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In this session, geshe discusses Tibetan Buddhist practices, particularly focusing on meditation and impermanence. The group explored concepts including Rigpa, Kalachakra Tantra, and the energy of life (Laguk), with explanations provided by Geshe about these buddhist tantric and practices. The conversation ended with a guided meditation session led by Michael, which included practices around impermanence, concentration, and bodhicitta, followed by a group chanting session.

In this session, the group engaged in a comprehensive discussion about Buddhist practices and concepts, including suffering, meditation, and the nature of Dharma, with participants sharing personal experiences and perspectives. They explored various aspects of emotional processing and mindfulness, discussing how different approaches like therapy and meditation can address emotional pain and develop awareness.

Geshe-la discusses lojong as preliminary training, the role of trust and compassion, and phowa practice as both death preparation and long-life method. The group reflects on forgiveness, encouragement, and self-trust. The session ends with guided meditation and dedication prayers.

Geshe-la explains how sensitivity transforms into wisdom, the signs of genuine Dharma, and the role of trust and determination in practice. He introduces dream yoga and advanced methods while stressing natural mind recognition as essential. After Geshe-la departs, the group continues with a reading on the natural state and a guided meditation.

Geshe-la discusses signs of progress in consciousness transference practice, the difference between death dissolution and phowa, and the stages of preparation needed for the upcoming Phowa retreat in Nepal. The group also explores levels of yogic realisation, supporting the dying, and logistics for travel to Nepal.

Geshé-la offers detailed guidance on Phowa, preparations for the upcoming retreat in Mustang, Nepal and the ripening of the mind through preliminary practices. He explains subtle body dynamics, emotional purification, and the stable heart as the ground of real trust. The session ends with a short meditation on impermanence and taking refuge.

Geshé-la explores how fear and insecurity arise from not understanding the nature of our mind, emphasising personal dharma as the most vital tool for transformation. The session covers meditative experience, subtle perception, and the limits of language before concluding with a guided meditation on warmth, awareness, and spaciousness.

Geshé-la responds to questions on the Three Buddha Bodies, rebirth, and how to support the dying and the dead. He gives clear instructions on mental offerings, avoiding craving, and dedicating merit. The group also discusses hallucination near death, ethical use of power, and how to let go with awareness during transitions of life and death.

This session explores how uncertainty and hesitation arise when future decisions feel unclear. The group discusses resistance to planning, difficulty initiating action, and the tendency to doubt timing or direction. Attention is given to how inner conflict and pressure affect clarity, and how to relate to periods of pause within both life and practice.

This session is structured around live dialogue and practitioner-led inquiry. Topics include resistance to meditation, fear of regression, and how to interpret changes in motivation and clarity. The discussion moves through various perspectives on effort, self-doubt, and the nature of genuine progress in practice and how preliminary practices support inner transformation.