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 Paul Baffier | Oct 3, 2022 | Blog, Reflections on death, What about me?
Dust Read More In “Dust”, Paul talks about the reality of all the living beings and one of the most important thought of Dzogchen: impermanence. “In a hundred years, all the people you know will be dead and gone” In the subway, my eyes...
by Paul Baffier | Aug 30, 2022 | Blog, Reflections on translation
The hermitage of the mandarin and the apartment of the yogi From the caves to the the skyscrapers… this is always Great Perfection. Written By Read More In this article Paul addresses translation issues related to cultural changes. The hermitage of the...
by Paul Baffier | Jul 5, 2022 | Blog, What about me?
The Turtle’s Pace Written By Paul Baffier Paul, translator from Tibetan into English and French. He was trained at INALCO and Rangjung Yeshe Institute. “The Turtle’s Pace” by Paul. In the turmoils of life, open your mind to the turtle’s...
by Paul Baffier | Jul 5, 2022 | Blog, Dzogchen Text Translations, Dzogchen translations, Reflections on translation
Written By The essential English translations and translators for the Tibetan Dzogchen tradition according to Paul, translator from Tibetan into English and French. Translation? When it comes to translate Dzogchen, the saying is true : traduttore, traditore ! But...
