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. Buddha’s Lost Secrets: Tips on Meditation & the Spiritual path #204 from your Buddhism expert There is only so much time and energy. These limitations force us to choose between scholastic accomplishment and spiritual attainment.  Many Americans who study Zen put more effort into trying to become Japanese, then they do trying to attain enlightenment. But wait, there’s more! The same absurdity occurs when Americans studying: • Ch’an, • Tantra or • Theravada… indulge in the silly distraction of getting lost in the cultures of: • China, • Tibet, • India and • Thailand.  It is NOT my Job to… master: • linguistics, • culture, • trivia or • politics. My job is simple. Your job is simple. Buddha’s job was simple. May I give you two things?  May I give you a Fact and a Secret? FACT: Buddha was born for two purposes; #1 to accomplish full enlightenment in one lifetime and... #2 to take away the world’s sufferings. Are you ready for the Secret?  That is also why you were born, and that is also why I was born, and quite honestly, that is what the meaning of life is all about! So let’s free ourselves from the time-wasting and energy-squandering distractions that threaten to drain us like Dracula in a Bela Lugosi film.  And instead, let’s set our sights upon, the two most worthy goals of accomplishing enlightenment for ourselves and others. If you were to schedule and pay for an audience with the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet; and you asked him what the meaning of life was, what would his answer be?  There is a good chance he would say, “the meaning of life can be found in… Completing the two collections for
the two purposes” ? ? ? At that point: • your eyes could glaze over, • your jaw could hang slack and • a line of drool could actually descend from the corner of your mouth. And of course at that sight, the Dalai Lama could, good naturedly, point and laugh.  The “…two collections for the two purposes…”; What could that Mean?  SIMPLE! The two purposes are: #1 to accomplish full enlightenment in this life and... #2 to then, turn around, and help everyone else do likewise; with out ever abandoning our: • children, • partners, • jobs or • homes. The two collections are: • the collection of transcendental Insight and • the collection of Good-karma. The two purposes are our destinations and the two collections fuel us on Buddha’s path.  One of the most effective ways to further your progress on Buddha’s path to enlightenment to is to practice the “ Treasure of the Dalai Lamas” for 3 minuets every morning and 44 seconds every evening. That way you’ll understand the essence of Buddha’s teachings, so you can have a hook to hang your hat on, so it could be much easier to feel safe on enlightenment’s path, so you could free up your time and energy for that which is truly important… greater: peace, love, bliss and transformation, so reserve your copy now Om Mani Padme Hum, Lama Jigme GyatsoTibetan-Buddhist: Monk, Teacher, Healer and Tantrika P.S. Remember, this live telephone teaching or instructional CD is actually my way of saying “thank you” for the medium or small donation you could make this month. And also bear in mind, that your donations are crucial to the founding of San Diego County’s first “ Buddha of
Compassion Monastery and Meditation Center.” The next generation of American nuns and monks are counting on you. Lama Jigme’s tips and teachings… they’re free! Be sure to Forward to a friend. To receive the FREE, fun, politically Incorrect, daily e-mail, “ Lama Jigme's Tips on meditation and
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. Buddha’s Lost Secrets: Tips on Meditation & the Spiritual path #203 from your Buddhism expert A sweet and earnest 12-stepper, who was exploring Hindu mysticism, enthusiastically shared some of her guru’s advice with me.  The utter nonsense that he was passing off as spiritual guidance was, “Always Return to your Breath.” Hmmm sounds nice { in a mindlessly
superficial sort of way}, but what was his point? He was advising his students to turn from their sufferings of sorrow, fear, aggression and turmoil and run into the arms of Breathing meditation. What a steaming Load of Monkey Poop! Yes, just as I taught in “ The Centering Questions” the tranquility offered by effective breathing meditation can be calming, peaceful and blissful. But it can also be deceptively seductive.  Listen, before Buddha was Buddha, when he was still Gautama the Monk, he quickly mastered the eight “Jha-nas” of deep meditation. But he quickly observed that whatever painful emotion drove him to mediate, was NOT dissolved by his blissful meditation. Rather, when he concluded each meditation session he noticed that the painful emotion that drove him to meditate, in the first place, was still there, with all it’s destructive energy, poised and ready to pounce; like a cat, sitting in front of a mouse hole, waiting patiently for the inevitable re-appearance of his quarry.  Buddha found that the only purpose of deep meditation was to prepare the mind for contemplation. In the centuries before Buddha, men like Pantanjali taught the virtues of con centration and men like Shankara praised the benefits of con templation. Just as Reese combined the great tastes of both peanut butter and chocolate into their “peanut butter cups” likewise only Buddha successfully united both concentration and contemplation into one, dynamically effective system.  A very effective presentation of Buddha’s essentialized “middle-way” contemplations can be found in the “Sutric Questions” portion of the practice text “Quick Path to Happy Peace.” That is why I’ve also made it available for FREE download. Remember it is tranquility that gives us the resourcefulness to contemplate effectively. As I explained in “ Harnessing the Power of the Bowing
Prayer,” ancient Indians described magick in terms of interdependent: • matter, • energy and • thought.  Just as the Bowing Prayer is important to prepare the body for mediation, likewise the practice of the “ Karmic Dynamo” is crucial for preparing both the energy and the mind for the truly transformative and liberating union of concentration and contemplation. There are only 2 days left to get your copy of the Karmic Dynamo for a substantial discount. I don’t want you to miss out. So reserve your copy now  Om Mani Padme Hum, Lama Jigme GyatsoTibetan-Buddhist: Monk, Teacher, Healer and Tantrika P.S. Remember, this live telephone teaching or instructional CD is actually my way of saying “ thank you” for the medium or small donation you could make this month. And also bear in mind, that your donations are crucial to the founding of San Diego County’s first “ Buddha of Compassion
Monastery and Meditation Center.” The next generation of American nuns and monks are counting on you. Lama Jigme’s tips and teachings… they’re free! Be sure to Forward to a friend. To receive the FREE, fun, politically Incorrect, daily e-mail, “ Lama Jigme's Tips on meditation and
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. Buddha’s Lost Secrets: Tips on Meditation & the Spiritual path #202 from your Buddhism expert The great Tibetan saint, Patrul Rinpoche wrote: Ah! Fount of compassion,
my root teacher, Lord Chen-re-zig,
you are my
only protector!
