Sunday, September 20, 2020

Meditation without bodhicitta ~ Lama Yeshe

 

Meditation without bodhicitta ~ Lama Yeshe https://justdharma.com/s/p4ut8  

Why is bodhicitta necessary for success in meditation? Because of selfish grasping. If you have a good meditation but don't have bodhicitta, you will grasp at any little experience of bliss: 'Me, me; I want more, I want more.' Then the good experience disappears completely. Grasping is the greatest distraction to experiencing single-pointed intensive awareness in meditation. And with it, we are always dedicated to our own happiness: 'Me, me I'm miserable, I want to be happy. Therefore I'll meditate.' It doesn't work that way. For some reason good meditation and its results — peacefulness, satisfaction and bliss — just don't come.  

– Lama Yeshe  from the book "Buddhist Wisdom: The Path to Enlightenment" ISBN: 978-1906787141  -  https://amzn.to/1sRyZRc  Lama Yeshe on the web: http://www.lamayeshe.com/  Lama Yeshe biography: http://fpmt.org/teachers/yeshe/jointbio/

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