500 образов для медитации на шагах пути к просветлению, занятие 10

[Speaker 2]
Okay, item number 10.

[Speaker 1]
Yeah, the fifth quality of a good meditation location is that you should be around people who can give you training, okay? People who can teach you, all right? And I think Diamond Mountain is special for that reason.

We have the most people here who have done a traditional three-year retreat in the country, I think, or maybe in the West. So you have a lot of resources here. You have Earl, or Connie, or John, or Vimala, or Chinzom, or etc.

You have people here who have many years of retreat experience and meditation experience, okay? So that's one of the decisions you should make about where you live. When I graduated from college, I had to make a decision where to live.

And the plan was to go to Del Mar, California, because it has really good surf. And that's where I surfed last week, the whole week. It's beautiful.

It's unbelievable. And then unfortunately, I met the Buddhist people. And then, you know, I'm like, and in fact, I even met with the Dalai Lama once, during those times, and I'm like, where should I go?

And he says, there's a great Lama in America. And I'm like, who's that? He said, Khenpo Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche.

I'm like, okay, I'm there. Which state? New Jersey.

New Jersey's nickname is armpit of the country, because it smells bad. It's all gasoline factories, and it's the worst place to go if you're a surfer. But you have to go where you can get teaching, okay?

So, that should be a big part of where you decide where to live, or where to meditate. Meditate where there are people who can help you, okay? That's part of a desirable meditation location, okay?

Alright.

[Speaker 2]
Those all together, the five qualities of the place, are the first condition for good meditation, okay? I'll repeat it. Those five qualities, the last five pictures, are all a subset.

[Speaker 1]
They're all part of the first condition for good meditation, okay? So, condition number one is a conducive place, and it has five qualities, and we finish them, okay?