Dzogchen Retreat 2015 - Realising our true nature (part 30)

0:12 Let's go directly into meditation. One session. Report an error in the passage at 0:12 Highlight the passage at 0:12

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1:01 Let's begin as always, now in this very familiar entry in settling body, speech and mind in the natural state. And calm the mind for a little while in mindfulness of breathing. Report an error in the passage at 1:01 Highlight the passage at 1:01

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3:38 Now as we come to the end of our time together for the time being, the end of a very meaningful endeavor, to make it all the more meaningful we dedicate the merit, the virtue, whatever goodness has arisen from this time together. So in the spirit of dedicating the merit in with the method of the cultivation of loving kindness, let's return to the earlier practice from a new perspective. Report an error in the passage at 3:38 Highlight the passage at 3:38

4:07 I invite you, first of all, to bring to mind what is your vision, your highest vision of your own flourishing, your own fulfillment, your greatest happiness. Report an error in the passage at 4:07 Highlight the passage at 4:07

4:21 Envision this now in light of all that you've understood from this past six days together. Bring it to mind as vividly as you can. Report an error in the passage at 4:21 Highlight the passage at 4:21

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5:18 Symbolically visualizing your own pristine awareness, your Buddha nature as a radiant incandescent orb of light at your heart in the center of the heart chakra. Report an error in the passage at 5:18 Highlight the passage at 5:18

5:30 With every out-breath arouse the aspiration, this loving aspiration, that you may indeed realize such well-being, such perfection. With every out-breath arouse this aspiration and imagine light flowing unimpededly forth from this orb at your heart. Report an error in the passage at 5:30 Highlight the passage at 5:30

5:53 Filling your entire being, dispelling all obscurations with Report an error in the passage at 5:53 Highlight the passage at 5:53

6:04 the light of pristine awareness. Report an error in the passage at 6:04 Highlight the passage at 6:04

6:26 And dedicate the merit of this time together that this may indeed be so. Your wish fulfilled. Report an error in the passage at 6:26 Highlight the passage at 6:26

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7:26 Breath by breath, imagine here and now that this aspiration is realized. Take to fruition as your path. Report an error in the passage at 7:26 Highlight the passage at 7:26

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8:45 In order to realize such well-being, we must clearly rely on others for our hedonic needs. For our eudaimonic needs. So in order to realize this aspiration, arouse then the wish. Report an error in the passage at 8:45 Highlight the passage at 8:45

9:08 May you receive all that you truly need from Report an error in the passage at 9:08 Highlight the passage at 9:08

9:14 those who are near and far in the short term and the long term. Arouse the aspiration, may it be so. May reality rise up to meet me from moment to moment, year to year, lifetime to lifetime. Provide me with all that I need from outside to realize my heartfelt innermost desire. Report an error in the passage at 9:14 Highlight the passage at 9:14

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10:14 With each in-breath arouse this aspiration that it may be so. And with each in-breath imagine the light of kindness of all sentient beings and the blessings of all the awakened ones flowing in upon you from all sides, from above and below. Report an error in the passage at 10:14 Highlight the passage at 10:14

10:29 A reality rising to meet you from all sides arouse the aspiration that you may receive all you need from moment to moment with every in-breath. Report an error in the passage at 10:29 Highlight the passage at 10:29

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12:29 And letting your imagination play as you move boldly into the realm of possibility. With each in-breath, imagine this being so, right here and now. Everything you need to follow your path, rising up to meet you, Report an error in the passage at 12:29 Highlight the passage at 12:29

12:56 and dedicate the merits that this may be so. Report an error in the passage at 12:56 Highlight the passage at 12:56

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14:02 In order to realize such fulfillment, clearly there must be deep and irreversible transformation from within. So we pose the third question, how would you love to transform, to evolve, to mature, to proceed along the path? Report an error in the passage at 14:02 Highlight the passage at 14:02

14:21 With what qualities would you love to be free? With what qualities would you love to be richly endowed? Imagine it. Report an error in the passage at 14:21 Highlight the passage at 14:21

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15:25 With every out-breath arouse this aspiration that it may be so, that you may indeed cultivate all the causes needed, bring about all the inner transformations needed in order to realize your heart's desire. Report an error in the passage at 15:25 Highlight the passage at 15:25

15:40 With every out-breath arouse this aspiration and imagine once again a cascade of light flowing from this orb of light into your heart, filling and purifying every aspect of your being. Report an error in the passage at 15:40 Highlight the passage at 15:40

15:52 And dedicate your merits to this end. Report an error in the passage at 15:52 Highlight the passage at 15:52

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17:06 And breath by breath, imagine this being so here and now, imagining such transformation occurring right here, all the way to its culmination, Report an error in the passage at 17:06 Highlight the passage at 17:06

17:18 breath by breath. And Report an error in the passage at 17:18 Highlight the passage at 17:18

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18:44 finally, in order to bring the greatest possible meaning to your life, to this life and all possible future life, in light of our utter entanglement, our interrelationship with all the world around us, with all Shinged beings, imagine now, Report an error in the passage at 18:44 Highlight the passage at 18:44

19:04 What would you love to offer to the world? What is the greatest good you can imagine? Offering to those who are near and far in the short term and the long term. Report an error in the passage at 19:04 Highlight the passage at 19:04

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20:01 And with each out-breath arouse this aspiration, may it be so. And this time with every out-breath imagine from this orb of light having fully saturated your entire being, imagine the overflow flowing out in all directions and this light taking on the form. Of what you would love to offer to the world around you, to alleviate the suffering of others and to bring others to joy, to their perfect awakening. With every out-breath, arouse the aspiration, may it be so. Report an error in the passage at 20:01 Highlight the passage at 20:01

