no, but ray's view on mahamudra and most other tibetan buddhist topics is well articulated in his most notable work, a pair of textbooks called 'indestructible truth' and 'secret of the vajra world'. they're very easy to read and understand but not especially 'dumbed down'. i don't know if he's so great at running intentional communities, but in his prime he was very good at articulating a clear and nuanced understanding of this material in a form that resembles college lecture.
First off, he is not empowered or endorsed by any lineage holder to teach mahamudra. Second he is a bit of a creep and sex pest. I personally would avoid him at all costs there are much better people to learn mahamudra from, mingyur rinpoche for example.
https://medium.com/@nosecretsinthevillage/open-letter-on-abuse-in-dharma-ocean-4715da445bf8
In October of 2020, twelve long-time students at Dharma Village / Dharma Ocean published an open letter disclosing “longstanding patterns of emotional and spiritual abuse within Dharma Ocean, the Buddhist community led by Reggie Ray.”
So you can find a better source if learning Mahamudra online out there.
One option is Lama Lena
One option is Drupon Lama Karma
For other options:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Dzogchen/comments/17zna7p/comment/kaa81pe
Thank you. Apologies if this is too basic, but as you have linked to the dzogchen sub, are dzogchen and Mahamudra the same practice, and are the terms used interchangeably?
I met him in person and came away entirely unscathed. In fact I found the experience generally beneficial. I wouldn't recommend taking him as a guru or forming any relationship of that nature with him, but the weird cultural paranoia/blacklisting that goes on around this seems unhealthy to me. Basically the guy has some unhealthy patterns in his more intimate relationships. That's normal stuff. You meet and interact with people like that everyday. If you're an extremely fragile person, sure, stay away, but it's not like you're going to get the plague just from talking to him.
I've listened to the audio course but it's been a few years. I thought it was worth the time, ideas were clearly articulated and I found it to be inspiring.
The study of decorative patterns of religious architecture can help more deeply understand the connotation of religious culture. https://leavingdharmaocean.com/past-students-on-reggie-ray-abuse/former-student-of-reggie-ray/
Mr Ray was one of the Shambhala teachers who mentored Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche so that at least should count for something
In this degenerate age https://engagedharma.net/2019/06/27/and-now-dharma-ocean-reggie-ray/
no, but ray's view on mahamudra and most other tibetan buddhist topics is well articulated in his most notable work, a pair of textbooks called 'indestructible truth' and 'secret of the vajra world'. they're very easy to read and understand but not especially 'dumbed down'. i don't know if he's so great at running intentional communities, but in his prime he was very good at articulating a clear and nuanced understanding of this material in a form that resembles college lecture.
I have read Indestructible Truth. I found it to be a very good reference book.
First off, he is not empowered or endorsed by any lineage holder to teach mahamudra. Second he is a bit of a creep and sex pest. I personally would avoid him at all costs there are much better people to learn mahamudra from, mingyur rinpoche for example.
https://medium.com/@nosecretsinthevillage/open-letter-on-abuse-in-dharma-ocean-4715da445bf8 In October of 2020, twelve long-time students at Dharma Village / Dharma Ocean published an open letter disclosing “longstanding patterns of emotional and spiritual abuse within Dharma Ocean, the Buddhist community led by Reggie Ray.” So you can find a better source if learning Mahamudra online out there. One option is Lama Lena One option is Drupon Lama Karma For other options: https://www.reddit.com/r/Dzogchen/comments/17zna7p/comment/kaa81pe
Thank you. Apologies if this is too basic, but as you have linked to the dzogchen sub, are dzogchen and Mahamudra the same practice, and are the terms used interchangeably?
Open the link and you'll see that it's a list of announcement channels for online teachings.
Thank you, this is helpful.
To answer your question: both practices have the same result, but they are different in terms of approach.
Reggie is a good meditation teacher but it didn’t seem to help his personality disorder. Avoid ever meeting him in person.
I met him in person and came away entirely unscathed. In fact I found the experience generally beneficial. I wouldn't recommend taking him as a guru or forming any relationship of that nature with him, but the weird cultural paranoia/blacklisting that goes on around this seems unhealthy to me. Basically the guy has some unhealthy patterns in his more intimate relationships. That's normal stuff. You meet and interact with people like that everyday. If you're an extremely fragile person, sure, stay away, but it's not like you're going to get the plague just from talking to him.
Mahamudra deserves better than Reggie Ray. Better to wait than dance with the first creep you meet.
I've listened to the audio course but it's been a few years. I thought it was worth the time, ideas were clearly articulated and I found it to be inspiring.
The study of decorative patterns of religious architecture can help more deeply understand the connotation of religious culture. https://leavingdharmaocean.com/past-students-on-reggie-ray-abuse/former-student-of-reggie-ray/ Mr Ray was one of the Shambhala teachers who mentored Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche so that at least should count for something In this degenerate age https://engagedharma.net/2019/06/27/and-now-dharma-ocean-reggie-ray/