dzogchen

Apr
15
Inviting contemplative practice into the scientific process.

Inviting contemplative practice into the scientific process.

Where do we look to find good explanations for how consciousness fits into our understanding of the nature of reality?
4 min read
Mar
11
Figure and Ground

Figure and Ground

By shifting the focus to the ground rather than the display one can encounter how they are actually non-dual.
2 min read
Feb
14
From where you're standing, you can't see the view.

From where you're standing, you can't see the view.

This is how the Dzogchen pointing out instruction works. Be prepared. Be deliberate. Do the work.
2 min read
Jun
23
May your true nature grow and flourish.

May your true nature grow and flourish.

In the Mahayana Buddhist traditions there is a common dedication prayer that we say at the end of most practices
1 min read
Oct
18
Pointing out your true nature.

Pointing out your true nature.

Sitting here, resting in the myriad display of appearances, the unceasing luminosity of the ground appears as the infinite play
1 min read
Aug
16
Art of Awakening: Samantabhadra

Art of Awakening: Samantabhadra

Join us this Tuesday for the Art of Awakening [https://www.lifes.work/art-of-awakening/] series, featuring Buddhist art, symbolism and
1 min read
Jul
19
The opposite of awareness.

The opposite of awareness.

Dzogchen takes awareness (Tib: rigpa) as the path and that awareness takes the form of pure presence. It is a
2 min read
Jul
14
Dzogchen view and practice.

Dzogchen view and practice.

It is crucial to have a grounded understanding of the four noble truths [https://siddhearta.blogspot.com/2018/07/moving-through-four-noble-truths.
3 min read