Mahamudra

Introduction I make heartfelt obeisance to the precious Kagyu line. Although manifestly enlightened countless ages ago, you have been emanating in whatever bodies have been suited for taming those needing to be tamed, so that even hearing your names eliminates the fears of...

<span id="selection-marker-1" class="redactor-selection-marker"></span> The Essential Points concerning the Body and Mind As for the actual fundamental part, there are two (sections): a stilled and settled state of shamatha and an exceptionally perceptive state of...

Examining the Essential Nature of the Settled Mind The second (main section) is the exceptionally perceptive state of vipashyana. Have the essential points of your body posture be as before; but, in this case, as your way of gazing is extremely important, direct your eyes,...

Combining Mahamudra with Other Sutra and Tantra Practices and with the Four Types of Behavior As for the third part, the concluding material, there are also the actions for enhancing your progress. When, without meandering, you have totally immersed yourself in the mental...

The Fourth Panchen Lama presents the sutra method of mahamudra meditation for gaining shamatha on the conventional nature of the mind and then joined shamatha and vipashyana on the mind’s deepest nature, its voidness (emptiness).

The Ninth Karmapa presents a detailed, step-by-step explanation of the Karma Kagyu practice of mahamudra meditation on the nature of the mind.

The Third Karmapa’s verse text, traditionally memorized and recited by Karma Kagyu practitioners, consists of a series of prayers for gaining the circumstances conducive for success on each step of mahamudra meditation on the nature of the mind.

Gampopa’s way of combining the Kadampa and mahamudra teachings became the foundation for the Kagyu lineages that derived from him.

An introduction to the practice of mahamudra in the Gelug and Karma Kagyu traditions.

Introductory Remarks Everyone wishes to be happy and not to suffer. Whether we are rich or poor, young or old, highly educated or illiterate, we all have this same hope and aspiration. A religious person uses spiritual means to attain this goal, while someone who does not...