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Following Reggie’s discussion of tradition and ritual in the last two episodes, we listen to a talk he offered on the compassionate energy of awareness. He says that we can invite this energy into our lives through offerings and chants, such as to Ritrö Gönpo, a manifestation of awareness who protects our practice and the integrity of our spiritual journey.

This talk was given at the 2006 Advanced Meditating with the Body retreat held in Crestone, CO.

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Today, we listen to the second part of Reggie’s talk on ritual. In offering instruction on ritual in Vajrayana Buddhism, he introduces three chants that connect us to three domains of mystery: love, the body, and the unseen world.

This talk was given at the 2006 Advanced Meditating with the Body retreat held in Crestone, CO.

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In the first part of this talk on the place of tradition and ritual in Vajrayana Buddhism, Reggie discusses how symbolism, liturgy, and community can serve to help connect us with mystery as modern practitioners.

This talk was given at the 2006 Advanced Meditating with the Body retreat held in Crestone, CO.

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In the third part of this series on consort relationship, Reggie says that the journey of awakening through relationship requires a commitment to receiving all aspects of our partner with love. In this way, the open way, liberation occurs through a relational journey of surrender and acceptance.

This talk was given in 2016 at a weekend program held at Naropa University in Boulder, CO. Reggie offers more teachings and practices on the consort journey in The Tantric Consort, a 4-part video course produced by Sounds True. It is available in our download store.

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Here, in the second part of the opening keynote from Reggie and Caroline’s weekend program on the journey of consort relationship, Reggie discusses the somatic experiennce of beholding one’s beloved from the empty open state of being that is free from concepts, agendas, and territoriality.

This talk was given in 2016 at a weekend program held at Naropa University in Boulder, CO. Reggie offers more teachings and practices on the consort journey in The Tantric Consort, a 4-part video course produced by Sounds True. It is available in our download store.

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Reggie begins this talk by saying, “There is nothing wrong with anyone here.” When we approach meditation practice as a way to solve a problem, we miss the basic message of this lineage: that life is perfect, right now, as it is.

This talk was given at the September 2005 Meditating with the Body retreat held in Crestone, CO.

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In this talk, Reggie discusses the neurological capacity that develops through the somatic practice of pure awareness. He says that an important step in the practice involves setting aside preconceptions about the goal of meditation.

This excerpt is from a talk given in The Practice of Pure Awareness: Somatic Meditation for Touching Infinity, an audio course produced by Sounds True. It is available for download in the Dharma Ocean online store.

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Here, Reggie discusses the basic sadness we feel in relation to the fundamental loss of connection to the Source. This sadness gives rise to a longing to reconnect with it, which is the basis of the spiritual journey.

This talk was given at the 2006 Advanced Meditating with the Body retreat held in Crestone, CO.

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