Session 65: Freshening Up Our Loving Kindness Practice
Alan Wallace Shamatha Teachings Fall 2010
English - November 18, 2010 23:52 - 1 hour - 35.3 MB - ★★★★ - 5 ratingsBuddhism Religion & Spirituality alan wallace shamatha buddhism meditation relaxation loving kindness Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Session 64: Back to the Infirmary and the Pure Land of Tushita
Discursive meditation, because it is repetitive, can become stale. Between sessions, look for sentient beings with whom to interact, each time is a fresh interaction. Add fresh yeast to the practice. Invite more and more beings into the practice. The object is sentient beings. We are generating an aspiration which gives rise to a feeling, not simply a feeling. Alan suggests we envision the aspiration to achieve Shamatha with all the inner and outer requests fulfilled.
Question topics include: What to do if good ideas come up during meditation? Is Shamatha the same as Perfect Recollection? Can monks marry? What do we do when a practice bumps us into discovering an uncomfortable memory?