Realms of Being - Monday Meditations

 

Ngakpa ’ö-Dzin and Ngakma Nor’dzin talk on the subject of ‘The Realms of Being’.

 

This talk was part of the ‘Monday Meditations’ session at Aro Ling Cardiff, July 26th 2021

Monday Meditations: 7 - 8:30 pm (UK time) on Zoom every Monday evening. Zoom meeting ID: 85249620913; Passcode: 640389. 

Do join us for silent sitting and yogic song, with a short teaching in the middle.

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The filter of our neurotic patterning - Spacious Passion

 

If we perceive through the filter of our referential, neurotic patterning, then our response will also be coloured by that referential, neurotic patterning.to make matters worse, if we respond in alignment with our distorted patterning, then we make that pattern even stronger, even more ingrained. However, our response, the effect, or our reaction is not predetermined – even though it may sometimes feel as though it is. We can discover the space between perception and response, action and reaction, cause and effect. Spiritual practice offers a real and potent opportunity to undermine our own patterning. We can take control of our reaction and discover freedom from patterned response.

Spacious Passion, Ngakma Nor´dzin, Aro Books worldwide, 2006, ISBN 978-0-9653948-4-0, chapter 6 Quelling the storm, pp133-134

Buddhism is a religion of method - Illusory Advice

 

Buddhism is a religion of method, and that is why it appears to manifest as a philosophy or ‘a way of life.’ The way of living one’s life is the practice of the religion. There are practices that are overtly religious—such as ritual practice—but a lot of Buddhist practice has to do with view – it is the transformation of view that manifests as change in behaviour and attitude. This is more subtle and all-life-encompassing than ritual practice.

Illusory Advice, Ngakma Nor’dzin & Ngakpa ’ö-Dzin, Aro Books Worldwide, 2016, ISBN: 978-1-898185-37-6, p32

 

 

Amulets - A short slideshow about the Buddhist practice of woven amulets.

 

 

A short slideshow about the Buddhist practice of woven amulets. Musical accompaniment by Jamie McNiven-Young.

 

 

The Three Root Misconceptions: attraction, aversion, and indifference - Monday Meditations

 

Ngakma Nor’dzin and Ngakpa ’ö-Dzin talk on the subject of ‘The Three Root Misconceptions: attraction, aversion, and indifference’.

 

This talk was part of the ‘Monday Meditations’ session at Aro Ling Cardiff, 12th July 2021. 

Monday Meditations: 7 - 8:30 pm on Zoom (UK time) every Monday. Zoom meeting ID: 85249620913; Passcode: 640389.

Do join us for silent sitting and yogic song, with a short teaching in the middle.

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Kindness - Monday Meditations

 

Ngakpa ’ö-Dzin and Ngakma Nor’dzin talk on the subject of ‘Kindness’.

This talk was part of the ‘Monday Meditations’ session at Aro Ling Cardiff, 5th July 2021.

Monday Meditations: 7 - 8:30 pm on Zoom (UK time) every Monday. Zoom meeting ID: 85249620913; Passcode: 640389.

Do join us for silent sitting and yogic song, with a short teaching in the middle.

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Let it flow - Relaxing into Meditation

 

Imagine that you can direct the flow of the out-breath through different parts of the body. and that all tension flows out with the breath. First of all imagine for several breaths that your breath flows into the centre of your chest, and then flows out from there through your arms. Imagine that your breath emerges from your fingertips and from the spaces between your fingers, taking away all tension in your arms... In this relaxation, if a colour occurs to you for the out-breath, then you can imagine the out-breath leaving your body as that colour and taking all tension with it. If a colour does not spontaneously arise however, there is no need to create one unless you wish to. If you do wish to imagine the breath as a colour, you could choose a spacious blue, a soothing green, a warming red, a cleansing white, or an enriching gold.

Relaxing into Meditation, Ngakma Nor’dzin, Aro Books worldwide, 2010, ISBN: 978-1-898185-17-8, page 25 - 27

Refuge - establishing confidence in actuality - Monday Meditations

 

 

Ngakma Nor’dzin and Ngakpa ’ö-Dzin talk on the subject of ‘Refuge - establishing confidence in actuality’.

 

This talk was part of the ‘Monday Meditations’ session at Aro Ling Cardiff, 28th June 2021.

Monday Meditations: 7 - 8:30 pm on Zoom (UK time) every Monday. Zoom meeting ID: 85249620913; Passcode: 640389. Do join us for silent sitting and yogic song, with a short teaching in the middle.

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The ability to be curious and discriminating gives rise to humour. - Spacious Passion

 

 

The ability to be curious and discriminating gives rise to humour. When our habits and opinions are noticed or pointed out to us, we are able to laugh at ourselves.

Spacious Passion, Ngakma Nor’dzin, Aro books worldwide, 2006, ISBN 978-0-9653948-4-0, chapter 4 Coming up for Air, p97