Dzogchen is a state. The Dzogchen state is said to be the natural, primordial state of every sentient being, including every human being. When an individual is able to maintain this specific state continually, he or she no longer experiences dukkha, i.e., feelings of discontent, tension, and anxiety in everday life. (Compare with Nirvana. For more details see Nirvana and Dzogchen.)
Wylie: rdzogs chen
standard Tibetan contraction of rdzogs pa chen po
"Dzogchen" has been translated variousl ...
In Dzogchen, self-liberation is achieved by discovering or recognizing one's own primordial mental state and remaining in that natural state of primordial awareness in which all phenomena are experienced without creating karma through reaction, attachment, or conceptual labelling.
Sogyal Rinpoche, Chögyal Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche and other teachers provide different practical sets of instructions for the practice of Dzogchen. The central practice of Dzogchen teaching is Dzogchen contemplation. Silent and prolonged meditation is also us ...
The first master of the Dzogchen lineage in our world was Garab Dorje (Tib. dga' rab rdo rje, Sanskrit *prahevajra) from Uddiyana (Tib. o rgyan). Padmasambhava (Tib. padma 'byung gnas, gu ru rin po che) is the source of Dzogchen teachings in Tibet (Tib. bod), which are the heart of the Nyingma (Tib. rnying ma) tradition, with which they are primarily associated. Dzogchen has also been practiced in the Kagyu (Tib. bka' brgyud) lineage, beginning with Milarepa (Tib. mi la ras pa) a ...
The essense of the Dzogchen teaching is the direct transmission of knowledge from master to disciple. Garab Dorje epitomized the Dzogchen teaching in three principles, known as the Three Statements (or Testaments) of Garab Dorje:
Direct introduction to one's own nature (Tib. ngo rang thog tu sprod pa)
Not remaining in doubt concerning this unique state (Tib. thag gcig thog tu bcad pa)
Continuing to remain in this state (Tib. g ...
