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Inside this issue...
 FEATURE:
The Mind of Meditation
With this issue, Bodhi introduces
a yearlong consideration of the practice of meditation. An overview and examination
of the practice that is the cornerstone and companion of all Buddhist meditation
practices, known variously as shamatha, calm abiding, or tranquility meditation,
is presented in our first and second issues of this volume. Our third and fourth
issues are devoted to a presentation of the views and methods of vipashyana, or
insight meditation, which lead to a direct experience of the essential nature of
all things.
TEACHINGS
One-Pointed and Joyful
by The Seventeenth
Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje
"There are many methods for
creating a mind that is one-pointed and joyful, the most important of which is meditation.
It is said that the Buddha taught eighty-four thousand gates of samadhi. If they
were all condensed, what would be central? Calm abiding (shamatha) and deeper insight
(vipashyana)." 22
The Secret of Mind
by The Dzogchen
Ponlop Rinpoche
"?someone who does not know
the "secret of mind," the supreme and main point of all Dharma, will fail to accomplish
happiness or to escape suffering because liberation and happiness depend upon recognizing
and practicing this "secret," which refers to knowing how to work directly with
the mind. 26
Entering the Ocean
of Shamatha
by Ven.
Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche
"If you become trained in shamatha
practice, then you will be able to direct your attention to whatever dharma practice
you undertake. Because you have gained the ability to put the mind one-pointedly
on whatever you chose, you will not become distracted no matter what you are practicing.
All practices will be workable and yield the benefits associated with them." 36
Beginning Properly
by Chogyam
Trungpa Rinpoche
"As you are breathing, just
go out with the breath. When the breath dissolves, wait as you breathe in, and then
go out again. It is very natural and very slow. When thoughts come, label them,
"thinking." You have to be very precise about the whole thing. You can't miss an
inch. You can't think twice-thinking that you are thinking, "thinking"-it has to
be right on the dot." 44
Mind in the Present
by Ven.
Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche
"It is said that when we first
practice shamatha our mind resembles a crazy elephant that runs amok and does a
lot of harm. Whether we use the body of a deity or our breath as the object of our
observation, we need to hold our mind to that object and stay with it. ...using
mindfulness as our rope, we tie this crazy mind to the object of observation." 40
SOCIETY AND
ENVIRONMENT
Where Problems Come
From
by The Seventeenth
Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje
In this world today, there
are so many troubles and difficulties, which are mainly due to pride, jealousy,
and the desire to be the most important. Where do these come from? They arise from
the absence of sincere, positive intentions, the lack of affection for one another,
and the want of mutual respect.18
Working with Teenagers:
The Practice of Contemplative Psychotherapy An Interview with Joanne Neiman, Bill
Sell and Brus Westby
"...when kids get caught up
in strong emotions, they feel really cornered. They don't see a way out except fight
or flight. But if they see that there is workability in their lives, and if we speak
to those bright and creative qualities of bodhichitta-even when they act out-then
eventually they start to respond in a way that is healthy." 10
DEPARTMENTS
Seeds &
Sprouts:
How The Rhinoceros Got His Skin by Rudyard Kipling
The Lives of
The Karmapas:
The Second Karmapa, Karma Pakshi by The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche
Poetry:
The Facts Are Where? 19 by Megan Johnston
Teaching Schedule
of The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche
Teaching Schedule
of Ven. Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche
Bodhi Directory
Last Words:
Crossword 64 by Kathy Penny
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