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Embracing Light Through Mindful Gratitude
Labor Day
The talk emphasizes embracing a positive outlook to achieve spiritual enlightenment, highlighting the significance of recognizing and nurturing existing inner light to counteract negativity. It discusses the transformative power of appreciating one's accomplishments and existing positive aspects in life, advocating for practices that include gratitude and mindfulness, even in the face of adversity. The discussion approaches these themes through references to various spiritual practices and potential retreats designed to deepen one's understanding and growth in Zen philosophy, alongside reflections on international collaborative efforts and projects.
Referenced Works:
- The Ideas for Liberation (Transcript): This work is discussed in the context of realizing inner enlightenment even during difficult times, highlighting its value in understanding the non-regretful pursuit of enlightenment.
Discussed Themes and Practices:
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Appreciation and Gratitude: Emphasized as crucial for enlightenment, encouraging the counting of blessings and acknowledging accomplishments.
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Zen Philosophy Retreats: Mentioned in the context of increasing spiritual understanding, fostering international connections and collaboration, and focusing on experiential learning.
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Personal Reflection and Non-Attachment: Described as essential components in the path to more enlightened living, with a focus on vulnerability as a path to growth and clarity.
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Speaker: Sogyal
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In my relationships with others, my name is Adriana. My [...] name is Adriana. I think it's a very different kind of same situation. It's very different, obviously. But it didn't go away. For some years, it went around. It's changed. Not running away, it was to you. But not to you. It was to you, right? You understand? Also, not to struggle, try to work together.
[01:08]
That doesn't work. It rolled right next to me, and it just kind of, you know, it just took place. And at that point, I kind of had to take my space, because I knew I wasn't going to be able to do that. But basically, I started to eat. So I started to eat a lot. Holy cow. I was going to eat that. And one thing is that he got all these wonderful videotapes. He got these people exactly . For example, one thing is carol, not to the degree.
[02:10]
I think it's a view that we can look at in order to diffuse a particular pattern. And the main thing is not the thing that's at the end. Not to think of that at all, not to believe it at all. It didn't give you up. But I didn't take part. Think of self as vulnerable. You know, it didn't give me up. It didn't give me up. It was up to you. Understand? And then maybe, you see, then you come back to the situation that we go back on that.
[03:13]
Let's see that clearly. Anybody here have a great deal of pain? No? There have to be. Yes, there have to be. Well, in relation to what Ken would say, I found that so often, we're taking the view that nothing is over there and that we're not enlightened, that we have to get this thing, but that if we take the view that we have some light somewhere, we're not completely in the dark, we do have these types of lights, and start going over this much enlightenment, and we get filled by how much enlightenment we already have.
[04:15]
And then it gets to grow much more quickly, then you can take responsibility for any argument that you do have, and kind of change it. Yes, a great comment on that one. It's not just really look at yourself, see how much accomplishment that you've been in, right? Just to see what accomplishment that you've been in. particularly the day you go down, you go down. That's called counting the blessings. At least you have your good health. At least you've got enough to eat. I mean, it's the same, a basic thing. Because 10 to 300 million years, Sometimes, yes, when you have suffering or this thing, it brings a little bit of darkness.
[05:19]
I mean, certain things are very supplemental, but sometimes it causes a little bit of darkness. In a sense, when you have a cataclysm, a difficult topic, it's to see clearly, say, you know, I think some things we had, probably things we won't have. Things we don't really have. And then also, it also practiced the abuse on the alien. I mean, just the word, the word it was saying was jet. Jet from . Remember in the, in the tape, there's a transcript here called The Ideas for Liberation. In this one, people talk about in the near-difficulty, you realize there's something to, you really can't regret it. in your practice, do you really find even the difficulty, even the down, the down, it's not there, you know. I have spoken about a number of this in Tibet, the 18 years retreat, the Chinese prison time.
[06:28]
And how it is practiced. And I hope that you have just turned it out a little bit. Okay, now I think we should maybe just on and near, yes. I literally looked at it and there's no attachment to how it should look. I think that helps. Yes? We talked about in the last retreat that Nikki missed presentation.
[07:31]
And I'm not sure when I went to see you, but the complete experiences with you are always an opening thing for me. And then I actually, at the end, it's like, oh, sorry, I speak to you in a worse way. It's worse. I don't know how to do it. This was very difficult for me. takes thousands of years. There's a lot of ways to work on cancer. One way, especially if you have some difficulty. Very good to do. So that, you see, takes some inspiration. It may not be so easy, but, you know, what give up? And there have been some subtle changes that took place.
[08:41]
But you were here, so maybe this will give you a stay again, particularly about what had a personal impact for you, or a session that you found particularly effective. It's only for us, and now it's a trick, which I already can't speak on. [...] It's only for us, and now it's a trick, which Well, and there is a sense of respect. It's just here you feel like, just look at something. Just sit in something and then, maybe you will, you will see that, say, please smile. You probably said, yeah, yeah, you really smiled.
