by Grégoire Langouet | Jul 7, 2022 | Blog, What about me?
The screen within the screen Written By In this article, Gregoire, a philosopher to the core, questions the reality of our reality via screens. During the Covid epidemic many of us experienced online meetings. Spending hours in front of our screens to work, but not...
by Mila Khyentse | Jul 6, 2022 | Blog, Culture and tradition
Written By Mila Khyentse Mila Khyentse is a French teacher of Tibetan Buddhism and Dzogchen and the Dzogchen Today! project initiator. There is a lot of talk about practice, but what is it really? Mila Khyentse talks about the basic steps and how one progresses...
by Nils Derboule | Jul 6, 2022 | Blog, What about me?
As I was about to bite into my croissant (with butter), my mother said, “What do you think about death?” I stopped dead in my tracks, my mouth wide open. I finally closed it again and put the pastry back on the plate, somewhat bewildered, not so much by...
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...
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...
