Earth, Water, Fire and All the Elements: Reading the Sadhana of Mahamudra as if for the First Time

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Price per person: $149

About the Course

This pre-recorded course explores the Sadhana of Mahamudra "as if for the first time."  

The Sadhana of Mahamudra was received by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche in 1968 when he was in retreat seeking inspiration for how to present the dharma in the West. The sadhana brings together the highest and most profound teachings of mahamudra and ati. With daring compassion, Trungpa Rinpoche made this practice open to everyone.

To fully receive this precious gift, we must study and practice it wholeheartedly. This course goes step-by-step through the sadhana, exploring the inner meaning of each section of the text. There are five recorded talks.

Completing this course will give permission for any non-Vajrayana students to purchase the sadhana and do the practice on their own.

Topics Explored

Talk 1 - Taking Refuge and Arousing Bodhichitta

Talk 2 - Three Leaps and the Charnel Ground

A slideshow  about "Trungpa Rinpoche's Journey to Taktsang and Beyond" with commentary by John Rockwell, followed by Q&A

Talk 3 - Visualization and the Three Karmapas

Talk 4 - Devotion and Supplication

Talk 5 - Abhisheka and Blessing

Talk 6 - Feast Offering

For each talk, there are readings from the two seminars that Trungpa Rinpoche taught on the sadhana, as well as contemplation questions to spark online discussion.

Readings:

The assigned readings for this course are from The Sadhana of Mahamudra Sourcebook, later slightly re-edited and published as Devotion and Crazy Wisdom. Both of these texts are now out of print. If you do not own a copy of either of these texts and are not able to borrow a copy, it may be possible to find the sourcebook online. Once you have the sourcebook, it’s important to know that there are two editions with slightly different paginations. Below is a link to the sourcebook readings for the course with the pages given for each edition. 

Recommended readings may be found here. 

About John


John Rockwell has been on the path of dharma for 45 years. He met Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche in 1975 and studied and practiced the Buddhist and Shambhala teachings for 12 years with him, and in particular worked with him on translating Tibetan texts into English. For ten years, he studied and taught at Naropa University in the Buddhist Studies department. For many years, he served as an acharya or senior teacher for Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche and also studied intensively with Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche. His inspiration is to share the profound and practical teachings that he has received.

 

 

 

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