The first week, Rinpoche will teach on Shamatha, Calm Abiding practice.
Shamatha is the foundation for Vipassana practice, which is the basic
foundation of the Mahamudra practice. This will be the topic of the last
weekend of teachings. While you are developing mental clarity, you will
encounter lots of obstacles such as sinking and excitement. Rinpoche's
teachings on Shamatha will cover nine different stages of mental stability,
based on the Ninth Karmapa Wangchuk Dorje's "Ocean of Certainty". These
hindrances need to be overcome before you can start Vipassana practice,
which then leads to Mahamudra. The second session covers Mahamudra based on
the Uttara-tantra Shastra written by the Maitreya Bodhisattva and the songs
of the great yogi, Milarepa.
You can join the teachings via Zoom at this link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84317862374
The recordings for the previous four weekends' of teachings are posted
within the flyer at the KDK Website at:
http://kdk.org/teaching-schedule.html
