16th Karmapa Meditation

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16th Karmapa Meditation

Tl1e Basic Guru Yo,ga Meditation

of

Di~n1ond Way B,1ddhism


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De.ar Friends,,

Thi.5

version oj the 16}h Karmapa Meditation

.

sfro n

UJinter

2001

.

In

the

late

Sixties, the 16th

Karmapa, Rarzjutig Rigpe Dorje, m. de/,Ja1:trzah

ancl 1 bolderS

o

thi i practical a11d compreh,ensive

tool for

er,lighter1ment. 1

.onori11;g

his

uJi.~h over

the ~years that u1e alwa._ys keep it fresh and o-ri

the

cutting

edge

of

u,e~tern

minds

the

foci,s

of

the

meditatiorl

bas

shifted

set)eral tlmes. Here

the

e1pha.si,

ts

on.

active~y conti'nuing the pure uieu,

obtained tn nteditation .

i11to

ou,r daily lives .

After

havii-zg taken refiige i1z the morrzing . 'OU

,nay

i-nformally a1 1d

at arl~V

time dt1t~irlg the da

v

let

the La1n1a appear in .frorlt oJ~ YOlJ and

receive

this blessing. I

know

of no n1.ore

ejfectfve

meditation.

Therefore p~actlce ar1d

er1jO


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16th Karmapa Meditation

The

Four

Thoughts

We feel

he t~ornues8

stre a1n C f air at

the tir).s

c)f

c111r nos s

an

.d let thoL1ghts and

fi .

Hn.

gs

pass

v\r

it

l1out evaluation.

Then

we focl

1s on

the

fi

our

b ;;.1sc

t

hot

1ghts

vvl1icl1 turn

mind

to r

ards

liberation

an

1

d

enlightenn1ent:

We r

ecogn

ize our precio,us opportunit)r

in

this life, that we ca.n be11efit ccJ11ntless

lJieings thr

1

ough

t

he met

hods

of

a

bL1c

ldl1

a.

Fe\v 11eople

eve

r meet. Diamond .r

ay

teachings

and

v en few

er

are

alJle

to

u1se

tl1 111.

\Xie rem mlJ.r tl1e ~mper

anence

of

. veryth~ng

co

1pos~

te~

Only the L1

nli111ited

1.

ar space

of

mind

is

lasting

and

it

is

uncertain ho . long

co11dit

ions wil[

re111ain

for recognizing it.


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We

unde

rstanc

ca t1s

ality. TI1,at

i is

11

l'

to tis what ill

11

,appen~

Former th

cJL1g

hts,

worcls a11cl ac ions l1ec~1111e


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Bui

ld

l.ng up Phase

. C)\'\r


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arrnapa knows ou.r wish. le

smi es

ancl con1 s v . r cl(lS r

t11rou.

gh

space.

He

now

r,

mains

at a p

easant distance

in

fron

of us

~

D

1

ear

t a

1a

essence of all bt1ddhas,

please ho

.

us the po,ver,

which r,

etnlJ,,es

the

fugno,r

nee

ancl

obscur~1ticJ11s

f

all

b

1

i

ngs

an

d

our

elves.

Let n1

inc s tim,eless light lJe

r,eccJgr1 iz, d ~nsid . us.

11

Bl

essi

ng

Phase

Body

s fC)O

ct

ar light radiates from

berare

1

en

Karmapa '

ye

lJrov-ls

and

enters

he sa

1,e

plac i ou

ore

1ead. Our l1ead is fil

led

ith

po

,erful cl

ear

light.

Th

e

light

disso

l

ves

all cli tt1rbi

ng

i

mpre

sions in brain nerves

and

senLes.

All

caL ~e .

and

itnprint ~

of

l1ar1

nf

ul

acti .

ns

..

i appear

ancl our biC d.y r

laxes.

It

b _

com

s a consci,

ous

to

1

ol for p1ot

ect

ing

a11d

11

lp

m g

oth

1

ers.

We

eta

1

the clear

i

ght

fo

1

r

as

ongas e r

ish and

e peri

1

ence the

i

nner

vibr . i

on

of the syllab,le OM.


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Blessing

Plhase - Speech1

Eni.anating

from

K~

.

rmapa's throat,

a

radiant bea1n of red ligl1t strean1s c)ut.

It nt rs otir 1noutl1 and tl1roat and dissolv~s

an

d iff" cu ties in ot1r speech.

Al] i1npr

ssions

of

harmful and c

1

onfused

words disappear

an(l

we

beco1ne

conscioL1s

of our sp

1

eech.

It is no'A

compassion and . isdotn

, a po

er-

ful

t


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Great Seal transmission

o . all three lights

ent

1

er s at the

same

time. Clear ligl1t fills

our

heacl,

red

light our t

1

ro,at ancl blue light

ot r

heart

c

1

enter. Thu w olJtain the essential tat

of

th G

at

S a ,

Wl1il

f

1

EC

1

e, ving tl1e lights, we may use

th

ma

tra

KARMAPA

CHENNO.

It

means po . er

of

all

bL1ddhas w

1

ork

throu

,

gh u .

\Ve r

1

e e~ t it loudly or inwardl)' .

KARMAPA

1

CHENNO


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Completion Phase

In rant Karn1apa s golde11 orn1 anc

is

Blacl(

Crown

dissolve

i1

1 to

rainb

w

light.

It

fall on us, i ev rywl1 r _ a.nd

a.11 form dia.pp . ar . h r is now o y

aV\

r

areness, t11

no

cen

t

1

e o 1mt.

Pa-use

Tl1()l1gl1ts an ph nc)mena ar l1

free play

of

spac

.

Pause

Activity

Phas

.e

N,

ow O l lf Sllrroun(lings,

this .

rorld

n

nd

all v rc)rld., appea.r, p

1

rfi ct and p 1r . .

'V

ry at,om vil1rates \ \rith

joy

and is

kep

t

to

,geth r by lov

1

e~ . ,rerything re h

and

mean

ing.ft1l r" dian't ; 1lith u limited

poten

ial.


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Beings 111anifest, n

ar

and far.

They

are

fiemale or 1na.le buddhas, wh tl.1er they

know it

or

nt)t. Sol1nds

are

mantras

and

all

thol1ghts wisdom,

for

tl1e

sole rea.son that

tlle}r

can

1appen.

We fee our o n body

conclense

out

of

space

.

It

is

po

,

,,

l

er

and

joy.

Sc)111etl1ing

essential l1as

happened. Bef


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