Exceptional Mini-Series Dzogchen East & West - Episode 1 - Pilgrimage

Exceptional Mini-series "Dzogchen East and West"-Episode 2-Solitary Retreats

Lamas Pemo and Kunsang talk about solitary retreats in the Himalayas and the West.

Exceptional Mini-Series Dzogchen East & West - Episode 1 - Pilgrimage

Lama Pemo and Lama Kunsang talk about pilgrimages in Asia and the West.

Episode 13 - The 3 series of Dzogchen : the Man ngag dé

In the thirteenth episode of “What is Dzogchen?”, the third and last of the “three series” (*sde gsum*) of Dzogchen, Nils Derboule and Mila Khyentse Rinpoche continue to give us an initial glimpse of the Dzogchen tradition, highlighting the *Men ngag dé* series (*man ngag sde*), which is the third of the "three series" (*sde gsum*). **Host:** Grégoire **Notes:** Traditionally, the three series are introduced in succession, corresponding to the progression along the Dzogchen path: from the semde (*sems sde*) - the mind series - to the longde (*klong sde*) - the matrix space series - and on to the men ngag dé (*man ngag sde*) - or the direct instruction series. **Recap & Takeaways:** “What is Dzogchen?” series, Episode 12: The Three Series of the Great Perfection. 1. 02:00 — The View of of *Men ngag dé* (*man ngag sde*) 2. 04:44 — The Main Texts 3. 06:00 — *Ka dag* and *Lhun grub* 4. 07:30 — The Evolution of the Three Series and the *Termas*. 5. 13:00 — Trekchö (*khregs gcod*) and Thögäl (*thod rgal*): the Two Main Practices 6. 20:00 — “Radical” Dzogchen

Episode 12 - The 3 series of Dzogchen : the Longde

In the twelfth episode of “What is Dzogchen?”, the secund of the “three series” (sde gsum) of Dzogchen, Nils Derboule and Mila Khyentse Rinpoche continue to give us an initial glimpse of the Dzogchen tradition, highlighting the Longde series (klong sde), which is the second of the "three series" (sde gsum). Host: Grégoire Notes: Traditionally, the three series are introduced in succession, corresponding to the progression along the Dzogchen path: from the semde (*sems sde*) - the mind series - to the longde (*klong sde*) - the matrix space series - and on to the men ngag dé (*man ngag sde*) - or the direct instruction series. Recap & Takeaways: “What is Dzogchen?” series, Episode 12: The Three Series of the Great Perfection. 1. The View of Longdé (*klong sde*) and its texts — 2’30’’ 2. The Adamantine Bridge (*rdo rje zam pa*) — 7’ 3. The Progression in Three Series — Four Yogas and Four Da (*brda*) — 11’ 4. The Four “Symbols” (Da) — 14’ 5. The Practice of Longdé — 18’ 6. The meaning of “*klong*” — 20’

Episode 11 - The 3 series of Dzogchen : the Semdé

In the eleventh episode of “What is Dzogchen?”, the first in a three-part series on the “three series” (sde gsum) of Dzogchen, Nils Derboule and Mila Khyentse Rinpoche give us an initial glimpse, starting with the first series, the Semde (sems sde). Host: Grégoire Notes: Traditionally, the three series are presented in succession, corresponding to the progression along the Dzogchen path: from the semdé (sems sde) - the mind series - to the longdé (klong sde) - the matrix space series - and on to the men ngag dé (man ngag sde) - the direct instruction series. Recap & Takeaways: “What is Dzogchen?” series, Episode 11: The Three Series of the Great Perfection. 1. A general introduction to the three series ; starting with Garab Dorje's Three Aphorisms — 2'10 2. Structuring the Dzogchen teachings into three series and the first transmissions — 6'10 3. The View of Semde and its root text (the Kun byed rgyal po) — 9'37 4. The Semde practice: the four yogas — 13’24 5. The relationship between theory (the “View”) and practice in Semde — 16’30 6. Advice on how to begin the path: finding a teacher — 19'25