Over de cursus
In times of pandemic, oorlog, worldwide environmental destruction, and social disintegration, men kan gemakkelijk overwonnen worden door gevoelens van ontkoppeling, hulpeloosheid, resignation, and paralysis. De zevenendertig praktijken van een bodhisattva, door de 14e-eeuwse monnik Ngulchu Thogme Sangpo, biedt duidelijke inzichten over hoe met dergelijke uitdagingen om te gaan en ogenschijnlijk hardnekkige situaties om te keren. The text also points to the skillful means that bring us the strength of heart to work with difficult circumstances while continuing to be of benefit to others.
No prerequisites required.
Praten 1: When nothing works anymore: turning around - The story of Ngulchu Thokme Zangpo
Praten 2: Setting out to travel: what to take with us - preparations & provisions
Praten 3: Map and compass for travel: what to leave behind- the means of actual travel and progress
Praten 4: How to make use of loss, lijden, disgrace and other obstacles
Praten 5: Signposts left behind by an old monk - making sure we don't go astray
Each session includes a lecture and a practice or contemplation period.
Free Downloads
Here are 2 good translations:
1) Ken McLeod’s translation on his website: unfettered mind:
https://unfetteredmind.org/37-practices-of-a-bodhisattva/
2) De vertaling van het Lotsawahuis:
https://www.lotsawahouse.org/tibetan-masters/gyalse-thogme-zangpo/37-practices-all-bodhisattvas
Readings Chosen From:
- Het hart van mededogen by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. Of in het Frans: "Au coeur de la medeleven", edities Padmakara 2008
- Reflections on Silver River by Ken McLeod
- De 37 Praktijken van Bodhisattva: Commentary By Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche (which can also be downloaded for free.)
Over de leraar
Mathias Pongracza is een leerling geweest van zowel de Vidyadhara Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche (sinds 1983) en Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche (sinds 1991), and a student of Kobun Chino Roshi. Hij geeft les in Oostenrijk, Hongarije, en Frankrijk.
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