Teachings: In-depth Series

  Form is emptiness. Emptiness is form. Emptiness is not other than form. Form is not other than emptiness.       Experiencing CompletelyDownloadHow to read a sutra; form is emptiness, emptiness is form; world of shared experience vs world of actual experience; form as experience vs emptiness as the space in which experience arises; the value of … [Read more...] about Heart Sutra Workshop 3

Form is emptiness. Emptiness is form. Emptiness is not other than form. Form is not other than emptiness. Application of The Perfection of WisdomDownloadResting and looking; application: be completely in your experience at all times, the black box approach to relationships and practicing the middle way; take your life into your … [Read more...] about Heart Sutra Workshop 4

A comprehensive commentary on Tilopa’s mahamudra instructions to Naropa.     Conclusion DownloadVerses 22-end; review of last week’s meditation instruction; two qualities of mahamudra: resting and precipitating shift; experience without struggle; pitfalls of emptiness; aspiration vs ambition; cutting the root of mind; mind without beginning; … [Read more...] about Ganges Mahamudra – class 5

A comprehensive commentary on Tilopa’s mahamudra instructions to Naropa.    Nothing To Save Us Download Verses 15-21; participant’s response to last week’s question: what’s the use of non-referential experience?; find your own motivation; view, practice, behaviour, result; absolutely nothing to save us; actionless action; experiencing the pain of … [Read more...] about Ganges Mahamudra – class 4

A comprehensive commentary on Tilopa’s mahamudra instructions to Naropa.    Non-referential ExperienceDownloadVerses 10-14; feeling tones; effort in primary practice; increasing capacity; where is mind?; mind without reference and its use in day to day life; wanting prevents opening; no wandering, no control, no working at anything; the light of … [Read more...] about Ganges Mahamudra – class 3

A comprehensive commentary on Tilopa’s mahamudra instructions to Naropa. Know Your Experience Download Verses 1-9; being in vs watching our experience; opening to all of us; nothing to attain; meaning of “ mugu”; looking into space; looking into thoughts; sheer clarity of mind; content of experience vs experience; look in the resting, rest in the … [Read more...] about Ganges Mahamudra – class 2