The focus of this retreat is on integrating the view and practices of Mahamudra and Dzogchen so that we can appreciate how these systems complement each other. James was teaching from the text “The Mahamudra Instructions of Tipun Pema Chogyal”.
Recorded and content edited by Jonathan Lever.
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1 Sunday - James Low – Germany – Eifel – 2014 October
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1 General Introduction
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2 Reasons to Practice
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3 Retreat Schedule
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4 About the Text
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5 Intention and Dignity
2 Monday - James Low – Germany – Eifel – 2014 October
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6 About Refuge and Bodhicitta
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7 Text – Lineage Co-Emergence
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8 Text – The Ordinary Preliminaries
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9 Making Meaning
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10 Rebirth and Inclusivity
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11 Text – The Special Preliminaries
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12 The Three Solitudes
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13 The Three Stabilities
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14 The Three Spontaneities
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15 Text – Ordinary Practice
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16 Text – Development of Tranquility
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17 Shine Meditation Preparation
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18 Habits of Thought
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19 Text – Breath Control: Nine-Fold Breathing
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20 Vajra Breath
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21 Breath Retention
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22 Breath – Remarks and Questions
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23 Patrul Rinpoche – Two Truths
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24 Emptiness, Identity, Appearance
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25 Ethics – Integration of the Two Truths
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26 Text – Practising Tranquility without Supports
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27 Text – The Essential Method of Abiding
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28 Calm, Clear, Focused Attention
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29 On Refuge and Bodhicitta
3 Tuesday - James Low – Germany – Eifel – 2014 October
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30 Refuge and Bodhicitta – Brief
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31 Calm Abiding Practice
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32 Movement, Stillness, Ignorance
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33 Aspects of the Mind and Ego
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34 The Controller and Labelling
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35 Text – Root of Abiding and Moving
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36 Inseparable yet Distinct
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37 Text – How Does Movement Occur
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38 The Start of Elaboration
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39 Text – Movement, Nature, Ceasing
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40 The Tendency to Get Caught Up
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41 Text – The Awareness That Does the Looking
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42 Question – Enquiry and Experience
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43 Question – The Idea of a Knower
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44 Text – Seeing How We Elaborate
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45 Text – Doorways of Real and Unreal
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46 Text – Doorways of Sameness and Difference
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47 Deconstruction, Function, Potential
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48 The Challenge in the Practice
4 Wednesday - James Low – Germany – Eifel – 2014 October
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49 Ignorance, Substance, Obscurations
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50 Subject, Object and the Knower
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51 Text – The Yoga of One Taste
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52 Working with Yourself in Meditation
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53 Text – Co-Emergence: The Nature of Mind
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54 Text – Obstacles and Errors in Meditation
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55 Being Critical, Having Faith, Application
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56 Text – Sites Where One Can Go Astray
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57 Text – Sites of Loss
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58 Nobody Can Give You Enlightenment
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59 Text – True Seeing
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60 Text – Tranquility
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61 Text – Factors Which Obscure Tranquility
5 Thursday - James Low – Germany – Eifel – 2014 October
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62 On Refuge and Bodhicitta Recitation
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63 Elaboration and Addiction
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64 Text – Obstacles: Sinking, Dullness, Excitation
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65 Text – Nothing to Clarify or Alter
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66 Text – Dwelling in the Nature of Sinking and Excitation
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67 Text – Tranquility and Insight
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68 Question – Relation to Resting in Open Awareness
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69 Text – Tranquility and Insight: Classification and Fruit
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70 Text – Commentary on Instructions
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71 Question – Seer and Seen
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72 Question – Maitreya
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73 Question – Focus vs. Spaciousness
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74 Question – Cutting Thoughts
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75 Question – Attachment to Breath
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76 Question – Holding Breath and Visualising
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77 Text – Introduction to and Recognition of Mahamudra
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78 Text – Subsequent Knowledge into Everyday Life
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79 Text – Classification of the Mind
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80 Text – Development of Afflictions, Consciousnesses and Circumstances
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81 Text – Obstacles, Deviations, Absorptions and Loss
6 Friday - James Low – Germany – Eifel – 2014 October
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82 The View in Dzogchen and Mahamudra
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83 Dzogchen Guru Yoga Practice
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84 Text – Going Astray
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85 Text – For Beneficial Practice
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86 About Guru Yoga Practice
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87 Building Up Clarity and Simplicity
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88 Text – Conduct, Knowledge, Recollection, Awareness
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89 Text – Four Yogas: Recognising the Nature
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90 Text – Four Yogas: Definition and Classifications
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91 Text – Taints to Be Purified
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92 Question – Getting Somewhere Without Realising It
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93 Text – Meditation and Post-Meditation
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94 Text – Purification of Consciousnesses
7 Saturday - James Low – Germany – Eifel – 2014 October
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95 About Prayers
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96 Text – Taints: Cause and Effect, Movement
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97 Text – True Seeing: Special Features
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98 Text – Stages, Paths, Supports
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99 Text – Summation: Ground, Path, Result
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100 Two Kinds of Continuity – Review of the Practice
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101 Remarks on the Text and Goodbye to All
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102 Refuge and Bodhicitta
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103 Dedication of Merit
