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 Sadhana of Mahamudra Seminarwith Richard (Kunga Dawa) Arthure Fri July 30th: 7:30 PM - 9:00 PMSat July 31st: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Price: $85 Members ($100 General Public) In Room(s): Main Shrine Room The Sadhana of Mahamudra is a powerful guru yoga practice whose purpose is to enable us to invoke the blessings of the Practice Lineage and to renew spiritual strength. But how are we to understand the wild and wrathful imagery of its symbolism, which may at first seem rather strange and outlandish? And how can the sadhana help to purify the degenerate state of meditation practice and enable us to see the living Dharma within? This weekend seminar will address these questions and more. Why would you want to learn about the Sadhana of Mahamudra? What is a sadhana anyway? Sadhana is a sanskrit word that means spiritual practice, which is literally a means of accomplishing something - it is using practice as a means whereby bondage becomes liberation. Traditionally, in Vajrayana Buddhism, the practices we engage in are built on the foundation of shamatha meditation practice (peaceful abiding) in union with insight to then work with a specific deity, or personification of energy. The practice of working in this way is called sadhana practice. Engaging in sadhana practice is a very powerful and effective way to cut through our samsaric cocoons and wake up to the brilliance of the true nature of mind. You might be interested in this program because the Sadhana of Mahamudra is the only public sadhana that we practice in the Shambhala community.
This seminar will include talks, group practice, and individual instruction. Friday 7:30 PM Public Talk Saturday 9:00 – 5:00
Kunga Dawa (Richard Arthure) became a close student of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche in 1966. He was the first Westerner trained by the Vidyadhara as a meditation instructor and authorized by him to teach the Dharma. He traveled to India, Sikkim and Bhutan with Trungpa Rinpoche, was present with him at Tagtsang when the Sadhana of Mahamudra was revealed and co-created the English language version of it. Kunga Dawa was a co-founder of the Karme Choling Center in Vermont in 1970 and has traveled and taught extensively in the US, Canada and Europe. He completed a three year retreat in northern New Mexico in 2003 and currently resides in Boulder, Colorado.
Generosity Policy: Please contemplate how much you can offer and give more, less, or the suggested amount based on your individual circumstances. The tuition amount reflects our costs to offer the program. Our generosity policy supports individuals who need to "pay-what-you-can" due to financial hardship. To take advantage of our pay-what-you-can policy, please contact us in advance at: info@shambhalaboston.org. We are no longer accepting pay-what-you-can at the door, so please pre-arrange. Thank you!
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