Dzogchen

Build Real Understanding of the Great Perfection

Dzogchen, the “Great Perfection,” is considered the pinnacle of Tibetan Buddhist meditation. It provides a direct path to realizing rigpa, or pristine awareness—the true nature of mind. But this subtle and profound tradition requires more than casual reading—it calls for sustained study and practice.

With your In-Depth membership, you’ll receive access to four (4) full-length online courses each year from the Wisdom Experience Course Catalog, allowing you to follow a progressive Dzogchen curriculum taught by trusted teachers, and empowering you to build real understanding and embodied experience at a steady, meaningful pace.

From foundational teachings to explorations of advanced Dzogchen practices like trekchö, each course supports authentic transformation.

Featured Upcoming Courses Being Added to the Membership Offering:

• Encountering the Mind’s Natural Luminosity with Lama Alan Wallace (September 2025)
• Dzogchen: Ten Key Terms with Ācārya Malcolm Smith (February 2026)
• Longchenpa’s Sevenfold Mind Training with Anne C. Klein (Lama Rigzin Drolma) (May 2026)

We’re thrilled to share that we’ll be adding these Dzogchen courses to the Wisdom Experience Course Catalog over the next 12 months. These three new courses create an even deeper study path, drawing from the wisdom of great masters both old and new. Courses include teachings from the likes of:

• Longchenpa                              • Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche 
• Düdjon Lingpa                        • Lama Alan Wallace
• Atisha                                         • Ācārya Malcolm Smith
• Jé Tsultrim Zangpo                • Anne C. Klein.

With your In-Depth membership, you’ll have the opportunity to build your own uniquely illuminating program to guide you step by step through some of the most profound and transformative Dzogchen teachings—all while saving over $500. Plus, enjoy exclusive discounts, retreats, and additional learning resources designed to support your study and practice.

Whether you’re just beginning or seeking to refine your understanding, this membership provides the tools, structure, and support you need to transform your practice.

If you’re an existing Wisdom Experience member, you’ll be redirected to your membership page when you click “Join Now.” From there, click on “Upgrade Membership,” select the “In-Depth Annual” option, and check out to complete your upgrade.

Wisdom is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, which means we’re committed to reinvesting a part of every membership contribution into sharing the Dharma, supporting teachers, and expanding our library of exceptional Buddhist content. By becoming a member, you become a vital part of this process. Thank you for supporting our mission to share the Dharma!

✨🎁 Your August Exclusive: Early Access to Three Dzogchen Courses 🎁✨

When you join as an In-Depth member during August, you’ll get early access to our three upcoming Dzogchen courses:

🌕 Encountering the Mind’s Natural Luminosity with Lama Alan Wallace

Uncover the luminous essence of your own awareness. Rooted in the third turning of the wheel, this profound course refines your recognition of Buddha-nature through a unique, intuitive mode of knowing—beyond analysis, beyond concept, and deeply resonant with the heart of Dzogchen practice.

📘 Dzogchen: Ten Key Terms with Ācārya Malcolm Smith

Discover the secret language of Dzogchen and gain a clear understanding of the essential vocabulary of Dzogchen, guided by a master translator. This online course clarifies some of the most important and often misunderstood terms in Dzogchen, such as gzhi, thugs rje, ye shes, rigpa, and byang chub sems.

🌀 Longchenpa’s Sevenfold Mind Training with Anne C. Klein’s (Lama Rigzin Drolma)

Come and discover the seven mind trainings of Longchenpa through powerful teachings and guided practices as you receive practical instructions and deeply inspiring guidance for entering Dzogchen.

These courses count toward your annual four and are available early only for new In-Depth members who join in August.

If you’re an existing Wisdom Experience member, you’ll be redirected to your membership page when you click “Join Now.” From there, click on “Upgrade Membership,” select the “In-Depth Annual” option, and check out to complete your upgrade.

Choose Your Dzogchen Study Path

While you can choose any four (4) courses from the Wisdom Experience Course Catalog, we’ve curated three sample learning tracks to suit various experience levels. Please note: you can change any or all of the 4 courses in a program for any other course in the Wisdom Experience Course Catalog.

🌱Build a Foundation (Beginners)

🌄 Introduction to Dzogchen – Step onto the path of the Great Perfection with this accessible course based on the visionary writings of Düdjom Lingpa. Taught by Lama Alan Wallace, this course offers a clear and practical gateway to Dzogchen, blending foundational philosophy with guided meditation.

🕯️Shila, Samadhi, and Prajna–Explore the Dzogchen view of mind and reality with Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche, one of the great living masters of the Nyingma tradition. Drawing on direct instructions from the Dzogchen and Mahāmudrā lineages, this course reveals how authentic meditation uncovers the luminous, ever-present nature of awareness.

🧘‍♀️ Shamatha and Vipashyana in the Dzogchen Tradition – Build the stable attention and penetrating insight needed for Dzogchen practice. Learn how cultivating calm abiding and clear seeing prepares us to recognize the nature of mind.

