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Tilopa’s Ganges Mahāmudrā Ep 6 (TIBETAN) Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche

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Episode  ·  10 Plays  ·  3:47:36  ·  Nov 17, 2020

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Throughout the teaching, Rinpoche reminded us that in order to  realize this ultimate view, we begin with going forth and following the  stages of the path. The View must be connected with scripture and logic.  Then, we can practice meditation on egoless-ness. Meditation must be  connected with non-fixation and Conduct becomes manifest with  experience. The verse says, Alas! Examine worldly phenomena well. They cannot withstand analysis, like dreams and illusions. Dreams and illusions do not exist in actuality. Therefore, rouse weariness and give up worldly affairs. Sever all ties of greed and hatred for samsaric objects. Meditate alone in forest or mountain retreats. Dwell in the nature of non-meditation. Rinpoche elaborated that this verse directs us to have revulsion for  worldly things. If we are fixated on this life, we are not a  practitioner. If we do not “sever all ties of greed and hatred for samsaric objects,”  then we are merely stirred up with afflictions. He reminded us of  Milarepa who went into the mountains in order to have natural Dharma.  The verse from Milarepa says, In horror of death I took to the mountains, and meditated on  the uncertainty and the hour of death. Now capturing the fortress of  deathless, unending nature of mind, all fear of death is done and over  with. What this means is that we must keep the idea of impermanence as the  immediate focus. There is no certainty to our lives. Just merely saying,  ‘Okay, I will do this tomorrow’ shows a disbelief in impermanence  because we may not be able to get up tomorrow. We must remember that  death is certain and we are longing for freedom.

3h 47m 36s  ·  Nov 17, 2020

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