MAHAMUDRA RETREAT – Part 2

The Amrita of the Essential Accomplishment

Led by

KYABGÖN PHAKCHOK RINPOCHE

Our teacher, the precious Buddha, taught many different paths and gave many different teachings.  One of these was Mahamudra, the Great Seal.  Mahamudra is the essence and peak of all dharma teachings, the supreme path of practice.

This Mahamudra text, the Amrita of the Essential Accomplishment, belongs to the Taklung Kagyu (the Tiger Command) lineage.  The teachings of the Kagyu were passed down from the dharmakaya buddha Vajradhara to the mahasiddha Saraha, and then to Maitripa, Tilopa, Naropa, Marpa, Mila, and Gampopa.  One of Gampopa’s main students was Pagmo Drupa, and Pagmo Drupa’s main student was Taklung Tanga Tashi Pal (1142-1210), ‘the one with supreme devotion’.  He was the founder of the Taklung Kagyu lineage.   In Tibet, the main seat of the Taklung Kagyu is Riwoche in Kham.  The lineage is upheld and passed on by three main masters: Kyabgön Shabdrung Rinpoche, Kyabgön Jedrung Rinpoche, and Kyabgön Phakchock Rinpoche.

This precious text, the Amrita of the Essential Accomplishment by the Taklung Kagyu master Gelong Ngawang Tashi Paldrub, condenses all of the Buddha’s teachings into a single gradual path that guides the student step-by-step.  Short, precise, and easy to practice, it explains succinctly how to traverse the path from the outset of the four mind-changings up until essential Mahamudra, the peak of all of Buddha’s teachings.

Having covered the four mind-changing, four foundations, and different types of shamata meditation during the previous retreat, this year Rinpoche will move on to the second part of the text which teaches vipashyana meditation, and finally Mahamudra itself—essential emptiness dharmadhatu meditation. Rinpoche will also unravel the priceless pith instructions that are taught in this text for overcoming obstacles in one’s meditation practice.

Read more about Mahamudra Retreat – Part 1

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Closing Date: 15^th May 2012

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RETREAT DATE:          Wednesday 30^th May 2012 to Sunday 3^rd June 2012

RETREAT VENUE:        The Katerina Hotel

                                                       8, Jalan Zabedah

                                  83000 Batu Pahat

                                  Johor Darul Takzim

                                  Tel: +607-433 7111 (hunting line)

                                  http://www.katerinahotel.com

RETREAT COSTS:

The cost of the retreat:

1.    Single  - RM1150

2.    Double - RM900 (Twin or Double)

3.    Triple  - RM800

Note:  Rooms are assigned on a first come, first served basis and subject to hotel availability.

The fee includes the following:

·         5 days 4 nights’ accommodation in a single, double or triple room.

·         All meals

o    3 meals a day (breakfast, lunch and dinner)

o    One coffee break

o    Serving both vegetarian and non-vegetarian menu

·         Practice manual.

PAYMENT DETAILS:

Direct transfer (online or at your bank):

Beneficiary Name:         RANGJUNG YESHE BUDDHIST SOCIETY PENANG

Bank Name:                 Maybank Berhad, Penang

Account number:           507 068 131 461

Swift Code:                  MBBEMYKL

(Please ensure that you specify that all bank charges are to be borne by payer)

Cheque: Made out to RANGJUNG YESHE BUDDHIST SOCIETY PENANG

Cash: Pay directly to your area representatives.

Terms & Conditions:

No refund.  You may transfer your retreat fees to allow another person to attend in your place at any time up until the 30^th May, 2012.

REGISTRATION:

Please fax/email completed Mahamudra Registration Form together with bank-in slip or transfer receipt to: 

Email: events@rymalaysia.org

Fax:    +603 7732 2129

Note: Registration is complete with full payment and registration form. 

Registration Closing Date: 15^th May, 2012

THINGS TO BRING:

Recommended Packing List

·         The Rangjung Yeshe Chant Book (if you do not have a copy, please inform us in advance and we will make copies)

·         Small table for holding prayer books (if you have)

·         Retreat T–shirts (If you’ve been to our earlier retreat, it’s the same red colour T-shirt)

·         Original Bank in receipts (to assist us to reconcile our accounts)

·         Kathas

·         Meditation cushions

·         Warm clothing

Ø  Jacket, sweater, and track bottom, temperature inside the hotel can be cold

·         Personal Toiletries

·         Towel, tooth Brush

·         Slippers, if you want to wear something more comfortable

·         Stationery (pen, pencils and papers / notebook)

·         Simple first aid kits

Things we bring for everyone

·         Chant Text for The Amrita of the Essential Accomplishment Written Instructions on Mahamudra (For Practice)

·         Luminous Bindu, The Guru Yoga for the Eighty – Four Mahasiddhas

·         Ang Pow Packets

LOCATION MAP:

TRANSPORTATION:

Please arrange your own transportation.  Should you need any assistance, please arrange with your local representative to coordinate your travel arrangements.

Bus

Note: Bus schedule and prices are for reference only, kindly contact bus company directly for updated schedule and prices.

CONTACT DETAILS:

For queries, please email us at events@rymalaysia.org or call our following representatives in Malaysia:

Penang:            Ms. Cheong Yin Mei (+6012 478 0143)   

Perak:              Mrs. Pang (+6012 588 7397)

Kuala Lumpur:   Mr. Lee Voon How (+6012 302 2780)

Kuala Pilah:         Mr. Simon Siow (+6012 638 1666)

Singapore:           Ms. Fee Mei Feng (+65 9766 9767)

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Closing Date: 15^th May 2012

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