Your mind is mahamudra. Tilopa’s meditation advice. Zoom, 2024

Your Mind is Mahamudra: Tilopa’s Meditation Advice to Naropa.

Zoom Teaching by James Low given for Tibethaus, 8 Nov 2024.

Read the transcript here prepared by Jayachittta.

Excerpt:
Tilopa was one of the great founders of the historical origins of the teachings of mahamudra. He received inspiration directly from the primordial Buddha Dorje Chang, and he taught Naropa, his main disciple, about the nature of the mind and the essence of mahamudra. He described it as having six factors.

The Six Nails or Six Key Points are foundational mahamudra instructions in the Kagyu lineage.