The Six-syllable mantra, essence of your speech
is the sublime Dhar-ma;
from now on I have
NO hope BUT you!Two generations later, the 14th Dalai Lama’s late teacher, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, explained: Chen-re-zig is a fully enlightened Buddha who, in order to benefit beings, takes on the form of a Bo-dhi-sat-tva. All the Buddhas have but one nature and their compassion is embodied in Chen-re-zig. As the embodiment of the compassion of all the Buddhas, Chen-re-zig is at the same time the source of all Buddhas and Bo-dhi-sat-tvas, since compassion is the very root of enlightenment. Chen-re-zig is compassion itself in the form of a deity. Chen-re-zig is the Buddha, Chen-re-zig is the Dhar-ma, Chen-re-zig is the Sang-ha; Chen-re-zig is the Gu-ru, Chen-re-zig is the Yi-dam, Chen-re-zig is the Da-ki-ni; Chen-re-zig is the Dhar-ma-ka-ya, Chen-re-zig is the Sam-bho-ga-ka-ya, Chen-re-zig is the Nir-ma-na-ka-ya; Chen-re-zig is A-mi-ta-bha, Chen-re-zig is Gu-ru Rin-po-che, Chen-re-zig is Ar-ya Ta-ra; and above all Chen-re-zig is our own Root Teacher. Like a hundred streams passing under a single bridge, Chen-re-zig is the union of all the Buddhas. To receive his blessings is to receive the blessings of all the Buddhas, and to realize his nature is to realize the nature of all the Buddhas.  Chen-re-zig manifests infinite forms; kings, spiritual teachers, ordinary men and women, wild animals, even mountains, trees, bridges – whatever is necessary to fulfill sentient beings’ needs. Even a cool breeze in scorching weather or
a soothing moment of relief during a
painful illness are manifestations of
Chen-re-zig’s compassion. Similarly, Chen-re-zig’s Six-syllable mantra, Om Ma-ni Pad-me Hum, is the compassionate wisdom of all the Buddhas manifested as sound. Within it is contained the essential meaning of all eighty-four thousand sections of the Buddha’s teachings. Of all the many mantras of various kinds, such as • awareness mantras, • dharanis and • secret mantras, not one is superior to the six syllables of Chen-re-zig. The great benefits of reciting this mantra, commonly known as the Ma-ni, are described again and again in both {the} sutras and tantras. It is said that to recite the Ma-ni even once is the same as reciting the whole of the twelve branches of Buddha’s teachings. Reciting the six syllables of the Ma-ni perfects the six Pa-ra-mi-tas and firmly blocks any possibility of rebirth in the six realms of Sam-sa-ra. It is a simple practice, easy to understand and accessible to all, and at the same time it contains the essence of the Dha-rma. If you take the Ma-ni as your refuge both in happiness and in sorrow, Chen-re-zig will always be with you, you will feel more and more devotion without any effort, and all by itself the realization of the Ma-ha-ya-na path will arise in your being.  There is nothing in the whole world that can actually frighten away the Lord of Death, but the warm radiance of Chen-re-zig’s compassion can completely dispel the dread felt by anyone as Death approaches. This is what is meant by “undeceiving refuge.” Totally free from Sam-sa-ra, Chen-re-zig is always ready to help sentient beings, and even the slightest movement – a gesture of his hand, a blink of his eyes – has the power to free us from Sam-sa-ra. When we invoke him by reciting the Ma-ni, we should never think that he is too far away to hear us, in some distant Buddhafield… in truth his compassion never forsakes a single being. He manifests himself constantly in whatever form may benefit beings most, particularly in the form of great spiritual teachers; so we should understand with complete conviction that Chen-re-zig, the supreme protector who shows all sentient beings the path to liberation, {could be} in fact none other than our root teacher.  That is why my essays can find their way to your computer at absolutely NO charge, that is why I’ve made “Quick Path to Happy Peace,” and a devotional image of Chen-re-zig available for FREE download, that is why I’ve made the commentaries and explanations available for only modest donations, that is why your opportunity to make the most of this fantastic opportunity that has been made available to you now Om Mani Padme Hum, Lama Jigme GyatsoTibetan-Buddhist: Monk, Teacher, Healer and Tantrika P.S. Remember, the live telephone teachings or instructional CDs are actually my way of saying “thank you” for the medium or small donation you could make this month. And also bear in mind, that your donations are crucial to the founding of San Diego’s first “ Buddha of Compassion
Monastery and Meditation Center.” The next generation of American nuns and monks are counting on you. Lama Jigme’s tips and teachings… they’re free! Be sure to Forward to a friend. To receive the FREE, fun, politically Incorrect, daily e-mail, “ Lama Jigme's Tips on meditation and
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. Buddha’s Lost Secrets: Tips on Meditation & the Spiritual path #201 from your Buddhism expert Hello boys and girls, and welcome to Torquemada central; where we track fear mongers so we can be real sure not to fall for their slippery devices.  This afternoon I was standing at the sink, enjoying Smooth Jazz on the radio, while doing the dishes. Then I heard it. A fear monger had actually shelled out plenty of peanuts to have his commercial professionally produced. He then shelled out even more denero to buy plenty of air time, late in the afternoon, when fatigue and stress had suitably softened-up the listeners, thus lowering their resistance to his fear oriented commercial.  Vince Lombardi is famous for saying,  “Fatigue makes Cowards of us All” and he was correct. That’s right kids, those fear mongers sure can be whiley!  Yeah, this fear monger was extra sneaky. First he began the commercial with a guest, giving his testimonial in a way that made it sound like a hospital or an insurance commercial.  FIRST the guest began by saying that one day he felt great, but was at a loss to explain his strong sense of dizziness or how he lost his ability to keep his balance; even when doing something as mundane as simply attempting to walk across the room. At the urging of his devoted wife, he agreed to be taken to the hospital. After examining him, the Neurologist on call declared that they had, “caught it just in time,” but that if he had waited, it could have been fatal.  At this point it felt like an announcer would come on and encourage all the listeners to heed all neurological symptoms. But instead the guest then emotionally uttered, “I could have died, and I just wasn’t prepared for that…” Then the announcer, a card carrying fear monger, said, “Forever is too Long to be Wrong!” Which of course inferred eternal damnation for any and all who fail to believe what he believes or practice how he practices. Then he said, “So if you need answers or guidance or
