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Full Moon Eclipse at Merigar East No. 110 May, June 2011 Upcoming Retreats with Chögyal Namkhai Norbu Photo: G. Horner 2011 Italy Merigar West July 15–18 Thirtieth Anniversary of Merigar West August 5–12 Photo: L. Gajdos Initiation and Instructions of Garuda from Rigdzin Changchub Dorje’s Terma August 19–23 A special Teaching: “Dzogchen Yangti” Full Moon Eclipse at UK London September 9 Conference at SOAS Merigar East September 10 (evening): Daiva Razmarataite Public talk (at Camden Centre) September 11–12 ttending the retreat at Merigar East text that Rinpoche received in his dream. This year it was a bit diffi cult to sell all Teaching at Camden Centre is still quite an experience for a lot Again he stressed the importance of Guru the lottery tickets since not so many people France A of us but this year for me the ex- Yoga and being in the state of Presence all attended the retreat and so we would like to September 14–18 perience was so strong that I even decided the time. thank all the practitioners from Italy, Ger- Visit Laerabling to join the Blue Gakyil! I haven’t been here On fi rst evening right after the teachings many, the Netherlands, China, the Czech for three years and I was amazed to see we had a small unoffi cial Gonpa opening Republic and other countries who bought Paris that the beautiful Gonpa had been built, celebration with Vajra Dance accompa- so many tickets. Thank you for the great September 23–25 the Longsal road with the Mandala in the nied by live music and followed by some support and money Merigar East needs so Teachings in Paris center almost completed, trees planted, snacks, drinks and spontaneous songs. It much for its further development. And of Spain camping showers and toilets set up. And seems like the main practice of the Gar is course we all thank Rinpoche for the time Barcelona all in the middle of the sunfl ower fi elds in Vajra Dance – people were dancing in the and energy he spent for preparing this lot- Sept. 30–Oct. 6 Romania, near the Black sea! It is so nice Gonpa, outside under the blue sky, in the tery. Rigdzin Changchub Dorje’s to see this young Gar growing and to be rain and even during the full moon eclipse, We would also like to thank Ondrej Ol- precious Terma teaching part of it! which started right after the Ganapuja and siak for the beautiful statue of Garab Dor- “Lama Zabdon Nyingthig” This year only about 120 people attend- the lottery. The Yantra Yoga explanation for je, the gift to Rinpoche which remains at ed the retreat (I guess lots of practitioners beginners by Fabio Andrico was very pop- Merigar East. Ondrej worked hard every Tenerife are heading to the Merigar West anniver- ular as well and the Gonpa was crowded day so that he could fi nish this clay stat- October 14–23 sary) so there was a nice cosy atmosphere with all the aspiring yogis from Eastern ue inlaid with jewels (practitioners in the Tibetan Culture Event during the whole retreat. Rinpoche was Europe. Quite a lot of them also stayed for Czech Republic made a collection of mon- October 28–30 teaching on Longsal Ati’i Nadzer and we the Kumbhaka course with Fabio right af- ey for precious stones) and beautifully Thödgal Retreat received instructions on Tawa, Gömpa, ter the retreat. painted. There are so many other people Chöpa and the Fruit as explained in this >> continued on page xxx November 11–17 Ati Yoga Retreat USA Teaching Teaching Focus New York December 9–14 3rd Tibetan Language Congress Chögyal Namkhai Khyentse The New Venezuela Norbu Yeshe Generation Dec. 27–Jan. 2, 2012 Dzogchen Teaching Khyentse Speaks Tashigar Norte Retreat is the Most Essential to Controradio Teaching of All >> continued on page 27 » Page 2 » Page 3 » Pages 7–13 THE MIRROR · No. 110 · May, June 2011 Chögyal Namkhai Norbu 2 Dzogchen Teaching is the Most Essential Teaching of All Jangchub Semgom Dola Serzhun Retreat with Chögyal Namkhai Norbu Excerpt from May 17, 2011 Kunsangar, Russia “You have some good connection with the Dzogchen Teaching – you have arrived to the Dzogchen Teaching, you have met a Dzogchen Master; you must understand that it means you are very fortu- nate.” ow we continue with the explanation of the teach- ing of Jangchub Semgom Dola Serzhun. Don’t forget Nthe main point when you are learning practice and teaching. When you focus on argument number one, two or three, you forget the main point and cannot remember what you should do and become confused. First of all, try to remember what the main point is. I am always explain- ing, again and again, what that is. I