Magic and the Unpin-down-ability of Mudra Mudra exists in a sign lineage tradition that cannot be contained in mere words. It is like a finger pointing at reality that can be understood as a totality—but not in conventional ways. The Buddha’s teachings and Chogyam...
Chaos and Vastness Mudra’s connection to a sense of chaos is very interesting. A system is called chaotic if small changes in the initial conditions at some initial time lead to large differences at some later time. That seems to very much apply to a large view of...
By Craig Warren Smith “Chaos should be regarded as extremely good news…Chaos is the great space of emptiness that occurs before genesis. … This space provides an opportunity to reconnect with what lies under the chaos and negativity — inherent awakened...
Dr. Craig Warren Smith, Acharya Suzann Duquette and Greg Heffron Karmê Chöling and Mudra Institute are presenting a Mudra Space Awareness Summit: A Radical Mind-Body Immersion, Oct. 22-29, with an option of attending just the weekend, Oct. 25-27. Both programs welcome...
Times up for Patriarchy! Well, only if we make the inner changes that dispel dominant tyrannical behavior from our actions. We must rework the mind/body balance, rework the senses, totally reject aggression by meeting it on its own terms. By introducing us to the...
Introduced by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche in the 1970s, “mudra space awareness” was the name given to a theatre training practice that we pursue here. In the past decade we here at Mudra Institute shortened the phrase to Mudra alone. But that does not mean...
Normally one would have to do extreme sports or join the Marines in Syria to experience Total Involvement. Apart from that we prefer to avoid the fully engaged state. But 100% engagement is in fact required by each Mudra exercise. If you don’t go right to the...
We had an excellent weekend at Berkeley Shambhala Center, with sixteen participants going deep into the theme of “Confidence Beyond Concept.” Led by teacher Greg Heffron, this retreat examined how our focus on “conditional confidence” leaves us...
WAITING FOR THE DALAI LAMA: Mudra as “First-Person” Science Mind and Life Conference, Washington DC 6 pm, Nov. 9, 2005 The Dalai Lama is late after lunching with President Bush and Condi Rice. Thus, an unexpected gap has appeared in today’s agenda of the...
