Dzogchen: An Immersion Course on Pure Awareness
Module 1: An Overview of the Great Perfection
Dzogchen is a lineage with roots in ancient India and also a unique set of teachings on the path of awakening. In essence, however, Dzogchen is the nature of mind and the ground of reality. In this section, you will receive teachings from Mingyur Rinpoche on this topic, as well as hear traditional and contemporary presentations.
For instructions and detailed chapter and section listings for the teachings and readings, please download the Dzogchen Immersion workbook for module 1
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What is Dzogchen?
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Cort’s Introduction to Section 1: Discovering Dzogchen
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Guided Meditation, “Non-distraction and Presence,” with Cortland Dahl
Readings and Other Teachings
Traditional Perspectives
Space Without Center or Edge by Longchenpa (translation by Eric Pema Kunsang and Marcia Binder Schmidt, with added Tibetan script and phonetics by Justin Kelley) [pdf]
Space Without Center or Edge Tibetan source text [pdf]
Contemporary Voices
Buddha Nowhere Else by Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche in Quintessential Dzogchen, pp. 164‒175
His Holiness Dalai Lama on Dzogchen (video)
The Nature of Mind by Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo (video)
The Dzogchen Path
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Tim’s Introduction to Section 2: Dzogchen Today
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Guided Meditation, “Effortless Non-Meditation,” with Cortland Dahl
Readings and Other Teachings
Traditional Perspectives
Commentary on Some Terms from the Great Perfection by Dongak Chökyi Gyatso [pdf]
Foreword to Great Perfection - Separation & Breakthrough, pp. xi‒xix by Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche [pdf]
Contemporary Voices
Dzogchen Key Points by Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, in Quintessential Dzogchen, pp. 21‒26
Trekchö Preliminaries by Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, in Vajra Heart Revisited, pp. 11‒15
The Dzogchen Path by Cortland Dahl, pp. 1‒4 and 20‒33 of Great Perfection [pdf]
The Ground of the Great Perfection
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Cort’s introduction to The Ground of the Great Perfection
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Guided Meditation, “Naturalness and Non-Fabrication,” with Cortland Dahl
Readings and Other Teachings
Traditional Perspectives
The Prayer of Kuntuzangpo, in Quintessential Dzogchen, pp. 79‒84
Contemporary Voices
Ground by Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, in Vajra Heart Revisited, pp. 5‒10
Ground, Path, and Fruition by Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche [pdf]
Moving Beyond Meditation by Mingyur Rinpoche [pdf]
Recognize, Familiarize, and Integrate
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Tim’s Introduction to Section 4: A Dzogchen Student
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Guided Meditation, Non-Distraction, Non-Meditation and Non-Fabrication, with Cortland Dahl
Readings and Other Teachings
Traditional Perspectives
Advice on the View, Meditation, Action, and Fruition by Nyala Pema Düdul [pdf]
Contemporary Voices
A Brief Presentation of View, Meditation, and Action by Yangthang Rinpoche [pdf]
Dzogchen — Our Real Nature by Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche (video)
Practicing the Great Perfection in Lionsroar Forum [pdf]