2. How Buddhism Heals By Nancy Spence

3. The recognition of Hui-Neng Upon hearing verses from The Diamond Sutra, Hui-Neng awakened to true mind

4. And let no dust alight. This body is the Bodhi tree ; This mind is like a mirror bright; Carefully cleanse them hour by hour,

5. There is no Bodhi tree ; The bright mirror is nowhere shining; Since there is no mind from the first, Where can any dust alight?

6. I love and approve of myself. My mind is cleansed and free. I don’t agree with you. I am confident I do a good job. I’d rather not do that.

7. Close your eyes…

8. Anatta no self

12. Where is the self ?

13. We do not possess an “ego.” We are possessed by the idea of one. Wei Wu Wei MY thoughts MY body Sensations MY emotion s

15. We must understand the unity Beyond diversity, for if the opposites arise, The Buddha mind is lost…

18. Dukkha Dissatisfaction

19. Clasp your hands…

20. Four Causes of Suffering Having to endure the company of those we do not love Not getting what we want Getting what we want, yet not being satisfied Not being with those we love

21. We have to be carefully taught

22. Craving: the cause of our suffering

23. Cycle of Craving The experience ends: We want it again (We are suffering) We have an experience and we like it We get it and temporarily end our suffering “It” passes; wanting it arises again We seek the experience again

25. An aside…

26. Major life components we humans crave Life (and therefore death) Our emotional make-up Qualities we’re attracted to in a lover/partner What is Right and Wrong

27. Sit very still right now…

28. To forget the self is to be enlightened by all things.” Dogen “To study Buddhism is to study the self; To study the self is to forget the self;

29. Studying the self

31. Memories… Plans… Memories… Plans… Daydreams… Fantasies... Daydreams… Fantasies... Emotions… Sensations… Emotions… Sensations…

32. Memories… Plans… Memories… Plans… Daydreams Fantasies Daydreams Fantasies Emotions… Sensations… Emotions… Sensations… How can I get that? How can I get that? I like this… I don’t like that… I like this… I don’t like that… She hurt my feelings…

33. Close your eyes…

34. Forgetting the self

35. degrees of no boundaries…..of less and less self more and more bliss!

37. To be enlightened by all things. That is, to see things as they ARE…