These teachings are restricted to those who attended these teachings, or have started the Mandala Offering part of the Ngondro. Please leave a note in the comment box at the time of check out. On May 11-13, 2007, Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche once again offered an illuminating explanation of mahamudra at Karma Triyana Dharmachakra. His talks followed the familiar format of ground, path, and fruition that is both accessible for beginning students and a valuable overview for seasoned practitioners. Rinpoche's usage of metaphors, his story-telling, enacting of the points he makes, as well as his sense of humor create a setting in which students can learn effortlessly. His familiarity with western concepts rooted in cognitive science helps build a bridge between gaining insight into the nature of mind through meditation on the one hand and western understanding of mind function on the other. In addition, Rinpoche's first-hand experience with overcoming childhood panic attacks offers an unprecedented opportunity to learn a practical application of meditation from one of the greatest Tibetan meditation masters of modern times.
Mahamudra: Taming the Monkey Mind, Mingyur Rinpoche, 5 DVDs, 7 hours, $49.95
Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche was born in Nepal in 1975, and recognized as a tulku by both His Holiness the 16th Karmapa and His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. When Rinpoche was nine, he moved to the hermitage of Nagi Gompa in Nepal to study mahamudra teachings as well as instructions on the and aspects of dzogchen with his father, Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche. When Mingyur Rinpoche was eleven, he was invited by His Eminence Tai Situ Rinpoche to study at Sherab Ling in northern India. There he learned the practical applications of the daily rituals of Karma Kamtsang and the tantras according to the tradition of Marpa. Rinpoche also completed all required studies at the monastic college or shedra.
At the age of thirteen, Mingyur Rinpoche entered a traditional three-year retreat. At seventeen, he was asked by Tai Situ Rinpoche to become the retreat master, and at the age twenty, to become assistant khenpo of Sherab Ling.
Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche teaches actively in the West and is known for his remarkable ability to convey the Buddhist teachings in a clear and skillful manner.
5 Discs
Total time: 7 hours 5 minutes
Topic Highlights
Disc 1 (approx. 1 hour 40 minutes):
Ground Mahamudra
Buddha Nature
Path Mahamudra
Physical Posture in Shamatha Meditation
Disc 2 (approx. 1 hour 14 minutes):
Path Mahamudra
Objectless Shamatha
Disc 3 (approx. 1 hour 20 minutes):
Path Mahamudra
View and Meditation
Resting the Mind without Object
Resting the Mind with Form
Resting the Mind with Sound
Disc 4 (approx. 1 hour 27 minutes):
Path Mahamudra
Mind's Stillness, Movement, and Awareness
Meditating with "Monkey Mind"
Experience of Watching Thoughts
Disc 5 (approx. 1 hour 22 minutes):
Path Mahamudra
Vipashana Meditation
Fruition Mahamudra
Union of Shamatha and Vipashana
Recognition of the Mind's Nature
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