Khenpo Chödrak Tenphel Rinpoche - an eminent teacher of the Karma Kagyu lineage who is currently lecturing on tantric views and practices at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery - has accepted Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche’s request to present and discuss Buddhism’s three yānas based on Kongtrul Lodrö Thaye’s Treasury of Knowledge and he spoke with students at RYI on Feb, 4, 5 & 6, 2016 and translated by Dr. Thomas Doctor. 

Khenpo Chödrak Tenphel Rinpoche - "The Three Vehicles" Part-II

A cover of a song I heard on a cd by Nawang Khechog, a Tibetan musician who plays flute very nicely.

“Peace Through Kindness" cover

In his commentary on Saraha’s Dohās, Karma Trinlepa (1456-1539) repeatedly comments on various subjects in terms of the “four signs” of Mahāmudrā meditation: mindfulness, non-mindfulness, non-arising, and transcending the intellect. Phadampa Sangye, however, describes Saraha’s practice in terms of the last three of the four signs only. In his attempt to read a gradual Mahāmudrā path into the Dohās, Karma Trinlepa combines Phadampa’s three signs with the one of mindfulness, as one must first eat appearances by recognizing them as mind-only. Through non-mindfulness one then drinks the mind, realizing its emptiness. The remaining signs stand for experiencing the single taste of everything and embracing self-awareness as co-emergent joy.
Prof. Klaus-Dieter Mathes is the Head of the Department of South Asian, Tibetan and Buddhist Studies at the University of Vienna. His current research deals with Tibetan Madhyamaka, Yogācāra, and the interpretations of Buddha nature in the 15th and 16th centuries. Recent publications include A Fine Blend of Mahāmudrā and Madhyamaka: Maitrīpas Collection of Texts on Non-conceptual Realization (Amanasikāra) Vienna 2015: Austrian Academy of Sciences Press. 
Together with Prof. Diwakar Acharya (Univ. of Oxford) he is currently preparing a critical edition and English translation of Advayavajra’s commentary on Saraha’s Dohākoṣagīti. 
His talk was entitled : The Four Signs (brda bzhi) of Mahāmudrā Meditation -
The Prevailing Topic in Karma Trinlepa’s Dohā Commentary. He spoke with students at RYI on April 17th 2019.

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Prof. Klaus-Dieter Mathes - "The Four Signs (brda bzhi) of Mahāmudrā Meditation"

Rangjung Yeshe Institute (RYI) has conducted study programs in Nepal for more than 25 years. Since 2002 RYI has partnered with Kathmandu University offering academic credit for those study programs. In 2009 RYI launched its online learning program. Our aim is to utilise our expertise and experience to enable students from around the world to study Buddhism and Himalayan Languages with us.

Prof. Klaus-Dieter Mathes - "The Four Signs (brda bzhi) of Mahāmudrā Meditation"

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