On Prayer

Listen to this episode from The Freedom Place on Spotify. 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 Prayer1:27 Contemplative Prayer Defined4:47 Vajrayana Perspectives5:39 The Attributes of Deity9:09 Transformative Blessings14:56 Devotion and Offerings17:08 The Nature of Submission21:22 Alchemical Transformations25:27 Completion Phase Practices32:25 The Prayer of Realization37:20 The Journey from Form to Formless41:36 The Mystery of Re-emergence45:14 Fearlessness in Contemplation