Limitless Light Medi Engl_09.qxp

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29.4.2009
14:20 Uhr
Meditation on the
Buddha of Limitless Light
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29.4.2009
14:20 Uhr
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Dear Friends,
Nothing is more important than mastering
one's death, and meditations on the red Buddha
of Limitless Light (Tib. Opagme, Skt. Amitabha)
permit one to transform this process into selfliberating joy. They are therefore an incomprehensible gift.
Especially before meditation courses on
Conscious Dying or Phowa, one should focus
on practices that invoke his energy field. In the
search for reliable mental states, habit sows the
deepest seeds and I am always thankful when
my students have done a hundred thousand
repetitions of the short mantra given here before
their first Phowa.
© 2009 BUDDHISMUS STIFTUNG DIAMANTWEG, Darmstadt
www.buddhismus-stiftung.de
Distribution:
BDD-Versand, Thadenstr. 79, D-22767 Hamburg
www.diamantweg.de
Minneapolis Diamond Way Buddhist Center
1701 W. Lake St
Minneapolis, MN 55408
www.diamondway.org/dharmashop
Enjoy!
29.4.2009
14:20 Uhr
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Dear Friends,
Nothing is more important than mastering
one's death, and meditations on the red Buddha
of Limitless Light (Tib. Opagme, Skt. Amitabha)
permit one to transform this process into selfliberating joy. They are therefore an incomprehensible gift.
Especially before meditation courses on
Conscious Dying or Phowa, one should focus
on practices that invoke his energy field. In the
search for reliable mental states, habit sows the
deepest seeds and I am always thankful when
my students have done a hundred thousand
repetitions of the short mantra given here before
their first Phowa.
© 2009 BUDDHISMUS STIFTUNG DIAMANTWEG, Darmstadt
www.buddhismus-stiftung.de
Distribution:
BDD-Versand, Thadenstr. 79, D-22767 Hamburg
www.diamantweg.de
Minneapolis Diamond Way Buddhist Center
1701 W. Lake St
Minneapolis, MN 55408
www.diamondway.org/dharmashop
Enjoy!
29.4.2009
14:20 Uhr
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Meditation on the
The Four Thoughts
We feel the formless stream of air at
the tips of our noses and let thoughts and
feelings pass without evaluation.
Then we focus on the four basic thoughts,
which turn mind towards liberation and
enlightenment:
We recognize our precious opportunity
in this life, that we can benefit countless
beings through the methods of a buddha.
Few people ever meet Diamond Way
teachings and even fewer are able to use
them.
We remember the impermanence of
everything composite. Only the unlimited
clear space of mind is lasting and it is
uncertain how long conditions will remain
for recognizing it.
29.4.2009
14:20 Uhr
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Meditation on the
The Four Thoughts
We feel the formless stream of air at
the tips of our noses and let thoughts and
feelings pass without evaluation.
Then we focus on the four basic thoughts,
which turn mind towards liberation and
enlightenment:
We recognize our precious opportunity
in this life, that we can benefit countless
beings through the methods of a buddha.
Few people ever meet Diamond Way
teachings and even fewer are able to use
them.
We remember the impermanence of
everything composite. Only the unlimited
clear space of mind is lasting and it is
uncertain how long conditions will remain
for recognizing it.
29.4.2009
14:20 Uhr
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We understand causality. That it is up
to us what will happen. Former thoughts,
words and actions became our present
state and right now we are sowing the
seeds for our future.
Finally, we see the reasons for working
with mind. Enlightenment is timeless
highest bliss, and we cannot benefit others
while confused or disturbed ourselves.
Therefore we now open up to those
who can teach us.
Refuge
For the good of all beings we take refuge.
In the Buddha, mind’s full development;
In his teachings which bring us there;
In the Sangha;
And especially in the Lama, here the
16th Karmapa. He unites blessing, methods
and protection and is needed for our fast
development.
Building-up Phase
Above our head and at a reachable
distance there now arises a fully open
lotus flower. A flat disc of the moon is
lying inside it. Upon it the Buddha of
Limitless Light (Tib. Opagme, Skt. Amitabha)
sits facing in the same direction as we.
