
with all the cultural trappings of the particular tradition we are attracted
to, as the latest thing to grasp onto and satisfy the ego. Personally, I don’t think that this is
necessarily always a bad thing because there is the possibility that
this new identity might reduce mental suffering when compared to a previous one. This is because associated with this new “Buddhist”
identity are many useful teachings and methods so there is a chance that some
of that will rub off and we will discover a route out of all identities. So on the relative level I think it is good,
it is okay but ultimately it is not the true Dharma and it is not enough. We
can get stuck there, wallowing happily in the relative level still bound by our
attachments, fears, and self-cherishing as we have only changed their form but
not gone to the root of the matter.
There is even the danger of our emotions becoming inflamed and our
ignorance being reinforced if we become overly concerned and attached to how
important this relative “Buddhism” is to our egos. We may even enter into the path of spiritual
materialism if we are not careful; unknowingly we become tightly bound by and
fixated on the very object we believe is leading us to liberation. Here the object, the Buddha Dharma, is not at
fault rather the problem lies in how we relate to it. This needs to be analysed, watched,
re-analysed and watched again. We need
to be vigilant because the ego can be difficult to pin down.</div>
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So often we do a retreat where the conditions are good for
experiencing the inner qualities of the mind beyond mental fabrication. After the retreat the immediate experience of
our true condition can become covered over time and the ego mind may identify
the previous peace and contentment with that retreat, that gompa, that
practice… whatever, and long to experience it again. It allows the relative aspects and ideas of
the past to interfere with the freshness of the present moment and this
prevents us from experiencing the suchness of the present moment, the liberation
we are seeking to realise. An ironic roundabout
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So we often feel, “I must give up my life, I must live in a
Dharma centre, I must ordain, it is the only way!” It is a way, yes, but it is not the only way
for there are no absolutes. In fact if
we did do those things then we could imagine ourself having doubts about what we had given
up, having attachments to that life and encounter Dharma centre problems or the
problems of a nun or a monk. Our relatively
conditioned mind won’t just get left behind with our old job, life or outfit; it
will come with us and pop up whenever the conditions are right. So that is where the work must be done, on
our own mind. Our mind is ever present irrespective of the outer conditions so
there is no time, situation or opportunity like the present moment to practise
Dharma but right here and right now in whatever situations we find ourselves.</div>
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That is not to say that the monastic tradition has got it wrong
or is not necessary, because it hasn’t and the Buddha taught that wherever the monastic
tradition exists, then it can be said that the Buddha Dharma exists. However, the Buddha Dharma, that path, is
relative and is not the true Dharma in and of itself but a way of discovering the
true Dharma if applied to our own experience and put into practice diligently –
that is why it is so precious on the relative level and extremely useful if engaged
with in that way without a confused understanding. Whether it is called Buddha Dharma or not
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So then we may ask, “So what am I supposed to do, sit at
home and meditate all day long?” Perhaps
not sit at home all day, no, but we should be aiming to be able to meditate all
day long, yes. When we sit on our
cushion and practice meditation, calm our minds and practice awareness we
should not be leaving it there and allow agitation to rule our mind and become distracted
for 23 and a half hours a day or however long we are not “meditating”. The formal practice is like a mini-retreat
because the conditions are more conducive to accessing the level of mind that
is clear, knowing and luminous in its own state. Being mindful of our natural awareness and
recognising it under those conditions familiarises us with it so that we can
more easily recognise it under “busier” circumstances. It is always there whatever the weather. So the point is to integrate that natural
awareness into our daily lives, to recognise that all external and internal
arisings are happening within that boundless perspective. Or to put it another way, to see situations,
and the thoughts, feelings and emotions they conjure up within us as clouds
emerging out of the clear blue sky and then evaporating or passing by. To do so is to practice Dharma and if
you have a mind then you are qualified to practice whoever, wherever or
whenever you simply are.<br />
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