The Cuckoo of Awareness Explanation of this fundamental Root Tantra of Dzogchen In this page there is complete teaching on this fundamental Atiyoga text. There is a video teaching which is 45 min summary of the meaning. Below you find an extended text explanation. The Cuckoo of Pure Awareness Video Teaching (shorter explanation) Click Thumbnail…
Key Principles of Dzogchen Atiyoga This page outlines the traditional framework of Dzogchen Atiyoga as a reference for key principles and terminology. For deeper explanations, see the Dzogchen-Atiyoga chapter in the freely downloadable book Gateways to the View available in the library, along with teachings on YouTube and Zoom. This page is work in Progress….
Teachings on Buddha Nature by Nagarjuna In Praise of the Dharmadhatu is a text written by the Indian Master Nagarjuna explaining the principle of Buddha Nature. This is a very direct text which includes concrete practice and meditation instructions. It is a classical of Buddhist Philosophy on the topic of Buddha Nature. I have given…
The Great-Perfection: Beyond Duality and Non-Duality The most fundamental teachings that point the mind toward freedom—the authentic, non-dual realization of the primordial state—are those of the Great Perfection (Atiyoga). In the root text, The Cuckoo of Pure Presence, it is said: The nature of the infinite variety of phenomena is without duality,since, each thing in…
Skillful Form – Understanding the Principles of View, Path and Result If our ideas regarding non-duality, and the ultimate nature of reality remain just ideas, then its not very useful, it must become the reality itself! When looking and examining a spiritual path how can we understand its approach and path? Whatever spiritual path we…
Breaking the Chain – The Twelve Links of Interdependent Arising Explained The Twelve-Links of interdependent Origination One of the most distinctive aspects of how living beings perceive the world is that it is made of discrete ‘things’ that appear and exist, and then dissapear. The issue of ‘existence’ – what does that mean, and do…
The Single Purpose of the Dharma: Discover the True Nature When looking at the spiritual traditions such as Buddhism, it seems that there are so many contrived elements, so much that seems to surround these ancient teachings. This can seem attractive to some, and it can feel like an obstacle to others. So let us…
Karuna: Beyond the Weight of “Compassion” “[Karuna is] the intention and capacity to relieve and transform suffering and lighten sorrows. Karuna is usually translated as ‘compassion’, but that is not exactly correct.” — Thich Nhat Hanh Karuna is central to the Buddhist path. Without it, the view and practice drift from the Dharma. Yet, as…
Searching for the Kingdom of Oddiyana The kingdom of Udyana (or Oddiyana) is considered as the historical source of many spiritual traditions and teachings of great importance. From Udyana have emerged the teachings of Buddhist Tantra and Mahasandhi (Dzogchen), and also many of the great accomplished saints and siddhas of the past have their origin…
Introduction to Dzogchen Atiyoga View and Teachings The spiritual tradition of the Great Perfection—known in Sanskrit as Mahāsandhi or Atiyoga and in Tibetan as Dzogchen—is an ancient path of non-dual realization. It originated with the Indian Mahāsiddha Garab Dorje (Prahevajra) in the legendary kingdom of Uddiyana, showing the direct means to point the mind toward its primordial state of freedom. The Ground: Our…