Mahamudra – Practice Path

Mahamudra – Practice Path

Role: Organizes stages and methods of Mahamudra practice in relation to your existing thoughts on Shamatha, Vipashyana, Practice, and specific Mahamudra manuals.

Practice Stages

• Grounding: ethical basis, bodhicitta, preliminaries (ngöndro when relevant).
• Calm abiding:
  • Relation to Shamatha.
• Insight:
  • Relation to Vipashyana.
• Direct introduction to nature of mind (akin to ngo sprod in Dzogchen, but via Mahamudra lineage methods).

Existing Practice Resources

• Under Mahamudra:
  • Crystal Clear: practical advice for Mahamudra meditators.
  • Clarifying the Natural State.
  • As a Primary Practice? (your reflections on centrality of Mahamudra).

Use this node as a dashboard linking practice instructions, your notes from retreats or teachings, and comparisons between different Mahamudra manuals.