[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color_gradient_direction=”75deg” background_image=”https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/wp-dzogtodaychen-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/concreteBackground.png” height=”250px” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||true|false” locked=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_divider show_divider=”off” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _dynamic_attributes=”background_image” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_direction=”96deg” background_color_gradient_stops=”rgba(19,32,77,0.68) 0%|rgba(19,32,77,0.36) 100%” background_color_gradient_start=”rgba(19,32,77,0.68)” background_color_gradient_end=”rgba(19,32,77,0.36)” background_image=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9mZWF0dXJlZF9pbWFnZSIsInNldHRpbmdzIjp7fX0=@” parallax=”on” width=”80%” width_tablet=”” width_phone=”90%” width_last_edited=”on|phone” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”-100px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”1px||250px||false|false” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_enable_image=”off” width=”90%” custom_margin=”||-50px||false|false” custom_padding=”2px||2px||true|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _dynamic_attributes=”content” text_text_color=”#121516″ header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#121516″ header_font_size=”70px” background_color=”#ffffff” background_layout=”dark” width=”60%” width_tablet=”80%” width_phone=”100%” width_last_edited=”on|phone” module_alignment=”left” custom_margin=”-75px||135px||false|false” custom_padding=”20px||20px||true|false” header_font_size_tablet=”60px” header_font_size_phone=”50px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|tablet” module_alignment_tablet=”center” module_alignment_phone=”” module_alignment_last_edited=”on|tablet” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}”]@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90aXRsZSIsInNldHRpbmdzIjp7ImJlZm9yZSI6IjxoMT4iLCJhZnRlciI6IjwvaDE+In19@[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Feature 14″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#ffffff” custom_padding=”2px||0px|||” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” border_width_bottom=”1px” border_color_bottom=”#d9c6a4″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ module_class=”column1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding_tablet=”||50px|” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}” padding_tablet=”||50px|” padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_padding__hover=”|||” padding_phone=”||50px|”][et_pb_blurb title=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9hdXRob3IiLCJzZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJiZWZvcmUiOiJXcml0dGVuIEJ5ICIsImFmdGVyIjoiIiwibmFtZV9mb3JtYXQiOiJkaXNwbGF5X25hbWUiLCJsaW5rIjoib24iLCJsaW5rX2Rlc3RpbmF0aW9uIjoiYXV0aG9yX2FyY2hpdmUifX0=@” image=”https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/wp-dzogtodaychen-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Photo-Damien-Brohon.jpg” icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”33px” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _dynamic_attributes=”title,content” header_font=”|700|||||||” header_font_size=”20px” custom_margin=”||-2px|||” header_font_size_tablet=”” header_font_size_phone=”18px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” icon_font_size=”33px” global_colors_info=”{}” icon_color__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” icon_color__hover=”#13204d”]@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9hdXRob3JfYmlvIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIifX0=@[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ module_class=”column2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_blurb title=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9jYXRlZ29yaWVzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6ImNhdGVnb3J5In19@” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||divi||400″ icon_color=”#e2e2e2″ icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”33px” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _dynamic_attributes=”title” header_font=”|700|||||||” header_font_size=”20px” body_text_color=”#967b5d” custom_margin=”||0px|” custom_padding=”||26px|||” header_font_size_tablet=”” header_font_size_phone=”18px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” icon_font_size=”33px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” icon_color__hover=”#13204d” icon_color__hover_enabled=”on”]<\/p>\n
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…<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Feature 14″ _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”695px” custom_margin=”-1px|||||” custom_padding=”0px||49px|||” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”2″ make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ module_class=”column1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding_tablet=”||50px|” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}” padding_tablet=”||50px|” padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_padding__hover=”|||” padding_phone=”||50px|”][et_pb_text quote_border_weight=”0px” quote_border_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ text_font=”||||||||” link_font=”|100|||on|||#000000|” link_text_color=”#000000″ quote_font=”Cormorant Garamond|700|||||||” quote_text_color=”#13204d” quote_line_height=”1.3em” header_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#13204d” header_3_font=”|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#000000″ header_4_letter_spacing=”12px” header_5_font=”|300|||||||” header_5_text_color=”#bfbfbf” header_5_letter_spacing=”12px” header_6_font=”|700|||||||” header_6_letter_spacing=”12px” module_alignment=”left” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_padding=”29px|||||” quote_font_size_tablet=”” quote_font_size_phone=”” quote_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” saved_tabs=”all” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
It’s the usual breakfast table with its used-white bowls, ultramarine glasses and bent spoons. The cup of hibiscus tea sits next to the box of cereal. They are shapes and colors seen, before being flavors, distinct then mixed. Then they become the alleviation of the hunger felt just now, before breakfast. A floating caffeinated smell, heralding what is quietly being prepared, right next door. The radio emits sounds supposedly carrying meaning, while from the street comes the noise of the world. Outside it turns, it rolls, it’s already moving.<\/p>\n
