Weekly Practice Group Schedule From 2006-2007
Texts:
Pointing Out the Dharmakaya: Commentary by Thrangu Rinpoche
Available online at namobuddhapub.org and snowlionpub.com.
"A Meditation Guide For Mahamudra": from Mahamudra Meditation Center
"Cultivating Naked Awareness" by edrid, (called "DogZen" below)
Reading/practice:
For 10 Sep 06: Introduction
Practice: Variety of shamatha objects
Reading:
From online guide: Foreword
Introduction - Establishing a Circle of Yogis
Appendix B Perspectives on Mahamudra
For 17 Sep 06: Ch 3, Shamatha (Tranquillity) Meditation
Practice: Variety of shamatha objects
Reading:
1. Review chapters 1 and 2 of "Pointing Out".
2. "Pointing Out": pages 31-41
3. From online guide:
Resting Mind Series: Introduction, techniques (1), (2), (3), (7), (8)
For 24 Sep 06: Ch 3, Shamatha (Tranquillity) Meditation
Practice: Variety of shamatha objects, techniques (1), (2), (3), (7), (8)
For 01 Oct 06: Ch 4, Vipashyana (Insight) Meditation
Practice: Variety of shamatha objects, techniques (1), (2), (3), (7), (8)
For 08 Oct 06: Ch 4, Vipashyana (Insight) Meditation
Practice:
From online guide: Exploring Mind Series: technique (1) "Shape of mind"
Reading:
1. "Pointing Out": finish shamatha chapter (to page 48).
2. "Pointing Out": vipashyana chapter pp 51-60, especially 58-60.
3. From online guide: Exploring Mind Series: Introduction
For 15 Oct 06: Ch 4, Vipashyana (Insight) Meditation
We'll do online technique (2) "Colors of Mind"
Practice beforehand: Exploring Mind Series: technique (1) "Shape of mind"
Reading: Finish any outstanding reading from last week,
"Pointing Out": vipashyana chapter to page 62
For 29 Oct 06: Ch 5, The Essential Nature of Mind in Stillness
We'll do online technique (3) "Location of Mind"
Practice beforehand: Exploring Mind Series: technique (2) "Colors of mind"
Reading: Shenpen Osel article/introduction to "Ocean of Definitive Meaning"
http://www.shenpen-osel.org/issue14.pdf pages 3-16
For 05 Nov 06: Ch 5, The Essential Nature of Mind in Stillness
We'll do online technique (4) "Luminosity and Voidness of Mind"
Practice beforehand: Exploring Mind Series: technique (3) "Location of mind"
Reading: Please review "Pointing Out" section on Seven Questions: pp 59-62, and
review Shenpen Osel article/introduction to "Ocean of Definitive Meaning"
http://www.shenpen-osel.org/issue14.pdf pages 3-16
For 12 Nov 06: Ch 5, The Essential Nature of Mind in Stillness
Practice: We'll do online technique (5) "Origin, Abode, Destination"
For 26 Nov 06: Ch 5, The Essential Nature of Mind in Stillness
Practice: We'll do online technique Still Mind: (6) "Self-Aware Primordial Wisdom"
For 03 Dec 06:
Social/potluck
10 Dec 06: Ch 6, Looking at the Mind in Movement
Practice: Preparation for Contemplation: http://sandoth.com/PFC.htm
Moving Mind: (1) "Shape of Thoughts"
Reading:
Online guide: introduction to chapter 3 - "Exploring Thoughts and
Appearances Series", and exercise #1 - "Shape of Thoughts".
