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The Arts lie behind everything we’ve ever done. - Tracts of the Sun

31 March 2023

’ö-Dzin Tridral “The Arts lie behind everything we’ve ever done. We do not necessarily mean Art in the literal sense. We mean …

Relaxation is necessary if one is to progress with shi-nè. - Tracts of the Sun

30 March 2023

’ö-Dzin Tridral “Although the fruit of shi-nè is the profound relaxation of mind, voice, and body, the initial phase cannot be described …

It’s not possible to experience either love or compassion if one’s sense of oneself exists separately from the experience of others. - Tracts of the Sun

29 March 2023

’ö-Dzin Tridral “It’s not possible to experience either love or compassion if one’s sense of oneself exists separately from the experience of …

Love and compassion as terms appear different in a relative sense – but love and compassion as aspects of the energy of nonduality are divisionless. - Tracts of the Sun

28 March 2023

’ö-Dzin Tridral “Love and compassion as terms appear different in a relative sense – but love and compassion as aspects of the …

There are as many different approaches to nonduality as there are differences of nature and capacity. - Tracts of the Sun

27 March 2023

’ö-Dzin Tridral “The basic illness of duality is the same in everyone and everything everywhere – but personalities and capacities differ. There …

It’s not the nature of existence itself that has the quality of suffering; it’s the experience of existence that is characterised as suffering or dukkha. - Tracts of the Sun

26 March 2023

’ö-Dzin Tridral “It’s not the nature of existence itself that has the quality of suffering; it’s the experience of existence that is …

The Lama’s job is to cut through the convolutions of interminable psychological and emotional process. - Tracts of the Sun

25 March 2023

’ö-Dzin Tridral “The Lama’s job is to cut through the convolutions of interminable psychological and emotional process. Without the Lama one would …

Wishing one hadn’t done something is the thing that helps us not to do it again. - Tracts of the Sun

24 March 2023

’ö-Dzin Tridral “Wishing one hadn’t done something is the thing that helps us not to do it again. One can begin by …

Fear can be an aspect of compassion in simply being with ‘what is there’. - Tracts of the Sun

23 March 2023

’ö-Dzin Tridral “One has to address one’s fear. Fear can be an aspect of compassion in simply being with ‘what is there’. …

Shame, guilt, regret, and remorse ... some lives would be vastly improved by a healthy dose of such feelings. - Tracts of the Sun

22 March 2023

’ö-Dzin Tridral “Shame, guilt, regret, and remorse are somewhat underrated in contemporary psychotherapeutic culture – but some lives would be vastly improved …

For those who take to the open fields, woods, rivers, and untracked mountains – linear sequentiality may make little sense. - Tracts of the Sun

21 March 2023

’ö-Dzin Tridral “Although the spiritual path can be viewed as systematic, linear, and sequential – this only makes sense according to the …

Of all the Arts, music is perhaps somewhat more aligned with meditation. - Tracts of the Sun

20 March 2023

’ö-Dzin Tridral “Of all the Arts, music is perhaps somewhat more aligned with meditation – because it begins with a rigorous discipline …

You’ve just fallen from an incredible height into a bottomless crevasse.... It’s bottomless, so you’re falling into space. - Tracts of the Sun

19 March 2023

’ö-Dzin Tridral “We have bad news for you all. You’ve just fallen from an incredible height into a bottomless crevasse. However – …

The cowardly believe they can avoid death. The courageous know they are already dead. - Tracts of the Sun

18 March 2023

’ö-Dzin Tridral “The cowardly believe they can avoid death. The courageous know they are already dead – and it’s merely the time …

Recognition of the presence of rigpa, as the primordial natural ground of being, gives innate cognisance of the three spheres of being as the intrinsic awareness of the union of luminosity and emptiness. This is the vision of Dzogchen. - Tracts of the Sun

17 March 2023

’ö-Dzin Tridral “Recognition of the presence of rigpa, as the primordial natural ground of being, gives innate cognisance of the three spheres …

To be authentically *unconventional* is the freedom to be conventional. - Tracts of the Sun

16 March 2023

’ö-Dzin Tridral “To be authentically unconventional is the freedom to be conventional in any way which is pleasing to oneself and valuable …

