James Low - Dzogchen and Buddhist Teachings

652 Berghof 2024 Retreat - Session 3 of 8

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Dec 10, 2024
Guided practices on open, relaxed sitting and why meditating with eyes open helps stay connected to raw experience. Breath and sound techniques are explored, including vajra and vase breathing plus OM AH HUNG visualizations. Tantra-style imagination exercises use Buddha images, seed syllables, and a tigli sphere as supports. Practical instructions cover cutting involvement, preparing for death and supporting dying with calm presence.
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ADVICE

Stabilize With Breath Counting

  • Practice simple breath-counting and attentive inhalation-exhalation to stabilise attention.
  • Use counting as triangulation: number, breath, and attentive presence.
ADVICE

Track Each Breath's Path

  • Track breath down to the navel and back to the nose to learn each breath's distinct quality.
  • Notice subtle variations instead of treating all breaths as identical.
ADVICE

Synchronize Breath With Seed Syllables

  • Coordinate breath with OM, HUNG and a red resting point to embody Buddha body, speech, and mind.
  • Use colored light images (white, red, blue) to feel the pulse of enlightened presence.
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