Historically, as the Buddhist teachings migrate, they adapt themselves to new cultural conditions. Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, having fled Tibet and landed in the West in the early 1960s, found himself confronted with a conundrum: how could he take the powerful practices and profound understanding that were his birthright into a world permeated, and indeed largely blinded, by materialism?
Seeking inspiration, he retreated to a cave in Bhutan where Padmasambhava, who brought Buddhism to Tibet, had practiced and taught. There he found arising in his mind a powerful amalgamation of the two wisdom lineages in which he had been trained, and he wrote the Sadhana of Mahamudra.
The language of the Sadhana is evocative and provocative. The pictures it paints are both foreign and somehow resonant. We can’t get a conceptual grasp of it and therein lies its power. This retreat will explore how this seemingly exotic imagery can inform and transform our lives today.
All are welcome. No previous experience necessary.
Limited scholarships are available for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. Email finance@
Carol S. Hyman has practiced and taught mindfulness and other contemplative disciplines in business, healthcare, and retreat settings for more than four decades. Focusing on taking mindfulness practice into everyday life, she is the Executive Director of the educational non-profit Applied Mindfulness Training, Inc. and author of the book Meeting Your Mind: Harnessing the World’s Greatest Resource. She has been practicing and teaching The Sadhana of Mahamudra for more than 40 years.