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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

In this chapter from Tibetan Buddhism from the Ground Up, Alan Wallace provides us with a foundational understanding for the way shamatha meditation is understood in the Tibetan tradition.

Alan Wallace guides us through Düdjom Lingpa’s explanation and critique of various approaches to meditation. You can follow along as he reads from the root text, The Foolish Dharma of an Idiot Clothed in Mud and Feathers, starting on page 145.

The practice session for this lesson called “Settling the Mind in Its Natural State by Way of the Sensory Present” was originally recorded in association with this teaching.