anything at all then come on down to
‘my’ Church” Hmmmm, so let me see if I’ve got this straight. FIRST the fear monger scares me, THEN he invites me to run into his arms? Why? So he can manipulate me even further? Why would I do that? So he can tell me what to believe, and what to do and what to think? Guys, fear is pain, fear is suffering. How could we possibly trust someone who’s ethics are so dodgy that not only would they pull a bait and switch, but they’d deliberately cause us to suffer in the name of winning our souls. If someone is enthusiastically willing to emotionally injure vast numbers of radio listeners, late in the afternoon, when they’re tired, stressed and vulnerable then what will he do to his congregation, no less the poor bastard who actually stumbles into his office for a “counseling” appointment? A very famous Jew once scolded, “You travel over land and sea to
win a single convert, and when
he becomes one, you make him twice as
much a son of hell as you are.” Let’s not fall prey to the sticky webs, spun by our friendly, neighborhood fear monger. Whether you fear Jewish-hell, Christian-hell, Taoist-hell, Hindu-hell or Buddhist-hell…fear is suffering and Suffering Sucks! I know! I’ve squandered decades of this life by allowing myself to by pulled by the puppet strings of the fear of hell. Listen, insuring a safe, wonderful, auspicious rebirth is easy. That is why I teach the Karmic Dynamo, so you can purify your bad karma, so you can multiply your good karma, so you can shed your selfish fear, so you can replace it with something much better, so you can replace it with devotion so you can add to it love, so you can add to it bliss, so you can add to it peace so reserve your copy nowBut don’t dally. There are only 10 days left to take advantage of this month’s discount and I’d hate for you to miss out.  Om Mani Padme Hum, Lama Jigme GyatsoTibetan-Buddhist: Monk, Teacher, Healer and Tantrika P.S. Remember, this live telephone teaching or instructional CD is actually my way of saying “thank you” for the medium or small donation you could make this month. And also bear in mind, that your donations are crucial to the founding of San Diego’s first “ Buddha of Compassion Monastery and
Meditation Center.” The next generation of American nuns and monks are counting on you. Lama Jigme’s tips and teachings… they’re free! Be sure to Forward to a friend. To receive the FREE, fun, politically Incorrect, daily e-mail, “ Lama Jigme's Tips on meditation and
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. Buddha’s Lost Secrets: Tips on Meditation & the Spiritual path #200 from your Buddhism expert Have you met them? You know, the men and women who fancy themselves as great masters of the metaphysical.  I’ve known men and woman of this sort who consistently and tragically miss the forest for the trees. Have you ever met folks like this?  I’ve encountered folks who proudly boasted of mastering the trivial art of: Manifesting Parking Spaces. I don’t know where you live, but here, in southern California’s San Diego County, parking spaces can really seem scarce, especially at special events, especially at malls, especially at holiday time.  Yet I know a man and a woman who pride themselves on always finding a great parking space in a minimum amount of time. Yep, those two sure are good at “manifesting” parking spaces. Tragically, although those two are very accomplished at “conjuring” parking spaces they are absolute failures at manifesting truly abundant: • vocational success, • financial prosperity, • romantic fulfillment, • personal growth or • spiritual accomplishment.  But why? How could this be? How is it that those who can be so very successful at conjuring the trivial could be abysmal failures at manifesting that which is truly important? Two Reasons FIRST, like many others, that unfortunate pair are clutching at methods of “manifestation” that are very expensive… karmicly, that is. Just as I explained in the essay, “ The Devil’s gonna
Get ya, if you don’t Watch out!”, all our actions have an energy signature, or in other words, everything we do , say or choose: • is influenced by our good and bad karma, • taps into and “spends” our good and bad karma and… • generates even more good and bad karma. Did you know that Good Karma can be a lot like cash? Yep, typically the more you spend, the less you have. So, could you see how very important it could be to spend our good karma wisely?  Those two squandered their karmic-currency on petty, trivial conveniences thus leaving their greater and substantially more important needs unmet. That is why the ancient Buddhist masters taught the vital importance of working on our most challenging and important needs first, that is why I emphasize manifesting greater love, peace, wisdom and happiness and that is why I offer “Quick Path to Happy Peace” for FREE download. OK my friend, I promised you two reasons why those folks wound up in such dire straights. Yes, the FIRST reason was that they squandered their Good-karma unwisely upon trivial and truly unimportant conveniences. But what could the SECOND reason be? Simple! Those two unfortunates chose Karmicly EXPENSIVE methods of “manifestation.” Like so many others, they chose methods that gobbled up their Good-karma, like a Pac Man in the 1980’s video game.  