Teachings on Ngöndro, the so called preliminary practices of Mahamudra.
Parts 1-5:
1. Turning the mind towards the Dharma through facing the reality of our life. The four common preliminaries: Precious human life, impermanence.
2. Four common preliminaries continued: Karma, samsara.
3. Four special preliminaries; Refuge and bodhichitta.
4. (MISSING FROM THIS RECORDING: Four special preliminaries continued: purification/Vajrasattva and accumulation/mandala offering.) QA: What is the key for meditation? What does this saying mean: “Watch your mind like an actress looking at the mirror”?
5. Four special preliminaries continued: Guru Yoga. Guru Padmasambhava as the ideal guru.
With German translation.
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