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Advice
to Beginners
Meditation
Advice to Beginners
Bokar Rinpoche
English Translation
Christiane Buchet
English Version Edited by
Jennifer Pessereau
San Francisco, California
Meditation
Advice to Beginners
by Bokar Rinpoche
Published by:
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The original text of this book was published in France and was
titled: La Meditation, conseils aux debutants.
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INTRODUCTION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
APPROACHING MEDITATION
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APPROACHING MEDITATION
General Introduction
to Meditation
WHY MEDITATE?
Human beings are afflicted by suffering, anguish,
and a number of fears which they are incapable of
avoiding. The function of meditation is to eliminate this
suffering and anguish.
We generally think that happiness and suffering
come from external circumstances. Constantly preoccupied
reorganizing the world, in one way or another, we try to
rid ourselves of a little suffering here and accumulate a
little happiness there, without ever obtaining the desired
result. From the Buddhist point of view, as well as that of
meditation, happiness and suffering do not fundamentally
depend on the external circumstances, but on the mind
itself. A positive mental attitude engenders happiness; a
negative attitude produces suffering.
How can we understand this mistake which makes
us look outside for that which we can only find inside? A
person with a clean and clear face who looks in the mirror
sees a clean, clear face. While a person whose face is dirty
and covered with mud sees a dirty, mud-stained face. The
reflection in the mirror has no true existence; only the face
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1The subtle winds or subtle energies are the link between the mind and
the body.
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Question: Once thoughts are quieted, how can one avoid staying
in a blank tranquility?
Answer: To avoid the lack of clarity or becoming sleepy,
one must increase one's vigilance. However, vigilance
should be judiciously regulated. If it is too tight, additional
thoughts will be generated; if it is too loose, the result will
be sleepiness or stupor. The right balance is necessary.
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More to Consider
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1The law of karma, which means literally law of cause and effect, states
that any act accomplished within the duality of a subject and object,
whether the act is physical, verbal or mental, carries an effect back to the
one who acts. This effect is at first completely invisible and
imperceptible, similar to an imprint or a seed which would be planted
in the more subtle layers of an individual's consciousness (even more
subtle than the unconscious described by the psychoanalysts) in the
alayaDijnana, the reservoir or potential of consciousness. Starting from
this latent state, a process of ripening begins which generally spreads
over several lifetimes, indeed hundreds of lifetimes, at the end of which
the karmic seed would be expressed, determining either the general
circumstances of an existence (sex, nationality, wealth, physical,
intellectual and emotional possibilities, and so forth), or the temporary
conditions (an illness, an encounter, a success, a failure, and so on).
Everything works, for example, like a computer: the numerous data
interact with each other and with the new data continually added,
modifying the results more or less. Since we constantly act under the
conditions of duality, a defective approach cast only aside with
Awakening, there is a permanent flood of new elements nourishing our
karmic potential at the same time as a constant ripening gets rid of older
impressions. The whole process, far from being static, is constantly
moving. One should be reminded not to forget that all phenomena
which regulate our life are the expression of our karma; isolating one
element is a frequent mistake. It is a completely fragmentary conception
thinking that, for instance, if one is sick, it is a karmic result and
therefore it is not useful to seek medical care. We forget that our karma
includes an existence of physicians and hospitals to whom we can go for
help.
The law of karma is, in fact, a very large view of the physical
laws that regulate our universe. If one sows wheat, it will not grow into
rice. Randomness does not prevail in the matter, no more than it
operates in the conditions of existence of individuals. Very complex and
dependent upon the interaction of infinite elements, karmic causality can
be summarized, however, in a very simple principle: whoever creates
suffering, implants in their own inmost depths, the potential for
suffering: whoever creates happiness implants the potential for
happiness.
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AN OPEN FACE
As we progress in meditative practice, the poisons
of the mind become less virulent and our thoughts
decrease. Even when they remain present, they lose their
compelling character, and are no longer causes for
suffering. Our mind calms down and knows joy. This latter
reflects even on our physical appearance: our face becomes
open, welcoming and joyful. We become easy to approach
and pleasant. Others like to see us frequently. Inner peace
and happiness radiate toward the outer world.
