This state may be brought about by calming and holding the mind, by realizing compassion and wisdom, or by working with the body's energy channels and meditating on Buddha forms of light and energy.

The most effective method is the constant identification with one's own Buddha nature, and the experience of always being in a Pure Land, both of which are taught in the Diamond Way.

When the oneness of the seer, what is seen, and the act of seeing is unbroken - during and between the times of meditation - the goal of the Great Seal (skt. Mahamudra) is reached.

Conscious Dying - Phowa

The goal of the Phowa practice is to learn how to die consciously, and transfer the consciousness at the moment of death to a state of highest bliss. The practice is the last of the Six Yogas (energy teachings) of Naropa, and one of the mo

st profound teachings in Tibetan Buddhism. It is a very direct method involving visualization and mantra.

Lama Ole is one of the few Buddhist lamas empowered to teach the Phowa practice. Since 1987, he has taught Phowa to over 80,000 people at several hundred meditation courses around the world.

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