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The Mirror 78 January-February 2006 THE MIRROR Newspaper of the International Dzogchen Community January /February 2006 • Issue No. 78 Schedule Chögyal Namkhai Norbu 2006 TASHIGAR NORTE, MARGARITA ISLAND March 10-19 Dzogchen Semlung Namkhache Retreat of Teaching and Practice of Namkhache at Tashigar Norte Teachings in the Gonpa at Margarita M SALVATORE Open Web Cast April 14-23 Ati Lam-ngon Nasjyong Chögyal Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche Tibetan Moxabustion Teaching and Application Retreat Longde Retreat May 5-14 A Retreat of Longsal Teaching The Root Upadesha on the Vajra Bridge of Longde The Preliminaries of the Path of Ati about the Purification of the Six Lokas, Teaching and Practice December 26 – January 2006 Open Web Cast Margarita Island, Venezuela FRANCE by Steve Landsberg May 15 he day after Christmas rain through Guru Yoga again and said, that due to our negative Leave for Paris showers fell in the early again. emotions it was very easy for stu- morning, but by afternoon Rinpoche briefly explained dents to develop wrong intention May 18-22 Twhen the retreat was about to that in the Longde teachings there in regard to the path and that Paris Retreat begin the sun came out and greet- are positions that are necessary before engaging in any practice The Purification of the Six Lokas as Pr eliminaries of the Path of Ati ed about two hundred-seventy for doing the practice and having we must transform those feelings people for the Longde retreat at the experiences of emptiness, by developing our intention to May 23 Tashigar Norte, Isla Margarita. clarity, and sensation. These benefit all sentient beings. Leave for Karmaling Rinpoche welcomed every- threes experiences form the basis The principle section of the one, including the worldwide for discovering the state of ‘not retreat was an explanation of the May 26-28 Community, as the retreat was remaining in doubt’. Longde teachings based upon Karmaling Retreat offered as a video and audio Rinpoche advised his stu- Rinpoche’s newly written com- Nyamtrid Dzogchen Nyingthig web cast. On the first day of the dents not to practice only one mentary on his Longde instruc- retreat, Rinpoche introduced the series of Dzogchen teachings but tions from the Longsal Cycle of MERIGAR WEST, ITALY context of the Longde Teachings, to work with all three. While Teachings entitled “The Root indicating that after direct intro- there exist dif ferences in method Upadesha on the Vajra Bridge of May 29 duction many doubts may still regarding the three series, from Longde” ( see Longsal T eachings Leave for Merigar persist in regard to the nature of the point of view of the state Volume One ). Divided into eight mind and in order to overcome itself, there is actually no dif fer- sections, the commentary explains June 9-15 those doubts, the series of teach- ence at all. how knowledge is introduced Longsal Teachings in the Gonpa of Merigar ings called Dzogchen Longde The empowerment of through the four Da (signs) of Yeshes Zangthal and Nadzer’s Transmission provides many methods. Nondzog Gyalpo was the subject emptiness, clarity, sensation, and Restricted Web Cast Rinpoche explained that the aim of the second day of the retreat. their inseparability . It also of Longde was not to remain in Explaining the refuge section, explains how to use the medita- June 18 Rinpoche said that although a tion belt, stick, the way of sitting th doubt and that the third series 25 Anniversary of Merigar Festival known as Menngagde, focuses on vow of refuge and giving of a and the four positions associated the third statement of Garab dharma name associated with the with the Longde practice. In order June 30-July 21 Dorje: continuing in that state Hinayana refuge system might be to establish the experiences asso- Rinpoche’s Personal Retreat integrating all aspects of body , useful, it is only relative and not ciated with Longde, Rinpoche speech, and mind. the main point. Primarily , we go spoke in detail about the impor- MERIGAR EAST, CRIMEA Even if we think we have to refuge while journeying tance of the prana energy, its rela- understood something of our real towards our goal so that we do tion to time, and how to practice August 4 condition, Rinpoche stated that not create any problems for the the four Da. Rinpoche also Merigar East Retreat, Crimea this may only be our limited idea teacher, the path, or the sangha. explained the remaining aspects Leave for Crimea - perhaps just a judgment - and Once, however, full realization is of his commentary that detail the stressed the importance of recon- accomplished, there is no further ways to develop and increase the August 9-15 necting to