Tonglen Meditation with Teachings on Aspiration and Application Bodhicitta
In this video, Kate Thomas, a Teaching Assistant for Khenpo Sherab Sangpo at Bodhicitta Sangha | Heart of Enlightenment Institute in Minneapolis (bodhicittasangha.org), reviews the three foundations for one’s body, speech and mind for a daily meditation session. These three instructions are for correcting one’s body posture, correcting one’s speech by clearing the channels of the karmic breath, and correcting one’s motivation by generating bodhicitta, the enlightenment mind. These three steps help one to have a stable foundation for meditation practice via the 7-point posture of Vairocana; help one to have an effective meditation session via correct breathing and mantra recitation; and help one’s meditation practice be meaningful using the energy of enlightenment (bodhicitta) to transform one’s mind. The session ends with a guided meditation on compassion (tonglen) using Khenpo Sherab Sangpo’s instructions and a helpful question and answer session with participants.
Khenpo Sherab Sangpo
When: Sunday, June 16, 2013 from 10:15 – 11:30 AM
What: Sunday Meditation Teachings and Guided Meditation
Topic: Tonglen Meditation with Teachings on Aspiration and Application Bodhicitta (Teaching Assistant: Kate Thomas)
Where: Tergar Meditation Center, 706 North 1st Street, Suite 112, Minneapolis, MN 55401
Practice: We will do opening prayers and chant the Heart Sutra together. There will be two periods of 20-minute meditation and a short teaching between meditation sessions. Then we will do closing prayers and dedicate the merit. While Khenpo Sherab Sangpo is in Asia, we will have guest teachers and Khenpo Sherab Sangpo’s teaching assistants who lead the practice. Khenpo Sherab Sangpo will resume teachings at Tergar Meditation Center on Sunday, November 10, 2013,
All are welcome. Practice texts available for drop-in students. No need to preregister. Donation $15 or another freewill offering.