Sutra Mahamudra: How to Meditate on Emptiness with Venerable George Churinoff

Mahamudra - "The Great Seal" - refers to emptiness itself and to certain very special meditative methods used to realize emptiness. Rather than emphasizing the philosophical meaning of emptiness as a preliminary, it strives from the start for personal experience of the clear light nature of the mind and then proceeds to meditate on and experience emptiness first hand. The seminar will draw from the explanatory text and auto-commentary by the Panchen Lama, as well a presentation of that material in the recent book by Lama Thubten Yeshe, Mahamudra - How to Discover Our True Nature.

Sessions will consist of lectures on the commentsry but will emphasize meditation on the various stages. Periods will also be set asie for answering questions.

The course should be of interest to those wishing to have a taste of the meaning of emptiness.

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