MAHĀMUDRĀ

A Community of Practice
Brooklyn · New York

Mahāmudrā — the Great Seal — is a contemplative tradition of Tibetan Buddhism: a complete path of awareness, from training attention to resting in open presence. The practice is simple and demanding — the mind settles, steadies, clarifies, and finally recognizes its own nature.

From attention to open presence, and from practice to peak experience.

The Path
STAGE 1
Attention
Settling the Mind

Strengthening focus and awareness. The breath as anchor; the mind returns.

STAGE 2
Stability
Taming the Mind

Building steadiness and inner resilience. Distraction loses its grip.

STAGE 3
One-Pointedness
Composure & Equanimity

Deepening awareness. Resting as awareness itself, without effort.

STAGE 4
Open Presence
Flow & Peak Performance

Bringing practice into life and performing at your highest.

Foundations Taught By
Lev Brie
Authorized to Teach Foundations By
Dustin DiPerna

Teachings follow the traditional Mahāmudrā progression, offered plainly and without ornament. The first foundations series was taught in August 2026; recordings are available to its participants below.

Sunday Sits · Brooklyn

A small in-person community, forming now. We meet on Sundays in Brooklyn — a short teaching, a sit together, and discussion. Beginners are welcome; consistency matters more than experience.

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Daily Practice

Thirty minutes in total

Ten-minute teaching
Ten to twenty minutes of meditation
Reflection & discussion
Recordings

The First Series — three sessions, for participants. Enter with your access word.

Retreats

Peak State — days of meditation and exploration. The second gathering met in Frederiksværk, Denmark, August 2026.