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Retreat logistics are discussed, including prerequisites and scheduling. Geshe-la answers questions on trauma, awakening, and Dzogchen view, emphasising ethics, concentration, wisdom, and trust. The session concludes with reflections on community, non-dual awareness, and a closing meditation led by a group member.

Geshe-la discusses “uniting the three spheres,” the eight auspicious symbols, and the importance of compassion in practice. He addresses karmic tendencies, the role of sangha, and variability in meditation experiences. The session closes with a guided meditation visualising maternal lineage and teachers offering support and compassion.

Group discussion begins with questions on the opening prayer and body tension before meditation. Members share grounding methods and experiences integrating practice into daily life and workplaces. Session includes reflections on prayer melodies, translation of verses, playback of chants, and concludes with meditation and dedication prayers.

Geshe-la discusses signs of progress in consciousness transference practice, the difference between death dissolution and phowa, and the stages of preparation needed for the upcoming Phowa retreat in Nepal. The group also explores levels of yogic realisation, supporting the dying, and logistics for travel to Nepal.

Geshé-la offers detailed guidance on Phowa, preparations for the upcoming retreat in Mustang, Nepal and the ripening of the mind through preliminary practices. He explains subtle body dynamics, emotional purification, and the stable heart as the ground of real trust. The session ends with a short meditation on impermanence and taking refuge.

Geshé-la explores how fear and insecurity arise from not understanding the nature of our mind, emphasising personal dharma as the most vital tool for transformation. The session covers meditative experience, subtle perception, and the limits of language before concluding with a guided meditation on warmth, awareness, and spaciousness.

This session explores how uncertainty and hesitation arise when future decisions feel unclear. The group discusses resistance to planning, difficulty initiating action, and the tendency to doubt timing or direction. Attention is given to how inner conflict and pressure affect clarity, and how to relate to periods of pause within both life and practice.

This session is structured around live dialogue and practitioner-led inquiry. Topics include resistance to meditation, fear of regression, and how to interpret changes in motivation and clarity. The discussion moves through various perspectives on effort, self-doubt, and the nature of genuine progress in practice and how preliminary practices support inner transformation.

This session explores foundational practices through the lens of symbolic offering, trust, and refuge. Topics include the meaning and function of the mandala offering, the emotional orientation of Bodhicitta, and how these elements support purification and alignment. The conversation reflects early stages of the path as laid out in ATRI Sessions Two and Three.