Hello and welcome to the secular Buddhism podcast a podcast that presents Buddhist teachings

concepts and ideas from a secular perspective. Remember you don't need to use what you learn

from Buddhism to be a Buddhist, you can use what you learn to simply be a better whatever you already are.

I am your host, Noah Rocheta, and let's jump in to today's topic.

Welcome back to the podcast in today's episode.

I want to talk about a teaching called The Six Words of Advice.

This comes from Tylopah. Tylopah's six words of advice

provide meditation guidance for people of all levels including beginners and experienced meditators and despite their apparent

simplicity these six instructions hold deep meanings.

One can spend a lifetime studying these simple instructions and still uncover new insights.

These teachings are central to the Mahamudra tradition, a form of meditation in Tibetan Buddhism, where Talopa is considered a key figure and teacher of meditation.

They emphasize direct experience and a non-conceptual understanding of reality.

So let's look at these six instructions and see what they are.

They are first, don't recall, two, don't imagine, three, don't think, four, don't examine, five,

don't control, and six, rest.

Now again, remember these are in the context of meditation. While

practicing meditation these are the six instructions don't recall, don't

imagine, don't think, don't examine, don't control, and rest.

And these come from Ken McCloud's translation of the Mahamudra. So let's look at each of these one by one and then again remember that you're thinking

about this in the context of meditative practice. So while practicing meditation, the instruction don't recall is essentially the understanding to let go of what has passed.

During meditation, it's common to dwell on past experiences that often hinder your ability

to stay present in the here and now.

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