Notes from Naropa Institute - August 14, 1975
Ed Reither

Bodhisattva Practices 10 Paramitas (Bhumi)

1. Dana - Generosity. Joy, relaxed. Can be open.

2. Sila - Discipline - seeing what is correct. lack of looking for entertainmnet. acting properly.

3. Ksanti - Patience, sense of space - all the time in the world. No crowdedness. Relaxation.

4. Virya - Energy, exertion. Beautiful world. Not wanting it to be other than what it is. Confidence pleasure to exercise your creativity.

5. Dhyana - Openness of meditation

6. Prajna - Understanding of Sunyata.

7. Upaya - Skillful means. Tremendous action with environment.

8. Pranidhana - So much presence - vision. See constantly future in present. Seeing implications in Present in Future.

9. Bala - Power. Movements have enormous power. overtones of magic, choicelessness. Absorbed in reality. lack of center.

10. Jnana - Edge of enlighenment - absorbed in Truth. Wisdom. No possessor. VajraSamadhi. Luminosity.