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This Moment – The Delight in this Day of Excellence

June 6, 2021September 21, 2021 Yogi Prabodha Jnana 0 Comments punnika-theri, therigatha

The door to peace and wisdom that the Buddha showed is not in tomorrow and not after death. It is here, now, at this very moment. The present moment is the only way for us to be in contact with reality. The present, this moment, comes between the past and the future without abiding for even a moment. Yet, in this seemingly little moment is the expansive openness! This very moment opens up vast possibilities.

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Pervading the World with Metta – Kakacupama Sutta

December 5, 2017October 21, 2021 Yogini Abhaya Devi 0 Comments loving kindness, non-hatred, patience, sutra

In Kakacupama Sutta and Maha-Rahulovada Sutta, the Buddha teaches how to maintain the attitude of boundless lovingkindness (maitri/ metta) and compassion (karuna) to all beings, as the unshaken basis for one’s relationship with the world. The Tathagata shows how pervading the world with this deep sense of kindness and compassion lead us to experience profound peace, patience and openness.

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Sahaja Yoga – The Way of Saraha

August 30, 2017March 4, 2019 Yogini Abhaya Devi 4 Comments awakening, mahasiddhas, Masters, nature of mind, non-duality, sahaja, saraha

Dohakosha of Mahasiddha Saraha is one of the first in the doha style of poetry to appear in India. In this beautiful song, Saraha teaches the path of Sahaja-yoga (the natural way). Saraha (सरहा /Sarahapada) was one of the great Indian Buddhist Mahasiddhas.

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Natural Meditation

December 31, 2016June 27, 2018 Yogi Prabodha Jnana 0 Comments awakening, dilgo khyentse rinpoche, dudjom rinpoche, dzogchen, jigme lingpa, meditation, nature of mind, non-duality

Though there are many ways to meditate, ultimately meditation means to familiarize with the recognition of the nature of one’s own awareness. As you effortlessly maintain an unceasing flow of that recognition, whatever thoughts and perceptions arise are like the waves of an ocean of awareness.

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Sedaka Sutta – The Mindful Balance

December 19, 2016September 21, 2021 Yogi Prabodha Jnana 0 Comments conduct, mindfulness, sutra

On Sedaka Sutta: One takes care of oneself by practicing mindfulness. One takes care of others by practicing mindfulness. Taking care of oneself, one takes care of others. Taking care of others, one takes care of oneself.

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Makkata Sutta – The Proper Pastures to Wander

November 29, 2016June 27, 2018 Yogini Abhaya Devi 0 Comments buddha, mindfulness, sutra

The Buddha used the examples of monkeys in Makkata Sutta to show what the improper postures to wander are and what the proper posture are.

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The Boundless Heart of Loving Kindness (Metta)

November 14, 2016September 21, 2021 Yogi Prabodha Jnana 0 Comments loving kindness, managing emotions, metta, mind training

Loving kindness is not merely an ethical principle, but an essential training of mind and the very key that opens the door to realizations. See what it means to cultivate a boundless heart of loving kindness. Also, learn how to meditate on loving kindness.

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Greatest Generosity and Highest Meditation – Bodhidharma

August 25, 2016June 27, 2018 Yogi Prabodha Jnana 3 Comments bodhidharma, mahayana, non-duality, selflessness, zen

A short teaching on how to discover the brilliant expanse of one’s own mind through the correct generosity and the correct meditation. (based on a quote from Bodhidharma)