For my part, I am still almost immobile. My movements are still imbued with the heaviness of sleep; my mental stream is still tinged with the dreams that occupied the night. The emotions felt then are still present but in a more domesticated form. There are no longer battalions of rabid elephants to tame, just a vague apprehension of the challenges of the day. This is how my attention slowly turns to what is commonly called “reality” i.e. what is socially accepted as such.<\/p>\n
\nThe Dharma<\/em> (the tradition initiated by the Buddha) invites us to examine these phenomena. Are they permanent or constantly fluctuating? Are they autonomous or mutually dependent on each other? Are they single or multi-party?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
But is this consensus really satisfactory for defining reality? Couldn’t the inherent frustration of the human condition that plagues us so often stem from a diminished and never really examined view of life?<\/p>\n
The tradition of Dzogchen names all that has been described above, like all that we are experiencing at this very moment the \u201c phenomena \u201d (in Sanskrit dharmin<\/em> in the plural and dharma<\/em> in the singular). Shapes, colors, textures, sounds, smells, but also thoughts and emotions thus constituting a phenomenal shimmering frame. The Dharma<\/em> (the tradition initiated by the Buddha) invites us to examine these phenomena. Are they permanent or constantly fluctuating? Are they autonomous or mutually dependent on each other? Are they single or multi-party?<\/p>\n
And also: Does the world I see exist outside of my perception (is the table “objectively” a table? Is it for an ant?)? Does my sense of being myself exist in and by itself? Or should it rely on the perception of external objects (Where is the self without an “image of myself” like a reflection in a mirror?)? These questions distract us from our mental routines and turn our minds to the ultimate nature of phenomena, literally, the Dharmata<\/em>. Really answering it can radically change our view of reality and therefore our life.<\/p>\n
Then the coffee tastes of true freedom and the cereal tastes of the peace that comes from seeing directly the heart of what is. Everything has changed but nothing is different. There is no other world, but this one is infinitely vast, open and luminous. What if the absolute invites itself to the breakfast table? It only takes one look.<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”30px|30px|30px|30px|true|true” border_width_left=”1px” border_color_left=”#f7f2e8″ border_width_left_tablet=”0px” border_width_left_phone=”” border_width_left_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_signup mailchimp_list=”Dzogchen Today!|d54422a3b4″ name_field=”on” title=”Sign up for Our Newsletter” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ form_field_focus_background_color=”#f7f2e8″ header_font=”||||||||” header_font_size=”32px” use_background_color=”off” background_layout=”light” width=”100%” hover_enabled=”0″ border_radii_fields=”on||||” border_width_bottom_fields=”1px” border_color_bottom_fields=”#d9c6a4″ global_colors_info=”{}” success_message=”Thank you for subscribing with us!” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_signup][et_pb_social_media_follow _builder_version=”4.18.0″ custom_button=”on” text_orientation=”center” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_social_media_follow_network social_network=”facebook” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ background_color=”#3b5998″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” follow_button=”off” url_new_window=”on” url=”https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Dzogchen-Today-110941738356914\/” sticky_enabled=”0″]facebook[\/et_pb_social_media_follow_network][et_pb_social_media_follow_network social_network=”twitter” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ background_color=”#00aced” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” follow_button=”off” url_new_window=”on” url=”https:\/\/twitter.com\/KhyentseMila” sticky_enabled=”0″]twitter[\/et_pb_social_media_follow_network][et_pb_social_media_follow_network social_network=”instagram” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ background_color=”#ea2c59″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” follow_button=”off” url_new_window=”on” url=”https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dzogchentoday\/” sticky_enabled=”0″]instagram[\/et_pb_social_media_follow_network][\/et_pb_social_media_follow][et_pb_sidebar show_border=”on” _builder_version=”4.16″ text_orientation=”left” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_sidebar][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_image=”https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/wp-dzogtodaychen-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/concreteBackground.png” parallax=”on” min_height=”709px” background_color_tablet=”#f7f2e8″ background_last_edited=”on|tablet” background_enable_color_tablet=”on” background_enable_image_tablet=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
More Posts<\/h2>\n
[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_blog fullwidth=”off” posts_number=”3″ include_categories=”2″ excerpt_length=”150″ offset_number=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ border_width_all=”0px” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ box_shadow_blur=”31px” box_shadow_spread=”0px” box_shadow_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.2)” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_blog][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Opt-In 2″ module_class=”sfly_optin sfly_optin_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”rgba(255,255,255,0.9) 0%|rgba(255,255,255,0.9) 100%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_color_gradient_start=”rgba(255,255,255,0.9)” background_color_gradient_end=”rgba(255,255,255,0.9)” background_image=”https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/wp-dzogtodaychen-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Dzogchentoday-photo-by-Joshua-Earle-on-Unsplash-copie.png” animation_style=”fade” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ text_font=”||||||||” header_font=”||||||||” header_3_font=”|700|||||||” text_orientation=”center” max_width=”500px” module_alignment=”center” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”500ms” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n
Join Our Newsletter<\/h3>\n
Subscribe to receive the Latest News, Updates and Brand New Articles from Dzogchen Today!<\/h5>\n
