Part III of More than Mindfulness—Mindless Mahāmudrā
Please Note: This is the third talk in a series on Mahamudra by Mitra Dean Karl Brunnhölzl. When you register for this talk you will receive an email with the Zoom link for this upcoming talk. To view the previous talks at a discounted rate please click here.
Third talk
In this third talk in a series exploring the meaning and practice of Mahāmudrā—explained as “the gift of pleasure” in one of Nāropa’s texts—we will focus on this mahāsiddha’s brief Synopsis of Mahāmudrā. It is said that Nāropa often taught Mahāmudrā by using this song, which he initially sang to his chief Tibetan disciple Marpa Lotsāwa Chökyi Lodrö. Nāropa’s song teaches the view as appearances, awareness, and their unity being mahāmudrā. Meditation is explained as the basic nature, the manner of realization, and their unity being mahāmudrā. Conduct is discussed as being free in itself, equal taste, and their inseparability being mahāmudrā. The fruition is described as what can possibly appear and is free in itself, saṃsāra and nirvāṇa, and the ultimate all being mahāmudrā.
Mindless Mahamudra?
In the previous two talks Mitra Karl Brunnhölzl introduced us to the meaning of “mindfulness” and “mahamudra.” He pointed out that in Mahamudra practice “we are trying to look at the nature of what is going on in the mind. No matter whether this mind seems to be resting or still, or whether it seems to be moving.” This is beyond the common understanding of mindfulness. Mitra Karl shared that the message, referring to the teachings of Saraha, is rather to go beyond mind. For that reason, this series is also called More than mindfulness – Mindless Mahamudra. If you did not attend the first and / or second talk, or wish to review them, you can register here to watch both talks for a discounted price.
We wish you will join us for this third talk to go deeper into the ocean, trying to look at the nature of what is actually going on in our mind.

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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.
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