Did you know I could teach you ways to: • manifest even more peace and happiness • as well as liberate yourself from sufferings... in ways that actually increase your Good-karma as well as your: • concentration, • devotion, • bliss, • insight, • peace and • love?  That is why I teach the inner secrets of the Karmic Dynamo so you can purify your Bad-karma, so you can receive greater supernatural protection, so you can progress even faster upon Buddha’s path to enlightenment, so you can multiply your Good-fortune, so you can live the life you’ve always dreamed of. But listen up kids, there are LESS then two weeks left to reserve your copy of the Karmic Dynamo for a substantial discount, so reserve yours today.  Om Mani Padme Hum, Lama Jigme GyatsoTibetan-Buddhist: Monk, Teacher, Healer and Tantrika P.S. Remember, this live telephone teaching or instructional CD is actually my way of saying “thank you” for the medium or small donation you could make this month. And also bear in mind, that your donations are crucial to the founding of San Diego’s first “ Buddha of Compassion Monastery and
Meditation Center.” The next generation of American nuns and monks are counting on you. Lama Jigme’s tips and teachings… they’re free! Be sure to Forward to a friend. To receive the FREE, fun, politically Incorrect, daily e-mail, “ Lama Jigme's Tips on meditation and
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. Buddha’s Lost Secrets: Tips on Meditation & the Spiritual path #199 from your Buddhism expert This is so cool! I was just wondering what I’d write about next and then a very honest fellow wrote me saying: “I’m a little wary because some people
told me you were not who you say you are.” Of course I could be a wise ass and write: Just because some folks tell you I’m a “Big Mac” doesn’t mean Mc Donald’s is going to serve me for lunch!  But no, that is far too beneath me. I’d rather use this opportunity to explore Buddha’s only standard for evaluating a teacher. In the Sutta of the Kalama’s Dilemma we read that one day Lord Buddha was trucking down the road, just grooving on the wonders of the present moment with a handful of disciples; when the town fathers, of the city of the Ka-la-mas, flagged them down.  Lord Buddha, they explained, we’s got a heap a trouble! So many teachers with so many instructions come through our town. All the teachers are different and all the instructions are different but they each have two things in common: #1) They each Praise themselves and their doctrines #2) and they each Denigrate all the other teachers and their instructions! Who are we to rely upon? Buddha is so cool; instead of merely giving them a quick, fortune-cookie answer and toddling off into the sunset, he made real sure they got it. Before telling them how they would know which teacher and instruction to rely upon, he first told them how they would NOT know which ones to embrace.  Lord Buddha enumerated an extensive list, but I’ll just give you it’s essence. The Enlightened One explained that you would NOT be able to identify the most trustworthy teacher and instruction by: • fame, • popularity, • prestige, • logic, • intuition, • personal preference, or… • convention. Convention tells us that if we want to hire a personal assistant we need to: #1 put an ad in the paper, #2 schedule three interviews, and #3 be quite meticulous to check their; A) Resume, B) Credentials and C) References. But Lord Buddha, taught that it was NOT wise to rely upon Convention! How then shall we know, really know, whether or not a teacher and his instructions could be effective at helping us to progress upon the path of Love, Peace, Insight and Happiness? Just as the British used to say, “ the proof of the pudding is in the tasting,” and Jesus taught, “ you shall know a tree by it’s fruit,” Lord Buddha explained that it is the Efficacy of the Teachings that
Validates the Teacher. Rather than hide behind a paper lion of resume, credentials, references and reputation; a true teacher will put his money where his mouth is.  So then, what are a true teacher’s resume, credentials and references? They are simply his Compassion and Insight as reflected by the Power of his teachings to Heal the
hearts of his students.  Does that mean we gotta run around collecting testimonials? Nope! You see, it’s simple! #1 Find a teacher, #2 receive his blessings, #3 listen to his teachings and then… #4 practice his instructions! After you have practiced his teachings twice a day, every day, for 90 days, with out: negotiating, diluting or "improving” them; simply notice your results. Are you more Loving, Peaceful and Happy? Have you improved? Have you become more of the happy camper you were born to be? Have you become more of the wonderful person that your dog already thinks you are?  Or, did you stay the same? Did you stagnate? Did you get worse? After 90 days of practicing the teachings, you have received, do you: • dress in black, • breath funny, • carry a light saber and… • do your friends call you, “Darth Vader?”  It’s easy. When selecting a teacher we have three choices. The first extreme is to NOT judge your teacher or his instructions, or what I like to call, the Jonestown approach. That is when you mindlessly do what ever the teacher instructs. Oh please don’t choose that option. And, while you’re at it, please don’t drink the Kool Aid!  The second extreme is Prejudice. That is when we allow the tyranny of our preconceptions to pre-judge the teacher and his instructions. This foolish type of pre judging is usually based on the superficial preconceptions of: • fame, • popularity, • prestige, • logic, • intuition, • personal preference, or… • convention; which is exactly what Buddha warned us against! Why could this be a foolish cause of action? #1 It causes us to shut our selves off from any real benefit that could be available through that teacher or his instructions and… #2 it completely disregards Buddha’s advice! Hey man, if you sincerely feel that your way is better than Buddha’s way, then I am clearly NOT the teacher for you. And by the way, good luck!  