Hi to the NLR level 3 students. I thought it might be helpful to you to start a blog for information and discussion purposes regarding the reading material set by the course.
I thought a good place to start is with the "Foundation of Tibetan Mysticism" book.
The 5 Buddha families give particular expression to the relevance of working with these Buddhas in understanding their creative nature and their connectedness to all life.
Vairocana: Who embodies wisdom of the Universal Law.
Vairocana works the sacred sound of speech and this section of the book refers to the word OM.
Within the sounding of OM; representation of the apex of the pyramid becomes apparent through the melody and rhythm with the all embracing vibration of the sacred sound.
Working with OM allows ascending from the material and emotional planes to the spiritually enlightened state of unification.
This state represents freedom from desire and attachments and is also known as; "a state of deathlessness a sorrowless state where there is neither birth nor old age". This state or aim cannot be reached without giving up what constitutes our so-called self / attachments to material objects, people etc or the ego.
We will be working with sacred sounds each day throughout the workshop in our meditations and with the 10 days this time will allow a significant change to take place within.
Please ask for help and discuss issues as they arise if you need to. A dairy of your experiences will be a valuable asset on this journey. Even starting your journal from now will be helpful.
Warm regards Lee