SUBJECTIVITY
Our manner of perceiving beings and the world
principally depends on our state of mind. Suppose that you
are invited to dinner by a person toward whom you feel
deep hatred. The place is agreeable, the food is good,
however, your hatred makes the food taste awful and the
place lack charm. When on the other hand, a person that
you cherish invites you to a place without charm and
serves you a mediocre meal, the dishes become exquisite
and the environment a paradise!
The difference is created by our mode of perception,
which is conditioned by our attachment or aversion.
MEDITATION: ALREADY PRESENT IN US
Meditation is not something that a Buddha or a
spiritual'teacher can insert into our mind from outside. It
is already present although only as a potential state. A
teacher can only point out this latent presence and provide
the means to discover it in ourselves. We all possess the
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Question: I have meditated for several years but I now have the
feeling that I am regressing.
Answer: This can come from Jazrma or from the fact that
you are investing less effort and diligence in your practice.
This feeling of regression is often a sign of letting go, of
lack of energy. But it could also be a mistake in your way
of meditating.
When we meet difficulties in meditation, we should
apply some remedies. To provide support for what is
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Fertile Ground
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1The term dharma signifies the spiritual path in general or the path
taught by the Buddha, depending on the context.
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FERTILE GROUND
It is necessary to thoroughly understand the
importance of the foundations thus laid out. If you attempt
to grow a flower or a tree in stony ground or in sterile soil,
you will not succeed. If, on the other hand, you prepare the
soil, remove the stones, and add rich fertilizer, your seeds
and plants will grow easily and vigorously. Soon, you will
obtain flowers. Similarly, if we have not done the
groundwork carefully by correcting our behavior and by
engendering love and compassion within ourselves, our
meditation will not develop. The soil is fertile, meditation
will blossom without difficulties.
DISTRACTION
Our mind is continually attracted to objects that our
senses capture: forms seen by the eyes, sounds heard by
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TAKING AN OBJECT
For a beginner, meditating is not without difficulties
because the mind has the tendency to follow its natural
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understand that the future, for the moment, does not exist
at all. It is no use to create difficulties for oneself in
relationship to that which has no existence.
Meditating on the mind means that one does not
follow thoughts which lead toward the future, nor does one
follow those that pull one back to the past. One leaves the
mind in the present, as it is, without distraction, and
without trying to do anything.
In this way, a certain experience is born in the
mind. Dwelling as long as we can within this experience is
meditating. When one meditates like this, one simply
remains in the experience without adding anything. One
does not say to oneself, "There it is working; there it is not
working; here I am; no, I am not here. The mind is empty,
in fact, no, it is not empty" and so on. One abides without
commentary.
The experience of the meditation implies peace and
happiness but remains fundamentally indescribable. It is
impossible to say, "This is it" or "This is not it."
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Buddha Sakyamuni
samsara 2
Question: What is karma? What is it that reincarnates?
Answer: It is first necessary to understand how the mind
operates. When someone says something pleasant to us, it
creates a certain happiness in us. When someone tells us
something disagreeable, on the other hand, a certain
unhappiness takes shape. That which experiences the
pleasant or unpleasant is what we call the mind. If,
however, we look at the essence of what is experienced, we
find that there is no color, no shape, absolutely nothing
material. In this sense, it is said that our mind is empty.
2Samsara:
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Question: You said that the mind was nonmaterial, although the
brain is obviously a material substance.
Answer: In the West, one effectively considers that the
mind is in the brain. In the East, one considers that it is in
the heart. According to the dharma the mind is neither in
the brain, nor in the heart. In reality, it is nowhere. It tells
us also that the physical body is in reality only a
production of our mind, in which the brain or the heart
serves as support to the functioning of the mind, without
being the mind itself nor the creator of the mind.
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Amitabha
The Three
Hindrances
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LACK OF TRUST
The second hindrance to meditation is the lack of
trust in the dharma and in the teacher. For confidence to
develop we must first receive information, listen to the
teachings given by teachers, then reflect on and examine
this information. To the extent that what we have heard
appears worthy of our interest, an initial level of trust will
take shape in our mind.
