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Greg Patenaude

Greg Patenaude

Seattle
Buddhist teacher, writer, lifelong learner and explorer dedicated to figuring out this thing we call life.
Oct
06
The Seven Unique Dzogchen Mind Trainings

The Seven Unique Dzogchen Mind Trainings

Discover the seven unique Dzogchen mind trainings that prepare the mind as a proper vessel for direct realization of natural awareness.
3 min read
Oct
04
Beginner’s Dzogchen Practice

Beginner’s Dzogchen Practice

A beginner’s guide to Dzogchen practice. How to sit, breathe, and rest in awareness as it is. Simple methods to recognize the nature of mind.
3 min read
Oct
03
An Overview of the Dzogchen Path

An Overview of the Dzogchen Path

Discover the Dzogchen path, from preliminaries to trekchö and tögal, and learn how to live awareness in everyday practice.
5 min read
Oct
01
The Ground

The Ground

The ground of Dzogchen is awareness itself. Learn how to recognize it through lineage wisdom and simple, direct practice.
3 min read
Sep
30
A Word on the Dzogchen Lineage

A Word on the Dzogchen Lineage

Discover Dzogchen’s living lineage, from Garab Dorje to Longchenpa, a heart-to-heart transmission that carries awareness across centuries.
5 min read
Sep
29
Guide to the Everyday Practice of Dzogchen

Guide to the Everyday Practice of Dzogchen

At its heart, Dzogchen is about recognizing that this very moment is the ground of awakening and learning how to carry that wisdom into your life.
4 min read
Sep
26
Practicing Tantra in the Modern Charnel Grounds

Practicing Tantra in the Modern Charnel Grounds

Explore how Buddhist tantra transforms modern charnel grounds into powerful sites of practice, presence, and compassionate action.
3 min read
Sep
25
Rituals or Real Work?

Rituals or Real Work?

Is ritual a distraction from real work, or training for it? Learn how simple offerings and mantras cultivate habits that carry into daily life and real service to others.
2 min read
Sep
24
Ritual as a Technology of Transformation

Ritual as a Technology of Transformation

Tibetan Buddhist rituals act as technologies of transformation to build energy, deepen connection, and embody awakening in daily life.
4 min read
Sep
23
A Living System of Practice

A Living System of Practice

Discover why lasting transformation comes not from chasing fleeting states but from building a living system of practice.
2 min read