Buddha sat in serene and humble dignity on the ground,
with the sky above him and around him, as if to show us that in meditation you sit with open, skylike attitude of mind, yet remain present, earthed, and grounded. The sky is our absolute nature, which has no barriers and is boundless, and the ground is our reality, our relative, ordinary condition.
The posture we take when we meditate signifies that we are linking absolute and relative, sky and ground, heaven and earth, like two wings of a bird, integrating the skylike deathless nature of mind and the ground of our transient, mortal nature.
- Sogyal Rinpoche
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"Coach,
i bow to your learning and recognition from Rinpoche at Naropa. i am working on a paper in my contemplative studies class, kinda following in your footsteps but without all the world-class athlete stuff. i will admire from a distance! i am working on a sidebar for my paper, quoting various body/mind experts that come from Buddhist traditions. if you would be so kind, Dear Dharma Teacher Who Also Does The Do Like Few,
* In one sentence, how would you describe the Buddha's viewpoint on death?
Om Mani Padme Hung .
May Chenreezig himself shower his Blessings upon your brave Path,
kit from Boulder"
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photos:
1) WF Temple H(om)e Buddha; Shakky overseeing and protecting the symbolic representation of the worldwide WF Sangha. by ilg.
2) Flagstaff ponderosa and pranic filled sky. by ilg.
3) coach in the "adepts pose" (Siddhasana). Temple archives.
