Atisha's Mahamudra and The Seven Point Mind Training
D3S2 - Near Enemies, and Tonglen Mounted on the Breath
Lama Alan · 85 minutes · recorded January 1, 2022
Teaching and questions, no guided practice. Lama Alan Wallace works through the near enemies of the four immeasurables, taken from Buddhaghosa's Path of Purification, self-centred attachment posing as loving kindness, despair as compassion, then the progression in tonglen, starting with your own mother and later mounted on the breath, and the aphorism begin the sequence of taking with yourself. A young father asks whether to put family responsibilities aside for a long retreat.
Anger and aversion Anxiety and fear Attachment and craving Depression and low mood Karma Compassion (karuna) Lojong (mind training) Loving kindness (metta) Mahamudra The four immeasurables Tonglen The Seven Point Mind Training