"Pointing Out": pages 79-84
07 Jan 07: Ch 6, Looking at the Mind in Movement
Practice: Preparation for Contemplation: http://sandoth.com/PFC.htm
Moving Mind: (2) "Colors of Thoughts"
21 Jan 07: Ch 6, Looking at the Mind in Movement
Practice: Preparation for Contemplation
Moving Mind: (3) "Location of Thoughts"
28 Jan 07: Ch 6, Looking at the Mind in Movement
Practice: Preparation for Contemplation
Moving Mind: (4) "Luminosity and Voidness of Thoughts"
04 Feb 07: Ch 6, Looking at the Mind in Movement
Practice: Preparation for Contemplation
Moving Mind: (4) "Luminosity and Voidness of Thoughts"
11 Feb 07: Ch 6, Looking at the Mind in Movement
Practice: Preparation for Contemplation
Moving Mind: (5) "Origin, Abode, Destination"
18 Feb 07: Ch 7, The nature of Mind in Movement
Practice: Preparation for Contemplation
Moving Mind: (6) "Self-Aware Primordial Wisdom"
25 Feb 07: Ch 7, The nature of Mind in Movement
Practice: Preparation for Contemplation
Moving Mind: (6) "Self-Aware Primordial Wisdom" again
04 Mar 07: Ch 7, The nature of Mind in Movement
Practice: Preparation for Contemplation,
DogZen "Nine Introductions to Awareness": "Being present"
and "Ingression of novelty"
Reading: "Pointing Out": pages 84-98
11 Mar 07: Ch 7, The nature of Mind in Movement
Practice: DogZen "Nine Introductions":
"Space-like nature of awareness", "Empty at the beginning",
and "Ingression of novelty"
Reading: "Pointing Out": pages 99-105
18 Mar 07: Ch 7, The nature of Mind in Movement
Practice: More from DogZen "Nine Introductions"
25 Mar 07: Ch 8, Looking at the Mind within Appearances
Practice: Rock Meditation from
http://www.acidharma.org/aci/online/EmptinessMeditations.pdf
01 Apr 07: Ch 8, Looking at the Mind within Appearances
Practice: Outdoor meditation on evening sky
08 Apr 07: Ch 8, Looking at the Mind within Appearances
Practice: Contemplating natural objects
22 Apr 07: Ch 8, Looking at the Mind within Appearances
Practice: Preparation for Contemplation
DogZen "Nine Introductions": Lesson #3, Practice #1
29 Apr 07: Ch 9, Looking at Body and Mind
Practice: Ch 4 Spontaneous Coemergence: (1) "Coemergent Mind"
Reading: "Pointing Out": pages 125-137
06 May 07: Ch 9, Looking at Body and Mind
Practice: Ch 4 Spontaneous Coemergence: (2) "Coemergent Thoughts"
Reading: "Pointing Out": pages 125-137
13 May 07: Ch 10, Looking at the Stillness and Occurrence of Mind
Practice: Ch 3 Moving Mind: (9) "Investigating Moving and Calm Mind"
Reading: "Pointing Out": pages 139-155
20 May 07: Ch 10, Looking at the Stillness and Occurrence of Mind
Practice: Ch 3 Moving Mind: (12) "Certainty Regarding Moving and Calm Mind"
Reading: "Pointing Out": pages 139-155
26 May 07: Ch 11, Conclusions
Practice: Ch 4 Spontaneous Coemergence: (4) "Ordinary Mind"
Reading: "Pointing Out": pages 157-161
Texts:
Pointing Out the Dharmakaya: Commentary by Thrangu Rinpoche
Available online at namobuddhapub.org and snowlionpub.com.
"A Meditation Guide For Mahamudra": from Mahamudra Meditation Center
"Cultivating Naked Awareness" by edrid, (called "DogZen" below)
Reading/practice:
For 10 Sep 06: Introduction
Practice: Variety of shamatha objects
Reading:
From online guide: Foreword
Introduction - Establishing a Circle of Yogis
Appendix B Perspectives on Mahamudra
For 17 Sep 06: Ch 3, Shamatha (Tranquillity) Meditation
Practice: Variety of shamatha objects
Reading:
1. Review chapters 1 and 2 of "Pointing Out".
2. "Pointing Out": pages 31-41
3. From online guide:
Resting Mind Series: Introduction, techniques (1), (2), (3), (7), (8)
For 24 Sep 06: Ch 3, Shamatha (Tranquillity) Meditation
Practice: Variety of shamatha objects, techniques (1), (2), (3), (7), (8)
For 01 Oct 06: Ch 4, Vipashyana (Insight) Meditation
Practice: Variety of shamatha objects, techniques (1), (2), (3), (7), (8)
For 08 Oct 06: Ch 4, Vipashyana (Insight) Meditation
Practice:
From online guide: Exploring Mind Series: technique (1) "Shape of mind"
Reading:
1. "Pointing Out": finish shamatha chapter (to page 48).
2. "Pointing Out": vipashyana chapter pp 51-60, especially 58-60.