📘 Dzogchen: Ten Key Terms (Coming in February 2026—Available early to members who join in August 2025) – Unlock the essential language of Dzogchen with Ācārya Malcolm Smith. This course demystifies key terms and concepts, helping you ground your understanding in authentic sources and lived experience.

🧘🏾‍♂️Deepen Your Practice (Intermediate)

🧠 Open Mind – Delve into Dzogchen theory and practice through commentaries by great masters such as Jé Tsultrim Zangpo and Domang Yangthang Rinpoche. Lama Alan Wallace guides you in integrating view, meditation, and conduct.

🛤️ Atiśa’s Pith Instructions on the Middle Way – Explore Atiśa’s newly uncovered text on madhyamaka with Lama Alan Wallace, gaining a clear understanding of the nondual madhyamaka view that supports Dzogchen practice.

🌀 Longchenpa’s Sevenfold Mind Training (Coming in May 2026—Available early to members who join in August 2025) – Explore this elegant and spacious presentation of mind training (lojong) from one of Dzogchen’s greatest masters. Taught by Anne C. Klein (Lama Rigzin Drolma), this course supports the cultivation of nonduality, compassion, and deep inner stillness—perfect for grounding your growing Dzogchen practice.

🏔️ Dzogchen Teachings for Mountain Retreat – Receive pith instructions and retreat guidance based on Extracting the Vital Essence of Accomplishment by Düdjom Rinpoché. Lama Alan Wallace shares advice for deepening your personal practice in solitude or retreat settings.

🌈 Stabilize the View (Advance)

🌕 Encountering the Mind’s Natural Luminosity (Coming in September—Available early to members who join in August) – Uncover the luminous essence of your own awareness with Lama Alan Wallace as your guide. Rooted in the third turning of the wheel, this profound course refines your recognition of Buddha-nature through a unique, intuitive mode of knowing—beyond analysis, beyond concept, and deeply resonant with the heart of Dzogchen practice.

🪶 The Foolish Dharma of an Idiot Clothed in Mud and Feathers – Step into the radical humility and raw clarity of Dzogchen with Lama Alan Wallace’s commentary on this pithy and poetic text by Düdjom Lingpa. Covering foundational practices through trekchö, this course opens the door to realization through simplicity and sincerity.

🪷 Buddhahood Without Meditation – Explore Düdjom Lingpa’s visionary revelations on effortless awareness with Lama Alan Wallace. This course delves into vipashyana and trekchö, offering a gateway to recognizing pristine awareness without contrivance.

🗡️ The Sharp Vajra of Conscious Awareness Tantra, Part 1 – Begin a deep journey through one of Dzogchen’s most profound visionary texts. Lama Alan Wallace brings alive the path of trekchö through careful line-by-line commentary and integrated meditation instruction.

👷🏽 Build Your Own 🧱

No one knows where you are on the path and what your next step should be better than you. We can always recommend courses, but the ultimate decision is yours. Select any four online courses from the Wisdom Experience Course Catalog every 12 months. Maybe you’ve already completed Introduction to Dzogchen and want to take advantage of our August offer and dive straight into both Dzogchen: Ten Key Terms with Ācārya Malcolm Smith and Longchenpa’s Sevenfold Mind Training with Anne C. Klein (Lama Rigzin Drolma), before going on to Lama Alan’s restricted teachings. With over 40 courses to choose from, there’s something for everyone.

If you’re an existing Wisdom Experience member, you’ll be redirected to your membership page when you click “Join Now.” From there, click on “Upgrade Membership,” select the “In-Depth Annual” option, and check out to complete your upgrade.

⭐ Bonus: Exclusive Member Perks – Your membership also includes:

📖 20% off all book purchases
📚 Over 200 books in the Reading Room
🎥 High-definition video teachings and guided meditations
🎞️ Films & Lecture Series
🧘 Multiple one-day & eight-week retreat recordings (including Lama Alan’s four eight-week retreats on The Vajra Essence)
🖋️ The Art of Translating Tibetan: A Masterclass with Thupten Jinpa
🌏 A global learning community
💸 Exclusive member sales

If you’re an existing Wisdom Experience member, you’ll be redirected to your membership page when you click “Join Now.” From there, click on “Upgrade Membership,” select the “In-Depth Annual” option, and check out to complete your upgrade.

¹ In-Depth members have access to exclusive video content such as multiple eight-week retreats with Lama Alan Wallace, one-day retreats, concerts, etc. They also have access to our entire catalog of movies and documentaries, lecture series, Thupten Jinpa’s Masterclass: The art of Translating Tibetan, and more.
² Wisdom Academy Courses are created by the Wisdom Academy, on branch of Wisdom, and are their own unique products. Newly released courses from Wisdom Academy are not included in the offering for In-Depth members.
³ The Wisdom Experience Course Catalog is made up of a selection of Wisdom Academy Courses. To learn more about which courses are included and to see the selection of courses that In-Depth members can select from, please click here. In-Depth members can enroll in two courses at a time and will retain access to all completed courses as long as they are an In-Depth member.

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