In this conversation Vajra and Nick discuss Buddhist Tibetan Tantra and how through practising with the breath and internal energy work we can explore the Bliss that is innate within our system and that connects us to our Buddha Nature.

0:00 introduction and discussion of Vajra’s introduction to kundalini and tumo.

6:45 Vajryana Tantra traches that the bliss of Enlightenment is found in our present experience and does not have to be searched for outside.

9:14 Resistance to bliss in meditation and how to find unshakable bliss. The practice is not about achieving a certain state in meditation as this can be lost. We can use meditation to make out mind one pointed so that we can then discover a bliss that is in us all the time rather than created. This is the bliss of being alive, something we are born with and take with us as we leave this life.

13:50 Sickness and connecting with this bliss to aid healing

15:07 Meditating from being present in our body rather than trying to escape it1

8:15 The four joys - progressive levels of absorption into bliss.

23:40 Tantra is a method for integrating and liberating any experience of our life that does not harm ourselves or others – love, desire, anger.

28:50 Anger and desire is energy. Tantra is about feeling the essence in the energy of any emotion, which is always blissful. This blissful energy is Metta and compassion. When anger is purified it becomes clarity. We train in Enlightened perception rather than trying to get to Enlightenment. How would a Buddha see anger….desire….seeing that any disturbing emotion is always a message for love and wisdom. To do this we have to pass through the body to feed the fire of wisdom felt as a fire in the belly. Intuition arises and we know the right action to take.

34:08 The breath itself is pleasure. Advice on how to work with difficult emotions by allow the energy to flow in your body by connecting with your breathing. Start by noting a pleasurable experience and really connecting with your breath.

40:31 Enlightenment alone is Bliss – the Buddha.

44:00 The need to find compassion and bodhichita in our body

47:25 Becoming accustomed to the natural bliss in our body through the preparatory exercises we have it all the time

54:23 Buddha nature - the body is the door way to Eternity

58:33 When the breath becomes blissful and orgasmic it is a powerful tool to focus the mind

61:04 Conclusion and how to contact Vajra for 121 coaching

61:11 10th February 2024 London workshop

To contact Vajra goto: www.bodymandala.org

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