Abrindo Nosso Coração ao Mahamudra

setembro 22 / 29, Outubro 13 / 27, Nov 10

1:00 - 3:00 PM. ET

Sobre o Curso

Mahamudra, the great vision, is the direct experience of the true nature of our mind and all experience. It is generally regarded as a special transmission and practice only given to advanced students in secret. No entanto, there were and are many teachers who taught mahamudra openly. Long ago, Gampopa was famous for teaching it widely in Tibet, and recently Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Thrangu Rinpoche, and other great teachers have taught mahamudra openly to all. Na verdade, all of us have glimpsed the nature of our mind before we even heard the dharma or practiced meditation. We just never knew what happened, as the glimpse was so ordinary.

Mahamudra é uma jornada de vislumbres. A prática da meditação é o primeiro passo e a base para entrar em sintonia com a natureza da nossa mente, but the leap comes when we open our heart to ourselves and our world in everyday life.

This five session course will immerse participants in:

• The meditation practice of shamatha on-the-spot mindfulness and vipashyana panoramic awareness
• The compassionate heart practices of the four limitless ones, “sending and taking” (Tonglen), and raising windhorse.
• Four mahamudra slogans as guiding instructions, one slogan introduced in each session.

There will be talks with question and answer periods, grupos de discussão, and singing. Singing dharma-inspired songs is a key part of the mahamudra tradition.

Observe: This online program will be recorded and available to registered participants around 72 hours after each live session has taken place. You may find the recording under “My Programs” after signing into your Shambhala Online account. While it is recommended that participants attend all live sessions, should you need to miss, the recording will be available to watch in preparation for the next class.

leituras

The following readings are recommended as preparation for this course, particularly if you are new to meditation and/or to mahamudra.

In the first reading, Trungpa Rinpoche does not mention the word mahamudra, but that is the view that he is presenting. This is a great book to read and contemplate. It’s highly recommended to obtain a copy.

Chogyam Trungpa, The Path Is the Goaeu, Chapters 1 & 2, pp. 3-34

For a very brief and illuminating overview of the path, there is: Chogyam Trungpa, Mudra, "The Nine Oxherding Pictures," pp. 74-93. Or you can view the pictures with Trungpa Rinpoche's commentary online here: Oxherding Pictures

Pré-requisitos

Aberto a todos.

Sobre o professor

John Rockwell está no caminho do dharma há 47 anos. Ele conheceu Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche em 1975 e estudou e praticou os ensinamentos budistas e de Shambhala por 12 anos com ele, e, em particular, trabalhou com ele na tradução de textos tibetanos para o inglês. Por dez anos, ele estudou e ensinou na Universidade de Naropa no departamento de Estudos Budistas. Por muitos anos, ele serviu como um acharya ou professor sênior para Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche e também estudou intensivamente com Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche. Sua inspiração agora é abrir o coração e os sentidos na hora.