[09:48]
Smile, smile. And then just to go again. And then they let me, they let us both out of the place. It's very holy. Also, as I was saying when I was talking to all the students there, saying that sometimes when you're in a place like that, you forget. You don't practice. So you try to. And then also, sometimes ask these things to be standard. There's a way to do that. People going up in and out. You can create that kind of work. They understand. Good. Good. which the library and also um also that takes up teachings this summer quite exceptional that on which you calling the letter is quite exceptional and maybe you should listen to that something new again same thing but something's there isn't it
[10:57]
Well, let me just tell you this. If you want to come with me, it's fine. It works out quite well. You said spontaneous, didn't you? There's no big man. Like last time we just, I said, okay, if you want to come, I said, okay, come, and then we can get 100 people. So then we've got a chance in the future to see if it's possible. Except I'm not planning a big trip. Like I'm not announcing to people, saying I'm going to India, you know, just to be happy. Because last year we had a particular mission, in a sense, to receive these people. But this year, it's not particularly, I'm not doing this because for some people, People get a bit torn, you see.
[12:02]
Too many things to do. So therefore, in a sense, I don't want you, I just say, making it bad, not being able to go there. So I'm not making this trip this time, particularly, which is a petition. If you want to come, it's fine. But next year, I'm making it next year, because next year, well, depending on what I say, next year, to Dokshin Monastery, In the south, maybe the opening would expand. And the Dalai Lama may come and give series of teachings there, and maybe also cancer. Don't do that. So then I would like to keep my students there. So because of that. But in the same time, they come. Only thing, I'm going to seek him. So if you go to seek him, you need to apply the Reza thing there. Maybe do the Reza things well. You can have good connections with the city government. You can do that in a range. You can go as a group. You can get the report at work. There's one man who's now the representative in the driver's side.
[13:05]
He said, you just do 24 hours and fix it for you to set. So you need to install that work. So we can actually do that. So if there are people coming, and if you make plans already, and so then you can come. Whereas if you If it's possible for you to change for next year, then come next. That's better. Okay? Is it clear? Clear? Did this clear? Yes, Tom. Well, in appreciation to the, uh, for the, uh, your teaching, from the language of, uh, Augustine Ballard, it's, uh, It's the thought that the teaching happening in America is, I feel, a rather important thing for our life. So that other people can have it.
[14:11]
For example, here in America, now we have a land. very much due to the generosity of Alex. He was a beautiful man, which I haven't really grasped, because now I'm going to be in an inter-production community project, and I just created that for several years, a new school with a statue, and central, of course. Now my work will be more central. It will allow them to develop a model for a city center. And then, of course, I have a very big, quite a big center in Paris also. And Germany, we have hundreds of students. But Germany, I'm doing a different thing with not to have a center. Because there's a strength. The strength is not to have a center. Because sometimes things in Germany, they can go over all that. And that's it. They're actually doing that.
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And I think I sent it from Germany, from Holland. It's incredible. There's Hollanders. There are a lot of people. There are about 50 people from Holland. 200 Germans. 200 Frenchmen. So we know a lot. And in Ireland, it's very strong. Scotland is very strong. Italy and . This will be far out. So you see that the whole international is coming. But I'm going to focus on, one, the retreat land in . The sixth century in London. And the in Australia. Because Australia is quite strong. And then here in the United States also, I mean, our sangha is relatively small.
[16:25]
But yet what I appreciate is people have been, even as Californians, they've quite stayed Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'll tell you, you just keep on coming, and you keep practicing. That I really appreciate. I really appreciate it. Because even if you cannot come for a bit, it's time for just once, for a short time, it kind of brings you to the view. To the view. Just a reminder. It is the profession. So I keep on coming, because the math is going too much time, so I keep on coming for short times. Many. And there are also East Coasters now, quite a lot of response to the East Coast. And then what will be happening is that we have to have a shrine here in Berkeley now. We found a place. And I'm going to do a decoration, even inspiring me. It's quite a large shrine. We have to practice the place. And then there's a group in Seattle.
[17:27]
There's not such a bad group in San Diego. There's a reigning group in Fort Clark. Anyway, so just I like to kind of put just that work track into it. And then slowly I'm just, you know, devising ways of studying chairs for all that I'm working on. It's no use asking, I'll tell you, you study this, we're going to develop a model. And now also some of my oldest students are beginning to travel with them to the mathematics. This is to ensure I can do a job more effectively for the students. Then also using Temple Clear and the free master's course. And with, for example, the new center, we're going to have like sitting in many master's tables. Then, while it's not taking too long, when the penultimate is coming, this November, in that fourth period, it's going to give Hingyari, the Doctrine and Covenants, [...] the Doctrine and Covenants
[18:55]
It's going to be 16 marks. Then we will catch them to the top soon again. And then the double series comes to town. Then what is going to show is the second that connects on the next east of it. And then now he will be coming He is now, from next year onwards, I will make him come more. Every retreat I will invite him. So that he will start slowly teaching, I still start introducing him. And so that he can actually also travel and teach. His English needs to be starting. And then Zosai Kensei, you know, they kind of started this thing. He wants to come tonight to Daniel to come study English for six months. And I hope he'll start having to treat me so, so seriously.
