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At the end of the
Diamond Cutter Sutra, there is a powerful verse to help us reflect on emptiness and impermanence. This verse is also recited at the end of "
Praise to Shakyamuni Buddha" a common prayer that is often recited in Prayers Before Teaching Occasions.
In this course, Lama Zopa Rinpoche gives pith instructions for how to meditate on this verse and apply its meaning in daily life.
These teachings are extracted from the Light of the Path Retreat, September 2009 & 2010 in North America taught by Lama Zopa Rinpoche.
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Looking at causative phenomena, basically means you recollect the specific objects which are for you the objects of attachment, anger, ignorance. Remember those main objects of the delusions. Then, it's like throwing an atomic bomb on your enemy, the delusions: everything is totally made into pieces, disintegrated."
- Lama Zopa Rinpoche
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http://onlinelearning.fpmt.orgTOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSESession One: Ignorance versus Reality- Like a star, verse from Praise to Shakyamuni Buddha
- Ignorance has its own view
- What the omniscience mind sees
- Like a star
- Like a defective view
- Like a butterlamp
- Like an Illusion
- Like a dew drop
- Like a water bubble
- Like a dream
- Like lightning
- Like clouds
Session Two: A Real Holiday- Analogies for ignorance, emptiness, and impermanence
- The essence of each analogy
- Bringing peace to your mind
- Smashing delusions with the Diamond Cutter Sutra similes
- What we have been believing all this time
- Meditation on the Diamond Cutter Sutra similes
- A real holiday
ACCOMPANYING VIDEO EXCERPTS IN THIS COURSE- "Ignorance has its Own View" (14 min)
- "Like a Magician's Illusion" (24 min)
- "Diamond Cutter Meditation" (20 min)
OTHER MATERIAL IN THIS COURSE
- A reading pack in PDF format
- Meditations & Practices
- Mindfulness exercises for daily life
- Service component or karma yoga exercises
- Questions for discussion for student/facilitator review & assessment
- Suggested readings
- Helpful resources
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