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Spring
In this article, “Spring”, spyid in Tibetan, Paul discusses the notion of renewal and beginning for Dzogchen.
Unstagrammable
In his article “Unstagrammable”, Paul depicts us our life between like(s) and dislike(s), between the extremes of existence and their end…
Practicing the Great Perfection
“ Practicing the Great Perfection” by Patrul Rinpoche, is a new text translated by the Dzogchen Today! Translation Committee.
What is the Dzogchen “tradition”?
In this article, What is the Dzogchen “tradition”?, Damien Brohon talks about the reality of all traditions, and that of Dzogchen of course!
The Path that leads nowhere
In this article, “The Path that leads nowhere”, Grégoire explains in a condensed form the path of Dzogchen: literally a “no-path”.
The Origin of the World 3: Universal Phenomena
In this article “The Origin of the World 3: Universal Phenomena”, Mila Khyentse talks about the origin and death of universal phenomena.
The Origin of the World 2: The Display
In this article "The origin of the world 2: the display", Philippe Cornu addresses the notion of the display of reality for Dzogchen.The Origin of the World 2: The Display. About the deployment of the world from the luminous elements. Dzogchen has its little (or big?)...
The Origin of the World
In this article, “The Origin of the World”, Mila Khyentse talks about the origin of reality, the universe… according to Dzogchen.
Solastalgia and Dzogchen
In this article, Solastalgia and Dzogchen, Mila Khyentse discusses the impact of global change on our lives and the perspective of Dzogchen.
The Song of Primordial Evidence
The Song of Primordial Evidence is one of the most important fundamental texts of Dzogchen translated by the translation Committee.
The Translator’s Workinghouse 4
In this article “The translator’s workinghouse 4, The forge of lexicon 3: Be kind to your reader” Paul talks about translating for the readers.
The Transmission Lineage
In this article “The Transmission Lineage”, Mila Khyentse talks about one of the foundations of the Great Perfection: the lineage of teaching.
Death
In this article, “Death”, Damien evokes in a direct and profound way what the end of life means and what it is for Dzogchen..
The Old Age
In this article, “The Old Age”, the third on a series on existence, Johanne talks about old age, time flying and what it means for Dzogchen.
The Beneficial Remedy that dispels sickness
“The Beneficial Remedy that dispels sickness” is a new text translated by the Dzogchen Today! Translation Committee.
The Sickness as Remedy
In this article “The Sickness as Remedy”, the second in the series on existence, Nils discusses sickness and its reality for Dzogchen.
Birth
In this article, “Birth”, the first in a series on existence, Mila Khyentse tells us about birth from the Dzogchen point of view.
The instruction of the Pointing Staff
The Instruction of the Pointing Staff is a Dzogchen treasure text rediscovered by Nyangräl Nyima Özer, translated by the DzogTod! Committee
The “finger-pointing” Instruction
In this article, Johanne presents the direct transmission of Dzogchen, what she calls the “finger-pointing” Instruction of Garab Dorje.
What can a body do?
In this article “What can a body do?”, Gregoire writes about what the Dzogchen tradition calls “the precious human existence”.
The Jedi Master and the Friend of Basic Goodness
In this article, Paul draws a parallel between the Jedi Master and the Friend of Basic Goodness… May the Force be with us!
What an extraordinary freedom!
Mila Khyentse makes a direct commentary on one of the fundamental texts of the Dzogchen: The Small Hidden Seeds. What an extraordinary freedom!
The small hidden seeds
The Small Hidden Seeds is one of the fundamental texts of Dzogchen. Here is the translation by Paul Baffier & the Dzogchen Today! translation committee.
New Year’s Eve
In this article, Mila Khyentse talks about the New Year’s Eve and its meaning in general and in Tibet in particular. Happy New year!
The Light of the Night
The Light of the Night – Christmas – In this article Mila Khyentse talks about the light of the night and the importance of celebrations.
The Peacock feathers radiant display
In the Peacock feathers radiant display, Johanne draws a beautiful parallel between emotions and the radiant display of a peacock’s feathers.
Karmic creations
In this article, Damien talks about karmic creations and what this Sanskrit term means beyond the simplistic expression: it’s your karma, man!
In the translator’s workinghouse: The space of freedom and the triple requirement 1
In “In the Translator’s workinghouse: The space of freedom and the triple requirement 1”, Paul talks about the triple requirement that every good translator must have… to translate well.
A Himalayan Halloween?
