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Dzogchen Wikipedia

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Dzogchen (Tibetan language|Tibetan, translated from the Sanskrit Mahasandhi) has at least 2 meanings:
# The primordial state of every sentient being.
# Teaching. Dzogchen is a teaching that gives paths to discover the primordial state and develop it to achieve realization (Bodhi|enlightenment). In Tibet Dzogchen is considered an advanced and secret teaching on nonduality, i.e. it is thought to be the absolute/ultimate teaching of pure and total awareness (see also Maha Ati Tantra)

There are two different main lineages of Dzogchen:
# Buddhist: first taught by Guru Garab Dorje
# B?n (Bon)

According to the first historical teacher of Nyingma Dzogchen lineage, Garab Dorje, Dzogchen has three key points:

#Direct introduction to one's own nature (Tib., ngo rang thog-tu sprod-pa)
#Direct discovery of this unique state (Tib., thag gcig thog-tu bcad-pa)
#Remain in this state until liberation (Tib., gdeng grol thog-tu bca'-pa)

The core understanding of Dzogchen centers on three terms:
View, Meditation and Behaviour. To see directly the absolute state of our
mind is the View; the way of stablizing that View and making it an
unbroken experience is Meditation; and integrating that View into
our daily life is what is meant by Behaviour.

Last Modified:   2005-04-13