652 Berghof 2024 Retreat - Session 6 of 8

The Practice of Meditation. This Retreat will focus on The Mahamudra Instructions of Tipun Pema Chogyal. This short text shows us how to identify and respond to the many kinds of obstacles that can occur in practice. The aim of the retreat is to enable us to maintain calm, clear awareness whatever occurs. Dates: 7-14 July 2024Martin Breuger and Robert are organising. Waldemar did the audio recordings. Reiner Steiner did the video recordings.Index"(00:00:00) Without commentary without hope""(00:09:58) Text - the original knowing of intrinsic awareness""(00:25:10) The middle way""(00:41:41) Question - the risk of acting crazy""(00:47:44) Question - illusory nature of other people""(00:49:29) Question - emptiness - unborn""(01:02:10) Question - appearance - projection""(01:08:13) Sameness and difference - diversity""(01:29:33) "Question - releasing karma""(01:34:38) Equanimity fixation and openness""(01:47:10) Question - limited perspectives and awareness""(01:55:12) Question - special quality of the ego""(01:57:33) Text - beyond diversity - equipoise""(02:13:09) Question - ordering experience""(02:18:29) Text - appearance like an illusion""(02:32:14) The ground non-elaborated""(02:37:32) Question - recognizing the ego-self""(02:44:40) Question - moving on through stages""(02:50:03) Text - the yoga of one taste""(03:10:21) Question - one taste - tantra""(03:11:17) Question - within the dream - as if""(03:20:21) Question - one taste - all at once""(03:22:04) Question - dream yoga""(03:22:44) Text - erroneous dreams within the sleep of mental dullness""(03:40:00) Question - non-erroneous dreams""(03:41:19) You cannot step out of your mind""(03:53:08) Relaxing on the occurrence""(03:57:48) Practice""(03:59:07) The mind and the body in practice""(04:01:24) Text - face and complexion""(04:16:579 Question - no choice - free will""(04:29:10) Question - why face as a metaphor""(04:44:50) Question - ethics - the immediate field - contact""(04:53:33) Question - the face before you were born"The Mahamudra Instructions of Tipun Pema ChogyalText in English at https://simplybeing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Mahamudra-Instructions-Tipun-Pema-Chogyal-BT-31-01-2024.pdfText in German by Robert Jaroslawski at https://simplybeing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Mahamudra_Tipun_Deutsch_V.1.5_Final-1-06-02-2024.pdfNotes on Mahamudra by Padma Karpoin English at https://simplybeing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Notes-on-Mahamudra-Padma-Karpo-JLow-27-02-2024.pdfin German at https://simplybeing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Notes_on_Mahamudra_Padma-Karpo_German_RJ_V.1.11_Final.pdfAgain, Jonathan (Jon) Lever has usefully prepared the topics on each day of the retreat in separate recording snippets.For a better understanding of the retreat, each day is separate so that you can follow the flow of the teaching in the correct chronological order.Content also available at https://simplybeing.co.uk/audio-records/the-practice-of-meditation-audio-berghof-july-2024/

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James Low is a disciple and teacher in the Byangter and Khordong lineages of the late Chhimed Rigdzin Lama. James regularly teaches the principles of dzogchen Buddhism in Europe and he publishes translations and commentaries from time to time. Many of his seminars have been recorded and transcribed. They are now being put on his website to provide access for those seeking to deepen their dharma understanding and explore how to apply it in the complexities of everyday life. Learn more about future events: simplybeing.co.uk/events/