the transmission need for any refuge. Moreover, he experiences of the practice, the Teaching and nature of web cast undecided. continued on page 4 MERIGAR WEST, ITALY CONTENTS August 18 ASIA News Return to Merigar Teaching: Chögyal pg 4 pg 7 SANTI MAHA SANGHA II LEVEL Namkhai Special August 22-24 SMS Level I Exam Norbu Practice Day 1 August 25-29 SMS Level II Training pg 2 Calendar Longsal Longde Fire Dog September 8-16 Retreat, Margarita Year continued on page 3 Chögyal Namkhai Norbu ello to the Dzogchen Com- called the state of Guruyoga. It state. If you have this knowledge munity and welcome to doesn’t mean that you are no and full confidence, you should this retreat. I am very hap- longer in the dark for one or two go to the last statement of Garab Hpy we have another occasion to do hours. The flash is just for a short Dorje and integrate. You should a retreat together because doing a time and then it disappears. integrate totally with your body , retreat together is something very speech, mind and your daily life. useful and important. Mother and Son Wisdom This is the main practice of peo- ple who have discovered their Semde Series: In the Tantric teachings, when we instant presence. These people no Mind and Nature of Mind experience this flash, it means we longer remain in doubt and go on have received the wisdom of the integrating. We are following the Dzogchen son. Mother wisdom means that Many people follow the last teaching. You already know the from the moment of the flash, series of the Dzogchen teaching main p oints o f t he D zogchen you are forever in light and there called Upadesha or Menngagde. teaching. There are three series is no more dark. We all have Men is negative in Tibetan, nga and the first series is related to the Rinpoche in Margarita M SALVATORE mother wisdom, but it does not means voice, voice means speak- first statement of Garab Dorje, manifest; Mother wisdom does ing, men nga means not to speak which we find in the Dzogchen not manifest because we are in and that you keep the teaching Semde. Sem means mind and samsara and have infinite nega- secret. Many people receive nature of mind; to discover the tive karmic potentialities. That is teachings from a teacher and then nature of mind it is necessary to Chögyal Namkhai Norbu why we need to do purification they talk about it everywhere. use the mind. For example, to dis- Introduction to the Longde Teaching Retreat practice and should develop our Particularly people who drink or cover the potentiality of the mir- capacity for being in the state of get drunk, they go to a bar and sit ror it is necessary to examine the Tashigar Norte, Margarita Island, Venezuela contemplation. with friends, drink and get drunk. reflections in the mirror . That is Dec 26 – Jan 1, 2005 Your teacher does not tell you that They speak loudly saying, “Do an example of all the concepts of you are enlightened after you you remember what instant pres- the mind. Semde means mind and Day 1 have received transmission and ence is like? [Laughter] What the nature of mind altogether . De you have followed the teaching teacher said we should do?” All means series of teaching. In and had some kind of experience. these things are secret, but these Semde we work with the first Your teacher doesn’t say that now people speak openly about them. statement of Garab Dorje called and long, you can understand that teaching that they find more satis- that is enough and you are They don’t have a bad intention, Direct Introduction. In Dzogchen sem means something in your factory. In a real sense, that per - enlightened. Your teacher tells but they are drunk and that is not teaching, many teachers intro- condition and long means some- son is still living in the same way. you to do practice and try to do the correct way in the Dzogchen duce the nature of mind directly thing manifesting in space, which Maybe that person can find Guruyoga and be in that state. We teaching. We speak particularly in and sometimes people can dis- can also manifest your potentiali- another more expert teacher are in samsara because even after the Dzogchen teaching about our cover their real nature. Even if ty. It is important to have mani- whom they believe much more, we experience the instant flash attitude. We do not say you can’ t someone has discovered some- festations of one’ s potentiality but that will not be the final we are again in the dark. When drink or never get drunk. thing through direct introduction, because we do not have that kind teacher. You can change teachers we experience direct introduction Drinking is not forbidden. You most people remain in doubt and of experience through thoughts.
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