J.M. Reynold Vadzsranátha 2019. évi őszi tanításai

SCHEDULE OF SEMINARS FOR FALL—2019
With Lama Vajranatha (John Myrdhin Reynolds)

October 5-6, 2019
Dzogchen in the Buddhist and the Bönpo Traditions of  Tibet
Sambhala Centre, Budapest Hungary  [Weekend meditation workshop]
    In Tibet there exist two authentic traditions for the transmission of the Dzogchen teachings, the Nyingmapa coming with Guru Padmasambhava from India, and the Bönpo coming with the masters Tapiritsa and Gyerpungpa from Zhang-zhung in Western Tibet. Both traditions focus on discovering in our immediate experience the Nature of the Mind, which lies  beyond time and conditioning in terms of human society and culture. This intrinsic awareness known as Rigpa, which is the Nature of Mind itself, is ever-present in our daily experience in this life and even after death, like the presence of the sun in the sky beyond the clouds. This weekend workshop will explore some of the methods employed in Dzogchen in these two traditions for the self-discovery of the Nature of Mind.
Contact : Marti, martihum@gmail.com,
Sambhala Centre, sambhala@tibet.hu.

October 12-13, 2019
Vision in Darkness: Practice of the Dark Retreat in Dzogchen
Sambhala Centre, Budapest Hungary  [Weekend meditation workshop]
    In the Buddhist tradition of Tibet, Dzogchen asserts that everything we experience during our life time, and even after death in the Bardo, is a manifestation created by the mind. As evidence for this in terms of Dzogchen meditation, there is the practice of the Dark Retreat. The visions that appear in such a retreat do not arise out of the total darkness itself as a cause, but from the inherent energy of the Nature of Mind. The traditional Dark Retreat in Dzogchen lasts for 49 days, the same duration that the deceased consciousness spends in the Bardo after death. However, it is possible to do dark retreats for shorter periods of time. This seminar will examine the process of the Dark Retreat and the practice of Dzogchen known as Trekchö, or the releasing of all the tensions and rigidities that afflict everyday existence.
Contact : Marti, martihum@gmail.com,
Sambhala Centre, sambhala@tibet.hu.

October 18, 2019
The Practice of Buddhism in terms of Western Spiritual Traditions
Pommeranian Library, Szczecin, Poland  [Friday evening talk]
    Discussion of the Buddhist practices of Sutra, Tantra, and Dzogchen and how they can be integrated into Western life-styles.
Contact: Wojtek, info@kunzangling.net.

October 19-20, 2019
Dzogchen and Buddhist Meditation: Discovering the Nature of Mind
Kunzangling, Szczecin, Poland  [Weekend meditation workshop]
    Dzogchen, “the Great Perfection,” which teaches the Path of Self-Liberation, is traditionally regarded in Tibet as the highest and most profound teaching of the Buddha. In terms of meditation practice, Dzogchen distinguishes between “the mind,” or our normal thought process that is cyclical and samsaric in nature, and “the Nature of Mind,” which is the primordial state of enlightenment that lies beyond all time, conditioning, and causality. Although inconceivable by the finite intellect and inexpressible in words, as the vary ground of our existence as individual living beings, this Natural State can be directly encountered within our immediate experience. By way of direct introduction and meditation practice, this primordial, yet everpresent, state of innate Buddha enlightenment, which resides at the very core of  every individual living being, is revealed like the brilliant face of the sun in the sky when the dark clouds of ignorance are dissipated. This workshop will emphasize the actual practice of contemplation in terms of Dzogchen in everyday life.
Contact: Wojtek, info@kuntuzangpo.net.