93 Merging the Mind the Space and a Discussion of Kalachakra
Follwing the silent meditation, Alan gets to a few remaining questions, including one about his experience with Shambala and Kalachakra. A f...
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Fall 2013 Shamatha and the Bodhisattva Way of Life
Alan Wallace Fall 2013 8-Week retreat on Shamatha and the Bodhisattva Way of Life, including teachings on the Seven-Point Mind-Training and A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life, by B. Al...
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20 of 94 episodes92 Merging Mind With Space and the Final Aphorisms of the Seven Point Mind Training
Before the silent meditation, Alan mentions a few points about Bodichitta. After the silent meditation, we go back to the last few aphorisms...
91 Merging Mind With Space and How to Apply the Teachings in Daily Life
Before the session's meditation, Alan raises the issue of retreat and expedition for after the retreat is over. After the meditation, there...
90 Ultimate and relative bodhicitta and point seven of seven point mind training
Meditation front loading: The porousness of the mind. It is possible that influences can go both into and out from the mind. Like when prayi...
89 Merging Mind with Space
Silent session, followed by one question regarding the origin of people within a lucid dream. They all stem from the substrate consciousness...
88 Ultimate and Relative Bodhicitta Meditation and the Seventh Point from Seven Point Mind Training
From the seventh point of Atisha's mind training: 'Adopt the three principle causes' These causes are: 1. Following a qualified mentor - Ala...
87 Merging Mind with Space
This practice is a variation for shamatha without a sign. The method this morning being balancing earth with sky: shamatha with support, wit...
86 Aspirational Meditation
Alan begins with two quotes from William James regarding aspiration. The guided meditation is on developing your personal aspirations and th...
85 Merging the mind with space
As you merge the mind with space, maintain a flow of knowing of the sheer absence of thought. It is a knowing of emptiness that can lead to...
84 The Practices of Seven Point Mind Training
Tonight the meditation is front loaded by looking at two ways we can view the adversity that will no doubt effect us and those we see as bel...
83 Return to Merging the Mind with Space
In this short session Alan front loads our week of meditation practice speaking of how we can rollback the layers of conceptual overlay to c...
82 Meditation on two bodhicittas and Pledges of the Seven Point Mind Training
Tonight we return to the meditation on the two bodhicittas. Before the silent meditation, Alan give a short preamble on the importance of mo...
81 Shamatha without a sign
This morning we have our last silent meditation in the second cycle of Shamatha without a sign. Alan gives a short preamble, stressing the i...
80 Shamatha Without a Sign, Lucid Dreaming and The Pledges of the Seven Point Mind Training
The session starts with a silent meditation on the two Bodhichittas. After the meditation, Alan talks about ultimate and relative bodhichitt...
79 Shamatha Without a Sign
The session starts with a short explanation of today's meditation (silent meditation, not recorded), a variation of Shamatha without a sign...
78 Ultimate and Relative Bodichitta and the sixth point from Seven Point Mind Training
The two bodhicittas may seem incompatible, if there is not someone really there, then how to feel compassion? From the other side, when seei...
77 Shamatha without a sign
From the substrate, which is in the nature of delusion, a stirring of karmic energies eventually leads to the full elaboration of conceptual...
76 Ultimate and Relative Bodhicitta and the fifth point from Atisha's text, 7 Point Mind Training
Before the meditation Alan discusses from which perspective you can do the tong-len practice - from your ordinary self or from the platform...
75 Shamatha without a sign
For the practices of awareness of awareness, Alan begins by saying to release your awareness into space with no object, then let awareness o...
74 Ultimate and relative Bodhicitta
Meditation – continue as described yesterday with one meditation on ultimate Bodhicitta and one on relative Bodhicitta. Continuation of the...