In all traditions there are fantastic stories, which scare you, which prevent you from sleeping at night. The Himalayan world is also full of terrifying tales of demons, spirits and mass graves… Mila Khyentse invites us to enter this world.
In the translator’s workinghouse : the forge of lexicon 1
Words point to states, and in the dzogchen many words refer to the primordial state. Let’s open the doors of our workshop-mind
Rare and precious 2
In this article, Paul proposes an experience based on a traditional text of the great master Dzogchen Patrul Rinpoche.
Dzogchen, the purity of the lineage of transmission
The teachings have always emphasized a particular point which is considered the “trademark” of Dzogchen: Everything is Great Perfection.
Rare and precious 1
Human life, a crossroads for understanding cosmos.
At a time when it is so fragile, when its ecosystem is threatened by its own activity, it is necessary to recall what the fundamental traditions underline: it is rare and precious.
Creative Process
In this article, Damien Brohon talks about the reality (or unreality) of our thoughts, the creative process of the mind, and the difficulty of writing an article for Dzogchen Today! !
Dust
In the subway, my eyes fell on some dust in the corner of my suitcase. It was like a click, a door that opened on the sudden realization that even a suitcase doesn’t last forever.
The Toy Train
In this article Mila Khyentse makes a railway parallel between the ascent to Darjeeling with the toy train and the path of Dzogchen.
The hermitage of the mandarin and the apartment of the yogi
From the caves to the the skyscrapers… this is always Great Perfection.
Life and death, Dzogchen Style
In this article, Johanne emphasizes that the practice of Dzogchen is always done with our living conditions.
Sharing Dzogchen
In this article Mila Khyentse talks about the importance to share the Dzogchen tradition and how to transmit it. This may help today!
Adapting Dzogchen
In this article, Mila Khyentse talks about the need to adapt the Dzogchen teachings to the thinking and cultures of today and tomorrow.
Preserving Dzogchen
In this article, Mila Khyentse addresses the issue of preserving the Dzogchen heritage today in the modern world.
The Mountain Yeti and the cup of tea
In this article, Johanne talks about the encounter with Dzogchen: how it can happen and what the introduction can look like. A bit like the mountain yeti with a cup of tea!
Having (deep) Me Time
It is essential to have “me time” quite often. In this article, Mila Khyentse tells us how we can reconnect with ourselves, Dzogchen style…
Translation as Adaptation
In this article Gregoire explains us what it is to translate Dzogchen, a few of its pitfalls and a sip of its endless possibilities.Rigpa - the essence of the tradition The translation of Tibetan texts into English is a direct application of...
When the Absolute comes to the breakfast table
Damien, a long-time practitioner, talks to us about the irruption of the absolute in our daily lives. It can even invite itself at breakfast time, a time when we would like to remain quiet…
The screen within the screen
In this article, Gregoire, a philosopher to the core, questions the reality of our reality via screens.
The Practice of Dzogchen?
There is a lot of talk about practice, but what is it really? Mila Khyentse talks about the basic steps and how one progresses towards the Great Perfection.
Death does not wait for the number of years
In this article Nils asks himself, in the Dzogchen way, about the meaning of death and by consequence of life… while eating a croissant.
The Turtle’s Pace
In the turmoils of life, open our mind to the turtle’s awareness: a slow but mindful pace…
A super short presentation of Dzogchen literature translated in English
The essential English translations and translators for the Tibetan Dzogchen tradition according to Paul, translator from Tibetan into English and French.
A crazy brief presentation of early Dzogchen Translators
The main translators of the Dzogchen tradition as seen by Paul, himself a translator of Tibetan… Perhaps you have already heard names like Lishu Tagring, Bairotsana, Padmasambhava…?
What is Dzogchen?
What is Dzogchen? It is the great perfection of our mind and the reality. It is our real nature, our path and our goal. It transcends illusion, impermanence and death…
A small overview of the Dzogchen Nyingmapa tradition
It all goes back to Garab Dorje (who, according to tradition, appeared 160 years after the Buddha’s parinirvana) who transmitted to his disciple, Manjushrimitra, the sum of his teachings in 6,400,000 verses (Doha), his spiritual testament.
Away from the world…
The Dzogchen tradition insists on the fact, from time to time and not necessarily for very long, to withdraw from the world in order to go deeper into the discovery of ourselves.
These are called solitary retreats and, whether in the mountains, in the countryside or by the sea, the most important thing is to be quiet and far from any human activity.
The Basis of Phenomena
For the Dzogchen, all phenomena have a fundamental basis. However, this base is in no way different from all phenomena; it constitutes, for each one, the foundation.