Tag Archives: Meditation Instruction
Simply allowing yourself to be
Tsogni Rinpoche Sometime go outside and sit, In the evening at sunset, When there’s a slight breeze that touches your body, And makes the leaves and the trees move gently. You’re not trying to do anything, really. You’re simply allowing … Continue reading
No need to expel thoughts
Lama Yeshe By contemplating our stream of consciousness in meditation we can be led naturally to this spacious experience of nonduality. As we observe our thoughts carefully we will notice that they arise, abide and disappear themselves. There is no … Continue reading
Do not be a meditator
Ajahan Chah Do not try to become anything. Do not make yourself into anything. Do not be a meditator. Do not become enlightened. When you sit, let it be. When you walk, let it be. Grasp at nothing. Resist nothing. … Continue reading
Big Mind
Suzuki Roshi Do not try to stop your thinking. Let it stop by itself. If something comes into your mind, let it come in and go out, it will not stay long. When you try to stop your thinking, it … Continue reading
Waves dissolving into the ocean
Khakyab Rinpoche When we are able to dwell in the experience of naked intrinsic awareness, we will not be disturbed by negative thoughts or emotions. They simply dawn as expressions or display of the fundamental rigpa awareness and are naturally … Continue reading
Let whatever arises return to its source
Dzigar Kongtrül Rinpoche In order to let go, the most important thing to understand is that our attachments are nothing other than empty awareness. If you regard them as ornaments adorning the space of your mind, it is easier to … Continue reading
Ultimately pure in Nature
Lama Zopa Rinpoche When any of the five delusions arise – ignorance, anger, attachment, jealousy, miserliness – look at them as completely pure minds of wisdom. When strong desire arises, just concentrate on the nature of desire, thinking that it … Continue reading