Let us clarify this with an example. A person who
is very sick, would want proper treatment to cure him or
herself. He or she would first listen to the advice of other
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Chenrezig
PRACTICING MEDITATION
Mental Calming~~Shinay''
1The term mahamudra ( the great seal) designates the revelation of the
ultimate nature of the mind, free of all illusion and error. It is customary
to designate three levels:
- ultimate mind, which is in a potential state in every being;
- the path that leads to the actualization of this potential including
mental pacification and superior vision;
- actualization itself, as meditation and as a permanent state.
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meditation is impossible.
The Four Specific Preliminaries1
The next step is to fix one's attention and increase
one's confidence through the practice of taking Refuge. This
is the foundation of the path of Buddha. Along with Refuge
the right motivation is necessary for development of the
bodhicitta, or the mind of awakening. Bodhicitta is the
aspiration to attain awakening, not for oneself, but in order
to become capable of helping all beings.
Second, one must purify oneself of the obscurations
and impurities one has accumulated since time without
beginning. This purification is accomplished through the
practice of Dorje Sempa (Sanskrit, Vajrasattva).
One must not only try to free oneself of mental
obstacles but positively restructure the mind through
accumulation of merit and accumulation of wisdom. This
is accomplished through the offering of the mandala.
Finally, one opens one's mind to the grace of the
spiritual teacher by the practice of spiritual union (Sanskrit,
Guru Yoga).
These four specific preliminary practices must be
done with diligence.
The Four Conditions
Causal Condition: All of the aspects of the cycle of
conditioned existence (Sanskrit, samsara) are by their very
nature suffering. This is not to say that happiness is totally
absent, but it is passing, superficial, unauthentic, and
fundamentally changing. Recognizing the painful nature of
the cycle of existence and aspiring to the realization of the
ultimate mode of being of the mind, the mahamudra, which
liberates one, is the causal condition [i.e., motivation] of
meditation, the initial impetus to enter the path.
1The specific preliminaries mentioned here properly belong to the
Vajrayana context, in other words the tantras. The explanation of their
practice should be received from a qualified lama.
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We have considered in total twelve elements,
divided in three groups:
The four fundamental reflections, also called the four
common preliminaries:
the transitory nature of phenomena
the rarity of human existence
the inevitability of consequences of acts
the suffering as characteristic of conditioned
existence.
The four specific preliminaries:
taking Refuge and developing bodhicitta
purification through the practice of Dorje Sempa 1
accumulation of merit through mandala offering
the opening to grace through spiritual union.
The four conditions:
the causal condition
the main condition
the objective condition
the immediate condition.
1 Dorje Sempa is a deity of the Vajrayana that is the vehicle for the
force of the purification of Awakening. The practice includes a
visualization as well as recitation of a mantra. It acts at the level of
unconscious conditioning, neutralizing existing negative effects.
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Dorje Sempa
2Mudra
dynamic.
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(meditation)'
MEDITATION EXERCISES
2The terms pure and impure do not refer here to some arbitrary ritual
observances but to the essential nature of the object of meditation. The
ordinary appearances we perceive are said to be impure because they
are the fruit of our karmic conditioning and subsequently of the
functioning of a mind polluted by different veils hindering it: ignorance,
dualistic grasping, conflicting emotions and karma. On the other hand,
all objects have a sacred character originating from the total purity of the
Awakened Mind. Each object is in essence the expression of grace and
compassion. Impure and pure, in fact, describe less the object in itself
than its origin. It is obvious that for an Awakened Being the distinction
does not apply.
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Dorje Sempa
(meditation)
Finally, shinay can be practiced without a support.
The mind is left free, relaxed, and at the same time in a
state of non-distraction.
(meditation)
Thus we have seen four possibilities for
concentration:
on an impure support
on a pure support:
. either the body of the Buddha
. or a small sphere of light.
without a support.
Some people will have discovered, no doubt, a more
particular affinity for the first type of exercise, some with
the second, some with the third, and some with the fourth.
