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  • Watch Lesson 7a

    Alan Wallace introduces us to Dorjé Drolö’s pith instructions for Düdjom Lingpa. You may follow along as he reads from the root text starting on page 150.

  • Lesson 7: Dorjé Drolö’s Song of Pith Instruction

    In this lesson, Lama Alan Wallace guides us through the chanted song of pith instructions Düdjom Lingpa receives from an emanation of Padmasambhava, and also brings our practice back to the fundamentals of loving-kindness and variations of mindfulness of breathing.

  • Training in Quiescence without Signs

    In this selection from Natural Liberation: Padmasambhava’s Teachings on the Six Bardos, translated by Alan Wallace, Gyatrul Rinpoche comments on the practice of shamatha (also known as quiescence) without a sign.

  • Watch Lesson 6b

    Alan Wallace introduces the Dzogchen practice of nonmeditation and continues his commentary on the root text on the subject of pristine awareness.

    In the Practice section below, the meditation entitled “Nonmeditation” was originally recorded in association with this teaching.

  • Nonmeditation

    In this practice, Alan Wallace leads us gently into nonmeditation. Find a comfortable, quiet place to sit and follow along with the recording below.

    This practice was originally recorded in association with the teachings of the second video in the Watch section above.

  • Examining the Mind as Agent

    In this teaching and guided meditation, Alan Wallace engages the subject of examining the mind as agent. After watching the video above, find a comfortable, quiet place to sit and follow along with the meditation below.

  • Vipashyana Meditation on the Nature of the Mind

    Alan Wallace guides us through a teaching on the three turnings of the wheel of Dharma and then a vipashyana meditation practice on the nature of the mind. After watching the video above, find a quiet, comfortable place to sit and follow along with the recording below.

  • Watch Lesson 5a

    Alan Wallace brings our attention to the practice of maintaining stillness of awareness and comments on the root text, starting on page 146, where Düdjom Lingpa discusses meditative experiences.

    In the practice section for this lesson, the meditation entitled “Stillness of Awareness” was originally recorded in association with this teaching.

  • Lesson 6: Pristine Awareness and Nonmeditation

    Lama Alan Wallace further explores the nature of pristine awareness and introduces the Dzogchen practice of nonmeditation.

  • Lesson 5: The Primacy of the Mind

    In this lesson Lama Alan Wallace covers the three turnings of the wheel and Düdjom Lingpa’s visions of Padmasambhava, and points our attention to the primacy of the mind.