He is athletic and luminous and shines
like a mountain of rubies in the light of
a thousand suns. Radiant and beautiful
beyond all concepts, his state is the
fulfillment of any possible wish.
Being in essence the Karmapa and our
root lama, he is seated in the position
of meditation. His hands hold a bowl of
lapis lazuli in his lap with the nectar
of highest bliss. To his right, above our
right shoulder and smaller than the
Buddha of Limitless Light, stands the
united compassion of all buddhas, the
white four-armed form of Loving Eyes
(Tib. Chenrezig, Skt. Avalokitesvara).
29.4.2009
14:20 Uhr
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We understand causality. That it is up
to us what will happen. Former thoughts,
words and actions became our present
state and right now we are sowing the
seeds for our future.
Finally, we see the reasons for working
with mind. Enlightenment is timeless
highest bliss, and we cannot benefit others
while confused or disturbed ourselves.
Therefore we now open up to those
who can teach us.
Refuge
For the good of all beings we take refuge.
In the Buddha, mind’s full development;
In his teachings which bring us there;
In the Sangha;
And especially in the Lama, here the
16th Karmapa. He unites blessing, methods
and protection and is needed for our fast
development.
Building-up Phase
Above our head and at a reachable
distance there now arises a fully open
lotus flower. A flat disc of the moon is
lying inside it. Upon it the Buddha of
Limitless Light (Tib. Opagme, Skt. Amitabha)
sits facing in the same direction as we.
He is athletic and luminous and shines
like a mountain of rubies in the light of
a thousand suns. Radiant and beautiful
beyond all concepts, his state is the
fulfillment of any possible wish.
Being in essence the Karmapa and our
root lama, he is seated in the position
of meditation. His hands hold a bowl of
lapis lazuli in his lap with the nectar
of highest bliss. To his right, above our
right shoulder and smaller than the
Buddha of Limitless Light, stands the
united compassion of all buddhas, the
white four-armed form of Loving Eyes
(Tib. Chenrezig, Skt. Avalokitesvara).
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14:20 Uhr
To his left and above our left shoulder
stands Diamond in Hand (Tib. Channa
Dorje, Skt. Vajrapani), the united power
of all buddhas, in his peaceful light blue
form. He holds a bell to his heart and a
dorje towards Limitless Light. The three
central forms are surrounded by the lamas
of all Phowa lineages. Repeating the
mantra for as long as possible, we hold
our awareness with the pure land above,
and strongly wish to enter the heart of
the red buddha.
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Completion Phase
When we finish the repetitions, the
lamas and the pure land above melt into
the white and the blue bodhisattvas.
These dissolve into the Buddha of
Limitless Light and become one with him.
Then he becomes light and streams down
into us. Like water flowing into water, there
is no separation. The world is a pure land.
Beings appear everywhere, all having the
buddha-nature. We are our habitual form,
now without weakness or disease.
OM AMI DEWA HRI
We decide to keep this understanding in
all life’s situations and wish that the good
impressions that just appeared become
limitless. May they bring all beings the only
lasting joy, that of knowing mind.
29.4.2009
14:20 Uhr
To his left and above our left shoulder
stands Diamond in Hand (Tib. Channa
Dorje, Skt. Vajrapani), the united power
of all buddhas, in his peaceful light blue
form. He holds a bell to his heart and a
dorje towards Limitless Light. The three
central forms are surrounded by the lamas
of all Phowa lineages. Repeating the
mantra for as long as possible, we hold
our awareness with the pure land above,
and strongly wish to enter the heart of
the red buddha.
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Completion Phase
When we finish the repetitions, the
lamas and the pure land above melt into
the white and the blue bodhisattvas.
These dissolve into the Buddha of
Limitless Light and become one with him.
Then he becomes light and streams down
into us. Like water flowing into water, there
is no separation. The world is a pure land.
Beings appear everywhere, all having the
buddha-nature. We are our habitual form,
now without weakness or disease.
OM AMI DEWA HRI
We decide to keep this understanding in
all life’s situations and wish that the good
impressions that just appeared become
limitless. May they bring all beings the only
lasting joy, that of knowing mind.
29.4.2009
14:20 Uhr
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