Other individuals will not have any marked preference. In
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Further Information
on Mental Calnting''Shinay''
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conceive that the lama melts into light, and that this light is
absorbed into us. In this way, we receive the grace fully,
our body, speech and mind having become one with the
Body, Speech and Mind of the teacher.
MEASURING OUR GOOD FORTUNE
The diversity of beings is great. If we simply
consider animals which we can observe easily, we see how
the condition of their existence is difficult and painful. If
we had to endure the same suffering as they do, we would
understand even better their situation. By comparison we
are very fortunate to have a human existence.
If we look at humans themselves, we notice that a
lot of them are taken up with negative activities and that,
through these activities, they accumulate the causes of
much future suffering. On the other hand, on our side, we
have the great fortune to know the dharma, to find qualified
teachers and to have the possibility of studying and
practicing a spiritual path. If we do not reflect carefully, we
will probably not understand at this point how fortunate
we are. Often, it is only when we are touched by
unhappiness that we are conscious of the value of our
previous happiness. When we are healthy, we do not
necessarily appreciate the value of this state. But when we
become ill and have to go to the hospital, lose our freedom
of movement and endure painful treatments, we then
understand the value of the health we have lost. In a
similar way, we must become conscious of the favorable
situation in which we find ourselves now. In particular,
because of the dharma, because of meditation, we have the
opportunity to progress toward recognition of the ultimate
nature of our mind, which is also the end of all suffering.
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POSTURE
First one must adopt a physical posture that favors
meditation. Movement of the body provokes an agitation
of the subtle winds 1 that itself engenders agitation of the
mind. The Tibetan term shinay is composed as follows: shi
means "to calm" and nay "to dwell." Therefore it means
that one "calms" the body, speech, and mind and that one
"dwells" in this peaceful state.
The posture is important because it allows the
energy channels to be aligned. When they are not straight,
the subtle winds cannot circulate well which creates mental
agitation.
The complete posture consists of seven points:
1- The legs are crossed in the vajra position, which is
similar to the lotus position, but instead one places first the
left foot on the right thigh and then the right foot on the
left thigh. If one cannot adopt this position, one can take
another called the bodhisattva posture, with the left foot
against the perineum, and the right foot placed flat in front
of the left.
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The Buddha
Undifferentiated from our mind, the Buddha
Sakyamuni is found in our heart, the size of our thumb,
clear and brilliant. We focus our attention on this
visualization.
In this type of meditation, we compare our mind to
a wild elephant, our attention to the rope that attaches it,
and the support on which we concentrate to the trunk of
the tree to which the rope is tied.
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Question: When one keeps one's eyes open, should things outside
remain distinct? Is it sleepiness if they become unclear?
Answer: In the methods we have just seen (e.g., breathing,
the tigle at the level of the forehead or the Buddha in the
heart) if one sees these supports clearly and does not see
the external world anymore, it is not sleepiness. But if the
external is unclear, and one does not see clearly the
meditation support, this then is sleepiness.
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successively. Then, if you see that one suits you better than
the others, you remain with this one.
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Question: Since the nature of the mind is not an object one can
look at, how can one turn oneself toward the essence of the mind
to look at it?
Answer: At the beginning, one may think likewise, but
when you have meditated a lot, you will understand.
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Meditation mudra
Bodhisattva posture
Adamantine posture
Superior Vision''Lhatong''
(meditation)
The unfruitful character of the investigation leads us
to discover the non-localization of the calm mind through
our own experience. Wherever we looked for it, it was not
to be found. It was nowhere. We will now give up the
examination and resume shinay as before.
(meditation)
The investigation did not allow us to discover the
mind wherever it exists. However, leaving our mind at rest,
we really have the feeling that a mind at rest exists; a
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(meditation)
For the uninformed person, the method just presented and the
subsequent conclusions may seem very simplistic and indirect in order
to arrive at some truisms. Whether we are conscious of it or not, the
experience we have of our mind is extremely localized and reified. The
method explained here, if followed without prejudgment, perseverance
and referral to the explanations of a qualified instructor, has as its goal
the progressive dissolution of the illusory crystallization with which we
are fixated. The same comment is valid for the second exercise,
explained in the following pages.
