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
Awareness
Ganges Mahamudra – class 3
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
Ganges Mahamudra – class 2
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
Guilt, Morality, Shame & Joy
Guilt, Morality, Shame & Joy How do I let go of guilt from bad decisions? Is there really such a thing as morality?. … [Read more...] about Guilt, Morality, Shame & Joy
Impermanence & Identity
Meditating on impermanence is designed to sever attachment to this life. Given the impermanence of everything, who am I?Download Don't worry about it. Live according to what is really important to you. … [Read more...] about Impermanence & Identity
Boundaries and Negative Emotions
What role do negative emotions play? Is it a sign to take action in some way?Download If rooted in a past event don't express it in the present event. If rooted in the situation, there are four ways to restore boundary. If rooted in past, then consider the mantra "That was then, this is now." … [Read more...] about Boundaries and Negative Emotions