3. From online guide: Exploring Mind Series: Introduction
For 15 Oct 06: Ch 4, Vipashyana (Insight) Meditation
We'll do online technique (2) "Colors of Mind"
Practice beforehand: Exploring Mind Series: technique (1) "Shape of mind"
Reading: Finish any outstanding reading from last week,
"Pointing Out": vipashyana chapter to page 62
For 29 Oct 06: Ch 5, The Essential Nature of Mind in Stillness
We'll do online technique (3) "Location of Mind"
Practice beforehand: Exploring Mind Series: technique (2) "Colors of mind"
Reading: Shenpen Osel article/introduction to "Ocean of Definitive Meaning"
http://www.shenpen-osel.org/issue14.pdf pages 3-16
For 05 Nov 06: Ch 5, The Essential Nature of Mind in Stillness
We'll do online technique (4) "Luminosity and Voidness of Mind"
Practice beforehand: Exploring Mind Series: technique (3) "Location of mind"
Reading: Please review "Pointing Out" section on Seven Questions: pp 59-62, and
review Shenpen Osel article/introduction to "Ocean of Definitive Meaning"
http://www.shenpen-osel.org/issue14.pdf pages 3-16
For 12 Nov 06: Ch 5, The Essential Nature of Mind in Stillness
Practice: We'll do online technique (5) "Origin, Abode, Destination"
For 26 Nov 06: Ch 5, The Essential Nature of Mind in Stillness
Practice: We'll do online technique Still Mind: (6) "Self-Aware Primordial Wisdom"
For 03 Dec 06:
Social/potluck
10 Dec 06: Ch 6, Looking at the Mind in Movement
Practice: Preparation for Contemplation: http://sandoth.com/PFC.htm
Moving Mind: (1) "Shape of Thoughts"
Reading:
Online guide: introduction to chapter 3 - "Exploring Thoughts and
Appearances Series", and exercise #1 - "Shape of Thoughts".
"Pointing Out": pages 79-84
07 Jan 07: Ch 6, Looking at the Mind in Movement
Practice: Preparation for Contemplation: http://sandoth.com/PFC.htm
Moving Mind: (2) "Colors of Thoughts"
21 Jan 07: Ch 6, Looking at the Mind in Movement
Practice: Preparation for Contemplation
Moving Mind: (3) "Location of Thoughts"
28 Jan 07: Ch 6, Looking at the Mind in Movement
Practice: Preparation for Contemplation
Moving Mind: (4) "Luminosity and Voidness of Thoughts"
04 Feb 07: Ch 6, Looking at the Mind in Movement
Practice: Preparation for Contemplation
Moving Mind: (4) "Luminosity and Voidness of Thoughts"
11 Feb 07: Ch 6, Looking at the Mind in Movement
Practice: Preparation for Contemplation
Moving Mind: (5) "Origin, Abode, Destination"
18 Feb 07: Ch 7, The nature of Mind in Movement
Practice: Preparation for Contemplation
Moving Mind: (6) "Self-Aware Primordial Wisdom"
25 Feb 07: Ch 7, The nature of Mind in Movement
Practice: Preparation for Contemplation
Moving Mind: (6) "Self-Aware Primordial Wisdom" again
04 Mar 07: Ch 7, The nature of Mind in Movement
Practice: Preparation for Contemplation,
DogZen "Nine Introductions to Awareness": "Being present"
and "Ingression of novelty"
Reading: "Pointing Out": pages 84-98
11 Mar 07: Ch 7, The nature of Mind in Movement
Practice: DogZen "Nine Introductions":
"Space-like nature of awareness", "Empty at the beginning",
and "Ingression of novelty"
Reading: "Pointing Out": pages 99-105
18 Mar 07: Ch 7, The nature of Mind in Movement
Practice: More from DogZen "Nine Introductions"
25 Mar 07: Ch 8, Looking at the Mind within Appearances
Practice: Rock Meditation from
http://www.acidharma.org/aci/online/EmptinessMeditations.pdf
01 Apr 07: Ch 8, Looking at the Mind within Appearances
Practice: Outdoor meditation on evening sky
08 Apr 07: Ch 8, Looking at the Mind within Appearances
Practice: Contemplating natural objects
22 Apr 07: Ch 8, Looking at the Mind within Appearances
Practice: Preparation for Contemplation
DogZen "Nine Introductions": Lesson #3, Practice #1
29 Apr 07: Ch 9, Looking at Body and Mind
Practice: Ch 4 Spontaneous Coemergence: (1) "Coemergent Mind"
Reading: "Pointing Out": pages 125-137
06 May 07: Ch 9, Looking at Body and Mind
Practice: Ch 4 Spontaneous Coemergence: (2) "Coemergent Thoughts"
Reading: "Pointing Out": pages 125-137
13 May 07: Ch 10, Looking at the Stillness and Occurrence of Mind
Practice: Ch 3 Moving Mind: (9) "Investigating Moving and Calm Mind"
Reading: "Pointing Out": pages 139-155
20 May 07: Ch 10, Looking at the Stillness and Occurrence of Mind
Practice: Ch 3 Moving Mind: (12) "Certainty Regarding Moving and Calm Mind"
Reading: "Pointing Out": pages 139-155
26 May 07: Ch 11, Conclusions
Practice: Ch 4 Spontaneous Coemergence: (4) "Ordinary Mind"
Reading: "Pointing Out": pages 157-161
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Last updated: 04 Jan 08