Mahāmudrā Series

A brief outline of the fivefold practice of Mahāmudrā that is unique to the Drikung Kagyü school: train in bodhicitta, visualize one's body as the deity, visualize the guru as the deity, train in the non-conceptual view, and seal with prayers of dedication and aspiration.

Advice Chokling Tersar 2 Oct 2023

Memorandum on the Subject of Mahāmudrā and Dzogchen Instructions

by Dongak Chökyi Gyatso

The author makes a distinction between “instructions that apply more generally” and “teachings that are intended for specific individuals” in order to argue for a gradualist approach that culminates in Mahāmudrā or Dzogchen for all but those of the very sharpest faculties (who are able to proceed to the highest teachings directly).

Dzogchen Nonsectarianism Notes 10 Jul 2014

Mahāmudrā Preliminaries, Main Part & Conclusion

by Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thaye

Drawn from the collection of advice called Ambrosia of the Heart (snying gi bdud rtsi) this brief text offers a very simple guide to practising Mahāmudrā.

Advice 20 Aug 2015

Mahāmudrā: the Swift Way to Become a Lord of Realization

by Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thaye

This brief explanation of how to meditate on the Mahāmudrā of the innate (lhan skyes phyag chen) on the path of liberation (grol lam) is taken from the Ambrosia of the Heart collection of advice.

Advice

The Kusāli's Instruction on the Nature of Mind

by Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thaye

In this text Jamgön Kongtrul, referring to himself as a "kusāli"—a virtuous beggar—offers instruction on how to sustain an experience of the essential nature of mind in meditation.

Advice 8 Jun 2015

A Way of Settling into the Realization of Mind’s Essence

by Khenpo Gangshar

Khenpo Gangshar describes this pithy advice on how to be truly happy by settling into realization of mind's essential nature as "insane ramblings", but it will surely be of great benefit to practitioners.

Advice 1 Oct 2016

From the Mahāmudrā Preliminary Practices: Continuous Integration with Ground, Path, and Fruition

by Khenpo Gangshar

Basic instructions on the preliminary contemplations of the rarity of the freedoms and opportunities, impermanence, karma and the sufferings of saṃsāra, followed by a simple explanation of the ground, path and fruition according to Mahāmudrā.

25 Mar 2019

Naturally Liberating Whatever You Meet: A Concise Instruction for Realizing the Nature of Mind

by Khenpo Gangshar

A concise instruction pointing out the nature of mind, which Khenpo Gangshar offered to the students of Thrangu Shedrup Dargye Ling in 1957.

Dzogchen Restricted 22 Feb 2021

Verses to Remove Hindrances and Sustain Realization of the Nature of Mind

by Khenpo Gangshar

Gangshar Wangpo tells us that he based these verses—which explain how to eliminate obstacles to practice and sustain realization of mind's essential nature—on scripture, the oral instructions of his guru, and his own experience.

Dzogchen Songs and Poems 13 Mar 2019

The Mahāmudrā Practice of Stillness, Movement and Awareness

by Mipham Rinpoche

In this short text of practical advice, Mipham Rinpoche defines mental stillness, movement and awareness and explains how understanding the 'secret of the mind' leads to deeper levels of realization.

Meditation Advice 12 Feb 2021

Instructions on the Fivefold Mahāmudrā

by Situ Paṇchen Chökyi Jungne

This concise commentary draws from the tradition of Fivefold Mahāmudrā teachings passed down from Pakmodrupa to Jikten Sumgön, and thus especially emphasized within the Drikung Kagyü lineage. When included in a single session of practice, these five points—bodhicitta, guru yoga, yidam practice, Mahāmudrā, and dedication—are held to provide a complete path to awakening. Chokyi Jungné’s instruction expands upon traditional presentations by concluding with specific instructions on how to practice during all periods of the day, as well as at the time of death.

Advice Damngak Dzö 29 Jun 2021

Pointing Out Instruction

by Situ Paṇchen Chökyi Jungne

A straightforward yet profound instruction on the nature of mind written in response to a request from an unnamed practitioner.

Advice 19 Feb 2019

The Ganges Mahāmudrā Instructions

by Tilopa

This well-known and important source for the Mahāmudrā tradition, which is included within the Tengyur (Toh 2303), contains instructions that Tilopa imparted to Nāropa on the banks of the River Ganges.

Tengyur Damngak Dzö 24 Nov 2021

Aspiration of the Mahāmudrā of Definitive Meaning

by Third Karmapa

Among the most celebrated texts in the whole Tibetan Buddhist tradition, this beautiful prayer of aspiration succinctly conveys the spirit and profundity of the Mahāmudrā view and practice.

Aspiration Prayers 13 Jan 2020

A Casket of Sacred Dharma: Stages of Meditation on Dependent Arising

by Pema Karpo

Belonging to the set of instructions known as the Seven Excellent Interdependent Connections (rten 'brel rab bdun ma), this text by the great Kagyü teacher Pema Karpo (1527–1592) explains meditative equipoise, which is "the dependent arising that gives rise to excellent qualities", and post-meditation, which is the "dependent arising for perfecting the capacity".

Meditation Damngak Dzö Stages of Meditation 4 Feb 2016

Concise Mahāmudrā Preliminary Practice from the New and Old Secret Mantra’s Ripening and Liberating Practices of Generation and Completion

by Jedrung Jampa Jungné

A brief Taklung Kagyü preliminary, or ngöndro, that focuses on Vajradhara, the great Indian siddhas, and the masters of the Taklung Kagyü tradition.

Ngöndro 4 Jan 2023

The Concise Mahāmudrā Preliminaries Arranged for Recitation

by Karma Chakme

This extremely concise form of the Mahāmudrā preliminaries includes contemplations on the preciousness of human birth, impermanence, karma and the sufferings of saṃsāra, as well as the practices of taking refuge, generating bodhicitta, Vajrasattva visualization and recitation, maṇḍala offering and guru yoga.

Ngöndro 20 Jan 2021

The Excellent Path of Definitive Meaning: An Unmistaken Expression of the Definitive Mahāmudrā

by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö

A short song of realisation that succinctly describes the ground, path and fruition of Mahāmudrā.

Songs and Poems 17 Jan 2020

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