Well then, if both failing to judge and pre-judging the teacher are big, fat mistakes; what then is the Buddha’s middle path between the two extremes? Simple! Rather than NOT-judge or PRE-judge, the fully enlightened one teaches us to simply postpone judgment until the results of practicing the teacher's instructions, twice daily, for 90 consecutive days… manifests. Guys, this is a real easy deal to do. This month I’ve been telling you about the teachings of the Karmic Dynamo. Once you go to that page, you’ll read of the many supernatural benefits from this easy, 30 second practice. Now, instead of asking you to believe either: • the Buddha, • the teacher of the first Dalai Lama • or myself… because let’s face it, believing is just attachment... so, rather than asking you to believe the Buddha, the teacher of the first Dalai Lama, or myself; just run an experiment. It’s easy!  FIRST, get your hands on a copy of Karmic Dynamo, SECOND, listen to the CD and really give it your full attention. THIRD, apply it’s instructions and explanations for just 30 seconds twice a day, every day, for 90 consecutive days. FOURTH, notice your results. Have you become happier or crankier? FIFTH, take action. If following the instructions of this month’s CD have transformed you into a cranky bastard then turn your back on me and never read any of my essays ever again. But, if applying the easy teachings of the Karmic Dynamo make you even a little more loving, peaceful, happy, fortunate and energetic then perhaps my instructional CDs could be worthy of your attention. Listen, there is nothing spiritual about suspicion, preconception or ignoring Buddha’s advice. So take advantage of this month’s special discount and put my teachings to the test. You have nothing to lose but your sufferings.  Om Mani Padme Hum, Lama Jigme GyatsoTibetan-Buddhist: Monk, Teacher, Healer and Tantrika P.S. Remember, this live telephone teaching or instructional CD is actually my way of saying “thank you” for the medium or small donation you could make this month. And also bear in mind, that your donations are crucial to the founding of San Diego’s first “Buddha of Compassion Monastery and Meditation Center.” The next generation of American nuns and monks are counting on you. Lama Jigme’s tips and teachings… they’re free! Be sure to Forward to a friend. To receive the FREE, fun, politically Incorrect, daily e-mail, “ Lama Jigme's Tips on meditation and
the spiritual path” you could subscribe right now. Download FREE meditation supplies. How could you benefit from a Long distance Healing-treatment? What is the EASIEST way to Learn to Meditate? Change how you Feel in less then 90 seconds? What does “ Om Mani Padme Hum” really mean? Improve the Skill and Ease of your Breathing Meditation? How could you easily Purify your Bad karma? Special discount, this month ONLY!  .
. Buddha’s Lost Secrets: Tips on Meditation & the Spiritual path #198 from your Buddhism expert If you’re reading this essay then you’re more than just a list subscriber… you’re a student. That’s why I care about your spiritual practice, that’s why I care about your consequential happiness and that’s why I invoke the Buddha’s blessings on your behalf.  Here are some of those blessings… May you blissfully and productively meditate twice a day, everyday; Om Mani Padme Hum!  Once you attain enlightenment, may you help many others to do likewise; Om Mani Padme Hum! May the awareness of impermanence liberate you from the suffering of habitual grasping; Om Mani Padme Hum!  May you receive Buddha’s lost secrets; Om Mani Padme Hum! May the realization of inter-connection shatter your illusion of separateness; Om Mani Padme Hum!  May you always be blessed by the constant and perfect protector who knows all things; Om Mani Padme Hum! May you joyfully make the most of these freedoms and opportunities that you have received; Om Mani Padme Hum! May the understanding, that subtle suffering is shared by everyone, fill you with compassion for all; Om Mani Padme Hum!  As you observe: • the coming and going of the seasons as this year passes, • the waxing and waning of the moon as this month passes, • the rising and setting of the sun as this day passes and… • the heaving and sinking of your chest as this breath passes, may you deeply realize that everything is always changing all the time; Om Mani Padme Hum!  May you tread Buddha’s path skillfully and joyfully; Om Mani Padme Hum! May you be liberated from the tyranny of suffering; Om Mani Padme Hum! May you quickly accomplish the meaning of life; Om Mani Padme Hum! What are some of the ways these blessings could enrich your life and the lives of your loved ones? Have you received these blessings yet? Why not? What are some of the karmic obstacles that could stand between you and these blessings? The key to removing the obstacles standing between you and these blessings is to get your hands on the teachings of the Karmic Dynamo and then actually put them into to action so you can purify your bad karma, so you can multiply your good karma so you get blessed down-right, silly. So reserve yours nowOm Mani Padme Hum, Lama Jigme GyatsoTibetan-Buddhist: Monk, Teacher, Healer and Tantrika P.S. Remember, this live telephone teaching or instructional CD is actually my way of saying “thank you” or this month’s medium or small donation. And also bear in mind, that your donations are crucial to the founding of San Diego’s first “ Buddha of
Compassion Monastery and Meditation Center.” The next generation of American nuns and monks are counting on you. Lama Jigme’s tips and teachings… they’re free! Be sure to Forward to a friend. To receive the FREE, fun, politically Incorrect, daily e-mail, “ Lama Jigme's Tips on meditation and
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. Tips on Meditation and the Spiritual path - idea #197 from your Buddhism expert A Pilipino psychic healer once said something quite compelling. May I share it with you? She said… Good Breathing… Good Life,
Poor Breathing… Poor Life,