Because Vajrayana practitioners receive empowerments into all three categories of yidam it is necessary to have a vital and vigorous appreciation of each form - Tracts of the Sun

15 March 2023

’ö-Dzin Tridral “Because Vajrayana practitioners receive empowerments into all three categories of yidam it is necessary to have a vital and vigorous …

Finding Mind to be a referenceless ocean of space allows the dualistic knot of panic to untie itself. - Tracts of the Sun

14 March 2023

’ö-Dzin Tridral “Finding Mind to be a referenceless ocean of space allows the dualistic knot of panic to untie itself. In experiencing …

Do I contemplate death? No… dying is the very last thing I shall ever do. - Tracts of the Sun

13 March 2023

’ö-Dzin Tridral “Do I contemplate death? No… dying is the very last thing I shall ever do.”
― Ngak'chang Rinpoche
Tracts of the Sun …

The ‘new age’ proclivity tends to employ silent sitting as a form of ‘tuning out’. This has nothing in common with shi-nè. - Tracts of the Sun

12 March 2023

’ö-Dzin Tridral “The ‘new age’ proclivity tends to employ silent sitting as a form of ‘tuning out’. This is a spiritualised form …

Everyone and everything everywhere has the intrinsic nature of nondual awareness – the spontaneously arisen universe of pure qualities. - Tracts of the Sun

11 March 2023

’ö-Dzin Tridral “Nondual emptiness is undivided from nondual form. Therefore, everyone and everything everywhere has the intrinsic nature of nondual awareness – …

The unobstructed luminosity of nonduality – and the entire spectrum of experience—whether deranged or liberated—is as the sun and its rays. - Tracts of the Sun

10 March 2023

’ö-Dzin Tridral “The unobstructed luminosity of nonduality – and the entire spectrum of experience—whether deranged or liberated—is as the sun and its …

Rigpa is neither infinite nor temporary. - Tracts of the Sun

9 March 2023

’ö-Dzin Tridral “Rigpa is neither infinite nor temporary. It cannot be established though specifics such as experiences or activities. It is the …

Few people doubt the veracity of those whose assertions are the most voluble and widely quoted. This is why trite spiritual clichés and hackneyed spiritual jargon are so popular. - Tracts of the Sun

8 March 2023

’ö-Dzin Tridral “Few people doubt the veracity of those whose assertions are the most voluble and widely quoted. This is why trite …

Only make promises to yourself which you know that you can keep. - Tracts of the Sun

7 March 2023

’ö-Dzin Tridral “Only make promises to yourself which you know that you can keep. Otherwise, you’ll never have confidence to make promises.”
― …

Every time you sit should be the first time. Every moment you live should be the last moment. - Tracts of the Sun

6 March 2023

’ö-Dzin Tridral “Every time you sit should be the first time. Every moment you live should be the last moment.”
― Ngak'chang Rinpoche …

Ignorance—as a Buddhist term—is misunderstood. It is not lack of knowledge – it is not wanting to know. - Tracts of the Sun

5 March 2023

’ö-Dzin Tridral “Ignorance—as a Buddhist term—is misunderstood. It is not lack of knowledge – but ignor-ance. Ignor-ance is not wanting to know …

If the quotidian domain is perceived of as mundane, pedestrian, and unexceptional – it ignores the fact that Dzogchen integrates the nondual state with everyday life. - Tracts of the Sun

4 March 2023

’ö-Dzin Tridral “If the quotidian domain is perceived of as mundane, pedestrian, and unexceptional – it ignores the fact that Dzogchen integrates …

Travelling at the Speed of Mind - now available in Paperback and eBook formats

3 March 2023

’ö-Dzin Tridral We are very happy to announce that Ngakma Nor‘dzin‘s fifth book
Travelling at the Speed of Mind
is now available in both …

Rigpa cannot be assembled, constructed, or developed. It cannot be interrupted, discontinued, or extinguished. - Tracts of the Sun

3 March 2023

’ö-Dzin Tridral “Rigpa cannot be assembled, constructed, or developed. It cannot be interrupted, discontinued, or extinguished. One is never separate from rigpa …