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1It does not mean at all that the mind dwells from then on in a state
of permanent, boring and dull indifference. On the contrary, the mind
experiences its own joy which has no common measure with ordinary
joys. It is beyond the concepts of joy and non-joy. The mind of a
liberated being is not only beyond suffering, it is by nature, and in an
inalterable way, peace, lucidity, intelligence, happiness, love and power.
It is infinitely more alive than we are.
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Dorje Sempa
Further Infortnation
on the Superior
Vision-~~Lhatong''
Second exercise
1Tangka:
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Question: One could think that there never was a cow, but also
that the cow has always been there.
Answer: If one had not lost the cow, one would not feel the
need to look for it. But this is only an example.
When one says that the mind does not exist, we
mean that the mind does not exist as a material thing with
a form, limits and characteristics which can be defined by
the senses. This does not mean that the mind does not exist
at all.
Question: Does the experience of the state where one does not
find anything act as a revelation, as a very strong impression?
Answer: At the beginning the experience of finding nothing
is simply finding nothing, something very ordinary.
Progressively, through the development of meditation, it
becomes a more and more powerful experience.
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Vajradhara Buddha
1The term mahamudra designates both the ultimate nature of the mind
and the meditation which leads to recognition of it, and of which shinay
and lhatong are the steps. It refers, therefore, to the highest level of
practice.
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mind and asks what it is, one cannot, in fact, elicit any
answer. One cannot say that it is something. If one were to
conclude that it is nothing at all, one would also have to
admit that this conclusion is not relevant since there are
feelings of happiness and suffering. Thus, the mind cannot
be defined by the notions of existence and non-existence 1.
In truth, if the nature of the mind is inexpressible,
it is because it is the dharmakaya, the Absolute Body.
However this dharmakaya is beyond the field of ordinary
thinking, beyond that which can be expressed in words,
and beyond any concept. Nevertheless, although the
dharmakaya is our true nature we do not recognize it, and
we wander in samsara, the cycle of existence and suffering.
Recognizing the dharmakaya is the function of the dharma
and especially of mahamudra meditation.
THE SOURCE OF THE PRACTICE
In the Kagyupa lineage, the practice of mahamudra
was revealed at the source, by the primordial Buddha
Vajradhara to the great accomplished Indian master Tilopa
who, having obtained ultimate realization, transmitted it to
Naropa. From Naropa, it passed to Marpa the Translator,
then to Milarepa, then Gampopa who transmitted it to
Tusum Kyenpa, the First Karmapa. The tradition was then
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1From the masters of the lineage mentioned here the first two are
Indian and the others Tibetan.
- Tilopa: 988-1069;
- Naropa: 1016-1100;
- Marpa: 1012-1097;
- Milarepa: 1040-1123;
- Gampopa: 1079-1153;
- Tusum Kyenpa: 1110-1193;
-Sixteenth Karmapa: 1924-1981;
- Kalu Rinpoche: 1904-1989.
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Mahatnudra
in Five Points
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1Numerous formulas
exist which express taking Refuge and
developing bodhicitta. Let us give an example of one of the shortest
which is also one of the most common:
Until Awakening, I take Refuge in the Buddha, the Dharma and the sublime
Sangha.
By the merit engendered by my practice of giving and the other perfections,
May I realize Awakening for the benefit of all beings.
Or, also:
With all beings, my past mothers
Infinite as space in number,
I take Refuge in my Teacher, the precious Buddha,
I take Refuge in the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha,
I take Refuge in the Masters, Yidams and Dakinis,
I take Refuge in my own mind, emptiness-light, Absolute Body.
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4 The ten directions: the four cardinal points (north, south, east, and
west), the four intermediary ones, the zenith and the nadir.
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mind is resting in nothing but its own nature, and that the
experience occurs only in relation to the mind itself, this
meditation may appear to be difficult for beginners.
When this is the case, one can temporarily use a
means which allows a progressive approach. This means
consists of taking as a support an outer object on which to
rest one's mind.
