More than Mindfulness—Mindless Mahāmudrā with Mitra Dean Karl Brunnhölzl Recordings

This page is to register to view the previous two talks in this series by Mitra Karl. The first talk is in English only. The second talk is in English, French, and German. You will receive an email with the link and password to view these videos after registering. To register for the upcoming third talk in this series on March 27th, click here.

“Meditation” does not mean meditating on something; rather, it means to become familiar with the nature of our mind. (Milarepa)

“Let your mind be in its uncontrived natural state, evenly and free of effort, like a great garuḍa soaring in the sky.” (Mahāmudrā Without Letters)

Mitra Dean Karl is teaching a series exploring the meaning of Mahāmudrā. You can (re)watch the first two talks by registering here.

In his first talk, Mitra Karl discussed the meaning of mindfulness and why, if we wish to be free from suffering and cultivate wisdom & kindness, we need to go beyond the usual understanding of mindfulness. We need, he taught, to go into the depths of the ocean. Which means, to look at the nature of what is going on in the mind.

The second talk focused on the meaning of Mahāmudrā (explained as “the gift of pleasure” in one of Nāropa’s texts) through the fourfold pith instruction the mahāsiddha Saraha, which are called:
(1) “minding” (or “mindfullness”),
(2) “nonminding” (“mindlessness”),
(3) “unborn,” and
(4) “beyond mind” and appear in several of his dohās (songs of realization).

If you would like to (re)watch these talks, we are offering both for the cost of one talk. We hope this way all can benefit from listening to these teachings (again) before joining the third talk and continue to dive deeper into the ocean of our own mind.

The practice of Mahāmudrā

The practice of Mahāmudrā provides us with tools to directly click in to the spontaneously present clarity and vast openness of our own buddha mind. In Mahāmudrā shamatha, we familiarize with this through resting the mind in its natural state, which is open, spacious, and relaxed, yet very vibrant. In Mahāmudrā vipashyana, we take a closer look at the mind when it rests in such a way and also when it starts moving and experiences external and internal objects. By engaging in these profound practices with a genuine sense of trust in our own buddha nature and the teachers that point it out to us, the birth of unborn mind—the warm and all-pervasive glow of emptiness with a heart of compassion—can become a direct experience.

About The Teacher

Mitra Karl werd geboren in München, Duitsland, en volgde oorspronkelijk een opleiding tot arts voordat hij een boeddhistische vertaler en leraar werd. Na een opleiding van vijf jaar in de Boeddhistische filosofie, ging hij verder met het volgen van boeddhistische en Tibetaanse taaltrainingen en studeerde hij Tibetologie, Boeddhologie en Sanskriet. In 1989 begon Karl als vertaler, tolk en boeddhistische leraar in Europa, India en Nepal. Hij is de auteur en vertaler van verschillende boeddhistische boeken, waaronder Het centrum van de zonovergoten hemel, De hartaanval Sutra, en Een slaapliedje om het hart te ontwaken.

Mitra Karl ontmoette Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche voor het eerst in 1986 tijdens Rinpoche's eerste Europese onderwijsreis. Hij diende als persoonlijke vertaler van Rinpoche tijdens zijn reizen door Europa van 1999 tot 2005. In 2006 verhuisde Karl naar Seattle, waar hij momenteel werkt als een vertaler uit Tibet en het Sanskriet.

Mitra Dean Karl supervises Nalandabodhi’s Path of Study cursussen, leads Path of Study lessen, presenteert weekendcursussen en open huisbesprekingen, biedt lessen om gemeenschappen te oefenen, en biedt persoonlijke begeleiding als oefeninstructeur. Hij geeft ook seminars en cursussen in het weekend in Nalandabodhi-centra in de VS, Canada, Mexico en Europa.

Mitra Karl is vooral enthousiast over de leringen over Mahamudra, Dzogchen, Yogacara, Buddha Nature en de doha-traditie (songs of realization). Op dit moment richt Karl zich op het vertalen van de verzameling Indiase Mahamudra-teksten samengesteld door de Zevende Karmapa, die de overgrote meerderheid van de liedjes van realisatie in de Tibetaanse canon omvat.

For questions about this event email help@nalandabodhi.org.

Datum Tijd Date(s) - zo., maart 27, 2022
10:00 am PDT - 12:00 pm PDT

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