Not a matter of quieting the mind…
Not a matter of quieting the mind… I have often heard time after time when asking to people about meditation, that it is really hard for them to quiet the mind. The very word “quiet” might carry negative biases, as if you think of the time when you...
The Nature of Things
The Nature of Things A few lines from Tilopa: In space, shapes and colors form, but neither by black or white is space tinged. From the self-mind all things emerge. The mind by virtues and voices is not stained. The darkness of ages cannot shroud the glowing sun; the...
The Meditation Void
The Meditation Void The void, according to the song of Mahamudra from Tilopa to his disciple Naropa: The void needs no reliance; Mahamudra rests on naught. Without making an effort but remaining loose and natural, one can break the yoke- thus gaining liberation if one...
Magic Affirmations
Magic Affirmations I recently got a little chain of beads in a Hindu store, similar to rosary. They call it mala, and it is used for prayer. Some yogis repeat a sentence in Sanskrit for each bead count, since I don’t speak Sanskrit it seems a bit...