know many people are distracted with arguments and I worry that maybe people do not understand when I use texts and books that are more intellectual. If you understand what the main point of what I explain is – it is something like a base. Then there is no problem; Photo: L. Dzhebisashvili you can learn hundreds of different types of titles, texts and arguments. Then what you have learned becomes like about me, and some of these people are relations. I feel what tomorrow will be. Circumstances are always chang- ornaments. If you have different kinds of ornaments, you a lot of compassion for them and I feel I must help and ing. So everything related to circumstance is very impor- use them and they make you beautiful. But the ornament do something. Also they are coming to see me faithfully, tant. Even if we overcome problems for today it is not de- is not the main point. The main point is your existence, bringing an offering, and they are saying, “Oh please give fi nitively. This is always related to our mental concepts and your body, your body maintains your energy and your en- us a blessing, some protection cords”, or they sometimes dualistic vision. If defi nitively we have no problems and ergy maintains your mind, and then your real potentiality. ask some advice, and they are satisfi ed with that. we are totally free, we should be beyond our concepts of If you are losing that and are only connecting with orna- But this is not the path. I can help much more. I can say, mind – in our real nature. Now we have realization. Now ments, there is not much sense. “Sit down and I explain, you listen a little”, but they have we are free from samsara. This is the value of the state of So I told you already, the essence of the teaching is no idea to listen and learn something. They are satisfi ed to contemplation. being in our real nature. This is not only for Dzogchen receive a blessing. It means they are missing participation. When you meditate and you think meditation is impor- Teaching, but any kind of teaching. Maybe some teach- I know very well but I cannot do anything. What can I say? tant, it depends if meditation is for provisionally overcom- ers are not going into the essence of the teaching because “You should sit there and listen to me”, but they are not ing problems or for what purpose? We think meditation they do not have that capacity or knowledge. You remem- listening. What can I do then? You see this is number one is important for freeing us from samsara. Then we should ber that Dzogchen Teaching is the most essential teaching of the capacities. In the Dzogchen Teachings the number we understand our state of meditation as the state of con- of all. It means going directly into the main point of the one thing we need is this capacity. templation. You see this is the fourth qualifi cation or the teaching. So when we have this opportunity to learn or re- The second thing we say is tsondru. Tsondru means dil- fourth capacity. We can have that knowledge. We know ceive that transmission, we must use that knowledge and igence. It means diligence without distraction – you can very well. realize that knowledge in our condition. also have a kind of diligence without presence and you are Then the last capacity is the prajna, sherab, or intelli- Being in our real nature in a very simple way means we distracted easily. The third capacity is presence; the fi rst is gence. Intelligence means that when the teacher is intro- are in a state of guruyoga. We need to be in guruyoga be- your participation and the second is diligence. Then there ducing and explaining, you try to understand. The teacher cause we are generally in a state of dualistic vision – we is knowledge and understanding of contemplation and knows how the situation of sentient beings is, particularly are conditioned totally by our mind, with subject and ob- value. You must understand which is the path for having human beings. They have many mental concepts. For that ject. That is not our real nature. I told you already that the realization. It is not suffi cient you learned some mantras reason the teacher is not going into books with high-level mental aspect is like just like refl ections in a mirror. Our from a teacher and now you have a path and you do this arguments. The teacher tries to help students understand real nature is just like the potentiality of the mirror. We and have realization. Realization means you discover your what the essence of teaching is using very simple language are using mind for getting in that real nature.
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