This does not mean that one begins to analyze the
object. One examines neither its shape, material
composition, different parts, nor its name, and so on. One
simply lets one's mind rest on the object without
distraction.
If the chosen object is a sound, one does not analyze
it either. One does not think: this is the sound of a car, this
is the sound of a motorbike, this sound is loud, this one is
pleasant, this one unpleasant. One rests in a non-discursive
state in which sound and mind are one. Taking sound as
a support is very easy for the people who live in a noisy
environment. Because integrated into meditation, sound
ceases to be an obstacle.
In the same way, one can take smells as supports.
Whether they are agreeable or disagreeable, they are
perceived without judgment. One can also use tastes, or
even objects of touch, disengaging oneself from the notions
of good or bad. Whatever the chosen object, mind and
object are one without any added concepts.
A secluded place is an ideal environment for the
practice. In this.case, when the demands of external objects
are less numerous, one lets the mind rest in itself. If not,
one takes the sense object that is predominant as support:
a visual form, a sound, a smell, a taste and so on.
When one is a beginner in meditation, the best way
to proceed, is to take external objects as supports, then for
short periods, to let the mind rest in itself. One can proceed
like this alternatively.
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SMALL GLOSSARY
beings.
BUDDHA: One who has awakened. A person, such as the
historical Buddha Sakyamuni. In Tibetan Sangyay. Sang
means purified from the conflicting emotions, duality and
ignorance; gyay means that the infinite potential of qualities
of a being is awakened.
BUDDHAHOOD: Awakened state characterized by wisdom
(as knowledge of the true nature of phenomena and their
manifestation in the three times), compassion for every being
and power to help all beings.
CHENREZIG (Tibetan): Avalokitesvara (Sanskrit). Buddha
of Compassion. Most popular Tibetan deity, his mantra is OM
MA NI PAD ME HUNG. See Chenrezig, Lord of Love
(ClearPoint Press).
COMPASSION: Aspiration to liberate all beings from
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Buddha nature.
MUDRA: Hand gesture done during rituals.
NIRMANAKAYA: Body of Emanation; appears as human
or other forms to guide ordinary beings.
NIRVANA: Literally extinguished, cessation. Early
definition included liberation from conditioned existence,
ignorance and conflicting emotions. Later definitions were
expanded to include the development of great compassion
through skillful means.
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Land.
PURE SUPPORTS: They are used in meditation. Statues
representing the Buddha's body; Texts expressing the
Buddha's speech; stupas symbolizing the Buddha's mind.
PURIFICATION: All negative acts done in this life and in
the past lives have left imprints in our potential of
consciousness. These imprints will ripen, engendering
suffering and obstacles to our spiritual practice. Purification
will neutralize these imprints in order to avoid or reduce
their effects. A qualified teacher might designate specific
practice to do in order to purify oneself.
SAKYAMUNI: Literally "wise man of the Sakya," name of
the historical Buddha who lived in the 6th century BC.
SAMBHOGAKAYA: Body of Perfect Experience, it appears
to guide beings in the Pure Lands.
SAMSARA: Cycle of conditioned existence in which each
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support.
SOURCE LAMA: Generally, the lama we recognize as "our"
teacher, who gives us initiations, instructions to practice
and explanation of the texts. More particularly, the lama
who allows us to directly experience the true nature of the
mind.
STUPA: Monument or sacred object symbolizing the mind
of the Buddhas and which spreads their spiritual energies.
SUBTLE WINDS: Prana (Sanskrit). Winds or energies which
circulate in the subtle channels and link the body to the mind.
SUBTLE CHANNELS: Nadis (Sanskrit). Network of
invisible channels through which circulate the subtle winds
or prana.
SUFFERING: Generally it is analyzed on three levels.
-suffering of suffering: physical and mental pain experienced
by all beings.
- suffering of change: one experiences suffering when
happiness ends.
- suffering of conditioned existence is suffering one
undergoes because of the deluded nature of samsara. It ends
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Buddha.
SVABHAVIKAKAYA: Body of Essence Itself, unity of the
three first Bodies (Dharmakaya, Nirmanakaya and
Sambhogakaya).
