In this second lesson, Lama Alan Wallace orients us within the utter profundity of Düdjom Lingpa’s view, from the start of The Sharp of Conscious Awareness Tantra–that of trekchö, or cutting through to pristine awareness. Lama Alan’s initial commentary on Phase 1 of the root text, “Taking the Impure Mind as the Path,” reveals how The Sharp Vajra of Conscious Awareness Tantra outlines a direct and concise encapsulation of the complete path to achieving rainbow body. We learn how timely the root text is, prophesied for the very world we live in, and how working with the mind itself can open the space of bliss, luminosity and clarity–a doorway to the path of Buddhahood. Lama Alan introduces us to sadhana practice on Avalokiteśvara, with guidance through a practice text composed by the great seventeenth-century Tibetan master, Karma Chagme Rinpoche. Lama Alan explains that sadhana practice can support our relationship with root text, to grasping its meaning. For those who have received the empowerment of The Lake-Born Vajra, Lama Alan offers guided recitation through both the short and medium length sadhana texts. Please note that the link to content relating to practice on The Lake-Born Vajra, is strictly for those who have received the empowerment from Lama Alan, or another qualified lama. Please respect these samaya restrictions.

In this selection from Heart of the Great Perfection: Düdjom Lingpa’s Visions of the Great Perfection, Vol. 1 Alan Wallace offers us background and context on the great Dzogchen master Düdjom Lingpa.

In this selection from the Heart of the Great Perfection, Pema Tashi presents Düdjom Lingpa’s commentary on The Sharp Vajra of Conscious Awareness Tantra. This reading includes material covered by Alan Wallace in lesson 1.

In this video, Alan Wallace offers practical advice on cultivating the motivation best suited to pursuing the path of Dzogchen. We earn about the consummate mastery of Düdjom Lingpa, and how his direct transmission of The Sharp Vajra of Conscious Awareness Tantra from the Lake Born Vajra through pure visions, encapsulates the entirety of the Dzogchen path.

In this audio meditation, Alan Wallace guides us deeper into the practice of settling body, speech, and mind. Please find a comfortable position, and practice along with the guided meditation.

In this audio meditation, Alan Wallace guides us through the cultivation of our highest motivations and aspirations for practice. Please find a comfortable position, and practice along with the guided meditation.

In this first lesson, Lama Alan Wallace offers practical advice on cultivating the motivation best suited to pursuing the path of Dzogchen. We learn about the consummate mastery of Düdjom Lingpa, and how his direct transmission of The Sharp Vajra of Conscious Awareness Tantra from the Lake Born Vajra through pure visions, encapsulates the entirety of the Dzogchen path. Lama Alan makes clear how the practices unique to Dzogchen, trekchö and tögal, relate to each other, and to the achievement of shamatha. Though pith instructions, initial commentary on The Sharp Vajra of Conscious Awareness Tantra, and guided meditations, we set out to put this visionary quintessence of Dzogchen into practice.

In this selection from Stilling the Mind Alan Wallace offers commentary on the great Düdjom Lingpa’s Vajra Essence, which provides guidance in working with obstacles and pitfalls on the path of shamatha.

In this selection from Tibetan Buddhism from the Ground Up, Alan Wallace discusses the emptiness of phenomena, and how the perceived world is dependent on the mind and sense faculties. The reading ends with a meditation on emptiness from the Seven-point Mind Training by Geshe Chekawa.

In this lesson, Lama Alan Wallace takes us to the summit of the path, according to the Dzogchen tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. From this view, we learn about the fusion of shamatha and vipashyana, how mental afflictions arise, and are ultimately empty of any inherent nature. Lama Alan also introduces the practice of nonmeditation, based on the visionary writing of Düdjom Lingpa in Buddhahood Without Meditation.