In this interview we are taken through the path of Amrita practitioner Ugi. He started his path with the search for happiness, be it through relationship, self-development or career. Eventually ending up finding the futility in of these endeavours and being pulled towards Dharma practice.
When so encountering dharma and meditation teachings, we hear about the pitfall of Shamata practice, especially related to view-teachings on how to view thoughts. And we hear about the many variations of the modern non-dual stage, and how that compare to the lineages of Mahamudra and Dzogchen. Then there is the encountering with the Amrita Mandala lineage and teachings, and we are given clear in-depth descriptions of the Ugi’s insights and path:
• The first Breakthrough or Awakening, seeing one’s own mind for the first time.
• The phase and practices that we use for this breakthrough to mature and stabilize.
• The stage of one-taste of thoughts and emotions.
• Description of the stages of cessation and working with "substrate" mind at a very late point of practice.
• The point of Exhaustion where one "flip" into the sameness of samsara and nirvana, and you do not stray from all pervasive wakefulness anymore, one has completed the Trechöd practice and reached the forth vision.
• These stages of insights are discussed here both from the point of view of Bhumis, as is Amrita Mandalas path map, and in relation to the Four Yogas of Mahamudra, so a comparison of two different path maps.

The interview was conducted by Amrita practitioner Chris Protheroe.

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