{"id":65046,"date":"2025-06-25T08:00:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T06:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/?p=65046"},"modified":"2025-06-24T16:49:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T14:49:40","slug":"ko-outside-ok-inside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/ko-outside-ok-inside\/","title":{"rendered":"KO Outside, OK Inside?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;75deg&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/wp-dzogtodaychen-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/concreteBackground.png&#8221; height=&#8221;250px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; 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use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#xe08c;||divi||400&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;#e2e2e2&#8243; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; image_icon_width=&#8221;33px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _dynamic_attributes=&#8221;title&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#967b5d&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px|&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||26px|||&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;18px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; icon_font_size=&#8221;33px&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; icon_color__hover=&#8221;#13204d&#8221; icon_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;on&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>In this article \u201cKO outside, OK inside?\u201d, Damien talks about how chaotic external conditions are opportunities for Liberation.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; 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module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; min_height=&#8221;905.7px&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;29px||29px||true|&#8221; quote_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; quote_font_size_phone=&#8221;&#8221; quote_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5>Series: Difficult conditions in Dzogchen<\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>KO Outside, OK Inside?<\/h2>\n<p><em>&#8220;An unexamined life is not worth living,&#8221;<\/em> said Socrates. Don\u2019t worry\u2014this isn\u2019t the opening line of a philosophy essay, even if it is that time of year in France. Nevertheless, one could argue that an unexamined life tends to appear as the alpha and omega of our reality. Our origin (before birth) and our destination (after death) remain mysteries. Best not to worry about them. We know nothing. There is nothing to know. It\u2019s nothing. What <em>does<\/em> exist, however, is this life. It follows a predictable order and regular patterns. Thursday means sauerkraut, the neighbor is friendly, although his radio is too loud, and middle-class taxes are way too high, right? So, I know exactly who I am. I can dream of remaining the same from moment to moment because I\u2019m part of a cosmos. This Greek term refer to a well-ordered, coherent universe. Believing firmly in its solidity is an excellent way to keep the Dzogchen view at bay\u2014highly recommended for anyone looking to avoid it! It&#8217;s also the best way to maintain our karmic vision &#8211; that is, the way our habitual tendencies shape our \u201creality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #bf9e77;\">\u00a0\u201cAt each of these transitions, what was constructed and seemed utterly real naturally dissolves. At that moment, our luminous empty nature radiates and can be recognized. \u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: Montserrat, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; text-align: left; color: #4d4d4d; font-weight: 500;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text quote_border_weight=&#8221;0px&#8221; quote_border_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221; module_id=&#8221;up2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Montserrat||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; link_font=&#8221;Montserrat|700||||||#000000|&#8221; link_text_color=&#8221;#BF9E77&#8243; link_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; link_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; quote_font=&#8221;Cormorant Garamond|700|||||||&#8221; quote_text_color=&#8221;#13204d&#8221; quote_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Quattrocento Sans|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#13204d&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_4_letter_spacing=&#8221;12px&#8221; header_5_font=&#8221;|300|||||||&#8221; header_5_text_color=&#8221;#bfbfbf&#8221; header_5_letter_spacing=&#8221;12px&#8221; header_6_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_6_letter_spacing=&#8221;12px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-30px|||||&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;29px||0px|||&#8221; quote_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; quote_font_size_phone=&#8221;&#8221; quote_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>For those who see this reality as a prison, there are opportunities for liberation. These take the disorienting form of chaos. In traditional cosmologies, this term refers to what exists before or after a cosmos. It can be translated as \u201cgap\u201d or \u201cbreak.\u201d Order has vanished, and the opening is therefore limitless. Chaos can manifest in a myriad of ways in our lives to jolt us awake. Everything was fine. And then\u2026 nothing works anymore\u2014no longer as planned, wanted, or as it \u201cshould be.