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ESSENCE MAHAMUDRA: SPACE, TIME & ENERGY
Transforming experience through the realization of the true nature of mind
A weekend program with Patrick Sweeney Trimé Lhawang
NOVEMBER 6 – 8, 2015 Public Talk Friday 7 p.m. & Weekend Seminar all day Saturday & Sunday
How we experience the world is a direct reflection of how we experience our minds. The Buddhist teachings on essence mahamudra provide a clear explanation of the nature of mind as empty of conceptual confusion, spacious, and effortlessly radiating an unbiased sanity. Because of the habitual patterns of conditioned mind, the natural state, or buddha mind, is difficult to recognize, but it can be pointed out on the spot by a genuine teacher. Once recognized, the skillful means of the Buddhist path are infused by this fundamental awareness.
Cost: Friday night talk no charge; weekend $295 – includes accommodation and all meals.
Patrick Sweeney Trimé Lhawang is the holder of the transmission of the Karma Kagyü lineage of Tibetan Buddhism given by the Venerable Vidyadhara, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche to his Western dharma heir, Vajra Regent Ösel Tendzin, and then conferred upon Mr. Sweeney. Satdharma is the name of the organization established by Mr. Sweeney in 1990 to propagate the teachings of this lineage stream within a contemporary context.
HOME: All of us are looking for home in one way or another. Where is home? Trungpa Rinpoche's great message was that home is the abiding nature of mind in its pristine brilliance. Home is a mind that is spotless and fearless and able to engage the present moment without the past or future impinging upon it. Home is the present moment just as it is, without projections of permanence or attributing to it the despair of a nihilistic mind. Home is a mind that is able to meet the present moment as a continuous celebration. This is what we are aspiring to do in our practice—to return to that space of home over and over again.
— Patrick Sweeney Trimé Lhawang Mahamudra Program, Pullahari Retreat Center, July 11, 2009
DZOGCHEN MEDITATION CENTER 4 Armstrong Way, West Bath, ME 04530
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