Roaring Silence: Discovering the Mind of Dzogchen

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Roaring Silence: Discovering the Mind of Dzogchen
By: Ngakpa Chogyam and Khandro Dechen

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Author: Ngakpa Chogyam and Khandro Dechen
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 1570629447 / 9781570629440
Publication Date: November 2002

Product Code: 11727

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According to the Vajrayana Buddhist tradition, Dzogchen is the direct experience of enlightenment. In Roaring Silence, Vajrayana teachers Ngakpa Chogyam and Khandro Dechen walk us through meditation techniques that "enable us to side-step the bureaucracy of intellectual processes and experience ourselves directly" -- to discover this direct experience of enlightenment that is the mind of Dzogchen.
Surprisingly, the approach is very pragmatic. Offering an overview of the necessary steps, the authors begin with how to prepare for the journey: the lama is essential; as are a sense of humor, inspiration, and determination. They continue by describing the path of Dzogchen from sitting meditation to the direct perception of reality.
The chapters include exercises for sharpening the presence of our awareness, for simple visualizations, and for investigating how to "remain uninvolved" with mental activity for a period -- with follow-up guidance on how to view our experiences. Both practical and inspirational, the authors' exquisitely precise guidance is all presented with the caveat, "be kind to yourself, don't push yourself beyond your limits."

Roaring Silence, Ngakpa Chogyam and Khandro Dechen, Shambhala Publications, Paperback, 181 pages, $16.95

Chogyam is a lama in the Nyingma School of Vajrayana Buddhism in the lineage of the Aro gTer.
Dechen is a lama in the Nyingma School of Vajrayana Buddhism.

Foreword ix

Acknowledgments xix

Introduction 1

Dzogchen: An Introduction 13

Sky and Mind 15

Thoughts and Clouds 29

Presence and Awareness 47

Nakedness and Perception 53

Ocean and Waves 59

Dzogchen: Principal Means of Entry 71

Flight 73

Journey into Vastness 81

Beyond Emptiness 89

Dzogchen: Interface with Totality 111

The Vivid Portal 113

The Dimension of Nongradual Approach 117

Questions and Answers 127

The Confederate Sanghas of Aro 163

Glossary 167

Index 171

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