by Paul Baffier | Jul 5, 2022 | Blog, Reflections on translation
Written by I always pictured translators with Harry Potter’s round glasses, aloof and a bit high as bookworms. But not for Dzogchen, not at all. In “A crazy brief presentation of early Dzogchen Translators” Paul, a translator himself, talk about Lishu...
by Mila Khyentse | Jul 1, 2022 | Blog, Culture and tradition
What is Dzogchen? Written By Mila Khyentse Mila Khyentse is a French teacher of Tibetan Buddhism and Dzogchen and the Dzogchen Today! project initiator. What is Dzogchen? It is the great perfection of our mind and the reality. It is our real nature, our path and our...
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 | Jun 10, 2022 | Blog, Culture and tradition
In “Away from the World”, Mila Khyentse talks (a bit) about the tradition of retreats in Dzogchen. Solitary retreats are really important in these traditions to deepen our knowledge. READ MORE A little talk about the tradition of retreats in Dzogchen...
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...
