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THE MIRROR Newspaper of the International Dzogchen Community May/June 2001-Issue No. 57 Pearls of Wisdom on Pearl Island: The Margarita Retreat March 30-April 3,2001 By Elias Capriles sla de Margarita' literally means responding to these three main way his condensed new wisdom the state of Atiyoga Dzogpa Chen­ genuine pearls of wisdom. We IDaisy Island. However, the Paths, and helping his listeners to pearl necklace which was the po in general. As implied by Tonpa practiced Yantra Yoga with Fabio island originally became famous clearly grasp the distinctions theme of the retreat: Direct Intro­ Garab Dorje's Testament, after Andrico and danced the Vajra because of its pearls; since on the between them, Rinpoche explained duction to the State ofAtiyoga. Direct Introduction dualism is Dance with Rita Renzi, met old island there is a town called Juan the difference between Paths and Regarding the new book that reestablished, and thus doubt con­ Vajra brothers and sisters who we Griego, meaning John the Greek, it vehicles (as we all know, in the old Rinpoche taught at the retreat, the cerning the nature of the state had not seen for long time, walked is not too far fetched to suppose that system the former two Paths con­ translator, Adriano Clemente, accessed (therefore also regarding long stretches of white sand at the name 'Margarita' may as well tain eight different vehicles). writes: the essential condition of the essen­ Playa El Aqua, swam and frolicked derive from the Greek 'margari- Thanks to this and other explana­ "Direct Introduction to the State tial condition of both the individual in the sea and visited the land where taria' meaning pearl. At any rate, it tions, the new people had the ofAtiyoga is an upadesha or essen­ and the universe), may arise. If this Tashi Gar North will be built. And. was with pearls of wisdom, which opportunity to build their own trea­ tial extraordinary teaching belong­ happens, it is imperative to return to as always in samsara, soon the we hope will become wish-fulfill­ sure chests, so as to place each ing to the cycle The Intimate the said state again and again, until experiences were but memories of ing Mani pearls, that Rinpoche pearl of wisdom in the appropriate Essence of the Dakinis of the Radi­ one no longer remains in doubt. It is events past. Memories that are not showered us at the retreat on Mar­ drawer. ant Clarity of the Universe, that then and only then that one may meant merely to treasure but to garita Island from March 30 Another day Rinpoche delivered explains how to find oneself in the finally "continue in the state of Ati" apply! throughApril3,2001. his internet address to the worldwide authentic state ofAtiyoga or Dzopa and thus accomplish the injunction The retreat lasted five days. Community, which consisted mainly Chenpo. Chögyal Namkhai Norbu of the third of Garab Dorje's state­ Rinpoche devoted one of them to of practical advise on how to follow received this teaching through his ments. CONTENTS explaining the three main Paths in the teachings, how to behave in daily dreams in 1972, in 1978 and finally Firstly Rinpoche briefly the Buddhist teachings: the Path of life and how to function in the in 1983, when he transcribed it in explained the Four Yogas of 2 TEACHINGS: UNDERSTANDING THE its final form. The story of his Renunciation (the Sutrayana), the Dzogchen Community. He also gave Dzogchen Semde. then he ESSENCE Path of Transformation (the the lungs for the various practices so dreams and visions are also trans­ explained how Dang energy mani­ Chög/al SamUiaì Sorba Vajrayana, Tantrayana or that newcomers could participate or lated he rein." fests the realization of the Essence Mantrayana), and the Path of Self- practice on their own of they wish. The book is. indeed, a most that is Dharmakaya. the Nature 7 LIVES OF THE GREAT MASTERS Liberation (the Atiyana). After Rinpoche devoted two more clear, though quite short Nyingthig which is Sambogakaya and the Naropa briefly outlining the principles cor­ days to explaining in a most clear text on how to «ain a first access to Energy which is Nirmanakaya. He 7 BOOK REVIEWS explained the arising of the five pranas. five lights, etc.. and how 9 SHANG-SHLNG INSTITUTE NAMKHAI NORBU RINPOCHE'S SCHEDULE 2001-2002 they are to be recognized as one's 10-11 ASIA own nature. The Master explained RUSSIA, KUNSANGAR SMS 11 Level Exam 12-18 COMML'MTY NEWS & Santi Maha Sangha June 24th-28th the three Kayas of the Base, as well CONTACTS May 27th-29th SMS 111 Level Training as the four aspects of development 