The OPEN PATH 

a Center for Eastern and Western Studies

welcomes you to join us for classes and evening meditation at the

 Namgyal Residence

915 West Hays Street
Boise, Idaho   83702

 

Tuesday Evening  - Vajra Yogini Puja -7:30 pm to 8:30 pm

Thursday Evening - Book Study and Discussion - 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm

The book we are working with is 'The Path of Victory'  by Namgyal Rinpoche.

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Join the Open Path Sangha in the weekly
Sunday Morning

Silent
Meditation on the Breath - 8:30 to 8:55 am
 followed by  
  
Diety Yoga Puja of Chenrezig the Buddha of Compassion 
9:00 to 10:00 am

Location:
Komyozan Dojo
1922 N. 21st  Street
(entrance on left)

Please Park on 22nd st. at Elm Grove Park -
bring cushion,wear comfortable clothing
TEXT WITH PRAYERS ARE PROVIDED

For  further information contact:
Paul Lingard  - Resident Teacher
(208)342-4895
or
email:
President@theopenpath.org    

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The Hymn of Universal Love

Who seeks to promote his welfare,
Having glimpsed the state of perfect peace,
Should be able, honest and upright,
Gentle in speech, meek and not proud.

Contented, he ought to be easy to support,
Not over-busy, and simple in living.
Tranquil his senses, let him be prudent,
And not brazen, nor fawning on families.

Also, he must refrain from any action
That gives the wise reason to reprove him.
(Then let him cultivate the thought)
May all be well and secure,
May all beings be happy!

Whatever living creatures there be,
Without exception, weak or strong,
Long, huge or middle-sized,
Or short, minute or bulky,

Whether visible or invisible,
And those living far or near,
The born and those seeking birth,
May all beings be happy!

Let none deceive or decry
His fellow anywhere;
Let none wish others harm
In resentment or in hate.

Just as with her own life
A mother shields from hurt
Her own son, her only child,
Let all-embracing thoughts
For all beings be yours.

Cultivate an all-embracing mind of love
For all throughout the universe,
In all its height, depth and breadth —
Love that is untroubled
And beyond hatred or enmity.

As you stand, walk, sit or lie,
So long as you are awake,
Pursue this awareness with your might

It is deemed the "Divine State" here.

Holding no more to wrong beliefs,
With virtue and vision of the ultimate,
And having overcome all sensual desire,
Never in a womb is one born again.

 

Karaniya Metta Sutta Translated from the Pali by
Acharya Buddharakkhita
Alternate translation: Amaravati Buddharakkhita Ñanamoli Piyadassi Thanissaro 
 Copyright © 1989 Buddhist Publication Society. Used with permission.

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Reflections on Giving

Dana is a Buddhist teaching about giving and receiving and the inter
dependence of all beings, about generosity and thankfulness.

Most teachers do not charge a fee for their teaching but rely on your
dana. Please realize that this is not a tip or gratuity. In many cases
this is the teachers only source of livelihood. Please give as
generously as you are able and help support teachings you attend.

You can either put dana in the bowl or give directly to the teacher in an
envelope. Dana is usually given before a class or course.

 

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What we call the Buddha  or the lama, is not material in the same way as iron, crystal, gold, or silver are. You should never think of them with this sort of materialistic attitude. The essence of the lama or Buddha is emptiness; their nature, clarity; their appearance, the play of unimpeded awareness. Apart from that, they have no real, material form, shape, or colour whatsoever – like the empty luminosity of space. When we know them to be like that, we can develop faith, merge our minds with theirs, and let our minds rest peacefully. This attitude and practice are most important.

                       (from the last public teaching of Kalu Rinpoche)

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The Buddha... "The Blessed One," sympathetic, seeking our well-being, teaches the Dhamma out of sympathy.'

Then you should train yourselves — harmoniously, cordially, and without dispute — in the qualities I have pointed out, having known them directly: the four frames of reference, the four right exertions, the four bases of power, the five faculties, the five strengths, the seven factors for Awakening, the noble eightfold path."
 

taken from  p.103 of:The Wings to Awakening:

         an anthology from the Pali Cannon

 

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What are the Four Mindful Meditation Practices

from the

Nalanda Institute

Center for Buddhist Study and meditation

1.  A (Bhikkhu) spirtual practitioner remains established in the observation of the body in the body, diligent, with clear understanding, mindful, having abandoned every craving and every distaste for this life.

2.  A spiritual practitioner remains established in the observation of the feelings in the feelings, diligent, with clear understanding, mindful, having abandoned every craving and every distaste for this life.

3.  A spiritual practitioner remains established in the observation of the mind in the mind, diligent, with clear understanding, mindful having abandoned every craving and every distaste for this life.

4.  A spiritual practitioner remains established in the observation of the objects of the mind in the objects of the mind, diligent, with clear understanding, mindful, having abandoned every craving and every distaste for this life.