Tuesday, October 20, 2009

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I started this blog so that people like me (whose inbox is overwhelmed anyway) could use RSS readers to benefit from the wonderful work that Carolyn Rose Gimian does to share Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche's wisdom in daily form. For me, reading these daily posts (I use Google's Reader) has become a reminder of all that comes from practice as well as a practice in and of itself.

But it turns out that for a while now, Shambhala Publications has been providing "Ocean of Dharma" content as a blog, including an RSS feed. Who knew!?

So I am discontinuing this blog and happily refer you to the Shambhala Publications version:
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With Metta to those who have benefited from this site and to all beings,

Kristin

[OceanofDharma] Ocean of Dharma: Harmony Brings Fearlessness




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Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week

October 20, 2009 

HARMONY BRINGS FEARLESSNESS

The basis of neurosis, or even physical discomfort and pain, is mind and body not joining together. Sometimes the mind is miles away and the body is there. Or the body is miles away and the mind is there. The main point of meditation practice is learning to be a proper human being, which is known as being a warrior. When mind and body are joined together in your practice, then you are joining heaven and earth, and you can be a genuine warrior. This quality of harmony will bring fearlessness. 

From "Joining Heaven and Earth," page 76, in SMILE AT FEAR: AWAKENING THE TRUE HEART OF BRAVERY,  now available from Shambhala Publications.

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Friday, October 16, 2009

[OceanofDharma] Ocean of Dharma: Joining Body and Mind



Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week

October 16, 2009 

JOINING BODY AND MIND

When mind and body are joined together properly, there is a sense of joining heaven and earth. This comes from the sitting practice of meditation, to begin with. We have to sit and slow down. The disicipline of meditation is both training the mind and training the body. In the discipline of meditation, we have both a constant posture of uprightness, which is the quality of body, and a means of relating with the greater depth of space, or experiencing great openness, which is working with your mind....When mind and body are synchronized in your life and practice, there is very little chance for neurosis of any kind to arise. 

From "Joining Heaven and Earth," pages 75 to 76, in SMILE AT FEAR: AWAKENING THE TRUE HEART OF BRAVERY,  now available from Shambhala Publications.

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Tuesday, October 13, 2009

[OceanofDharma] Ocean of Dharma: The Seed of Confidence


Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week

October 13, 2009 

THE SEED OF CONFIDENCE

When we have a feeling that life is worhwhile and we are worthwhile, from that, a sense of softness or gentleness begins to develop. It is like watering the seeds in a garden. In this case, the gentleness that develops is like the moisture that helps a seed to grow so that the greenery will unfold and flowers will blossom. Then, beyond that, you develop confidence. The ordinary sense of confidence is confidence in something, which is conditional or qualified. But in this case, gentleness and softness give rise to an unconditional feeling that is awake, brilliant, and warm. When we have both moisture and warmth, we know that the plant will definitely grow. That confidence is the seed that we should share with the rest of the world.

From "Unconditional Confidence," page 94 in SMILE AT FEAR: AWAKENING THE TRUE HEART OF BRAVERY,  now available from Shambhala Publications.

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Friday, October 9, 2009

[OceanofDharma] fw: Ocean of Dharma: Recognizing Goodness in Ourselves


Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week

October 9, 2009

RECOGNIZING GOODNESS IN OURSELVES

Our opinions and attitudes about ourselves are very important. We cannot ignore the slightest tendency to feel wretched, inadequate, or fundamentally distrustful of ourselves. Those feelings always show through. This doesn't mean that you are not allowed to think anything bad about yourself. However, there is another side to you that is an expression of goodness. That has to be recognized as well. Otherwise, without that nature of goodness, the human race wouldn't be here at all. We would have destroyed ourselves a long time ago.

From SMILE AT FEAR: AWAKENING THE TRUE HEART OF BRAVERY,  now available from Shambhala Publications.

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Sunday, October 4, 2009

[OceanofDharma] fw: Ocean of Dharma: Become the Breathing






Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week

October 4, 2009

BECOME THE BREATHING

The attitude toward the breath in meditation is to become the breathing. Try to identify completely rather than watching your breath or just observing the process of breathing. You are the breath; the breath is you. Breath is coming out of your nostrils, going out and dissolving into the atmosphere, into the space. You put a certain energy and effort toward your awareness of that. Then, as for in-breathing, should you try to deliberately draw things in? That's not recommended here. Just boycott your breath; boycott your concentration on the breath. As your breath goes out, let it dissolve. Just abandon it, boycott it.

From SMILE AT FEAR: AWAKENING THE TRUE HEART OF BRAVERY, coming in October from Shambhala Publications.

"The teachings presented in this book are transformational -- and especially relevant today, when so many of us are facing uncertainty and anxiety. Chogyam Trungpa shows us how to uncover our innate strength, confidence, and joy under any circumstances. I strongly recommend this book to all those seeking awakening and freedom." --Pema Chodron

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Tuesday, September 29, 2009

[OceanofDharma] Ocean of Dharma: Cultivating Mindfulness




Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week

September 29, 2009

CULTIVATING MINDFULNESS

Cultivating mindfulness is the attitude that allows us to see ourselves and our world quite accurately and precisely. When we talk about attitude in this context, we are talking about developing the awareness of mind, which is precisely what mindfulness is. Awareness of mind means that you are fundamentally aware and that your mind is aware of yourself. In other words, you're aware that you're aware. You are not a machine; you are an individual person relating with what's happening around you. Mindfulness is developing this sense of being.

From "Meditation: Touch and Go," in SMILE AT FEAR: AWAKENING THE TRUE HEART OF BRAVERY. Coming in October from Shambhala Publications.

"Chogyam Trungpa's vision of fearlessness as honesty, joyfulness, sadness, and openness is inspiring and particularly relevant to our historical moment."-- Norman Fischer

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Join the Shambhala Sun magazine in San Francisco this weekend, October 2-4, for an "Urban Retreat"  exploring the theme, Wisdom for Difficult Times: What the Buddhists Teach. The Shambhala Sun will be joined by eminent teachers Sylvia Boorstein, Tsoknyi Rinpoche, and Zoketsu Norman Fischer -- three great teachers from three major Buddhist traditions, teaching together for the first time. This special weekend will include talks, meditation sessions, questions, and discussion. For more, visit
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