About…

My Dharma name is Ajanatha. I am a practitioner and teacher of Dzogchen Atiyoga with thirty years of experience in the Dzogchen and Buddhist Vajrayāna traditions.
My journey began at nineteen, driven by a deep interest in the Dharma that evolved towards the study of classical philosophy, complete traditional Vajrayana training, and eventually focusing exclusively on Dzogchen Atiyoga, receiving the transmissions, instructions and practicing for many years. My study and training followed the traditional path in the complete way, as its practiced within this lineage.

Throughout over two decades of practice and study, I received the complete traditional training, including teachings, transmissions, and personal instructions from several esteemed teachers, most notably H.E. Ayang Rinpoche, Chögyal Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche, and H.E. Garchen Rinpoche. Within that period, I also did extensive studies in classical Buddhist philosophy under the guidance of Tibetan teachers.
My training and lineage lie entirely within this tradition; however, I choose to simply teach the Dharma independently and free from institutional structures. All my teachings are open, public and free.

For the last ten years, I have lived permanently in a hermitage in a remote rural area in Portugal. This was a deliberate choice to dedicate myself fully to a life of retreat, of practice and study. During this period I wrote several books on topics ranging from Buddhist Philosophy to Dzogchen, some of which I share freely on this website for those who wish to explore them.

Today, I decided to share the teachings of Dzogchen Atiyoga and the essential contemplative Buddhist way through Sahaja Dharma. Having functioned both within and outside traditional Buddhist structures, I prioritize the raw essence of the Dharma over institutional form. My work is grounded on the personal instructions and private confirmation of my root teacher, and my commitment to the contemplative path and personal experience.

I teach in an informal, open, non-sectarian context, aiming to express clearly the “Naked Essence” of the Dharma— the discovery of the nature of mind itself— the Atiyoga teachings – for the genuine seeker.

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