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Dust
"In a hundred years, all the people you know will be dead and gone" DustIn 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. "Even Mona Lisa...
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.