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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.
Sep
22
Deities and Archetypes: Awakening in Living Form

Deities and Archetypes: Awakening in Living Form

Explore how Buddhist deities are more than symbols or gods. In tantric practice, they are living archetypes of buddhanature that transform body, speech, and mind into awakening.
3 min read
Sep
21
Imagining the Unimaginable

Imagining the Unimaginable

Tantra invites us to imagine the unimaginable. From ancient taboos to modern challenges, this practice turns even fear and despair into workable paths of awakening.
2 min read
Sep
20
Essence Over Form: The Heart of Tantra

Essence Over Form: The Heart of Tantra

The heart of tantra is essence over form. Rituals change, but the essence remains: whatever arises becomes workable on the path to awakening.
4 min read
Sep
18
Dzogchen and the Nature of Time and Space: A Thought Experiment

Dzogchen and the Nature of Time and Space: A Thought Experiment

Where do time and space begin? A Dzogchen thought experiment reveals how awareness and self-reflexive knowing give rise to spacetime.
3 min read
Sep
17
Binding the Spirits: Tantra’s Arrival in Tibet

Binding the Spirits: Tantra’s Arrival in Tibet

Tantra in Tibet teaches us to face obstacles as allies. Learn how Padmasambhava turned resisting forces into protectors on the path of awakening.
3 min read
Sep
16
Nothing Outside the Mandala: The Radical Emergence of Tantra in India

Nothing Outside the Mandala: The Radical Emergence of Tantra in India

Buddhist tantra emerged in India as a radical path of inclusivity, opening the practice to all people, places, and experiences by recognizing buddhanature.
3 min read
Sep
15
Dzogchen View, Tantric Method: Why Tantra Still Matters Today

Dzogchen View, Tantric Method: Why Tantra Still Matters Today

Dzogchen teaches the view of awareness, tantra offers methods to embody it.
2 min read
Sep
03
A Letter on Sitting

A Letter on Sitting

A letter guiding the reader through Garab Dorje’s Three Statements—recognition, certainty, and confidence in liberation—toward the clear expanse of awareness.
2 min read
Aug
29
Unconditional Love in Dzogchen: The Practice of Showing Up

Unconditional Love in Dzogchen: The Practice of Showing Up

In Dzogchen, ultimate love is emptiness itself, an unwavering presence that shows up fully, beyond conditions or self-concern.
2 min read
Aug
21
Where Unconditioned Love Meets Relative Reality

Where Unconditioned Love Meets Relative Reality

What is the place of relative love in Dzogchen practice? Learn how Buddha nature appears in relationships while holding the ultimate view.
4 min read