Berkeley Teaching: The Namthars of the 84 Mahasiddhas

We are pleased to host Ngak’chang Rinpoche for a weekend of teachings. The weekend will focus on stories of the 84 Mahasiddhas, early Tantric practitioners who practiced and discovered complete liberation through outrageously unconventional—or outrageously conventional—means. The lives of the Mahasiddhas emphasize that spiritual realization is found within ordinary life, not in a special realm outside it. Teachings will be based on the treasure revelation teachings of the Tibetan Yogini, Jomo Pema ö-Zer, presenting the stories of the 84 Mahasiddhas from the unique perspective of Dzogchen.

Usually what was interesting in the drüpthab of many of the Mahasiddhas was that what they practised was linked very much to who they were. There was one who was a cowboy, one who was a thief, one was called ‘the lazy man’, one was a rock star of his time. There was a restaurateur, a wine salesman, one who crushed sesame seed – an oil manufacturer, a king, a prostitute, an arrow-maker. There were all kinds of different people. — Ngak’chang Rinpoche

The weekend will consist of talks by Ngak’chang Rinpoche and his students, questions and answers, group yogic song practice, and silent sitting meditation. There are no prerequisites for this course..

Saturday, October 11, 2014 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 12, 2014 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

$100 Entire weekend program $60 Saturday or Sunday only Contact: Carl Grundberg, cgrundberg@earthlink.net, (510) 704-9267 No pre-registration: pay at the door.
Please plan on arriving a few minutes early. Ngak’chang Rinpoche requests that participants refrain from smoking, from beginning to end of the weekend teachings.