Four Foundations of Mindfulness and the Path of Mahamudra

Please join us in classes on the importance and methods of the Buddha’s Four Foundations of Mindfulness as an essential component of the path of Mahamudra. Lama Mark will emphasize the essentiality of us continuing to develop the three main qualities of mindfulness—recollection, attentiveness and memory—as a key component of the whole path of awakening.

Dates: January 2,3 / January 16,17 / January 30,31 / March 13,14

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AUDIO RECORDINGS OF PREVIOUS CLASSES:

4 Foundations of Mindfulness and the Path of Mahamudra-Class1- Jan2, 2021-LMW

4 Foundations of Mindfulness and the Path of Mahamudra-Class2- Jan3, 2021-LMW

4 Foundations of Mindfulness and the Path of Mahamudra-Class3- Jan16, 2021-LMW

4 Foundations of Mindfulness and the Path of Mahamudra-Class4- Jan17, 2021-LMW

4 Foundations of Mindfulness and the Path of Mahamudra-Class5- Jan30, 2021-LMW

4 Foundations of Mindfulness and the Path of Mahamudra-Class 6- Jan31, 2021-LMW

4 Foundations of Mindfulness and the Path of Mahamudra-Class 7- March 13, 2021-LMW

4 Foundations of Mindfulness and the Path of Mahamudra-Class 8- March 14, 2021-LMW

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Texts and books used to support the teachings: 

The Mahamudra and the Five Fold Mahamudra – A Study & Practice Guide by Lama Mark Webber

• The Mahamudra and the Five Fold Mahamudra – A Study & Practice Guide by Lama Mark Webber: Download here>>
• Prayer Booklet (Containing Preliminaries): Download here>>
• MahaSatipatthana Sutta, The Foundations of Mindfulness, Translated by Marine Walshe: Download here>>
• Long Discourses of the Buddha, Digha Nikaya 22. p. 335.
• Translated by Marine Walshe, (2005). Wisdom Publications. Boston. p. 335: Download here>> or Buy here>>
• The 52 Mental Factors of Consciousness: Download here>>
• ANAPANASATI – Mindfulness of In-and-Out Breathing (from the Anapanasati Sutta)- A Summary of the Four Tetrads by Lama Mark Webber: Download here>>
• THE BREATH OF AWAKENING- A Guide to Liberation Through Anapanasati – Mindfulness of Breathing – Namgyal Rinpoche, Bodhi Publishing, 1992: Buy here>>
• BODY, SPEECH AND MIND –  A Manual for Human Development – Namgyal Rinpoche; Bodhi Publishing: Buy here>>
• SAMATHA to MAHAMUDRA – Yongzin Ngedon Gyatso – Translated by Khenpo K.Tamphel; Edited by Kay Kandler, 2013; Songtsen Library-Dedra Dun, India (vajradrik@yahoo.com)
• THE MAHAMUDRA, Eliminating the Darkness of Ignorance by The 9th Karmapa, Wangchuk Dorje; Translated by Alexander Berzin; Library of Tibeatan Works and Archives, 1978
• VIMUTTIMAGGA – The Path of Freedom – Arahan Upatissa (Translated from the Chinese by Rev, N. R. M. Ehara, Soma Thera, Kheminda Thera), Buddhist Publication Society
• Dedication and Aspiration expressing the Three-cycles of the Buddha’s teachings-LMW: Download here>>