Atisha's Mahamudra and The Seven Point Mind Training
D4S1 - Blame Everything on One Culprit
Lama Alan · 92 minutes · recorded January 1, 2022
Lama Alan Wallace explains the two week gap, a perforated intestine and six days in hospital, then takes up the third point, transforming adversity into the path. In Buddhaghosa's framework he names despair, apathy and delight in one's own good fortune as near enemies of compassion, impartiality and empathetic joy, and works through the aphorism blame everything on one culprit, with Shantideva on self-grasping as the great demon. In the guided practice we cultivate the four immeasurables as the four greats.
Anger and aversion Buddhist psychology Depression and low mood Emptiness Compassion (karuna) Empathetic joy (mudita) Lojong (mind training) Mahamudra The four immeasurables Shantideva The Seven Point Mind Training