MAHAMUDRA AND MAHA ATI TEACHINGS

By Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye, in Torch of True Meaning

Until one has attained stability, it is of the greatest importance to abandon fascinations
and become capable of meditating one-pointedly.

By Rangjung Dorje, Karmapa III, in Aspiration of Mahamudra

May the waves of coarse and subtle thoughts be pacified in their own place;
May the ocean of the mind abide naturally undisturbed by the wind of distraction, free of
the sediment of torpor and dullness;
May the water of the mind rest in flawless tranquility.

By Tilopa, from the Ganges Mahamudra

Rest relaxed in the natural state without attempting to alter anything.
If you are beyond all grasping at an object and grasping at a subject, that is the monarch
of all views.
If there is no distraction, it is the monarch of all meditations.
If there is no effort, that is the monarch among all conducts.
When there is no hope and no fear, that is the final result, and the fruition has been
attained.

By the Vidyadhara, Chogyam Trungpa, to vajrayana students

When you do vajrayana practices you get a lot of direct physical messages. You feel
moody, which comes from the transformation aspect. A beginner is going through the
washing machine. The more connections you are making to your practice, the more
sensitive you become. Moodinessthe doorway to the avadhuti. If you hold your seat,
then prana enters the central channel.

By the Vidyadhara, from Concerning Maha Ati, Oxford, 1967

Since all things are naked, clear and free from obscurations,
there is nothing to attain or realize.
The everyday practice is simply to develop
a complete acceptance and openness
to all situations and emotions
and to all people,

experiencing everything totally

without reservations and blockages,
so that one never withdraws or
centralizes onto oneself.