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Relating as beneficent space | Vajrayana Now

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This page explains a practical application of Vajrayana principles to unstick stuck patterns of personal interaction. My five-week course “Kaleidoscope of Interaction” covers this topic in much greater depth. This page summarizes themes extracted from the course. It’s coauthored with David Chapman and cross-posted to our sites Vajrayana Now and Vividness. A Dzogchen perspective inspires this discussion, but it does not correspond to any specific traditional Dzogchen texts, teachings, or practices. A practical implication is that relationships consist of patterns in here-and-now interactions, and have no separate inherent existence. Therefore, changing the way we interact at the momentary micro scale can change the way we relate across the macro scale of whole lives. This page explains how. The essence of the practice: To liberate interaction from fixed patterns, remain uninvolved with mental contents, find awareness in perception, and respond as beneficent space. That probably sounds l

Relationship is the essence of Vajrayana Buddhism. This page explains a practical application of Vajrayana principles to unstick stuck patterns of personal interaction. My five-week course “ Kaleidoscope of Interaction ” covers this topic in much greater depth. This page summarizes themes extracted from the course. It’s coauthored with David Chapman and cross-posted to our sites Vajrayana Now and Vividness . A Dzogchen perspective inspires this discussion, but it does not correspond to any specific traditional Dzogchen texts, teachings, or practices. We take a Buddhist approach to relationship

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