by Paul Baffier | Oct 11, 2022 | Blog, Culture and tradition, Reflections on life, The Dzogchen basics
Rare and Precious 1 Human life, a crossroads for understanding cosmos Rare and precious? It is not mustard, nor even water. For water, indeed, is the support of life; but human life is even rarer. Yes, it’s human life I want to talk about. At a time when it is...
by Mila Khyentse | Aug 20, 2022 | Blog, Culture and tradition, The Dzogchen basics
Preserving Dzogchen Read More Preserving to Adapt. Adapting to Share. Sharing to Preserve. Dzogchen, the direct experience When we talk about preservation, the first thing that immediately comes to mind when we talk about Dzogchen, the tradition of the Great...
by Mila Khyentse | Jun 25, 2022 | Blog, Culture and tradition, History of Dzogchen, The Dzogchen basics
Written By For the Dzogchen Tradition it all goes back to Garab dorje who, according to tradition, appeared 160 years after the Buddha’s parinirvana. It all goes back to Garab Dorje (who, according to tradition, appeared 160 years after the Buddha’s...
by Mila Khyentse | Oct 9, 2019 | Blog, Culture and tradition, Mind and Dzogchen, The Dzogchen basics
The Basis of Phenomena Written By The Ground Basis of the reality For the Dzogchen, all phenomena have a fundamental basis (tib.: shi, gzhi)*. However, this base is in no way different from all phenomena; it constitutes, for each one, the foundation. The basis is...