The Practice of Meditation. This Retreat will focus on The Mahamudra Instructions of Tipun Pema Chogyal. This short text shows us how to identify and respond to the many kinds of obstacles that can occur in practice. The aim of the retreat is to enable us to maintain calm, clear awareness whatever occurs.

Dates: 7-14 July 2024

Martin Breuger and Robert are organising. Waldemar did the audio recordings. Reiner Steiner did the video recordings.

Index

"(00:00:00) Text - without thinking about - without considering"

"(00:23:32) Conclusion - identification of Mahamudra"

"(00:46:58) Analysis of obstructions deviation and strain"

"(01:17:21) The thing to be discarded and the antidote"

"(01:24:10) Going astray with regard to the path"

"(01:31:24) Experience - awakening - understanding"

"(01:41:25) Colophon to the text"

"(01:45:27) Question - terminology - elaboration - confirmation"

"(01:56:04) Question - how to engage fruitfully with materialist views"

"(02:05:06) Question - this retreat has been a lot of listening"

"(02:10:24) Comment - participation and the dancing"

"(02:12:56) Question - no one to hear"

"(02:18:23) Comment - having the teachings with us"

"(02:22:25) Question - Lama Khyenno melody"

"(02:23:54) Dharma will not forget you"

The Mahamudra Instructions of Tipun Pema Chogyal

Text in English at https://simplybeing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Mahamudra-Instructions-Tipun-Pema-Chogyal-BT-31-01-2024.pdf

Text in German by Robert Jaroslawski at https://simplybeing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Mahamudra_Tipun_Deutsch_V.1.5_Final-1-06-02-2024.pdf

Notes on Mahamudra by Padma Karpo

in English at https://simplybeing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Notes-on-Mahamudra-Padma-Karpo-JLow-27-02-2024.pdf

in German at https://simplybeing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Notes_on_Mahamudra_Padma-Karpo_German_RJ_V.1.11_Final.pdf

Again, Jonathan (Jon) Lever has usefully prepared the topics on each day of the retreat in separate recording snippets.

For a better understanding of the retreat, each day is separate so that you can follow the flow of the teaching in the correct chronological order.

Content also available at https://simplybeing.co.uk/audio-records/the-practice-of-meditation-audio-berghof-july-2024/