The technique could become a tourniquet |
The technique could become a tourniquet
Prospective apprentice I am very
interested in meditation techniques. Could you give me an example
of meditation technique in your tradition of Buddhism?
Khandro Déchen The
breath. One does not concentrate or fixate, one simply identifies
with the movement of the breath. In this way, you are not
separate from the technique. There is no difference between you
and the technique. After an indeterminate period of months or
years the technique dissolves into itself. Unless the
technique dissolves into itself, the technique could become a
tourniquet. We therefore do not speak much of
technique, we speak of ‘method’—and that is an
extremely broad and subtle term.
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