Dzogchen Teachings

Heart Drops of Dharmakaya
The nature of our own mind remains hidden behind clouds of thoughts and emotions until a master directly points out the source, the essence, the “heart drop.” This is the method of direct introduction to dzogchen, the highest and most subtle path of meditation in Bon.

The Heart Drops of Dharmakaya teachings were composed by Shardza Tashi Gyaltsen, a Tibetan master who upon his death in 1935 achieved the rainbow body, in which his physical body dissolved into light. Shardza Rinpoche was one of the most influential Bon teachers of his time; his works are used as textbooks in many Tibetan monasteries.

In these teachings, practitioners learn a series of extraordinary practices that invoke direct perception of the nature of mind. Unlike methods that involve watching the breath or otherwise calming the thoughts, these practices rely on body postures, sounding of Tibetan syllables, and simple visualizations to draw one quickly to an experience of one's essence.

Khenpo Tenpa Yungdrung Rinpoche will teach from this text for four years:
1)    First year (October 2015) – preliminaries: Rushens
2)    Second year – practice of stabilization of natural state: Trekchod
3)    Third year – practice of pure vision: Thogal
4)    Four year – teaching about deaing: Powa and Bardo teachings

Biography of Khenpo Tenpa Yungdrung Rinpoche hear.

These essential teachings are presented in the book Heart Drops of Dharmakaya, with commentary by Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche, who is widely revered as the greatest living dzogchen master of the Bon lineage. This book is available from the Ligmincha Institute Bookstore & Tibet Shop.