From cgimian at suchns.com Thu Feb 2 19:59:30 2006 From: cgimian at suchns.com (Carolyn Gimian) Date: Fri Feb 3 06:33:49 2006 Subject: [OceanofDharma] Quotes of the Week: Precisely Aware Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20060201132819.03733e70@pop3.suchns.com> Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week February 3, 2006 PRECISELY AWARE In meditation practice, we neither hold the mind very tightly nor let it go completely. If we try to control the mind, then its energy will rebound back on us. If we let the mind go completely, then it will become very wild and chaotic. So we let the mind go, but at the same time, there is some discipline involved. The techniques used in the Buddhist tradition are extremely simple. Awareness of bodily movement, breath, and one's physical situation are techniques common to all traditions. The basic practice is to be present, right here. The goal is also the technique: precisely being in this moment, neither suppressing nor wildly letting go, but being precisely aware of what you are. From THE MYTH OF FREEDOM and the Way of Meditation, Shambhala Library Edition, pages 4 to 5. All material by Chogyam Trungpa is copyright Diana J. Mukpo and used by permission. Please send comments on and contributions to OCEAN OF DHARMA QUOTES OF THE WEEK to the list moderator, Carolyn Gimian at: carolyn@shambhala.com. OCEAN OF DHARMA QUOTES OF THE WEEK now has 3,896 subscribers. Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week: teachings by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Taken from works published by Shambhala Publications, the Archive of his unpublished work in the Shambhala Archives, plus other published sources. TO SUBSCRIBE visit the Chogyam Trungpa website at http://chogyamtrungpa.com OR go to http://oceanofdharma.com From cgimian at suchns.com Wed Feb 1 15:40:05 2006 From: cgimian at suchns.com (Carolyn Gimian) Date: Tue Feb 7 04:54:09 2006 Subject: [OceanofDharma] Quotes of the Week: Meditation and Daily Life Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20060201162916.037b96f0@pop3.suchns.com> Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week February 7, 2006 MEDITATION AND DAILY LIFE In meditation we acknowledge what we are, rather than trying to hide from our problems and irritations. Meditation should not help you forget your commitment at the office. In fact, in the practice of sitting meditation you relate to your daily life all the time. Meditation practice brings our neuroses to the surface rather than hiding them at the bottom of our minds. It enables us to relate to our lives as something workable. From THE MYTH OF FREEDOM and the Way of Meditation, Shambhala Library Edition, pages 5 to 6. 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URL: http://lists.mandala-designs.com/pipermail/oceanofdharma/attachments/20060201/f361f014/attachment.html From cgimian at suchns.com Tue Feb 14 07:40:09 2006 From: cgimian at suchns.com (Carolyn Gimian) Date: Tue Feb 14 07:38:18 2006 Subject: [OceanofDharma] Quotes of the Week: Constantly Falling in Love Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20060213202347.03c0ec40@pop3.suchns.com> Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week Valentine's Day, February 14, 2006 A love poem is offered today, composed by Chogyam Trungpa for his wife Diana in 1983: CONSTANTLY FALLING IN LOVE You are the sun that dispels darkness. You are the moon that creates smile. You are my heart, Incredible companion. Most beautiful, dazzling light in my life, May the Great Eastern Sun inspire you. Let us work together, And let us be together In this life and lives to come. Glory be to the Tiger Lady, Goddess of the moon. I love you, Diana. All material by Chogyam Trungpa is copyright Diana J. Mukpo and used by permission. Please send comments on and contributions to OCEAN OF DHARMA QUOTES OF THE WEEK to the list moderator, Carolyn Gimian at: carolyn@shambhala.com. OCEAN OF DHARMA QUOTES OF THE WEEK now has 3,925 subscribers. Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week: teachings by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Taken from works published by Shambhala Publications, the Archive of his unpublished work in the Shambhala Archives, plus other published sources. TO SUBSCRIBE visit the Chogyam Trungpa website at http://chogyamtrungpa.com OR go to http://oceanofdharma.com From cgimian at suchns.com Fri Feb 17 17:41:57 2006 From: cgimian at suchns.com (Carolyn Gimian) Date: Fri Feb 17 17:40:17 2006 Subject: [OceanofDharma] Quotes of the Week: Never Trapped in Life Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20060217183806.03213de0@pop3.suchns.com> Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week February 17, 2006 NEVER TRAPPED IN LIFE We are never trapped in life, because there are constant opportunities for creativity, challenges for improvisation. Ironically, by seeing clearly and acknowledging our egolessness, we may discover that suffering contains bliss, impermanence contains continuity or eternity, and egolessness contains the earth quality of solid being. But this transcendental bliss, continuity, and beingness is not based on fantasies, ideas, or fears. From THE MYTH OF FREEDOM and the Way of Meditation, Shambhala Library Edition, page 21. All material by Chogyam Trungpa is copyright Diana J. Mukpo and used by permission. Please send comments on and contributions to OCEAN OF DHARMA QUOTES OF THE WEEK to the list moderator, Carolyn Gimian at: carolyn@shambhala.com. OCEAN OF DHARMA QUOTES OF THE WEEK now has 3,934 subscribers. Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week: teachings by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Taken from works published by Shambhala Publications, the Archive of his unpublished work in the Shambhala Archives, plus other published sources. TO SUBSCRIBE visit the Chogyam Trungpa website at http://chogyamtrungpa.com OR go to http://oceanofdharma.com From cgimian at suchns.com Mon Feb 20 08:45:33 2006 From: cgimian at suchns.com (Carolyn Gimian) Date: Mon Feb 20 08:45:57 2006 Subject: [OceanofDharma] Quotes of the Week: Make Friends with Yourself Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20060220090158.03232938@pop3.suchns.com> Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week February 20, 2006 [See below for a special offer from THE SHAMBHALA SUN magazine] MAKE FRIENDS WITH YOURSELF We get angry with ourselves, saying, "I could do better than this. What's wrong with me? I seem to be getting worse. I'm going backwards." We're angry at the whole world, including ourselves. Everything we see is an insult. The universe becomes the expression of total insult. One has to relate with that. If you are going to exert your power and energy to walk on the path, you have to work with yourself. The first step is to make friends with yourself. That is almost the motto of shamatha [mindfulness meditation] experience. Making friends with yourself means accepting and acknowledging yourself. You work with your subconscious gossip, fantasies, dreams -- everything. And everything that you learn about yourself you bring back to the technique, to the awareness of the breathing, which was taught by the Buddha. From "The 4th Moment" in the SHAMBHALA SUN magazine, March 2006, page 46. Of interest to our readers: Would you like a complimentary issue of THE SHAMBHALA SUN magazine? Today's quote is excerpted from Chogyam Trungpa's presentation of the 4th Moment in the current issue of THE SHAMBHALA SUN. THE SUN is North America's oldest and most widely-read Buddhist-inspired magazine, bringing a contemplative view to important issues in life. You can contact THE SHAMBHALA SUN to receive the March 2006 issue at no charge; call toll free 1-877-786-1950 or email: subscriptions@shambhalasun.com and ask for this issue specifically. 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TO SUBSCRIBE visit the Chogyam Trungpa website by clicking on the following link: http://OceanofDharma.com From cgimian at suchns.com Fri Feb 24 14:06:46 2006 From: cgimian at suchns.com (Carolyn Gimian) Date: Fri Feb 24 14:07:08 2006 Subject: [OceanofDharma] Quotes of the Week: Being Aware Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20060224145833.014ce238@pop3.suchns.com> Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week February 24, 2006 [See below for a special offer from THE SHAMBHALA SUN magazine] BEING AWARE [In meditation practice,] not only are you aware of your breath, your posture, and your thought process, but you are fundamentally mindful and aware. There is a sense of totality. You are aware of the room; you are aware of the rug; you are aware of your meditation cushion; you are aware of what color hair you have; you are aware of what you did earlier that day. You are constantly aware of such things. Beyond that there is nonverbal, nonconceptual awareness that doesn't talk in terms of facts and figures....A sense of being -- experience without words, without terms, without concepts, without visualization -- takes place. It is unnameable. We can't call it "consciousness" exactly, because consciousness implies that you are evaluating or conscious of sensory inputs. We can't even really call it "awareness," which could be misunderstood. It's not simply awareness. It's a state of being. From "The 4th Moment" in the SHAMBHALA SUN magazine, March 2006, page 47. Of interest to our readers: Would you like a complimentary issue of THE SHAMBHALA SUN magazine? Today's quote is excerpted from Chogyam Trungpa's presentation of the 4th Moment in the current issue of THE SHAMBHALA SUN. THE SHAMBHALA SUN is North America's oldest and most widely-read Buddhist-inspired magazine, bringing a contemplative view to the important issues in life. You can contact THE SHAMBHALA SUN to begin a trial subscription, and they'll send you the current May issue as your sample copy. Call toll free 1-877-786-1950 or email subscriptions@shambhalasun.com. Prices are $17.95 in the U.S. and $24.00 in Canada. All material by Chogyam Trungpa is copyright Diana J. Mukpo and used by permission. OCEAN OF DHARMA QUOTES OF THE WEEK now has 3,966 subscribers. Please send comments on and contributions to OCEAN OF DHARMA QUOTES OF THE WEEK to the list moderator, Carolyn Gimian at: carolyn@shambhala.com. Carolyn Rose Gimian Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week: teachings by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Taken from works published by Shambhala Publications, the Archive of his unpublished work in the Shambhala Archives, plus other published sources. TO SUBSCRIBE visit the Chogyam Trungpa website by clicking on the following link: http://OceanofDharma.com