Obstacles: Consciousness as Distortion

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) Open sitting"

"(00:01:13) Five questions about the mind - shape and color"

"(00:07:00) Size - big or small"

"(00:11:05) Come from anywhere"

"(00:11:43) Where is abiding"

"(00:12:14) Going anywhere"

"(00:12:55) Working with the questions"

"(00:14:18) How about the things in the room"

"(00:18:51) The mind - the minds contents - involvement"

"(00:40:55) Dharma paths and your situation"

"(00:49:22) Mind isolated"

"(01:00:23) Mind not moving at rest whatever"

"(01:08:27) Mindfulness of the mind itself - non-distraction"

"(01:15:56) Kindness - compassion"

"(01:23:26) Not forgetting what you are becoming familiar with"

"(01:27:02) Tranquility - one-pointedness"

"(01:44:03) Question - intentionality"

"(01:47:43) Sitting with the breath"

"(01:49:53) Distraction and vulnerability - reframing"

"(01:53:35) Praying to the Guru - Lama Khyenno"

"(02:01:57) From dissolving into one-pointedness"

"(02:10:15) Consciousness - ego as distorting factor"

"(02:25:22) Beyond the limits of our world"

"(02:45:28) Questions - How to make the teachings a living reality"

"(02:52:04) Truth - relative - absolute"

"(03:05:18) The three rayas"

"(03:11:53) Question - complete - the perfected state"

"(03:22:38) Question - the importance of the view"

"(03:46:32) Text - rest for as long as you can"

"(03:57:13) Equipoise - a dynamic balance"

"(04:06:31) When separation pray to your Guru"

"(04:08:05) For sinking dullness agitation"

"(04:16:09) Garab Dorje - stay on this"

"(04:20:06) Question - nature of Rigpa awareness"

"(04:27:14) Meaning - conclusions - judgements"

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/