Flirting - Illusory Advice

“Apprentice: I’ve just started to realise that I’m a dreadful flirt! 

 Teachers: It’s important to understand that these things you notice about yourself have always been there – you just start to see it because of practice. You are not suddenly becoming a more neurotic person or developing new bad habits. Playfulness in relationship with others is fine as long as it does not undermine or conflict with your relationship with your partner, or the flirting becomes inappropriately sexual in its nature. If the flirting overflows into fantasising about another person or wishing for a romantic relationship with someone other than your partner, then there is the danger of this becoming adulterous. If it becomes behaviour that suggests inappropriate intent, then this is not conducive to whole-hearted conduct. Playfulness is enjoyable for everyone, but must include awareness, and honourable behaviour and intent.”

page 150, Illusory Advice, Ngakma Nor’dzin & Ngakpa ’ö-Dzin, Aro Books Worldwide, 2016, ISBN: 978-1-898185-37-6

Storm Mind - Illusory Advice

 

Apprentice: I have knowledge enough to know that relaxing is the way out of the hell-realm, but the storm in my mind seems to be running on autopilot.

Teachers: Storms can be frightening – but they can also be exciting and exhilarating if you can have the confidence to ride them. There is a lot of energy in a storm. The mind cannot be controlled and forced to behave. The mind will do what it does based on your individual patterning. The more you try to force a pattern out of the mind, the more prominence it will have in your life. Similarly, you will not succeed in forcing a pattern into the mind even if it would seem preferable to your existing mind-state.

page 145, Illusory Advice, Ngakma Nor’dzin & Ngakpa ’ö-Dzin, Aro Books Worldwide, 2016, ISBN: 978-1-898185-37-6

Arising emotion - Illusory Advice

 

Teachers: It is generally not worth intellectualising too much about ‘why’ something is. Such ‘why’ questions do not generally go anywhere. It is as it is. Just observe how you are and let it go. This emotion has always been there but you have not been aware of it. When you start to allow the mind to settle through practice, all sorts of things may manifest….. 

….If you are experiencing a great deal of powerful emotion you may also find it helpful to engage in yogic song. This can allow the energy to transform. Also, you could try to observe where you feel the emotion in your body and focus on the sensation. The important thing is to not get involved in the intellectual concept around the energetic emotion.

page 152, Illusory Advice, Ngakma Nor’dzin & Ngakpa ’ö-Dzin, Aro Books Worldwide, 2016, ISBN: 978-1-898185-37-6

Part III, chapter 1, point 6 - Battlecry of Freedom

Point 6 of part 3, chapter 1 of ‘Battlecry of Freedom’ is now available to view on Aro Ling Cardiff’s YouTube channel: https://youtube/KiB48be8gCc

For live commentary on these slogans of Buddhist Mind Training, join us for Monday Meditations: 7 - 8:30 pm (UK time) on Zoom, Monday evenings.
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Silent sitting and yogic song, finishing with a slogan from ‘Battlecry of Freedom’.
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Part III, chapter 1, point 5 - Battlecry of Freedom

Point 5 of part 3, chapter 1 of ‘Battlecry of Freedom’ is now available to view on Aro Ling Cardiff’s YouTube channel: https://youtube/KiB48be8gCc

For live commentary on these slogans of Buddhist Mind Training, join us for Monday Meditations: 7 - 8:30 pm (UK time) on Zoom, Monday evenings.
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Silent sitting and yogic song, finishing with a slogan from ‘Battlecry of Freedom’.
Everyone is welcome.

To see all videos with Ngakma Nor’dzin and Ngakpa ’ö-Dzin, go to:
https://www.youtube.com/c/AroLingCardiff