Guy Armstrong has been leading insight meditation retreats since 1984 in the U.S., Europe, and Australia. His training included living as a monk for a year in the Thai forest lineage. Guy is a member of the Spirit Rock Teachers Council and a guiding teacher of the Insight Meditation Society. He lives in Woodacre, CA.

Guy is the author of Emptiness: A Practical Guide for Meditators and the corresponding Wisdom Academy course, Emptiness: A Practical Course for Meditators.

In this guided meditation, Alan Wallace leads us in the discovery of the stillness of our own awareness. Find a comfortable, quiet place to sit and follow along with the recording below.

This meditation was initially recorded in association with the second video of this lesson. 

After watching the short teaching above, you can follow along with the 24-minute guided meditation below.

Alan Wallace leads us in a guided practice to settle body, speech, and mind in their natural states. Find a comfortable, quiet place to sit and follow along with the recording below.

This meditation was initially recorded in association with the first video of this lesson. 

This lesson’s reading is from the great female tertön Sera Khandro, and establishes the necessary motivation and conduct for receiving Dzogchen teachings. This text can also be found in Buddhahood Without Meditation.

Alan Wallace leads us in a final guided meditation in which we dedicate the benefit or merit we have received from this course. Find a comfortable, quiet seat and follow along with the recording below.