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Here is a complete guided version of the traditional practice of recollecting the six elements, a strong and moving antidote to narrow, fixed self-views of all kinds. This was recorded on a tape recorder high in the Spanish mountains - listen for the wind rushing through the shrine room!
Please note that some small noise artefacts can be heard occasionally on this talk due to a poor original recording.
Recorded at Guhyaloka Retreat Centre, 1992
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| 1. | Preparing for the practice - metta bhavana (7:00) | |
| 2. | Contemplation of the element earth (8:18) | |
| 3. | Contemplation of the element water (5:53) | |
| 4. | Contemplation of the element fire (8:05) | |
| 5. | Contemplation of the element air (7:03) | |
| 6. | Contemplation of the element space (7:52) | |
| 7. | Contemplation of the element consciousness (8:23) | |
| 8. | Ending the practice - Shunyata mantra (1:23) |
Total running time: 53:57
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