No Breathing… No Life!  I urge you to resist the “knee-jerk” reaction to exclaim, “No, Duh!” For many years I was guilty of failing to heed this sage advice. And for many years I suffered from weakened: • health, • strength and… • stamina; I want better for you, dear reader. When skimming the Buddhist prayer-book and guided meditation resource {available for FREE download} you could notice that it is organized like a sandwich.  The bottom slice of bread is comprised of the prayers, invocations and recitations of the “Opening Recitation.” The peanut butter could be the Semi-verbal contemplations such as: • the three paths of Liberation, • the three paths of Peace or… • the three paths of Happiness. The jelly could be the Silent meditations of: • the Centering Questions, • the Sutric Questions or… • the Tantric Questions. The top slice of bread are the Closing Recitations. Let’s ignore the peanut butter and jelly, for the time being, and turn our attention to the two slices of bread. Both the Opening and Closing recitations could be excellent opportunities to bring dynamic breathing into the path of spiritual practice.  It’s simple! During the IN-breath • pull your tummy in as far as you can • while simultaneously taking as deep a breath as possible. Then, during the OUT-breath • pull your tummy in, even more, • while making sure to completely empty your lungs. I enthusiastically recommend you combine this powerful breathing with the practice found on the Karmic Dynamo CD; where you’ll be taught how to effortlessly increase your love, so you could be delight every Buddha, so you could become a source of other’s peace and happiness.  So make sure you reserve your copy of the Karmic Dynamo NOW so you don’t miss out on this life-altering information Om Mani Padme Hum, Lama Jigme GyatsoTibetan-Buddhist: Monk, Teacher, Healer and Tantrika P.S. Remember, this live telephone teaching or instructional CD is actually my way of saying “thank you” or this month’s medium or small donation. And also bear in mind, that your donations are crucial to the founding of San Diego’s first “ Buddha of Compassion Monastery and
Meditation Center.” The next generation of American nuns and monks are counting on you. Lama Jigme’s tips and teachings… they’re free! Be sure to Forward to a friend. To receive the FREE, fun, politically Incorrect, daily e-mail, “ Lama Jigme's Tips on meditation and
the spiritual path” you could subscribe right now. Download FREE meditation supplies. How could you benefit from a Long distance Healing-treatment? What is the EASIEST way to Learn to Meditate? Change how you Feel in less then 90 seconds? What does “ Om Mani Padme Hum” really mean? Improve the Skill and Ease of your Breathing Meditation? How could you easily Purify your Bad karma? Special discount, this month ONLY! .
. Tips on Meditation and the Spiritual path - idea #196 from your Buddhism expert Is devotion to the Buddha of Compassion the only path to full enlightenment in one lifetime? No, of course not. It’s just the fastest.  There is this thing we call the divine. And we’re always slapping all kinds of labels on it. What are some of the names we could already be familiar with?  We can call it: Dharmakaya, Chenrezig, Vajradhara, Samantabhadra, Vairochana, Amitabha, Dhammakaya, Sky Spirit, God and Goddess, God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Shiva, Krishna, Bhrama, or Tao. Regardless of what labels we fancy, we all use the same four ideas to describe the divine. What could they be? We describe the divine as: • all powerful, • all loving, • all knowing and… • all present. Regardless of the labels we bandy about, water is still water, sky is still sky, a rose is still a rose and dog poop still stinks. Likewise, despite differences in language, tradition, culture, belief, cosmology and metaphysics we are still relating to the same divinity… whether we know it or not, whether we believe it or not… whether we want to or not.  To one degree or another every major religion at least refers to the same TRIO of ideas to be realized, internalized and processed so that we can evolve even further upon the path of peace, happiness and fulfillment. What could they be? Why simply: • Causality, • Change and… • False-identity.  Then, why do I persist in sharing these teachings from Buddha’s perspective? Because that is the clearest, most lucid and dynamically effective presentation that I have found in all my many lifetimes of searching. And to get us there, to give us the strength and the means to get us to realize those realities in a truly transformative way, each religion offers three tools with varying degrees of effectiveness. What is the TRIO of tools to be used that I often refer to? They are: • Devotion, • Love and… • Letting-go!  That is why the teacher of the first Dalai Lama lauded and praised the practice of the Karmic Dynamo. In less then 30 seconds it increases our access to the powers of devotion and love in a manner that profoundly increases our good fortune.  This month I’m revealing the secrets of the Karmic Dynamo for a reduced donation so you can better manifest your physical wishes, so you can easily perfect your concentration, so you can fulfill even more of your spiritual desires so you can truly accomplish greatness. You can easily make arrangements to receive your CD today Om Mani Padme Hum, Lama Jigme GyatsoTibetan-Buddhist: Monk, Teacher, Healer and Tantrika P.S. Remember, this live telephone teaching or instructional CD is actually my way of saying “thank you” or this month’s medium or small donation. And also bear in mind, that your donations are crucial to the founding of San Diego’s first “ Buddha of
Compassion Monastery and Meditation Center.” The next generation of American nuns and monks are counting on you. Lama Jigme’s tips and teachings… they’re free! Be sure to Forward to a friend. To receive the FREE, fun, politically Incorrect, daily e-mail, “ Lama Jigme's Tips on meditation and
the spiritual path” you could subscribe right now. Download FREE meditation supplies. How could you benefit from a Long distance Healing-treatment? What is the EASIEST way to Learn to Meditate? Change how you Feel in less then 90 seconds? What does “ Om Mani Padme Hum” really mean? Improve the Skill and Ease of your Breathing Meditation? How could you easily Purify your Bad karma? Special discount, this month ONLY!  .
