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25 Shamatha Without a Sign - Concentrating and Releasing

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Fall 2013 Shamatha and the Bodhisattva Way of Life

B. Alan Wallace
03 Sep 2013 – 25 Oct 2013
Thanyapura Mind Centre, Phuket, Thailand

Alan Wallace Fall 2013 8-Week retreat on Shamatha and the Bodhisattva Way of Life, including teachings on the Seven-Point Mind-Training and A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life, by B. Alan Wallace at the Thanyapura Mind Centre in Phuket, Thailand, from September 2nd- October 28th, 2013

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B. Alan Wallace, 17 Sep 2013

From Padmasambava – Natural Liberation
Place your mind in its natural state. Alternate between observing who is concentrating inwardly and who is releasing. What is the very agent that releases the mind and concentrates the mind? Steadily observe yourself, and then release again.
Question
Eventually the relaxation and concentration move together, what do you do when it’s time to relax and you are already at your most relaxed? With the oscillation you are developing greater clarity and greater relaxation. When reach the point that this is as sharp as I can get and as relaxed, then stop the oscillation for the session.

Meditation starts at: 9:05

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