Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche: There is a Choice

This teaching serves as a background to the subject of buddha nature, the innately enlightened mind that all sentient beings have, though very few recognize. “The sheer sense of attachment that we have toward ourselves,” which Rinpoche describes colorfully in this clip, is the main impediment that keeps us from realizing our enlightened nature and achieving our full potential to benefit ourselves and others.
Upcoming Program
Source of Mahamudra September 2-3, 2023
Online and In Person
Teacher: Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche
Discover a Great Text of the Mahayana with Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche
The Buddha taught that all sentient beings without exception possess enlightened nature. Nowhere is this crucial teaching more clearly and beautifully laid out than in the Mahayana Uttaratantra Shastra, one of the key teachings on the Buddha's third turning of the wheel of dharma. In this weekend program, Rinpoche will give in-depth, accessible teachings on this text, which is considered a bridge between the Mahayana and the Vajrayana-the very source of the Mahamudra tradition, according to Gampopa.
This weekend program will include four formal teaching sessions by Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche, periods of meditation, and discussion groups led by senior students.
Program Schedule
Times listed are in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Video recordings will be available within a day through October 1st, 2023.
Saturday, September 2
9:00 - 9:30 am (EDT) Meditation (in person and on Zoom)
10:00 am - 12:00 pm (EDT) Talk 1
1:30 - 2:30 pm (EDT) Discussion Groups (in person and on Zoom)
3:00 - 5:00 pm (EDT) Talk 2
Sunday, September 3
9:00 - 9:30 am (EDT) Meditation (in person and on Zoom)
10:00 am - 12:00 pm (EDT) Talk 3
1:30 - 2:30 pm (EDT) Discussion Groups (in person and on Zoom)
3:00 - 5:00 pm (EDT) Talk 4
More information:
mangalashribhuti.org/event/source-of-mahamudra-2/
​wisdomproductions.org​
This is an excerpt from:
2022 Source of Mahamudra Talk 1 with Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche

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The mussell farm analogy is very apt. It is our lack of awareness that prevents our release.