652 Berghof 2024 Retreat - Session 8 of 8

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 2024Martin 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 ChogyalText in English at https://simplybeing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Mahamudra-Instructions-Tipun-Pema-Chogyal-BT-31-01-2024.pdfText in German by Robert Jaroslawski at https://simplybeing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Mahamudra_Tipun_Deutsch_V.1.5_Final-1-06-02-2024.pdfNotes on Mahamudra by Padma Karpoin English at https://simplybeing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Notes-on-Mahamudra-Padma-Karpo-JLow-27-02-2024.pdfin German at https://simplybeing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Notes_on_Mahamudra_Padma-Karpo_German_RJ_V.1.11_Final.pdfAgain, 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/