Milarepa’s Kungfu: Mahamudra with Mitra Dean Karl Brunnhölzl

Online Series of Mitra Dean Karl Brunnhölzl.

In this series of talks, we will explore the teachings on Mahāmudrā by the Tibetan master of yogīs, Milarepa, primarily based on his song called Ultimate View, Meditation, Conduct, and Fruition, which is his culminating instruction to Rechungpa, his main disciple besides Gampopa.

Milarepa sang this song with a teaching template that is common to a lot of his songs. It consists of view as the basis or ground, meditation as the training in or the familiarization with that view, conduct as the natural outflow of having familiarized with the view in meditation, and fruition as the final outcome of having fully assimilated and realized the view.

In addition, we will look at a number of other songs of Milarepa that supplement the instructions in Ultimate View, Meditation, Conduct, and Fruition.

You can read more about Milarepa’s Kungfu in Mitra Karl Brunnhölzl his book with the same title: Milarepa’s Kungfu: Mahamudra in his Songs of Realization. Click here for more information about this book, published by Wisdom Publications. 

The teachings are for free. For the zoom-link you can directly register by clicking here. For more information visit the site of our local sangha (click here) or contact germany@nalandabodhi.org

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The talks will be recorded and made available on the German Nalandabodhi Website. Click here for the previous recordings. 

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Next date of the series: Feb. 13, Mar 6, April 10, May 8, June 12 – 7pm CET

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About The Teacher

Mitra Karl was born in Munich, Germany, and originally trained as a physician before becoming a Buddhist translator and teacher. After completing five-years of training in Buddhist philosophy, he went on to receive Buddhist and Tibetan language training, as well as study Tibetology, Buddhology, and Sanskrit. In 1989, Karl began serving as a translator, interpreter, and Buddhist teacher in Europe, India, and Nepal. He is the author and translator of several Buddhist books, including The Center of the Sunlit SkyThe Heart Attack Sutra, and A Lullaby to Awaken the Heart. More abour Mitra Dean Karl here.

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