During the seventh ZOOM discussion of LFBS course P10 on November 11, we continued reading from a very early translation of Dorje Pamu’s The Dharma of Concentration, Contemplation, and Visualization (DCCV) and discussed the remaining stages of Sthiti or Mental Abiding (7-9). During the eighth ZOOM discussion of LFBS course P10 on November 18, we started and finished Section III. Concentration and Intensifying Effort and Section IV. The Six Forces, Discussing both the Force of Hearing and the Force of Thinking.
On Tuesday November 25 at 6:00 pm Pacific Time, we will continue with Lesson Nine of our study of concentration (Samatha) and contemplation (Vipashyana) in Pamu’s DCCV as background material to help us better understand the zen meditation methods provided by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III in the Great Dharma of Zen Meditation. This class will continue to study the “Six Forces” and may proceed to how PaMu indicates we can intensify our efforts at concentration using the “Four Mental Engagements”.
HOMEWORK P10-The Great Dharma of Zen Practice, Lessons Two & Three: We deferred discussing the rest of Lesson Two on zen mantras and Lesson Three on the actual zen practices until after we finish the background material on concentration and contemplation provided by Dorje PaMu in her book The Dharma of Concentration, Contemplation, and Visualization. Because of the nature of the translation, these sessions are not being recorded.
November 18, 2025: P10-Lesson Eighth-Shamatha/Concentration-III-Concentration & Intensifying Effort and IV-The Six Forces, Hearing & Thinking.
November 11, 2025: P10-Lesson Seven–Shamatha/Concentration- II-Stages of Sthiti-7-9.
November 4, 2025: P10-Lesson Six- Shamatha/Concentration– II-Stages of Sthiti-6 and Five Obstacles and their Antidotes.
September 23, 2025: P10-Lesson Five- Shamatha/Concentration– I-Methods & II-Stages of Sthiti-1 to 5.
September 9, 2025: P10-Lesson Four- Shamatha/Concentration- I-What Is Concentration-2?, Prerequisites, and Methods.
September 2, 2025: P10-Lesson Three- Shamatha/Concentration-I-What Is Concentration-1?
August 26, 2025: P10-Lesson Two-Examples of Zen Practice, Video of ZOOM discussion (Questions 10-16).
August 19, 2025: P10-Lesson One-Background & Introduction, Video of ZOOM discussion (Questions 1-9).
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