Je Gampopa's advice about having a distracted mind in meditation (17th Karmapa)

In this short clip from a teaching (August 2024), the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa explains some advice that the renowned Kagyu forefather Dagpo Gampopa gave to a monk who was concerned that despite many years of study and meditation he could not remember death and impermanence. Gampopa gave some pith instructions on the nature of mind, follower by an unconventional 'prank' which brought the monk into an abiding state of shamatha wisdom where his thoughts completely halted.
For full transcript of the teaching see here: dakinitranslat...
For UA-cam of the full teaching: • A Talk on Gampopa’s Pa...