TAKING REFUGE: Placing oneself under the protection of
the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha (the Three Jewels). In the
Vajrayana, one takes also Refuge in the Three Roots, lamas,
yidams and dharma protectors.
TANGKA (Tibetan): Traditional painting on cloth
representing deities, mandalas or teachers of the lineage.
TANTRA: Text of the esoteric teachings of the Buddha
which is related to a deity.
TEN DIRECTIONS: North, South, East, West, four
intermediate positions, zenith and nadir.
THREE TIMES: The past, present and future.
TIGLE (Tibetan): Bindu (Sanskrit). Small sphere of light
visualized during meditation.
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INDEX
ACCUMULATION OF MERIT, 60, 63
ACCUMULATION OF WISDOM, 60
AMITABHA, 135, 136
AWAKENING, 8, 9, 11, 12, 18, 22, 25, 35, 37, 38, 48, 60, 63,
134, 135, 139
BODHICITTA, 60, 63, 133, 134, 135
BODHISATTVA, 12, 134
BODHISATTVA POSTURE, 66, 76
BUDDHA, 10-12, 21, 25, 28, 29, 32, 35, 37, 40, 46, 53, 60, 61,
68, 70, 74, 78, 83, 115, 126, 133-135
BUDDHAHOOD, 8, 9, 13, 22, 25, 129, 134
CHENREZIG, 111, 135, 136
COMPASSION, 30, 62, 67; 74, 110, 111, 125, 135
CONFLICTING EMOTIONS, 28, 67, 109, 111, 125, 142
DEDICATION, 139
DHARMA, 27, 28, 39, 40, 44, 47, 48, 54, 55, 61, 74, 75, 111,
134, 135
DHARMAKAYA, 12, 126
DORJE SEMPA, 60, 63, 84, 85, f69, 110, 111
FIVE POISONS, 17, 19, 20
GURU YOGA, 60, 109
KAGYUPA, 74, 126, 139
KARMA, 18, 24, 37, 38, 55, 67, 83, 110
LAMA, 40, 55, 60, 74, 107, 110, 111, 129, 133, 135, 136
LHATONG, 9, 76, 97, 98, 100-102, 105, 106, 110, 112, 113121, 125
MAHAMUDRA, 59, 60, 65, 98, 105, 125-133, 135, 135, 139
MANDALA OFFERING, 60, 63
MANTRA, 12, 35, 39, 63
MODE OF BEING OF THE MIND, 10, 43, 59-61, 126
MUDRA, 77, 130, 131
NIRMANAKAYA, 12
NIRVANA, 28
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OBSCURATION, 60
OBSTACLES, 17, 29, 32, 60, 72, 78, 137
PURE LAND, 134
PURIFICATION, 25, 60, 63
REFUGE, 28, 29, 60, 63, 109, 110, 111, 114, 126, 129, 134, 139
SAKYAMUNI, 12, 78, 115
SAMBHOGAKAYA, 12
SAMSARA, 27, 28, 37, 48, 60, 73, 126, 129, 134
SANGHA, 134, 135
SHINAY, 7, 9, 59, 68, 70, 73, 76, 78, 79, 81, 82, 85-87, 98-101,
106, 110, 111, 114-116, 119, 120, 121, 125
SOURCE LAMA, 127, 129, 135
SUBTLE CHANNEL, 5, 66
SUBTLE WIND, 6, 66, 76
SUPPORT, 12, 32, 33, 39, 61, 68; 70, 77, 78, 83, 86, 115, 118,
126, 136, 137, 138
SUTRA, 133
SVABHAVIKAKAYA, 12
TANGKA, 115
TANTRA, 133
TEN DIRECTIONS, 134
THREE TIMES, 13
TIGLE, 70, 77, 83, 84, 85, 115
VAIROCANA POSTURE, 77,130
VAJRA, 138
VAJRA POSTURE, 76, 130
VAJRAYANA, 60, 63, 74
VISUALIZATION, 63, 70, 78, 84, 86, 109, 120
YIDAM, 134, 135
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