20 INTERNATIONAL GAtati NEWS SMS Base Level Exam on the Patii constituted by view, May 30th-June 5th ITALY. MERIGAR Complete worts ofChògpài SMS I Level Training July 6th-Kith meditation and behavior. To con­ Namkhai Sorbu Project June 6th-8th Merigar Rental clude, Rinpoche noted that the SMS I Level Exam July 17th-August cth three series of Semde. Lengde and June 9th-13th Personal retreat of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu Upadesha must be applied accord­ SMS Level II Training August 10th-P-Th Merigar Renr.H ing to the essence of the Three June 15th-21st Statements of Garab Dorje. Kunsangar Retreat Santi Mahn Sangt» August 2 lsi-23t\i Thus went the retreat at Mar­ Santi Malia Sangha SMS Base level Exam garita Island, the island of pearls June 22nd-23rd August 24th-..Sil, where Rinpoche showered us with continued on page 3 I Chögyal Namkhai Norbu Public Talk, Berkeley California know how we should go path, applying, with our a much larger sense than if we only May 1,2001 on the path and learn; energy, physical body, say energy. For example, in Tantric sometimes we have that etc., we can then have teaching, sometimes we say The Essence of Dharma possibility. realization. The three Vajrayana, the vehicle of Vajra, and I am very glad to see many of you I will give you an gates are indispensable. sometimes we say Tantrayana, the again. I am sure many of you example of myself. The three gates are not vehicle of Tantra, but many times already follow Dhanna teachings, When I was small child only learning and get­ we say Mantrayana, which is a very so this evening I would like to go I entered the monastery ting in the knowledge, general name. Mantra means more into the essence of Dhanna. and received an educa­ but everything. The sound. Sound is related to the base Why? Because already everyone's tion, a monastic educa­ teaching, methods, all of energy; this is the reason why we life is very busy. First of all, we tion, learning many existence, if we observe call it speech. don't have much time to learn very things like how we do well, everything is relat­ These three - body, speech, Dharma in a very detailed way. prayers in the ed with the three gates. and mind - are the three gates. Secondly, even if we learn some­ monastery. Later, when There is nothing not When we say body it doesn't mean thing, it is not so easy to apply. If I was nine years old, I related. only our physical body, but every­ we do not apply or practice it has no entered college. Finally In this case the thing related with the physical benefit. Dharma is something like we studied some real three gates become a body, everything on the material medicine. We need medicine Dharma. Even if we kind of key for the level. Subject, object, everything is because we have problems; physi­ part of our body. If we think of a cal problems. So when we have person, the condition of a person, medicine, what do we do? We must UNDERSTANDING THE ESSENCE number one is mind, then energy, take the medicine and we follow and then the physical body. The the advice of a doctor. Otherwise physical body is related to the phys­ CHÖGYAL NAMKHAI NORBU even if we have good medicine, ical dimension in which we live; there is no benefit. The same thing the subject, object, and everything. with Dharma; we can learn. Dhar­ The teachings also go in that way. study Sutra, we are trying to under­ can also integrate in our existence. teaching and for the path. Why do ma is also something useful for liv­ stand what the path is, what it is for. Of course, sometimes when I give we call it speech instead of energy? ing this life. Of course, if we etc. After five years I studied in col­ some kinds of lectures, particularly Because when we say speech, Sutra and Tantra believe there is some continuation lege, mainly Sutra teaching, and like seminars of Buddhist philoso­ speech is related with our breathing For example, there are Sutra and of our life then Dharma is still more then I felt, "Now I know every­ phy at a university, for example, I and with breathing we produce Tantra teachings; these are very useful. Even then, Dharma thing". Really, I felt that way. I fin­ do it in a more traditional way. Oth­ speech. Breathing is related with famous in Buddhism. What do becomes something useful only if ished my college, and went to erwise they believe I don't know our energy, our vital energy. Prana. Sutra and Tantra mean? Sutra and we know how to apply it, how to another college, two different col­ Madhyamika; I don't know this or Breathing is our life.
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