Meditation Technology Series
Jewel Heart Instructors
Sessions can be taken individually or together as a series. Each session will include instructions, guided meditations, group discussion, and individual meditation sessions. The programs will be led by Jewel Heart Instructors Hartmut Sagolla and Supa Corner. Open to all experience levels.
Concentrated Meditation – Buddha, Breath and Mantra
Concentrated meditation is the foundation of every kind of meditation. It brings clarity and sharpness of focus and allows us to stay with any object of observation for prolonged periods. This workshop introduces techniques to deepen concentration using the example of some popular meditation objects.
Mindfulness Meditation – Mindfulness of Body, Feelings, Thoughts and Phenomena
Mindfulness meditation can be applied to almost every area of the mundane and spiritual world. This workshop explores various techniques that help center our mind and navigate more skillfully through the ups and downs of our lives.
Analytical Meditation – Anger/Patience and Attachment/Love
Widely practiced in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, analytical meditation uses cognitive methods to overcome destructive emotions and generate helpful states of mind.
Visualization Meditation – White Tara, Buddha, Other Examples
A picture says more than a thousand words. Using every aspect of the human condition, visualization combines the emotional, intellectual and visionary capabilities of our mind to build a future free of trouble and full of compassion and joy. This workshop explores various visualization techniques from our everyday experience and from the tantric world.
Meditation on the Mind – The Nature of Mind (6 Similes)
What is the mind? What is its nature? All happiness, suffering and human accomplishment is experienced through the mind. All spiritual development happens through the mind. Therefore meditation on the mind is most useful. This workshop will explore how to connect with the clarity and awareness that is the nature of the mind.
Mind and Mental Faculties – 10 Essential Faculties for Meditation
The mind is not a unitary, single entity, but a complex web of different types of awareness and mental faculties. Understanding and experiencing the functions of the mind and its faculties allows us fine tune our ability to conduct effective meditation. In this workshop the emphasis is on the first 10 of 51 mental faculties that accompany every moment of mind and allow it to correctly ascertain it’s objects.
Creating the Environment and Taking Refuge
At the beginning of any Tibetan Buddhist Meditation it is important to create a conducive environment for meditation and connect with our source of compassion, inspiration and blessings. The workshop will include guided visualization of the Field of Refuge and analytical meditation on the meaning of taking refuge.
The Four Immeasurable Thoughts
In order to get the best result from a meditation it is of crucial importance to set the best possible motivation. The Four Immeasurable Thoughts embrace all living beings without exception. Guided meditations will be offered for each.
The Field of Merit
For most impactful and profound meditation, practitioners invoke the Field of Merit, which is one’s own spiritual teacher in the appearance of an enlightened being such as the Buddha, surrounded by other enlightened manifestations. This workshop will guide through various visualizations of the Field of Merit as well as exploring its purpose and meaning.
The Seven Limbed Prayer and Special Request
In order to have profound meditations with lasting impact, practitioners strive to create positive energy and purify any obstacles in the presence of the Field of Merit. The seven-limbed prayer is a condensed presentation of engaging in powerful positive thoughts and visualizations. Making special requests opens our heart and makes us receptive to the wisdom, compassion and blessings from the Field of Merit, and also from within ourselves. Note: Participation in Workshop 9: The Field of Merit is recommended for Workshop 10.