Public Workshop on The essence of Buddhist meditation
In general, meditation is considered to be a useful tool for relieving stress and increasing productivity, but meditation is also a powerful cognitive tool which allows one to go beyond the ordinary dualistic mind.
The essence of Buddhist meditation is going beyond this ordinary mind which is always judging and thinking, discovering an empty dimension where thoughts manifest rising and ceasing, the so-called «dimension of phenomena» or dharmadhatu. It can be achieved by turning the gaze of awareness away from the objects to its own source, so that we could also find that all our ideas about who we really are are no more than deluded mental projections while our real nature is indescribable, unexpressible and cannot be even thought of or conceptualized.
Even though acquiring certainty in this knowledge requires long and persistent individual practice, one can still have a glimpse into this profound principle or at least understand that the mind is very limited and there’s a way to go beyond mind to the next stage of human evolution.
The workshop is for everyone who is interested in exploring one’s own consciousness.
Time: Sunday, September 21, 10:30-12:30
Location: Cabinet Gutenkauf – 76 Rue de l’Alzette, 4140 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxemburg
For registration please fill out the form below. The suggested donation would be about 20 € that you may bring in cash that day. You may participate via Zoom, the link is sent in the confirmation e-mail.
Further Notice:
For seriously interested people there is on Saturday, Sep.20, 16:00-19:00 a
Dzogchen workshop: integrating emotions. (Onside only, no online.)
This workshop is intended for Dzogchen practitioners and is based on the text «The Flight of Garuda» by Shabkar.
If you are interested, please check the box in the registration form above and we will contact you with further details.
Igor Berkhin is a long term Dzogchen practitioner. He studied with and translated for many teachers of different contemplative traditions the most important of them being Chogyal Namkhai Norbu, a renowned Dzogchen master. In 2002 Igor was authorized by Chogyal Namkhai Norbu to teach Santi Maha Sangha, a study and practice program on Sutra, Tantra, and Dzogchen.
Starting from 2010, Igor has been also teaching meditation in a non-religious format using modern context to present the practical knowledge of mind preserved in ancient teachings. His meditation course in Russian language made on request of Yoga Journal in 2012 attracted 7000 subscribers. Nowadays, Igor teaches both Dzogchen and secular meditation online as well as traveling around the world.
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