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Fruition as Path

Fruition as Path

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Saga Dawa Duchen falls on June 14, the full moon day. On this auspicious day, Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche gave a teaching on the Essence of Development Stage of Vajrayana and oral transmission of mantras of Vajrasattva (purification), Buddha Medicine (health), Tara mantras (developing wisdom), Longevity mantras (long life) and Amitabha (pure land).

It is always a joy and a blessing to listen to Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche. My root teacher in a way.

The key points of the teaching below:

Taking fruition as path

Fruition = Enlightenment quality – we have right now right here by nature 

Three wisdom or kaya

Wisdom of recognizing ultimate truth

Wisdom of knowing relative phenomena 

Always here with us 

Three practice of vajrayana

  • path of liberation: the most profound of vajrayana
  • Completion : working with body prana bindu
  • Developmental: working with imagination visualization and concept: using concept as path

Taking course as path

Taking fruition as path

  • fruit already there
  • But obscuration present so
  • Remove all obscuration

Ie we all already Buddha but just don’t see or know it yet so remove all obscuration 

So possible to become Buddha in one lifetime 

Qns- why do we have obscuration why do we not see the truth

Answ we cannot find the answer

When we want to find something that is beginning or the end 

It’s not possible 

Because time is an illusion time is emptiness 

When this samsara comes ?

Where is the beginning

There is no beginning 

So we look at now and present

Samsara is emptiness and what we are experiencing now with kind body environment is just an illusion

There is no samsara

Emptiness and clarity 

So we are all Buddha

But we can’t see it because we have habit of perceiving the samsara

Developmental: imagination of Buddha deity 

What is imagination 

Imagination has image voice sensation based on belief

Together they form imagination 

Imagination or visualization – v powerful eg on sportsman : when they don’t move and only visualize they are running : they grow muscles 

Some people who can’t raise hand: just imagine raising hands and they can raise hands 

Is imagination to plan the future 

Imagine Fruit in hand and saliva in mouth increase

  • because when kind has fruit, nerves, prana, bindu all create saliva 
  • If we use imagination rightly for our practice on our path 

Practice imagination with 5 Buddha 

Vajrasattva 

Medicine Buddha

Tara

White Tara 

Amitabha 

Image or Buddha is like a reflection of moon in water, like in a rainbow in sky or a pizza in dream- beyond time and space

Practice:

Take refuge and bodhicitta 

Buddha in front of you

Pray to Buddha 

Chant mantra

Light from Buddha heart goes into you and all beings

Buddha dissolve into light and enters you and all beings

Advantages of above practice 

When you imagine, you need mindfulness and awareness and concentration 

  • so actually we are doing samadhi meditation with Buddha image 
  • Become emptiness or vipassana practice when you see image dream like or moon reflection in water it’s like not real but so real so appear as Buddha but like emptiness 
  • Become refuge: you are praying to Buddha : refuge practice comes automatically 
  • Become bodhicitta: imagine the light that comes to you touch all beings and they become Buddha 
  • Taking fruition as path: prana bindu nadi changing helps us discover Buddha in us

Dedication 

Purify obstacles and fully recognize Buddha within and all beings

Khadro-La (i)

Khadro-La (i)

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KHANDRO LA did a talk on this topic: The Method to Cultivate Mental Happiness and I took notes on the way. I hope it offers some light to you just as these words did to me.

Countless bodhisattvas have come to teach and some are amongst you

All beings want to be free from suffering

Having good heart and good mind, good action are all good for all, regardless of religion

Mind- subj so vast

what is suffering?

process that doesn’t require to be religious

wish to be happy and free from sufferings naturally abides in everyone

view

behaviour that arises from view

if view is perfect, behaviour is positive 

correct view that motivates behaviour

what is correct view?

correct view= correctly understanding nature and entity of reality

wise person who wants to be happy and free from suffering= spends time understanding nature of phenomena 

emptiness 

we need to lock in this view: in relation to mind

the nature of mind

the mind is distorted or afflicted by delusions attachment anger etc

we grasp onto phenomena as if they were existing in themselves

all these working of mind, is called afflicted wisdom= distorted reality = sufferings to ourselves

