Category Archives: About meditation

advancing meditation: Instructions from Patanjali 1

Posted on August 15, 2018 by

The great rishi, Patanjali, gave meditation instruction long ago. Patanjali’s training is like that of a scientist: sequential, methodical, and based upon direct evidence. As with instructions from the Buddha, if one follows the training in its sequence, meditation will … Continue reading →

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Mirror-like Wisdom and meditation training

Posted on July 31, 2018 by

Mirror-like Wisdom is almost exclusively a Mahayana Buddhist consideration and contemplation. But, for the month of August, the wisdom of mirror and the like-ness of perceived reality will be our focus in advancing meditation training. Today’s introduction to the meditation … Continue reading →

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Maitreya 3

Posted on July 20, 2018 by

“When one has focused the mind on the objective, one should not let its continuity waiver.” What objective is Maitreya speaking of in verse XIV. 11 of the Mahayanasutralamkara? Any virtuous objective. Maitreya is not referring specifically to meditation training, … Continue reading →

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advancing meditation: Maitreya’s instructions 1

Posted on July 17, 2018 by

Maitreya communicated five treatises through Asanga around 400 AD. One, the  Mahayanasutralamkara, is about the bodhisattva path. Contemplation and meditation are expounded upon fully as both develop the heart and mind of the practitioner to a profound extent. The quote … Continue reading →

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advancing meditation: Naturally so

Posted on July 2, 2018 by

In the Entry practice of The Practice of Living Awareness, practitioners learn various facets of the path of meditation. Smile: meditation is the greatest gift that one can give oneself. Its results will bring benefit to oneself, others in this … Continue reading →

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