Mahamudra Meditation
Mahamudra is the ultimate Buddhist meditation which started in India and flourished in Tibet which teaches to rest naturally in the essence of your own mind. Mahamudra is the highest form of meditation in Tibet, it’s an advanced meditation practice from the Tibetan Buddhist School of Kagyu.
In mahamudra meditation there is no doctrine, no theology, no philosophy, no God, no Buddha. We go beyond name, beyond shape and color, beyond the relative, beyond self-image, beyond compassion. With our own consciousness we can experience the universal, infinity. We can just be in the experience of totality.
Using Buddhist terminology, we say that mahamudra is beyond arising and beyond cessation. Mahamudra is only experience. The moment I say words, you interpret them in this way or that, and then it becomes a problem. So don’t trust my words — they are the false words of my superstition; Buddhism thinks that way. No matter what words I say, they still come from my conceptions. You have to go beyond words.
How to practice mahamudra meditation:
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Sit in a cushion or chair with erect spine.
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Feel the cushion, the posture of your body, the attitude of the mind, and the movement of the breath.
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Gently letting go of your thoughts until you feel a sense of calmness.
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Bring awareness to the eyes and look directly into the space in front.
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Simply relax at ease and rest in the present moment.
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On one hand, there’s a sense of focusing on the space, but on the other, there’s no particular spot to focus on.
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The gaze is like space itself, wide and spacious.
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Whatever comes up in the present, whether it’s a thought, emotion, or perception, try to meet it without judgment or comment.
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Rest the mind in that very experience, whether you regard it as good or bad, pleasant or unpleasant.
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There’s no need to change or improve it or look for a better place to rest.
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Rest the mind where it is and just as it is.
Benefits of Mahamudra Meditation
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Help to recognize true nature and rest within that experience.
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Makes our mind in a state of ease and total openness.
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Manifests in the vibrant energy of our thoughts, emotions, and perceptions.
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It sharpen and penetrate intelligence to see without confusion
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It make able to understands the world with clarity
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Bring the power of compassion and wisdom in our lives.
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Feel make stress free to experience genuine relaxation.
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Can lead to a direct experience of buddha mind.
Conclusion
In conclusion, mahamudra meditation is very popular mediatation in Buddhism. The practice of mahammudra is focused in emptiness of mind, clarity of thoughts and awareness of self. Then, in mahamudra practice, all the effort will work in bringing Boddhichitta. Mind of englightenment is called Boddhichitta. Mahamudra meditation is such mediattion which practice based on nature of mind