Enquire the profound view of emptiness 

Distinguish 

phenomena is empty of intrinsic existence  ?

when we speak about any phenomena

it arises by way of dependence

by nature it is emptiness 

at level of conventionality , all phenomena arise because they are dependently related

this is not a concept of religion

this is nature itself!

based on honest ultimate mind and not due to perception of sensory

all phenomena is impermanent

completely unreliable and deceiving , this is what destroys ourselves and all other sentient beings

what is a reliable reality: mid of enlightened and bodhicitta

completely understanding of emptiness

we rely on these undeceiving reality and a stable virtuous mind

correct view—> correct behaviour

whether in family, society, world : we use afflicted wisdom which brings the exact opposite of what we want—>deluded view, brings about more sufferings

if we adopt correct view of phenomena which  are that they do not intrinsically exist, and that all beings want to be free of suffering, this brings opposite 

the basis of correct view is in us, but we don’t use it, its not even smthg we can buy

peace comes from correct view and behaviour

one needs to educated mind on this subject then we will get real happiness and real blossoming of peace and happiness 

qns ourselves

how does reality exist?

is liberation from suffering achievable?

liberation and suffering has to do with the mind, not smtg outside

affliction and liberation has to do with the mind

this is the most precious thing of all

the nature of the mind-which has the potential to achieve enlightenment and bring about universal compassion and correct bahevior of non violence

if u develop qualities of mind based on wisdom of dependent origination= based on reasoning, love, compassion

recognising positive and negative states of mind

sustaining and supporting with right understanding

do not necessarily need religion for a peaceful mind

how to educate children?

supporting the development of children in framework of honest sincere open far sighted etc

bottomline:how parents show and teach children is impt 

deeper connection to each other and to understand nature of reality

-so evident now is interconnection of us all in the world and so important

-more honesty more beneficial for us all int he world

-if we have a system of education and future of world depends on us and our interdependence

-not by making prayer and devotional activities but we need education

what is the benefit of having ordained nuns

  • monks and nuns learn and practice the preservation of teachings of realisation
  • renunciation
  • we have the same potential to develop the same qualities as monks and nuns

How to develop authentic faith in one’s mind?

the importance and need of faith, we want to be happy and don’t want to suffer

what is faith?

based on understanding that suffering has causes and can be eliminated 

happiness has causes and can be produced 

there is a path and method to bring about this

and understanding this brings joy 

emotional faith is based on afflictions 

pls practice practise practise

develop honesty of mind-achieve 

dedicate merits 

there are great beings on this planet 

THE Precious One

THE Precious One

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Teacher asked me who is the precious one.

I asked Huaihao too this morning, when we had awoken. He planted these soft gentle light kisses me on my cheeks my face. And I took a moment to soak up that goodness.

SO I took the opportunity to ask him the question Teacher asked.

“So Huaihao, who do you think is the precious one on earth? “

And to which he said, “Mommy, then popo (may nanny who nannied me till I was 7 and then took care of qinzhi and huaihao) ….”

Why Mommy I asked?

“Because you gave birth to me and love me and cook for me, and take care of me…..”

So I asked, what about Huaihao? To Mommy, Huaihao and QinZhi are super precious, the most precious.

And he smiled.

“So Huaihao must learn to take care of yourself and love yourself and listen to yourself “

Just as I am learning to now, or maybe you too and the people around you. More often than not, we do not realise that we are precious, we are that miracle that magic that power , boundless, limitless, actually, endless.

Teacher reminded me, “You are beautiful in body, heart, mind and soul and the magic is all around and in you, you just have not noticed it yet! Why so harsh to yourself. Who is the most precious and important being in the universe?

There is only on correct answer!

Who is the most precious and important being in the universe?

YES!

TPY THE ONE AND ONLY!!”

We were never this one before and will never be in the future. The miracle and magic is in the now that we so often miss. It seemed really close but can be so out of reach.

I guess the trick is openness.

Opening ourselves as far as possible, as much as possible, and what is available ———to ourselves.