[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_signup mailchimp_list=”Dzogchen Today!|d54422a3b4″ layout=”top_bottom” button_text=”Sign Me Up” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ form_field_background_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.7)” form_field_focus_background_color=”#ffffff” form_field_focus_text_color=”#3e3e3e” use_background_color=”off” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”20px” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”#ffd62f” button_font=”||||||||” button_use_icon=”off” max_width=”500px” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”0px|||” custom_padding=”|||” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”1000ms” border_radii_fields=”on|0px|0px|0px|0px” border_width_all_fields=”1px” border_color_all_fields=”#d9c6a4″ focus_background_color=”#ffffff” focus_text_color=”#3e3e3e” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” button_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_text_color__hover_enabled=”on” button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_text_color__hover=”#bf9e77″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_signup][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":47178,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-what-about-me"],"yoast_head":"\n
When the Absolute comes to the breakfast table - Dzogchen Today!<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Damien, a long-time practitioner, talks to us about the irruption of the absolute in our daily lives... precisely at breakfast time.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/absolute-table\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"When the Absolute comes to the breakfast table\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Damien, a long-time practitioner, talks to us about the irruption of the absolute in our daily lives... precisely at breakfast time.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/absolute-table\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Dzogchen Today!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/Dzogchen-Today\/61559373905108\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-07-08T18:33:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-08-19T13:55:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/wp-dzogtodaychen-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/absolute-breakfast-1024x682.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"682\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Damien Brohon\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@KhyentseMila\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@KhyentseMila\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Damien Brohon\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dzogchentoday.org\\\/absolute-table\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dzogchentoday.org\\\/absolute-table\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Damien Brohon\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dzogchentoday.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ae8abaf5aa7cb96c7dba0b886cf8a2d3\"},\"headline\":\"When the Absolute comes to the breakfast table\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-07-08T18:33:58+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-08-19T13:55:15+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dzogchentoday.org\\\/absolute-table\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":2240,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dzogchentoday.org\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dzogchentoday.org\\\/absolute-table\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dzogchentoday.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/07\\\/absolute-breakfast.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"Blog\",\"What about me?\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/dzogchentoday.org\\\/absolute-table\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dzogchentoday.org\\\/absolute-table\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dzogchentoday.org\\\/absolute-table\\\/\",\"name\":\"When the Absolute comes to the breakfast table - Dzogchen Today!\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dzogchentoday.org\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dzogchentoday.org\\\/absolute-table\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dzogchentoday.org\\\/absolute-table\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dzogchentoday.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/07\\\/absolute-breakfast.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-07-08T18:33:58+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-08-19T13:55:15+00:00\",\"description\":\"Damien, a long-time practitioner, talks to us about the irruption of the absolute in our daily lives... precisely at breakfast time.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dzogchentoday.org\\\/absolute-table\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/dzogchentoday.org\\\/absolute-table\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dzogchentoday.org\\\/absolute-table\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dzogchentoday.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/07\\\/absolute-breakfast.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dzogchentoday.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/07\\\/absolute-breakfast.png\",\"width\":2000,\"height\":1333},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dzogchentoday.org\\\/absolute-table\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dzogchentoday.org\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"When the Absolute comes to the breakfast table\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dzogchentoday.org\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dzogchentoday.org\\\/\",\"name\":\"Dzogchen Today!\",\"description\":\"Ancient Tradition for the Modern World\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dzogchentoday.org\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dzogchentoday.org\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dzogchentoday.org\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Dzogchen Today!\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dzogchentoday.org\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dzogchentoday.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dzogchentoday.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/logo-DzT-512.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dzogchentoday.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/logo-DzT-512.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"Dzogchen Today!\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dzogchentoday.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/people\\\/Dzogchen-Today\\\/61559373905108\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/KhyentseMila\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/dzogchentoday\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.reddit.com\\\/user\\\/dzogchentoday\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.tumblr.com\\\/blog\\\/view\\\/dzogchentoday\",\"https:\\\/\\\/vimeo.com\\\/dzogchentoday\\\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dzogchentoday.