20:36 Dedicate the merit. Report an error in the passage at 20:36 Highlight the passage at 20:36

20:40 Imagine life flowing out to all sentient beings. Report an error in the passage at 20:40 Highlight the passage at 20:40

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21:36 And once again, for a final time, let your imagination play. Imagine this occurring here and now, and Report an error in the passage at 21:36 Highlight the passage at 21:36

21:53 imagine what you are offering actually being received. Imagine all fully benefiting from what you offer to the world. Report an error in the passage at 21:53 Highlight the passage at 21:53

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23:28 Then release all aspirations, all appearances and objects of the mind, and for just a short time, let your awareness rest in non-meditation. Great Report an error in the passage at 23:28 Highlight the passage at 23:28

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25:25 perfection of timing. I was told I had to be quiet at 11.40, but I will thank you. I thank you Chukila and all those, I don't know, everyone involved in doing all the hard work, so I can just come in, waltz in and talk for a while. Report an error in the passage at 25:25 Highlight the passage at 25:25

25:41 All the work of arranging this. I thank you for the film crew. I hope your efforts are bearing good fruit. People benefit. Report an error in the passage at 25:41 Highlight the passage at 25:41

25:48 Thank you all for coming. I hope there's some benefit for you all. I've enjoyed the time with you. And I'm going to enjoy flying home too. Report an error in the passage at 25:48 Highlight the passage at 25:48

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26:43 Thank you Report an error in the passage at 26:43 Highlight the passage at 26:43

27:08 so much for sharing the wealth of your experience, but also for the round and concise teachings and commentary, which, remember everyone does, but it blows my mind and has given us a lot to go on with. Report an error in the passage at 27:08 Highlight the passage at 27:08

27:27 And we do request you to return again next year. Report an error in the passage at 27:27 Highlight the passage at 27:27

27:34 I thought you were leaning off the hook. It's a possibility. We do always enjoy your retreats and we've had some wonderful feedback already. Report an error in the passage at 27:34 Highlight the passage at 27:34

27:51 All of us from the bottom of the heart and just a few other people to turn on Report an error in the passage at 27:51 Highlight the passage at 27:51

28:01 organising the whole thing. you're happy. Report an error in the passage at 28:01 Highlight the passage at 28:01

27:35 hookhole. Report an error in the passage at 27:35 Highlight the passage at 27:35

28:03 It's Anne's first time organising the retreat, so thank you so much. It's all gone so smoothly. She looks kind of like a bachelor maiden to me right now. Report an error in the passage at 28:03 Highlight the passage at 28:03

28:23 for all the offerings on the altar. to everyone else. The staff are going to come in momentarily so we can acknowledge them. There's an amazing retreat centre of the world for us. A little bit of truck noise occasionally, but generally... You should have been in Ireland. We got you covered Ireland. We know about truck noise. Report an error in the passage at 28:23 Highlight the passage at 28:23

28:54 But it's not Arabic. Report an error in the passage at 28:54 Highlight the passage at 28:54

29:07 I'll just, I'm just waiting, this, just a... Anyone who hasn't filled out one of these forms, they always sort of arbitrarily put on seats in the chair. So if you didn't get one, just pick one up off another chair. Report an error in the passage at 29:07 Highlight the passage at 29:07

29:23 And that helps in our plan for future treats. you so much for being here. Report an error in the passage at 29:23 Highlight the passage at 29:23

29:36 many people get this back now, can find out? I know that they're busy preparing my life. But I can't do so. I can't do so. So we can publicly acknowledge them as well. Report an error in the passage at 29:36 Highlight the passage at 29:36

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30:21 So at your own leisure, as we're waiting for the staff to come in, you can dedicate merit more than once. It's not cheating. And so there is a lovely vision afoot and some very good motivation, very good heart to want to create here in this beautiful land of Australia. So much freshness, so much energy here. I'm speaking as an outsider, a foreigner, but there's a lot of freshness, a lot of energy, a lot of openness here. Of course, a great deal of natural beauty as well, but there is afoot the idea to create an environment that could really be utterly conducive and designed to be supportive with this type of practice and really having people achieve rainbow body in Australia. Report an error in the passage at 30:21 Highlight the passage at 30:21

31:03 And so that would be a suitable vision to dedicate merit to. It could be very meaningful. Oh, yeah. Welcome. Welcome. Report an error in the passage at 31:03 Highlight the passage at 31:03

31:18 Thank you so much for, once again, welcoming us here and making our lives so easy and very comfortable and prepare in detail and responding to our dietary requests and changes and so forth. We love coming here. It's just been so beneficial. On behalf of all the others, everyone has just been so delightful. Report an error in the passage at 31:18 Highlight the passage at 31:18

31:55 It's always really lovely to have you here and you add something very special and we all learn little things that you might not even think that we might be learning, but we learn lots of little things from you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Report an error in the passage at 31:55 Highlight the passage at 31:55

32:14 Thank you for such Report an error in the passage at 32:14 Highlight the passage at 32:14

32:47 an amazing retreat. I said on the card that it was like being in the arms of Jen, is it? accept this, Alan. Thank you for such Report an error in the passage at 32:47 Highlight the passage at 32:47

32:54 While being blasted by Samatha Bhatta, thank you. You're welcome. Thank you. You're welcome. Thank you so much. Report an error in the passage at 32:54 Highlight the passage at 32:54