“The extraction of discrete parts of Chöd teachings from their broader philosophical contexts is symptomatic of how Chöd has been incorporated into… — Michelle Sorensen Copy Share Image
“Dripping charnel grounds of light - I examine hope & fear - blue-black body monster of enlightenment - call me Youthful Lightning… — Marc Olmsted Copy Share Image
“Without hope, Chöd practitioners are freed from the limits of hope and fear; having cut the ropes of grasping, definitely enlightened, where… — Machik Labdrön Copy Share Image
“Dharma practice means physical hardship; it means that you shouldn't be pansies about it. You should exert yourselves wholeheartedly to engage in… — Ngagpa Yeshe Dorje Copy Share Image
“Chöd is conventionally and misleadingly seen as analogous to, if not derived from, shamanic initiatory dismemberment visions, as well as dualistic anti-body… — Michelle Sorensen Copy Share Image
“To seek the self, one must first have a clear idea of what one is looking for. Thus, some meditation manuals advise… — Donald S. Lopez Jr Copy Share Image
“Ever since he'd given up money, certain people had called him a freeloader, a parasite. (As one comment-thread malapropist put it: "Do… — Mark Sundeen Copy Share Image
“ Machik thus maintains that what is conventionally referred to as a "god" is in fact the positive nature of reflexive awareness… — Michelle Sorensen Copy Share Image
“...the Chöd teachings attributed to Machik Labdrön both rely and innovate on Buddhist representations of mental functionings of a human being, including… — Michelle Sorensen Copy Share Image
“As in other Buddhist Tantric techniques, recommended preliminaries for these practices include developing skill at both calm-abiding ( zhi gnas ; śamatha… — Michelle Sorensen Copy Share Image
“When we are meditating in a haunted graveyard, or even in our rooms, frightening external and internal appearances may arise during Chöd… — Zongtrul Losang Tsöndru Copy Share Image
“If we lack the proper antidotes of emptiness and bodhichitta, we will not be able to control our minds when frightening appearances… — Zongtrul Losang Tsöndru Copy Share Image
