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Calm Abiding Meditation Retreat 2007 $150.00
Lama Choedak Rinpoche gives comprehensive teachings on Calm Abiding Meditation from Lama Ngaklo's Sakya Ngondro teachings and various Vajrayana practices. (Recorded at the SLCD Calm Abiding Meditation Retreat in October 2007). Note: Teachings on "Lojong" are in a separate series.
| Order Code | Tape Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CR07/C1 | CD 1 [05-10-2007] Lama Choedak Rinpoche | ||
| Introduction; Prayers; Teaching; Teaching (cont); Teaching (cont). | |||
| CR07/C2 | CD 2 [05-10-2007] Lama Choedak Rinpoche | ||
| Learning and changing; other points; Dedication; Motivation; Manjushri Discourse; Manjushri verses; Calm Abiding verses; Calm Abiding Reflection and intro; Breathing visualisation; Dedication of Merit. | |||
| CR07/C3 | CD 3 [06-10-2007] Lama Choedak Rinpoche | ||
| Meditation Posture - general; Cross-legged Posture; Hand Posture; Back Posture; Gesture of Eyes; Remembering Symbolism and Qualities. | |||
| CR07/C4 | CD 4 [06-10-2007] Lama Choedak Rinpoche | ||
| Breathing teaching; Developing Mindfulness of Body (first 10 mins missing); Mindfulness; Guided meditation on thoughts; Long refuge teaching; Refuge and Prostrations Practice. | |||
| CR07/C5 | CD 5 [07-10-2007] Lama Choedak Rinpoche | ||
| Long refuge Teaching; Going for Refuge; Objects of Refuge; Fear; Faith and Compassion; Method of Going for Refuge; Result. | |||
| CR07/C6 | CD 6 [07-10-2007] Lama Choedak Rinpoche | ||
| Refuge Prayer; Supplication Prayer; Dissolution; Benefit of Refuge; Conduct of one who takes Refuge; Buddhist Traditions; Recap; stability aspects of meditation; Superqualified Breathing; Re-culturing a person. | |||
| CR07/C7 | CD 7 [08-10-2007] Lama Choedak Rinpoche | ||
| Precepts teaching; Dedication of Precepts; Recap; Mindfulness of feeling; Mini-breaks; Pain; aversion and antidote; Nature of pain; Moderating the effort. | |||
| CR07/C8 | CD 8 [08-10-2007] Lama Choedak Rinpoche | ||
| Increasing affinity of object; Results of Calm Abiding; Discourse; Counting rounds of breath; Four parts to session; Difficulties and understanding them - laziness. | |||
| CR07/C9 | CD 9 [09-10-2007] Lama Choedak Rinpoche | ||
| Lack of motivation; Antidotes to difficulties; Transitoriness of suffering; Understanding first Noble Truth; Second Noble Truth - Origin of suffering; Sequence of Four Noble Truths; Realisational Dharma; Question about Maras; Question about Devotion | |||
| CR07/C10 | CD 10 [09-10-2007] Lama Choedak Rinpoche | ||
| Faith; Determination; Diligence; Break in recording; Diligence; Joyous effort; Physical Pliancy - physical; mental; subtle Noble Truth of Cessation and Path; Question on current difficulties and causes - impermanence. Recap; Obstacle of dullness; Seven-fold remedies for dullness (first; second; third). | |||
| CR07/C11 | CD 11 [10-10-2007] Lama Choedak Rinpoche | ||
| Seven-fold remedies for dullnes (fourth; fifth; sixth; seventh); Questions; Obstacle of Agitation | |||
| CR07/C12 | CD 12 [10-10-2007] Lama Choedak Rinpoche | ||
| Seven antidotes to agitation 1. Tracing the causes; Transcending the thought; Inducing agitation; Transformation of agitation; Nullifying the creator of agitation. | |||
| CR07/C13 | CD 13 [11-10-2007] Lama Choedak Rinpoche | ||
| Nature of agitation; Substituting an object; Meditating on the blue flower; Recap; fourth and fifth obstacles. Six-fold applications of antidotes; Six factors; positive powers:gratefulness; conscientiousness; familiarisation; study - hearing - knowledge; contemplation; mindfulness; Four mental creativities: Exertion; Interrupted; Uninterrupted and Spontaneious mental creativity. | |||
| CR07/C14 | CD 14 [12-10-2007] Lama Choedak Rinpoche | ||
| Effects of remedies; Six appreciations; Going for refuge; Cause purpose and result of going for refuge; Refuge ceremony. | |||
| CR07/C15 | CD 15 [12-10-2007] Lama Choedak Rinpoche | ||
| Effects of remedies; Six appreciations; Going for refuge; Cause purpose and result of going for refuge; Refuge ceremony. | |||
| CR07/C16 | CD 16 [13-10-2007] Lama Choedak Rinpoche | ||
| Stages six to nine; Complementing Calm Abiding and Lo jong; Changing perceptions; accepting blame; Tolerance; discourse. | |||
| CR07/C17 | CD 17 [13-10-2007] Lama Choedak Rinpoche | ||
| Tolerance; discourse (cont); Wrong view; thinking of others; Integrating Lojong into everyday life; Practicing - question on mindfulness of feeling. Deal with heaviest affliction first; Questions; Muni Mantra question; Craving; Why Vajradhara at top of refuge tree. | |||
| CR07/C18 | CD 18 [13-10-2007] Lama Choedak Rinpoche | ||
| Vajra and bell sybolism; Right View; Rebirth; Rebirth as a rat; Sitting still; compassion for oneself; Deity of Lojong; Exoteric and esoteric practices; Tsharchen guru yoga prayer; OM; AH HUM colours; meaning; loving kindness; love; Replica of HE; Question on Palden Lhamo; Conducive place for a retreat. | |||
| CR07/C19 | CD 19 [13-10-2007] Lama Choedak Rinpoche | ||
| Questions (cont); Prayers before Teachings; Prayers before Teachings - Dedication; Food Dedication; Other motivation and visualisations. | |||
| CR07/C20 | CD 20 [06-10-2007] Lama Choedak Rinpoche | ||
| Questions (cont); 2 motivation and visualisation. | |||
| CR07/C21 | CD 21 Avalokiteshvara Practice [06-10-2007] Lama Choedak Rinpoche | ||
| Practice. | |||