practice

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
Aug
19
Why Pointing-Out Instructions in Dzogchen Aren’t Enough

Why Pointing-Out Instructions in Dzogchen Aren’t Enough

Discover why Dzogchen pointing-out instructions often fail to ‘land’—rigpa can’t be defined by words, only recognized within the context of our own experience.
2 min read
Aug
01
How to Deepen Your Practice Without Becoming a Monk

How to Deepen Your Practice Without Becoming a Monk

Feel stuck in your practice? You don’t need to quit your job or renounce the world. Here’s how to go deeper, right where you are.
2 min read
May
04
Seattle half-day retreat next weekend

Seattle half-day retreat next weekend

Join us for a meditation retreat in Seattle on May 10.
1 min read
Apr
23
The Obstacle Is the Path

The Obstacle Is the Path

Meeting the maras and turning obstacles into friends.
3 min read
Apr
22
The Path to Being a Teacher

The Path to Being a Teacher

Being a meditation teacher doesn’t start with being on a stage or a screen. It starts on the cushion.
1 min read
Apr
08
The Three Continuums: The Foundations of Buddhist Tantra

The Three Continuums: The Foundations of Buddhist Tantra

Understand the three continuums and you will know the point of every tantric ritual and practice.
3 min read
Feb
07
Compassion in an age of conflict

Compassion in an age of conflict

Conflict may seem like an inevitable age we are doomed to endure. But there is no “age” of conflict—only the reality unfolding before us. And it is up to us to decide how we will meet it.
3 min read
Jan
31
Prayer to Open the Secret Door to the Luminous Mansion of Timeless Awareness

Prayer to Open the Secret Door to the Luminous Mansion of Timeless Awareness

Dzogchen prayer to recognize primordial buddhahood in the immediacy of our own awareness.
4 min read