Commentary and instructions on Je Gampopa's text; The Single Sufficient Path of Mahamudra. Given by Lama Mark Webber at the Christchurch Buddhist Centre, New Zealand - April 13th and 14th 2019.

On the 13th and 14th of April, Lama Mark gave 4 classes giving commentary and meditation instructions on Gampopa's text "The Single Sufficient Path" also known as "The Single Cut."

Mahamudra, or 'great seal', is the realization of the heart essence of all experience, as it is-thatness-total awakeness and compassion. The great seal is also the meditation and the fruition. Gampopa's text is an elegant and 'bare bones' outline on the essence; the ground of mind, the meditations and path we need to follow and the result; Buddha-nature. Gampopa also says what preparations and practices are necessary, the graduated steps we take, the stages of unfolding and the natural mode of mind free of all obscurations. Based on Gampopa's pithy text, the Lama explains in great detail; the attitude of bodhicitta, who we need to rely on, introducing the essence of mind, the core practices used, where and how to look, where we can go astray, and what to do to discover and realize the great freedom of Mahamudra. Je Gampopa (1079-1153) was one of Tibet's greatest masters.

Commentary and instructions on Je Gampopa's text; The Single Sufficient Path of Mahamudra. Given by Lama Mark Webber at the Christchurch Buddhist Centre, New Zealand - April 13th and 14th 2019.

On the 13th and 14th of April, Lama Mark gave 4 classes giving commentary and meditation instructions on Gampopa's text "The Single Sufficient Path" also known as "The Single Cut."

Mahamudra, or 'great seal', is the realization of the heart essence of all experience, as it is-thatness-total awakeness and compassion. The great seal is also the meditation and the fruition. Gampopa's text is an elegant and 'bare bones' outline on the essence; the ground of mind, the meditations and path we need to follow and the result; Buddha-nature. Gampopa also says what preparations and practices are necessary, the graduated steps we take, the stages of unfolding and the natural mode of mind free of all obscurations. Based on Gampopa's pithy text, the Lama explains in great detail; the attitude of bodhicitta, who we need to rely on, introducing the essence of mind, the core practices used, where and how to look, where we can go astray, and what to do to discover and realize the great freedom of Mahamudra. Je Gampopa (1079-1153) was one of Tibet's greatest masters.

Commentary and instructions on Je Gampopa's text; The Single Sufficient Path of Mahamudra. Given by Lama Mark Webber at the Christchurch Buddhist Centre, New Zealand - April 13th and 14th 2019.

On the 13th and 14th of April, Lama Mark gave 4 classes giving commentary and meditation instructions on Gampopa's text "The Single Sufficient Path" also known as "The Single Cut."

Mahamudra, or 'great seal', is the realization of the heart essence of all experience, as it is-thatness-total awakeness and compassion. The great seal is also the meditation and the fruition. Gampopa's text is an elegant and 'bare bones' outline on the essence; the ground of mind, the meditations and path we need to follow and the result; Buddha-nature. Gampopa also says what preparations and practices are necessary, the graduated steps we take, the stages of unfolding and the natural mode of mind free of all obscurations. Based on Gampopa's pithy text, the Lama explains in great detail; the attitude of bodhicitta, who we need to rely on, introducing the essence of mind, the core practices used, where and how to look, where we can go astray, and what to do to discover and realize the great freedom of Mahamudra. Je Gampopa (1079-1153) was one of Tibet's greatest masters.

Commentary and instructions on Je Gampopa's text; The Single Sufficient Path of Mahamudra. Given by Lama Mark Webber at the Christchurch Buddhist Centre, New Zealand - April 13th and 14th 2019.

On the 13th and 14th of April, Lama Mark gave 4 classes giving commentary and meditation instructions on Gampopa's text "The Single Sufficient Path" also known as "The Single Cut."

Mahamudra, or 'great seal', is the realization of the heart essence of all experience, as it is-thatness-total awakeness and compassion. The great seal is also the meditation and the fruition. Gampopa's text is an elegant and 'bare bones' outline on the essence; the ground of mind, the meditations and path we need to follow and the result; Buddha-nature. Gampopa also says what preparations and practices are necessary, the graduated steps we take, the stages of unfolding and the natural mode of mind free of all obscurations. Based on Gampopa's pithy text, the Lama explains in great detail; the attitude of bodhicitta, who we need to rely on, introducing the essence of mind, the core practices used, where and how to look, where we can go astray, and what to do to discover and realize the great freedom of Mahamudra. Je Gampopa (1079-1153) was one of Tibet's greatest masters.

Commentary and instructions on Je Gampopa's text; The Single Sufficient Path of Mahamudra. Given by Lama Mark Webber at the Christchurch Buddhist Centre, New Zealand - April 13th and 14th 2019.