. Tips on Meditation and the Spiritual path - idea #195 from your Buddhism expert As a kid I loved dominos, how about you? No, not the pizza. They didn’t have Domino’s Pizza when I was a little boy… yes I’m that old. And no, it wasn’t the game I liked so much. No, what I loved about dominos was playing with them as if they were building blocks. But absolutely the most fun was balancing the dominos on their sides, in a line and then tipping the first one over into the second, and then sit back and watch the chain reaction. It looked cool, and sounded even better. Could you recall the sound of a domino chain reaction? There’s nothing like it.  Individually, a domino isn’t much. But in concert with others dominos, arranged just so, they can create quite a memorable effect. Likewise, the minor adversities in our lives can be negligible by themselves, but when combined with other petty inconveniences in our lives, can create quite the drama. What are some of the ways you could have felt the domino effect in your life? I sure felt it last Thursday.  First, I was prescribed, and started taking, a new antihistamine. And you know how pharmaceuticals can muck about with our feelings. Second, I did some counseling, which is always energetically draining. Third, I traversed the countryside upon six buses and one trolley, which is definitely the antidote to vitality.  Fourth, upon arriving at my Optometrist appointment I was given the news that the time had come for me to receive bifocals; because we all just love reminders of our relentless aging and the inevitable approach of the dreaded moment when our body will fail us permanently.  Fifth, I discovered that the classic Glaucoma “poof” test was replaced by a new test wherein an electronic device is actually pressed against the surface of the eye-ball. Yes doctor, won’t you please poke me in the eye with your electronic version of a sharp stick; because heaven knows, after a long hard day, I find that ever-so soothing! But wait, there’s more…  Sixth, of course no really thorough eye exam is complete until they put the stinging acid they call drops into your eyes, so they can dilate the pupils and have a look inside. Hey, don’t get me wrong. It’s not that I don’t sincerely feel that it is the height of glamour to stagger about like some junkie with pupils the size of nickels. So there I was… a chemically, physically and emotionally drained monk, shuffling down the street, just barely able to see the sidewalk before me in my post optometric-stupor, fervently hoping to make the 1 mile journey to the trolley station in safety. And then it happened. It was such an unusual sensation. Have you ever felt this before? Have you ever felt like the earth was actually opening up beneath your feet. Did you ever get that sinking feeling in the pit of your stomach so intensely that it actually felt like the earth was swallowing you whole?  No, I didn’t like it very much. Do you know what I felt like doing? I’ll tell ya. I felt like crying. I felt like I was going to be hit by a car I couldn’t see through my dilated eyes or that my vision, or my body was going to fail me any moment. I felt that I was about to go to my auspicious rebirth without having completed the tasks that have been set before me. I felt scared, and angry and full of self-pity. I wanted to be held. I wanted to be comforted. I wanted to be taken care of. But I was all alone. I felt utterly abandoned, hopeless and weak. And, most astonishing of all, I felt all of that in a span of just a few seconds! So, what did I do? I brought the grotesque yucky-ness of the present moment into Enlightenment’s paths of Love and Letting-go. Was it instant bliss? Of course not. But, by using Buddha’s mental yogas { that are a
vailable for FREE download} I was able to quickly find the “eye in the center of the hurricane” as it were; and so could you. I brought the vile glop of that moment into Buddha’s path of compassion and cultivated the longing to rescue all beings, in all worlds from their unpleasant emotions; and so could you. I dragged the illusions of the permanence and identity my drama-queen sensations into Buddha’s path of insight and quickly deconstructed them; and so can you. But how? Whether I’m performing a healing for the gravely ill, teaching a class or performing even the most mundane spiritual chore; I always begin with the practice that I like to call the “ Karmic Dynamo.” I’m so excited about you getting your hands on this lesson, that this month I’m offering it at a substantial discount, so you can improve your Karma, so you can increase your good fortune, so you can ensure your auspicious rebirth, so you can actually accelerate your progress on Buddha’s path. So reserve your copy now Om Mani Padme Hum, Lama Jigme GyatsoTibetan-Buddhist: Monk, Teacher, Healer and Tantrika P.S. Remember, this live telephone teaching or instructional CD is actually my way of saying “thank you” or this month’s small donation. And also bear in mind, that your donations are crucial to the founding of San Diego’s first “ Buddha of
Compassion Monastery and Meditation Center.” The next generation of American nuns and monks are counting on you. Lama Jigme’s tips and teachings… they’re free! Be sure to Forward to a friend. To receive the FREE, fun, politically Incorrect, daily e-mail, “ Lama Jigme's Tips on meditation and
the spiritual path” you could subscribe right now. Download FREE meditation supplies. How could you benefit from a Long distance Healing-treatment? What is the EASIEST way to Learn to Meditate? Change how you Feel in less then 90 seconds? What does “ Om Mani Padme Hum” really mean? Improve the Skill and Ease of your Breathing Meditation? How could you easily Purify your Bad karma? Special discount, this month ONLY!  .
