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| − | {{Blog|1=[[File:Tilmann.jpg|100px|thumb|Tilmann|right]]This retreat | + | {{Blog|1=[[File:Tilmann.jpg|100px|thumb|Tilmann|right]]Beth and I have just returned from an extraordinary meditation retreat. This retreat was the forth of a seven part transmission on [[w:Mahamudra|Mahāmudrā]] (natural being) with each part being in the form of a two week intensive meditation retreat in [[:Category:Pirenópolis|Pirenópolis]], [[:Category:Brazil|Brazil]] in February each year. The teachings are given by [http://www.awakeningtosanity.net/en/about-ats/about-tilmann-lhundrup/ Tilmann Lhundrup] who received the transmission directly from his teacher, the great enlightened master [http://www.dhagpo-kundreul.org/index.php/en/a-brief-outline-of-lama-gendun-rinpoche-s-life/life-of-lama-gendun-rinpoche-1-3 Gendun Rinpoche]. The structure of the teaching is based on the [[w:Wangchuk Dorje, 9th Karmapa Lama|9<sup>th</sup> Karmapa]]'s text on Mahāmudrā from the sixteenth century entitled "The Ocean of Definitive Meaning" which has been the definitive text on the Buddha's original teachings used by many schools in the Tibetan tradition up to this day. The text has been made available to the general public and translated into several languages in recent years, but for a proper understanding it requires a teacher who has received the transmission directly from a realized master which is very rare, so these retreats are really precious. Tilmann's teaching is based on Henrik Havlat's translation of the text, [http://www.bookdepository.com/Mahamudra-Ocean-True-Meaning/9783865829016 Mahamudra - The Ocean Of True Meaning]. |
The Ocean of Definitive Meaning is the most profound and famous text on Mahamudra ever written and is of vital importance in the [[w:Kagyu|Kagyu]] school of [[w:Tibetan Buddhism|Tibetan Buddhism]]. It offers a detailed, uniquely comprehensive presentation of instruction on both the view and the practice. Mahamudra practice is especially appropriate for Westerners and contemporary practitioners because it can be realised in the context of virtually any lifestyle. Mahamudra dissolves the artificial separation between phenomena and emptiness, revealing the radiant display of mind. | The Ocean of Definitive Meaning is the most profound and famous text on Mahamudra ever written and is of vital importance in the [[w:Kagyu|Kagyu]] school of [[w:Tibetan Buddhism|Tibetan Buddhism]]. It offers a detailed, uniquely comprehensive presentation of instruction on both the view and the practice. Mahamudra practice is especially appropriate for Westerners and contemporary practitioners because it can be realised in the context of virtually any lifestyle. Mahamudra dissolves the artificial separation between phenomena and emptiness, revealing the radiant display of mind. | ||
Revision as of 20:09, 2 February 2015
Beth and I have just returned from an extraordinary meditation retreat. This retreat was the forth of a seven part transmission on Mahāmudrā (natural being) with each part being in the form of a two week intensive meditation retreat in Pirenópolis, Brazil in February each year. The teachings are given by Tilmann Lhundrup who received the transmission directly from his teacher, the great enlightened master Gendun Rinpoche. The structure of the teaching is based on the 9th Karmapa's text on Mahāmudrā from the sixteenth century entitled "The Ocean of Definitive Meaning" which has been the definitive text on the Buddha's original teachings used by many schools in the Tibetan tradition up to this day. The text has been made available to the general public and translated into several languages in recent years, but for a proper understanding it requires a teacher who has received the transmission directly from a realized master which is very rare, so these retreats are really precious. Tilmann's teaching is based on Henrik Havlat's translation of the text, Mahamudra - The Ocean Of True Meaning.
The Ocean of Definitive Meaning is the most profound and famous text on Mahamudra ever written and is of vital importance in the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism. It offers a detailed, uniquely comprehensive presentation of instruction on both the view and the practice. Mahamudra practice is especially appropriate for Westerners and contemporary practitioners because it can be realised in the context of virtually any lifestyle. Mahamudra dissolves the artificial separation between phenomena and emptiness, revealing the radiant display of mind.
 | The Ocean of Definitive Meaning, the most extensive in length of the Karmapa's three texts on Mahamudra, is exceptional for providing not only the general view and practices of Mahamudra, but also the rich methods of the oral instructions for realising the nature of one's mind, enlightenment. By writing this profound text, the ninth Karmapa, Wangchuk Dorje, preserved and passed on many of the oral instructions of the Mahamudra lineage, a living tradition that continues to this day. |
| — Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche |
