Dzogchen Retreat - The Foolish Dharma of an Idiot Clothed in Mud and Feathers by Düdjom Lingpa
D5S4 - Galileo's Moons, and a Realisation Not Yet Stable
Lama Alan · 59 minutes · recorded June 12, 2025
Lama Alan uses Galileo's discovery of the moons of Jupiter to show the difference between shamatha, simply noticing, and vipassana, noticing with inquiry into how something arises and fades. In the guided practice we extend this inquiry to thoughts and emotions arising in the mind. Returning to the text, he examines Dudjom Lingpa's admission that his realisation kept slipping, steady in practice but lost when he was frightened alone in the wilderness.
The Foolish Dharma of an Idiot Clothed in Mud and Feathers
Dream yoga Nature and the outdoors The nature of mind Dzogchen Shamatha (calm abiding) Vipashyana (insight) The Foolish Dharma of an Idiot Clothed in Mud and Feathers