[20:00]
So in a sense, it's not going to be very wonderful thing to happen. Just look forward to the future. Enjoy inspiration. Practice now. So now we can stop. Unless someone's got a really interesting question. It's not very important, but it's interesting. Yesterday you mentioned about Sasha. And that's also a real connection with Jesus. And I wanted to ask you how would the way you use it. But it suits you on time. you make a point at each level. You ask Sandra and Silvia, oh yes, let me mention this to you now, is that the next retreat, I'm going now from here, I'm going here, from here to the east coast, the short street there.
[21:19]
And then, And then I go to a small conference in Estonia. And then I go to Australia. And then I'll be back to do this conference in Istanbul. It's the Trans-Persian International Conference. My program is CIPT. And then... I'll be back for the retreat in November, which is going to be on the 23rd, isn't it? But myself, I might have to leave. It's supposed to be until the 4th of December, but myself, I might have to leave before. Does that not make you change your mind? Because I'd like you to maybe, even if I'm not there, we can use the opportunity to practice. That would be very good if you could do that.
[22:23]
I'm not there until the weekend, because I need to go, I may have to go a few years, because of the conference, for all the nuns. And maybe it's important. The conference will begin on the 5th, at this time. Just a day after, we'll keep that over. I'm supposed to be at the Naira's again, so, anyways, with my help, I'll see what the site will go for. And so, but that retreat will be in one way. It may be that I'm a teacher of six partners. I'm a model teacher of six partners. I'm a teacher of that. But most of this for all the students, people who are in the community. Because I'm in English now. Maybe you just get a few notes in a minute.
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It began in Europe. So that's that. So now you have a few minutes break and then we'll do practice to begin with 12. He's in. He's in. I'm sorry.
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ah Allahumme sallallahu alayhi wa sallam Allahumme sallallahu alayhi wa sallam Allahumme sallallahu alayhi wa sallam
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Thank you. From the night I got out of the room, they knocked the door open and opened the door. It was a quiet night out there, and I looked up at the window, [...] and I looked up at the window.
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From the night I got out of the room, they knocked the door open and opened the door. Thank you. [...]
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Thank you. So let me hear you, my love. Give me the earth, the moon, and the earth. I'll give you my soul. [...] Yeah. Thank you.
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Thank you. May God bless you May God bless you May God bless you is
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Thank you. They don't know what it is to be a Jew.
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They don't know what it is to be a Jew. They don't know what it is to be a Jew. Thank you.
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Thank you. But in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, [...] So then why do you want to go out and put a stigma mask on a rich man's head when you're not supposed to put a mask on? So then why do you want to go out and put a stigma mask on a rich man's head when you're not supposed to put a mask on? So then why do you want to go out and put a stigma mask on a rich man's head when you're not supposed to put a mask on?
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So then why do you want to go out and put a stigma mask on? Connoisseur is devoted to all of us who come here to talk to us, to get to know each other, [...] Thank you. I can't even say that I'm sorry for all the things that I've done wrong. I'm sorry for all the things that I've done wrong.
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I'm sorry for all the things that I've done wrong. I'm sorry for all the things that I've done wrong. I don't know. I don't know. Now we share it. Then also afterwards, it would be very kind if you can help to clean up this mess, and put the place exactly as we found it, and even better.
[42:24]
It would be very nice here, but it would be very much like a tank, if you don't know that. we give it this space to practice it. That's not bad. So, Hunter will be here, probably until the 18th of October. Until that time, we hope, maybe on the 13th, 13th of, 13th is Thursday, I believe. It may be that even when you talk to the analyst, the dealer, and she might be listening, let's say, the area. And she mostly stayed in Siberia, Siberia and Siberia.
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So, they really were very much in love with each other. They really feel very well in front of each other. And after that, he took her out to the river. She even said that if she comes very rarely, it may be good to kick her off. She doesn't eat that word, but the presence of it is much more. She's very passionate about putting it away. She's going to say that she would find it helpful if you spoke to her. So now, please share a talk, and then I will see you on 13th October. Okay. And maybe we have a talk. Wait, who's there? Oh, it's... Are you going to share it with me?
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Okay. And then I will be back here for the end of that. And I will of course encourage you to stop reading, because the time when I stopped reading is very respective to what you should call the issue now. I've started to only do the issue now with my students in Europe. I'm going to start very slowly and very privately. And I have four different teachings of kinship, which I've used as a reference. In fact, it was kinship to get transformation. So I'll begin there. So just sit quietly. Anybody who really wants to start, practice it well.
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These are the ways to get transformation. It means to have good nights. When I talk this life is bad. I don't talk so three-way, but I do very much, and a lot of times particularly.
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