Meditation on the 16th Karmapa

The meditation on the teacher (skt. Guru Yoga; tib. Lami Naljor) is the heart of all meditations in Diamond Way Buddhism. This practice was written by the 16th Karmapa Rangjung Rigpe Dorje. The 16th Karmapa gave it to Hannah and Lama Ole Nydahl especially for the West and combined this with the wish to keep the translation contemporary. The core of this practice lies in taking over the enlightened qualities of the teacher and bringing the experiences made in meditation into everyday life. This meditation is the main practice in the Diamond Way Buddhism Centres. It is especially suitable for new visitors to get to know meditation.
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Tibetan name: Ku shi nyu gu kye je du tsi char gyun
Translation: „The nectar rain that brings the seeds of the four Buddha states to maturity“
Explanations: Statements of the 16th Karmapa, originally given in 1957 in Tsurphu in Tibet and additionally given in 1980 in the USA.
Tibetan source: 16th Karmapa Rangjung Rigpe Dorje (1924-1981).
Preliminary excercises

The four basic exercises (tib.ngöndro) are also called preliminary exercises for the Great Seal (skt. Mahamudra) because they create the basis for the experience of space and joy. They have been tried and tested over centuries to develop timeless values such as compassion, super-personal thinking, responsibility, generosity and steadfastness in the middle of an active life. With one hour of practice everyday you need 1-2 years per exercise. The texts used are translations of a meditation text entitled «The vehicle for the path of the nobles» from the 9th Karmapa Wangchuk Dorje (1555-1603). The four exercises are: 1.) Refuge and development of the enlightened mind 2.) Diamond mind meditation (skt.Vajrasattva, tib. Dorje Sempa) 3.) Mandala offerings and 4.) Meditation on the teacher (Guru Yoga).
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Tibetan name: Chag Chen Ngöndro
Translation: „Mahamudra – Ocean of the True Sense“, 9th Karmapa Wangchuk Dorje (1556-1603)
Explanation: „The light of certainty“ from 1th Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thaye (1813-1899); Kalu Rinpoche in Sonada, India, 1970-71; Sherab Gyaltsen Rinpoche in Becske, Hungary, 2008.
Tibetische Quelle: Phyag chen nges don rgay mtsho
Meditation on 8th Karmapa

For most practitioners of the Diamond Way Buddhism, the advanced meditation after the basic exercises is the meditation on the 8th Karmapa. This meditation on the teacher or master is called «Guru Yoga in four sessions» (tib.: Tün shi lami naljor). It is one of the main meditations of the Karma Kagyu lineage and was given by the 8th Karmapa Mikyö Dorje (1507-1554). It is practiced in the Diamondway centres after completion of the Four Basic Exercises.
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Tibetan name: Tun shi lami naljor
Translation: „Guru Yoga in four sessions“
Explanations: Karma Chagme Rinpoche (1603-1678); Karme Khenpo; Shamar Rinpoche in Samye Ling, Scotland, 1982; Sherab Gyaltsen Rinpoche in Immenstadt, Germany, 2009.
Tibetan source: Collected writings of the 8th Karmapa Mikyö Dorje (1507-1554); «Treasure collection of teachings» (gDams ngag mdzod) of the 1st Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thaye (1813-1899)
Meditation auf liebevolle Augen

Es gibt keinen edleren Charakterzug als das Mitgefühl. Diese Meditation ist ein effektives Mittel gegen Zorn. Liebevolle Augen (skt. Avalokiteshvara, tib.Chenresig) verkörpert die Liebe aller Buddhas. Seine vier Arme symbolisieren Liebe, Mitgefühl, Mitfreude und Gleichmut und sein sechs-silbiges Mantra OM MANI PEME HUNG reinigt die sechs störenden Gefühle. Der Meditationstext stammt von dem Siddha Thangtong Gyalpo, „König der tausend Täler“ (1361-1485). Er wird nach den Anweisungen verwendet, die Hannah und Lama Ole Nydahl 1970 in Sonada von Kalu Rinpoche erhalten haben.
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Tibetischer Name: Chenresig
Übersetzung: „Den Raum füllen zum Nutzen der Wesen“
Erklärungen: Dro dön kha jab may zin dri nyung dü von dem Maniwa Sherab Gyaltsen Rinpoche, gegeben in Bath, UK, 2009
Tibetische Quelle: Dro dönk kha khyab ma, verfasst von Thangtong Gyalpo (~1385-1464)