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The Light of Aspiration on the Path of Practice

The most important lesson I’ve learned is the value of keeping my heart open—no matter what.
No matter the difficulty, it’s always better when I allow myself to meet it with love.
I am deeply grateful for my teachers,
for my fellow trainees,
for my friends and family—
all who have been Dharma currents shaping me,
With you my Aspiration is inspired…
The Light of Aspiration on the Path of Practice
May my actions flow from gratitude and generosity.
May I meet challenges as teachers,
For I cannot escape my habitual tendencies,
the roughness of existence,
including my faults, fallen like trees upon my path,
and insecurities scattered like leaves.
I commit to knowing my identities, attachments, and conditioning—
not as self, but as part of the path—
both dukkha and the soil from which I serve.
May I walk this path with courage, clarity, and care,
May I grow like a madrone, shedding its skins as it reaches for the sky, flexible and resilient
Guided by the lights of faith, conviction, and confidence.
May I listen deeply with all my senses Attuned,
Rested, and rooted in patience,
Speaking with kindness,
Acting with integrity, Finding tranquility.
May my heart soften.
May I hold space—tender, wide, and open enough
For wisdom to take root and happiness to spread.
May I rest in not knowing.
May I ride the raft of mindfulness,
Letting the river teach me how to flow-
Collected and whole.
May I see things as they are, with clarity and compassion.
May I meet the world
With a heart that listens,
That loves,
Seeing the radiance within all beings-
Tender and open.
May I serve.
May I awaken.
May I love.
Offered by Tanya Wiser
Title | Speaker | Date | Length | Length/ Date |
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Aspriations Support and Guide our Practice | Tanya Wiser | 2025.04.17 | 42:32 | 42:32 2025.04.17 |
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Practice Includes Everything | Tanya Wiser | 2024.06.13 | 33:53 | 33:53 2024.06.13 |
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Singles Dharma 04 Dec 2015 | Tanya Wiser | 2015.12.04 | 31:17 | 31:17 2015.12.04 |
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Kindfullness is Spiritual Friendship | Tanya Wiser | 2023.09.17 | 46:29 | 46:29 2023.09.17 |
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Fame and Disrepute | Tanya Wiser | 2024.08.15 | 39:12 | 39:12 2024.08.15 |
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Supporting Choice with Wise Effort | Tanya Wiser | 2025.02.13 | 40:36 | 40:36 2025.02.13 |
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Good Hearted Friends | Tanya Wiser | 2024.01.16 | 48:51 | 48:51 2024.01.16 |
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Not Knowing Supports Curiosity, Investigation, and the Freeing of the Heart | Tanya Wiser | 2025.03.23 | 38:15 | 38:15 2025.03.23 |
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Maybe So, Maybe Not | Tanya Wiser | 2025.03.27 | 38:11 | 38:11 2025.03.27 |
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Gain and Loss | Tanya Wiser | 2024.08.29 | 43:43 | 43:43 2024.08.29 |
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Exploring Identity through the Eightfold Path | bruni dávila | 2015.08.24 | 40:26 | 40:26 2015.08.24 |
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Happy Hour: Refuges | Liz Powell | 2023.11.16 | 56:52 | 56:52 2023.11.16 |
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Welcome - Abiding in Care | Matthew Brensilver | 2023.12.02 | 48:21 | 48:21 2023.12.02 |
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Rhythms and Refinements of Practice | Matthew Brensilver | 2016.12.18 | 43:12 | 43:12 2016.12.18 |
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Don't Delay | Nikki Mirghafori | 2024.09.15 | 42:55 | 42:55 2024.09.15 |
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Essential Intentions | Richard Shankman | 2008.05.05 | 41:40 | 41:40 2008.05.05 |
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What's Important to You? | Richard Shankman | 2005.08.07 | 49:10 | 49:10 2005.08.07 |
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The Ebb and Flow of Practice | Robert Cusick | 2013.10.01 | 58:41 | 58:41 2013.10.01 |
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Ease and the Noble Eightfold Path | Shin Kwan Park | 2012.07.02 | 42:26 | 42:26 2012.07.02 |
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Remembering What's Beneficial | Victoria Cary | 2025.02.02 | 45:28 | 45:28 2025.02.02 |
Title | Speaker | Date | Length | Length/ Date |
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The Five Hindrances and Guided Meditation | Tanya Wiser | 2017.07.04 | 1:27:47 | 1:27:47 2017.07.04 |
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Guided Meditation: New Year's Eve Intention Setting | Tanya Wiser | 2019.01.01 | 18:09 | 18:09 2019.01.01 |
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Guided Sitting Meditation - Trust | Tanya Wiser | 2024.07.13 | 25:12 | 25:12 2024.07.13 |
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Guided Meditation: Listening | Tanya Wiser | 2024.07.08 | 22:41 | 22:41 2024.07.08 |
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Guided Meditation: Mindfulness and Dharma Joy | Tanya Wiser | 2025.02.01 | 18:54 | 18:54 2025.02.01 |
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Instruction and Sitting Meditation - RAF (recognize, allow & feel) | Tanya Wiser | 2024.07.13 | 30:22 | 30:22 2024.07.13 |