Teachings at the Mitukpa Retreat
(Archive ##1391)
These teachings by Kyabje Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche are excerpts from a one-month Mitukpa Retreat held at Milarepa Center, Vermont, USA, in Aug/Sept 2002. The transcripts are lightly edited by Ven. Sarah Thresher. On the Index Page you will find an outline of the topics discussed in each teaching.
Mitukpa Retreat: Index Page
- General confession
- Meaning of mantra
- Why we need to practice tantra
- Dispelling obstacles to retreat
- Dedications
- The meaning of retreat
- Sufferings of samsara
- Parting from the four clingings
- Bodhicitta
- Emptiness
- The meaning of tantric retreat
- Yoga of three transformations
- Lung in retreat
- Setting up the seat
- Taking refuge
- Twelve links
- The wheel of life
- Refuge and bodhicitta
- Four immeasurables