On the 13th and 14th of April, Lama Mark gave 4 classes giving commentary and meditation instructions on Gampopa's text "The Single Sufficient Path" also known as "The Single Cut."

Mahamudra, or 'great seal', is the realization of the heart essence of all experience, as it is-thatness-total awakeness and compassion. The great seal is also the meditation and the fruition. Gampopa's text is an elegant and 'bare bones' outline on the essence; the ground of mind, the meditations and path we need to follow and the result; Buddha-nature. Gampopa also says what preparations and practices are necessary, the graduated steps we take, the stages of unfolding and the natural mode of mind free of all obscurations. Based on Gampopa's pithy text, the Lama explains in great detail; the attitude of bodhicitta, who we need to rely on, introducing the essence of mind, the core practices used, where and how to look, where we can go astray, and what to do to discover and realize the great freedom of Mahamudra. Je Gampopa (1079-1153) was one of Tibet's greatest masters.

Two Remarkable Trainings for Liberation. A Skype class given from the Wangapeka Retreat Centre by Lama Mark Webber to Dharma practitioners living in Guatemala: attendance to the talk was at the yoga studio, Palo Santo Hotel, Antigua, Thursday March 28, 2019.

During this short class Lama Mark Webber gave pithy explanations on two central and remarkable training principles found repeatedly throughout all Dharma teachings:

1) 'The three higher trainings' or 'three correct trainings':

- ethics(sila); wholesome activity, abiding in precepts, morality, virtue, the thirty seven factors of enlightenment, an excellent understanding and conduct arising from Insight into cause and effect. Understanding interdependence and acting with compassion and knowledge.

- meditation(samadhi); a tranquil and lucid abiding of mind, consciousness can be absorbed and focused on any object, unity and openness of body, speech and mind.

- wisdom(prajna); three characteristics of Insight (anicca, dukkha, anatta), Insight knowledge of the illusory experience of self, empty nature of phenomena, interdependent origination.

2) Any vehicle of Buddha-Dharma can be described through three elements (tib. ta gom cho sum); view, meditation and conduct.. For the purpose of this talk, Lama la framed them as trainings. Here he spoke of three as presented in the Dzogchen (Atiyoga) text of the Three Statements of Garab Dorje:

- view (Tib. la ba); the spiritual approach, recognition of the view as the infinite vast expanse, one's primordial nature. Recognition of the dharmakaya.

- meditation (Tib. gom pa); a continuum awareness of the view expressed as the light rays of knowledge and love. A decisive resolution of the view.

- conduct (Tib. kyod pa); self-liberation of all experiences, activity of compassion and the expression of view and meditation. Confidence in liberation, the conduct of bodhisattvas (the Victors' children),

(summarized by Ludo Hardy)

On February 1st, Lama Mark Webber gave an public talk on the importance of encountering and generating a profound intention. He emphasized that all Buddhist meditation, study, contemplation and conduct is to keep learning, refining and generating a profound intent of the Dharma. Further, he talked about what is and is not the Dharma, building our capacity through discernment, mindfulness and the other Thirty-seven Factors of Enlightenment, compassion, meditation and liberating afflictive states.

Lama Mark Webber was invited by Dr. Ellen Goldberg, to give a talk to her Buddhist studies class (Religious Studies 223) at Queen's University. In this 2.5 hour talk, Lama Mark speaks of:

- a spontaneous experience of naked awareness and how this encounter lead him to find the Dharma and wonderful teachers

- the importance in his life of working with excellent mentors, in all fields of study

- learning what is and what is not wholesome mental intent-dawning of wisdom

- causality and karma

- profound intent and activity of relative and ultimate compassion (Bodhicitta)

- gaining a deep purpose in life

- why we are not actively pursuing the qualities of saintliness

- liberation is not found through finding and grasping after more and more experiences: discover the essence of all experience

- craving and attachment-how abandoning that which is craved, may be good, but is not a sustained freedom

- harnessing mindfulness, investigation and Bodhicitta to liberate and find natural wakefulness and compassion

- the systematic ways in which mind is really settled of thoughts and concepts-outer, inner, secret and suchness levels.

Public Talk in Winnipeg from 2011

While staying at Lho Lungkar Monastery (Wogmin Thupten Shedrup Ling) in the Eastern Tibetan region, Lama Mark was asked by Lho Ontul Rinpoche to teach on the Common Foundations (the Four Thoughts that Turn the Mind from Samsara) and the Drikung Yangzab Dzogchen Preliminary Liberating Instructions. Lama Mark explains the Common Foundations, Taking Refuge, and Generating Bodhicitta as well as the importance of developing profound intention for practice: The wish for all sentient beings and ourselves to be liberated and fully awaken from suffering states.