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Please note that due to contraints on faculty availability and center resources, Mahamudra Meditation Center, Petaluma, will only be offering the 9-month program (usually starting in September), at this time. Thank you.

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"I think that it is of far greater importance than the experience of dramatic instantaneous pointing out that people be taught mahamudra as a full system of instruction that they can implement on their own gradually through diligent application using any one of the three texts by the Ninth Gyalwang Karmapa - An Ocean of the Ultimate Meaning, Eliminating the Darkness of Ignorance, or Pointing Out the Dharmakaya - or one of the two texts by Dakpo Tashi Namgyal - Moonbeams of Mahamudra or Clarifyng the Natural State."

- Khyabje Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche


Mahamudra Meditation Center Programs

Study and Practice Areas
The Jewel Ornament of Liberation Series
  1. The Jewel Ornament of Liberation (Gampopa)
    • Translation and commentary by Khenchen Könchog Gyaltsen Rinpoche (Tibetan root text available)
    • Commentary by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche
    • The Tibetan Vinaya: Guide to Buddhist Conduct by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche
    • Progressive Stages of Meditation on Emptiness by Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche
  2. A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life (Shantideva)
    • Translation by V. A. Wallace, B. A. Wallace (Tibetan root text available)
    • Commentary by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche
    • The Sun of Brilliant Clarity, a meditation guide by Patrul Rinpoche
    • The Seven Points of Mind Training by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche based on commentary by Jamgon Kongtrul
  3. The Uttaratantra: A Treatise on Buddha-Essence (Maitreya)
    • Translation by K. & K. Holmes (includes Tibetan root text)
    • Commentary by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche
    • A Treatise on Buddha Nature (3rd Gyalwa Karmapa, Tibetan root text available) with commentary by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche
  4. The Heart Sutra
    • Hakuin Zenji's (Rinzai) and Reverand Obora's (Soto) Zen commentaries
    • Commentary by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche (Shentong perspective)
    • Song of Meditation by Hakuin Zenji
Moonbeams of Mahamudra Series
  1. Mahamudra: The Quintessence of Mind and Meditation (Dakpo Tashi Namgyal)
    • Translation by Lama Lobsang Lhalungpa (Tibetan root text available)
    • Essentials of Mahamudra: Looking Directly at the Mind, a commentary by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche
    • A Guide For Mahamudra Meditation by Lama Thapkhay (Peter Barth)
  2. Clarifying the Natural State (Dakpo Tashi Namgyal)
    • Translation by E. P. Kunsang (includes Tibetan root text)
    • Crystal Clear, a commentary by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche
    • Piercing the Autumn Sky, introduction to Mahamudra by Lama Thapkhay (Peter Barth) based on teachings by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche
  3. Introduction to Mahamudra the Co-Emergent Unification (Kyobpa Jigten Sumgon)
    • Translation by Khenpo Konchok Tamphel (includes Tibetan root text)
    • Mahamudra Teachings, a commentary by Garchen Rinpoche
    • The Practice of Mahamudra by Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang Rinpoche
  4. The Practice of the Co-Emergent Mahamudra (Padma Karpo Ngawang Norbu)
    • Translation by A. Hoshin Sensei
    • Commentary by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche
    • The Yogins of Ladakh by Tipun, includes instructions from Geagen Khyentse
  5. The Song of Lodro Thaye (Jamgon Kongtrul)
    • Translation by E. P. Kunsang
    • Commentary by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche (in King of Samadhi)
    • Lamp of Mahamudra by Tsele Natsok Rangdrol
Eliminating the Darkness of Ignorance Series
  1. Pointing Out the Dharmakaya (9th Karmapa Wangchuk Dorje)
    • Tibetan root text and English translation of root text available separately
    • Commentary by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche (trans. Lama Y. Gyamtso)
  2. The Mahamudra: Eliminating the Darkness of Ignorance (9th Karmapa Wangchuk Dorje)
    • Translation by A. Berzin (Tibetan root text available)
    • Commentary by Beru Khyentse Rinpoche
  3. An Ocean of the Ultimate Meaning (9th Karmapa Wangchuk Dorje)
    • Tibetan root text and English translation of root text available separately
    • Commentary by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche (trans. P. A. Roberts)
    • Opening the Door to Certainty by Bokar Rinpoche (includes Tibetan root text)
  4. Creation and Completion: Essential Points of Tantric Meditation (Jamgon Kongtrul)
    • Translation by S. Harding (includes Tibetan root text)
    • Commentary by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche
    • Chenrezig meditation
  5. Dudjom Tersar Ngondro (Dudjom Rinpoche)
    • Translation by Yeshe Nyingpo (Tibetan root text available)
    • Commentaries by Dudjom Rinpoche, Khenchen Palden Sherab and Lama Tharchin
    • The Words of My Perfect Teacher, Patrul Rinpoche
Songs of the Mahasiddhas Series
  1. Saraha's Doha for the King
    • Translation by Lama Y. Gyamtso
    • Commentary by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche (on DVD), based on Karma Trinley
  2. The Life of Tilopa & The Ganges Mahamudra
    • Translation by J. Morrell
    • Commentary by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche
  3. The Songs of Naropa
    • Translation by E. P. Kunsang
    • Commentary by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche
  4. Drinking the Mountain Stream: Inspiring Songs of Tibet's Beloved Saint, Milarepa
    • Translation by Lama Kunga Rinpoche and B. Cutillo
    • The Life and Spiritual Songs of Milarepa by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche
  5. Transcending Ego: Distinguishing Consciousness from Wisdom (3rd Karmapa Rangjung Dorje)
    • Translation by P. Roberts (Tibetan root text available)
    • Commentary by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche
  6. Mahamudra Teachings of the Supreme Siddhas (3rd Karmapa Rangjung Dorje, 8th Situ Rinpoche)
    • Translation by Lama S. Dorje. The key root text is more commonly known as the Aspiration of Mahamudra (Tibetan root texts available)
    • Commentaries on Aspiration of Mahamudra by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche and Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche
  7. A Spacious Path to Freedom (Karma Chagme)
    • Translation by B. Alan Wallace. The key root text is a section of what is more commonly known as The Union of Mahamudra and Dzogchen
    • Commentary by Gyatrul Rinpoche (in text) and Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche (separately)
    • The Union of Mahamudra & Dzogchen, a commentary by Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche on a separate section of the root text of Karma Chagme
  8. Prayer Flags: The Spiritual Songs of Jigten Sumgön
    • Translation by Ani T. Chödron
    • The Garland of Mahamudra Practices by Kunga Rinchen (trans. Khenchen K. Gyaltsen and K. Rogers)
    • Five-Fold Path of Mahamudra meditation by Chetsang Rinpoche (intended for those unable to do 3-year retreat)
  9. The Bardo: Intermediate States of Mind
    • Translation by Lama Y. Gyamtso
    • Commentary on Tsele Natsok Rangdrol's classic text on the Bardo is given by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche (DVD & text)
    • Mirror of Mindfulness:The Cycle of the Four Bardos by Tsele Natsok Rangdrol
    • Shitro meditation
  10. Three Verses Striking the Crucial Point (Garab Dorje, Patrul Rinpoche)
    • Lion's Gaze: A Commentary on Tsig Sum Nedak, commentary by Khenchen Palden Sherab, Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal (trans. S. Harding)
    • Includes Tibetan root texts
  11. The Cycle of Day and Night (Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche)
    • Translation by J. Reynolds (includes Tibetan root text)
    • Commentary by Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche
  12. Time, Space and Knowledge
    • A vision of Tarthang Tulku Rinpoche
    • Also Kum Nye - Tibetan massage and yoga

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