Freedom Through Understanding: The Buddhist Path to Happiness and Liberation by Lama Yeshe & Lama Zopa Rinpoche & Nicholas Ribush

Author:Lama Yeshe & Lama Zopa Rinpoche & Nicholas Ribush
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive
Published: 2009-10-30T00:00:00+00:00

7. Rinpoche answers questions

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Q. When we do the purifying breath meditation, do we start by exhaling our negativities and so forth in the form of black smoke or by inhaling the qualities of enlightenment in the form of white light?

Rinpoche: I think it’s more comfortable if first you visualize that all your delusions and wrong conceptions leave in the form of smoke or fog as you breathe out. In other words, purifying first seems more comfortable to me. It’s similar to when you want to put delicious food into a pot. If the pot is dirty you’re not going to feel comfortable putting food into it; it’s obviously much better if the pot is clean. So just as you first clean a pot before putting something into it, purify yourself before inhaling the enlightened qualities.

Sometimes when you do breathing meditation you don’t have enough time to visualize because your breaths are too shallow. Therefore it might help you to concentrate if you inhale slowly and build up some air inside and then when you breathe out you can exhale more slowly and get a better visualization. This gives you time to make your concentration stronger and longer lasting.

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