t.k. gives a sublime discourse on prayer, focusing on contemplative prayer as longing for divine experience. He contrasts cataphatic prayer, which contemplates divine attributes, with apophatic prayer, embracing the ineffable mystery. Rinpoche also includes a brilliant exposition of prayer within the context of the Vajrayana path!
We're so blessed to have this brilliant teaching. Enjoy!
0:05 Introduction to Prayer
1:27 Contemplative Prayer Defined
4:47 Vajrayana Perspectives
5:39 The Attributes of Deity
9:09 Transformative Blessings
14:56 Devotion and Offerings
17:08 The Nature of Submission
21:22 Alchemical Transformations
25:27 Completion Phase Practices
32:25 The Prayer of Realization
37:20 The Journey from Form to Formless
41:36 The Mystery of Re-emergence
45:14 Fearlessness in Contemplation