Tips on Meditation and the Spiritual path - idea #195 from your Buddhism expert You could be as unobservant as Lois Lane and still see that there are plenty of fear mongers in every religion. In every religion on every continent, on every world there are two types of teachers; Fear- mongers and Love-mongers. A great example of a Love- monger could be Saint Francis of Assisi  and a great example of a Fear-monger could be Tomas de Torquemada of the Spanish Inquisition  In every religion Torquemadas can be found undermining folks’ peace with tales of hell, damnation, unspeakable suffering and torment; designed to manipulate the masses. And yes, hell- fire Torquemadas can even be found in Buddhism telling sincere folks of their certain rebirth in either the hot or cold hells.  Yes, fear can be quite effective at manipulating the masses but it comes at too high a price. In the short term fear can undermine the peace that is integral to Buddha’s path. And in the long term fear can breed resentment which can undermine devotion, not only towards one’s teacher, but it can also undermine devotion to the Buddha and his teachings. Yep, fear sucks!  Yes, fear does suck, but what about Karma, what about cause and effect? Body, Speech and Mind For every physical action, verbal utterance and mental decision, there are consequences. Just as good ones can lead to good: • events, • circumstances and • experiences in this life and our future ones, likewise bad karma, generated both in this life and in previous ones, can have a profound effect in shaping this life and our next.  Ah ha! Does that mean we should walk Torquemada’s path of fear and resentment? Oh please don’t. Rather than lament and dread the effects of our Karma couldn’t it be better, easier and much more proactive to simply purify, heal and transform our karma from bad into good? The great Kadampa teachers of Tibet used to say that the only good thing about bad Karma is that it can be purified. Have you subscribed to Lama Jigme's FREE, fun, politically Incorrect daily e-mail? There are so many purification methods. Some take three decades, some take three years and others take three months. But did you know there is a profoundly effective Buddhist practice that only takes 30 seconds?  The Dalai Lama is more that just a great scholar, he is considered by many to also be a great Buddhist Yogi. Yes, you may meditate, but so does he. What could make his meditation sessions so much more productive and transformative then your own?  The Dalai Lama begins every meditation session with a special 30 second invocation. You could call it an unfair advantage, you could call it a preparatory practice, or you could call it a Karmic Dynamo Why do I want to teach you how to effectively perform the Karmic Dynamo? The teacher of the first Dalai Lama of Tibet enthusiastically praised this practice and explained that by practicing it, for just 30 seconds every morning and every evening, you could: • Purify all your Bad karma• Create Good karma • Multiply your Good karma• experience Freedom from ever taking a “Bad” rebirth and… • enjoy Protection from natural and supernatural harm Reserve your copy Now! What about manifesting? The teacher of the first Dalai Lama also explained that the easy practice of the Karmic Dynamo could also cause you to: • be Adopted by every Buddha• receive the manifestation of your physical wishes and… • accomplish the fulfillment of your spiritual desiresWhat are your spiritual desires? Most of us meditate because we wish to be happier as well as more peaceful and dream of attaining enlightenment. The teacher of the first Dalai Lama also explained that by simply practicing this Karmic Dynamo for 30 seconds before your morning meditation and once again just before your evening meditation you could: • accomplish the perfection of concentration, • attain greatness, • manifest the mindset that can become the source of everyone’s peace and happiness, • become worthy to receive respect and gifts, • win the approval and delight of all your teachers and every Buddha,• realize all the steps on Buddha’s path to Enlightenment and… • quickly accomplish Chenrezig { the Buddha of Compassion}  The 14th Dalai Lama’s teacher, Dilgo Khyentse, taught the importance of both learning as well as practice. So, I want to give you some extra stuff, so you can understand a bit more of what Buddha’s path is really all about, so you can practice the Karmic Dynamo even more effectively, so you can accomplish enlightenment in this life. In “Karmic Dynamo” you’ll also learn about: • the three, wish fulfilling, jewels of Buddha’s path• what the meaning of life really is, • the three bodies of a Buddha,• what true Enlightenment is, • what the Buddha Nature is and most importantly, • the four phases of mastery Thank You Gifts On the order page I’m giving you the opportunity to make a medium or a smaller gift. I’ll give you the thank you gift of receiving the instructions of the Karmic Dynamo as either: • a “live”, individual telephone teaching session or • as an instructional CD. Your cash donations are integral to the founding of San Diego’s first “ Buddha of Compassion Monastery and
Meditation Center.” At some level or another, each of us longs to be a part of something bigger then just ourselves. Isn’t great, that by simply furthering your spiritual training by utilizing either my live or recorded teachings you could be helping to provide America’s next generation of nuns and monks with the necessary shelter, clothing, food, instruction, practice supplies and meditation materials they’ll need to profoundly help many others? Now… is your chance to master the teachings and practices of the Karmic Dynamo. Now you can learn the convenient, 30 second exercise that will: • improve your Karma, • increase your good fortune, • ensure an auspicious rebirth and… • accelerate your progress on Bu |
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