| Yongey Peace Prevails Center 7714 W. Catalina Drive Phoenix, AZ 85033 |
| Under the guidance of Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche |
YPPC Events: Mahamudra Level I & II
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Mahamudra Level I May 2 - 4, 2009 -- 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM each day
9:30 AM to 5:00 PM on May 1.
Anyone may sign up for the three-day Mahamudra retreat Saturday through Monday, May
2-4, 2009. This retreat is the first of a three-year program led by Mingyur Rinpoche. The step-
by-step Mahamudra approach is a traditional meditation method emphasized by the Kagyu
school of Tibetan Buddhism, culminating in the experience of the phenomenal world as the
non-dual union of emptiness and clarity. Rinpoche says that students of other traditions,
including Dzogchen, will also find this Level 1 retreat beneficial.
This level will cover how to approach the teaching and practice with proper balance and
motivation, the main points of meditation posture, details of calm abiding meditation
(shamatha), loving kindness and compassion, emptiness, and the preliminary practices
including The Four Thoughts that Turn the Mind, and the first two practices of Ngöndro:
Refuge with prostrations and bodhichitta, and Vajrasattva purification practice.
In Rinpoche’s introduction to Level I in 2006, he said, “You can follow [this program] step-by-
step for three years. Then after three years, you fully become a Buddha. That’s good, yeah?
Just kidding. It’s up to you. But after three years, you will have received the full body of the
practice of what we call Mahamudra.
“There are three great lineages of practice: Mahamudra, Mahasamdi (or MahaAti --
Dzogchen, the same), and Mahamadyamika. Within this three-year program, you’re going to
receive the essence of these three. And that is enough to become a Buddha.
“But if you don’t want to join the second level, that’s also okay -- because for the first level we
have homework. If you finish the homework, then you can join the second level. But if you
think you cannot finish the homework . . . it’s okay, you can stay in the first level for three
years, four years, five years. So, in this retreat, it doesn’t mean once you join, you have to
finish in three years.”
- Location: Apache Room, Building A, Mesa Convention Center 263 N. Center Street,
Mesa, AZ 85201.
Fee: $260 (but no student will be turned away for lack of funds).
See Registration page.
9:30 AM to 5:00 PM on May 1.
- If students have finished their homework from Level I, they may register for Level II, to be
held Thursday and Friday, April 30 - May 1, 2009. This retreat will include the introduction
of the last two preliminary practices of Ngöndro: Mandala Offering and Guru Yoga. Rinpoche
will also point out the nature of mind and discuss practices related to this.
- Location: YPPC, 7714 W. Catalina Drive, Phoenix, AZ 85033.
- Fee: $260 (but no student will be turned away for lack of funds).
See Registration page.
“Mahamudra is not somewhere
else. It's right here. Mahamudra
is the essence of us, our own
nature.”
else. It's right here. Mahamudra
is the essence of us, our own
nature.”
| -- Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche "Union of Mahamudra & Dzogchen" Public Teaching, June 2006 |
April & May 2009
VISITOR TIP |
| Mesa Hotels & Info Those coming from out of town may find the Phoenix Marriott Mesa convenient as it adjoins the convention center. You can contact the hotel for rates at (480) 898-8300, or inquire online at their Web site. Other Mesa hotels and visitor information can be found at visitmesa.com. |
| PROGRAM CONTACTS Willie Ames (520) 834-4895 willie@yongeypeace.org Ji Wu (301) 437-2248 ji@yongeypeace.org Maryanne Kremer-Ames (480) 857-6095 maryanne@yongeypeace.org |