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ae8abaf5aa7cb96c7dba0b886cf8a2d3\",\"name\":\"Damien Brohon\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/01b3c348ce66ca8ffeba531aa9a03e315e34012d9e6edc763ae5c7af38e1bbdd?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/01b3c348ce66ca8ffeba531aa9a03e315e34012d9e6edc763ae5c7af38e1bbdd?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/01b3c348ce66ca8ffeba531aa9a03e315e34012d9e6edc763ae5c7af38e1bbdd?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Damien Brohon\"},\"description\":\"Damien Brohon is an artist, a teacher and an author. He has been studying and practicing Buddhism and Dzogchen for 30 years.\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dzogchentoday.org\\\/author\\\/damien\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"When the Absolute comes to the breakfast table - Dzogchen Today!","description":"Damien, a long-time practitioner, talks to us about the irruption of the absolute in our daily lives... precisely at breakfast time.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/absolute-table\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"When the Absolute comes to the breakfast table","og_description":"Damien, a long-time practitioner, talks to us about the irruption of the absolute in our daily lives... precisely at breakfast time.","og_url":"https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/absolute-table\/","og_site_name":"Dzogchen Today!","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/Dzogchen-Today\/61559373905108\/","article_published_time":"2022-07-08T18:33:58+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-08-19T13:55:15+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":682,"url":"https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/wp-dzogtodaychen-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/absolute-breakfast-1024x682.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Damien Brohon","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@KhyentseMila","twitter_site":"@KhyentseMila","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Damien Brohon","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/absolute-table\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/absolute-table\/"},"author":{"name":"Damien Brohon","@id":"https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/#\/schema\/person\/ae8abaf5aa7cb96c7dba0b886cf8a2d3"},"headline":"When the Absolute comes to the breakfast table","datePublished":"2022-07-08T18:33:58+00:00","dateModified":"2022-08-19T13:55:15+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/absolute-table\/"},"wordCount":2240,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/absolute-table\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/wp-dzogtodaychen-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/absolute-breakfast.png","articleSection":["Blog","What about me?"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/absolute-table\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/absolute-table\/","url":"https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/absolute-table\/","name":"When the Absolute comes to the breakfast table - Dzogchen Today!","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/absolute-table\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/absolute-table\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/wp-dzogtodaychen-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/absolute-breakfast.png","datePublished":"2022-07-08T18:33:58+00:00","dateModified":"2022-08-19T13:55:15+00:00","description":"Damien, a long-time practitioner, talks to us about the irruption of the absolute in our daily lives... precisely at breakfast time.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/absolute-table\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/absolute-table\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/absolute-table\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/wp-dzogtodaychen-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/absolute-breakfast.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/wp-dzogtodaychen-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/absolute-breakfast.png","width":2000,"height":1333},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/absolute-table\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"When the Absolute comes to the breakfast table"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/","name":"Dzogchen Today!","description":"Ancient Tradition for the Modern World","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/#organization","name":"Dzogchen Today!","url":"https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/wp-dzogtodaychen-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/logo-DzT-512.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/wp-dzogtodaychen-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/logo-DzT-512.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"Dzogchen Today!"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/Dzogchen-Today\/61559373905108\/","https:\/\/x.com\/KhyentseMila","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dzogchentoday\/","https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/dzogchentoday\/","https:\/\/www.tumblr.com\/blog\/view\/dzogchentoday","https:\/\/vimeo.com\/dzogchentoday\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/#\/schema\/person\/ae8abaf5aa7cb96c7dba0b886cf8a2d3","name":"Damien Brohon","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/01b3c348ce66ca8ffeba531aa9a03e315e34012d9e6edc763ae5c7af38e1bbdd?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/01b3c348ce66ca8ffeba531aa9a03e315e34012d9e6edc763ae5c7af38e1bbdd?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/01b3c348ce66ca8ffeba531aa9a03e315e34012d9e6edc763ae5c7af38e1bbdd?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Damien Brohon"},"description":"Damien Brohon is an artist, a teacher and an author. He has been studying and practicing Buddhism and Dzogchen for 30 years.","url":"https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/dzogtod-author\/damien\/"}]}},"lang":"en","translations":{"en":47166,"fr":49221},"pll_sync_post":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/dzogtod-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/dzogtod-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/dzogtod-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/dzogtod-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/dzogtod-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47166"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/dzogtod-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47166\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/dzogtod-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/dzogtod-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/dzogtod-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/dzogtod-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}