\u201d The train does not arrive. We no longer understand each other. We don\u2019t want to hear what the other person has to say. We&#8217;re breaking up. A power outage paralyzes the region. I don\u2019t know what to do about my missing car; I&#8217;m sure I parked it right there.The friends who were supposed to help have vanished into the starless night. A monkey stole my passport, half-ate it, and is now using it to wipe its behind. The borders are closed due to a nuclear accident. Aliens are arriving, but they don&#8217;t look anything like the New Age descriptions (or if they are spreading cosmic awareness, it\u2019s <em>way<\/em> too aggressive). We could list endless disaster scenarios. They all have one thing in common : disruption. Our habits are broken. Our expectations are overturned. Chaos leaves us KO.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/wp-dzogtodaychen-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/KO-Outside-OK-Inside-1.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;dzogchentoday-ko-outside-ok-inside&#8221; title_text=&#8221;KO Outside, OK Inside&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;67%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text quote_border_weight=&#8221;0px&#8221; quote_border_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221; module_id=&#8221;up2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Montserrat||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; link_font=&#8221;Montserrat|700||||||#000000|&#8221; link_text_color=&#8221;#BF9E77&#8243; link_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; link_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; quote_font=&#8221;Cormorant Garamond|700|||||||&#8221; quote_text_color=&#8221;#13204d&#8221; quote_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Quattrocento Sans|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#13204d&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_4_letter_spacing=&#8221;12px&#8221; header_5_font=&#8221;|300|||||||&#8221; header_5_text_color=&#8221;#bfbfbf&#8221; header_5_letter_spacing=&#8221;12px&#8221; header_6_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_6_letter_spacing=&#8221;12px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; min_height=&#8221;734.3px&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;29px|||||&#8221; quote_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; quote_font_size_phone=&#8221;&#8221; quote_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>For Dzogchen, this is good news! Difficult external conditions provide opportunities for liberation. In this tradition, life and death (lives and deaths) are seen as a succession of six intermediate states (Tib. <em>bar do<\/em>). So far, we have spoken about the intermediate state from birth to death (<em>skye shi\u2019i bar do<\/em>). wo others cross this one : the bardo of dreams (<em>rmi lam bar do<\/em>) and the bardo of meditation (<em>gsam gtan bar do<\/em>). It is followed by the bardo at the moment of death (<em>\u2018chi kha\u2019i bar do<\/em>), then the bardo of the reality of phenomena (<em>chos nyid bar do<\/em>), and finally the bardo of becoming or rebirth (<em>rang bzhin skye gnas bar do).<\/em> Then, off we go again into a new life!<\/p>\n<p>At each of these transitions, what was constructed and seemed utterly real naturally dissolves. At that moment, our luminous empty nature radiates and can be recognized. Direct vision is possible, for example, by being aware as we enter and exit dream space, if we are lucid enough. This is also the central aim of meditation: to recognize the nature of life&#8217;s appearances, not to reify them. The small and large chaos of our lives\u2014whether it knocks us out or not\u2014can create cracks in our usual mental constructs. This process may be uncomfortable or even painful, but at such moments, the solidity of our habitual grasping is suspended. What we usually cling to \u2014 our favorite mug (broken), our partner (divorced), our familiar surroundings (destroyed) \u2014 slips away, and the true nature of our mind can be seen more clearly\u2026 if we have trained for it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/dzogchentoday.org\/wp-dzogtodaychen-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/KO-Outside-OK-Inside.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;dzogchentoday-ko-inside-ok-outside&#8221; title_text=&#8221;KO Outside, OK Inside..&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;67%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-8px|||||&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text quote_border_weight=&#8221;0px&#8221; quote_border_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221; module_id=&#8221;up2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Montserrat||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; link_font=&#8221;Montserrat|700||||||#000000|&#8221; link_text_color=&#8221;#BF9E77&#8243; link_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; link_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; quote_font=&#8221;Cormorant Garamond|700|||||||&#8221; quote_text_color=&#8221;#13204d&#8221; quote_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Quattrocento Sans|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#13204d&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_4_letter_spacing=&#8221;12px&#8221; header_5_font=&#8221;|300|||||||&#8221; header_5_text_color=&#8221;#bfbfbf&#8221; header_5_letter_spacing=&#8221;12px&#8221; header_6_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_6_letter_spacing=&#8221;12px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;29px|||||&#8221; quote_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; quote_font_size_phone=&#8221;&#8221; quote_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Tantra of the Net of Illusion<\/em> (<em>Skt. 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