<p>This eight-week retreat will focus on stage of generation, shamatha, vipashyana and mahamudra.</p><p>Participants in this retreat should have a sound understanding of the Sutrayana teachings of Mahayana Buddhism, and have experience in the practices of shamatha, the four applications of mindfulness, and the four immeasurables.</p><p>Please read the text, <em>A Spacious Path to Freedom: Practical Instructions on the Union of Mahamudra and Atiyoga,</em> by the great 17th-century master Karma Chagmé (from the chapter “The Stage of Generation” up through “Mahamudra”). The book can be purchased from SBI <a href="https://sbinstitute.com/product/a-spacious-path-to-freedom/">here</a>.</p><p class="not-front-page"><em><a href="http://www.sbinstitute.com/donations">Please contribute</a> to help us afford the audio equipment we rent to make these, and future podcasts.</em></p>
