Inside this issue...

FEATURE:
The Mind of Meditation
This issue of Bodhi contains instructions on the methods of shamatha and teachings on how to join the view of meditation with the actual practice. This is the second issue of Bodhi's yearlong consideration of the practice of meditation. An overview and examination of the practice that is the cornerstone and companion of all Buddhist meditation practices, known variously as shamatha, calm abiding, or tranquility meditation, is presented in the first and second issues of this volume. Our third and fourth issues are devoted to a presentation of the views and methods of vipashyana, or insight meditation, which lead to a direct experience of the essential nature of all things.

TEACHINGS
Paying Attention to Mind
by H.E. Gyaltsab Rinpoche
There must be an awareness, a mind, to perceive objects. For example, if there is a blue object in a room and everyone gathered in that room is talking about it, the perception and awareness must exist. Otherwise, there is no blue object and no one to talk about it with. 12

Mind Just As It Is
by The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche
With the practice of shamatha, we are getting closer and closer to our mind; we are making contact and learning to communicate with mind. We are seeing it just as it is, beyond the filters of religion, philosophy or culture. We are also making discoveries about the profoundly rich and powerful qualities of mind, which we have never before experienced. 18

No Need to Panic
by Venerable Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche
Mind slowly synchronizes with the practice. When our mind is trained to return to a focal point again and again, as the instruction on shamatha advises, it relaxes, and is naturally appeased. This is the magic of the mind. When mind is disciplined it relaxes. There are no other causes or conditions through which mind can relax. 24

Investigating the Experience of Meditation
by The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche
After gaining knowledge of the methods of shamatha, our next step is to investigate our actual experience of meditation as we practice them. We also need to know how to apply these methods effectively and what sorts of obstacles might arise in our practice that would impede our progress and obstruct our experience of shamatha. 30

SOCIETY AND ENVIRONMENT

Hope for a Peaceful Future
An interview with The 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje
by Charlee Parkinson
In this world today, there are so many troubles and difficulties, which are mainly due to pride, jealousy, and the desire to be the most important. Where do these come from? They arise from the absence of sincere, positive intentions, the lack of affection for one another, and the want of mutual respect.18

The Four Composures of Mindfulness
How Meditation Can Inspire and Transform our Lives at Work
by Michael Carroll
When we permit our calm alertness to unfold on the job, we notice that we can relax rather than rush; attend to details rather than ignore them; adapt to circumstances rather than "fight fires". Bringing this "calm-alertness" to the job gives us perspective and precision, an ability to engage work patiently moment by moment without panic or speed. 40

DEPARTMENTS

Teaching Schedule of Ven. Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche 4

Nalanda West Schedule 6

Bodhi Directory 45

Seeds & Sprouts:
Great King Goodness as retold by Rafe Martin 48

The Lives of The Karmapas:
The 3rd Karmapa, Rangjung Dorje by The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche 46

Teaching Schedule of The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche 53

Almost Last Word:
Crossword 63 by Kathy Penny (answers 61)

Last Word by Cara Marianna 64