"So the practice of sitting is the practice of the Warrior, developing confidence to face whatever arises, to turn towards it and use that basic confidence in mind to let down all defences unconditionally. It's a very brave thing to do, also a very mad thing to do, since it runs counter to all common sense notions of self-preservation. But in the final analysis you have no choice—the Warrior path of honesty and openness is the only path that is."
Rigdzin Shikpo
Talks and Articles - excerpts
We will continue to add to this list of excerpts of talks and articles. The excerpts 'On Meditation' are taken from Rigdzin Shikpo's book Openness, Clarity, Sensitivity. Other excerpts are taken from transcripts of various talks.
On meditation:
Aspects of Buddhism:
For readers not familiar with Buddhist terminology:
- Jumping off the Precipice of Concepts into Space
- Openness, Clarity, Sensitivity – Ground, Path And Fruit
For those with some Buddhist meditation experience:
- The Elusive Deepening of Dharma Practice
- The Four Thoughts
- Samsara is a Mess
- Buddhas and Bodhisattvas Cannot Improve Samsara, but...
Extracts for experienced Buddhist practitioners interested in getting a taste for the Longchen style in the Dzogchen tradition:
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