"I put this and myself here." Mahamudra Flavor # 3
"Someone else would see this differently." Mahamudra Flavor # 4
"I can transform this into an opportunity." Mahamudra Flavor # 5
"We must live as gardeners." Mahmaudra Flavor # 6
THE SIX PERFECTIONS
Dana-Generosity
Shila-Ethical Kindness
Kshanti-Patience
Virya-Joyful Effort
Dhyana-Stillness
Prajna-Wisdom
THE FIVE PRINCIPLE PATHS TO ENLIGHTENMENT
The Path of Accumulation
The Path of Preparation
The Path of Seeing
The Path of Habituation
The Path of No-more Learning
THE FIVE POWERS
Shradda-Confidence
Virya-Effort
Smriti-Awareness
Samadhi-Meditation
Prajna-Wisdom
TO STOP THE MIND FROM TURNING
Abhyasa-Constant Practice
Vairagya-Giving up Attachments
THE EIGHT LIMBS OF YOGA
Yama - Moral observances
Niyama - Moral and ethical observances
Asana - Postures
Pranayama -
Conscious controlled breathing.
Pratyahara - Drawing the senses inward
Dharana - Focus
Dhyana - Fixation
Samadhi - Blissful absorption of one's individual consciousness in the essence of God.
THE INFINITE FOUR
Maitri-Loving Kindness
Karuna- Compassion
Mudita-Joy
Upeksha- Equanimity
THE FOUR HIGHER TRUTHS
“All suffering has a cause”
“All life in Sansara is suffering”
“There is an end to suffering“
“There is a path to the end of suffering”
THE FOUR POWERS OF PURIFICATION
Remember
Regret
Restrain
Repair
THE FIVE LAYERS
Anamaya-Food
Pranamaya- Energy
Manomaya- Inner Winds
Vijnamaya- Thoughts
Anandamaya- Emptiness
THE FOUR BODIES OF AN ENLIGHTENED BEING
Dharmakaya- Emptiness
Dnjharmakaya- Omniscient
Sambhogakaya- Bliss
Nirmanakaya – Emanation
THE FOUR LAWS OF KARMA
1. "Like produces like"
2. "Seeds grow"
3. "If the cause and conditions are in place,certain results."
4. "If the cause and conditions are not in place, nothing results".
THE CHAKRA MODEL
1. Muladhara - root
2. Svadhishthana – low belly
3. Manipura - navel
4. Anahata- heart
5. Vishuddha- throat
6. Ajna- between the eyes
7. Sahasra – crown of the head
“Lokah Samasta Sukhino Bhavantu. May all beings, everywhere, be happy and free and may the thoughts and actions of our lives contribute to that happiness and to that freedom for all. ”.
“There is nothing out there from its' own side that is not colored by your past actions.”
Nelma-The union of infinite love and the direct perception of emptiness.
“When you see ultimate reality for the first time there is no difference between the seer and the seen.”
"There are two types of people, those who have seen ultimate reality, and those who have not."
Chi-nang-tabla-sorbe- A vow to do both the inner and the outer methods of yoga.
“Enlightened beings come when the time is right, they can’t save you, they don’t exist that way, the only way they can help is through teaching”
Om-Mietree-aholm- Teacher show me the way.
Apanavayu- Downward moving wind.
Vyanavayu- The all pervasive wind extending beyond the physical body.
“The pain you experience is caused by what you have done to others in the past.”
“Inner channels are loosened by inner fire. Inner channels direct Prana through the central channel, the key to enlightenment.”
“However the breath moves so does the mind.”
Lung sem chupa chipa- As is the mind, so is the movement of the inner winds.
Shamotha- Mindfulness.
Dupa chung wa- An attitude of needing very little to be satisfied.
Lu dang po- Sit up strait.
Chok she pa- An attitude of being satisfied with whatever you get.
Bodichita-The wish for enlightenment.
“Tantric practices have everything to do with your teacher.”
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