Prof. David Francis Germano - "The Great Perfection (rdzogs chen)"

This is so helpful. Thankyou.

Thought dreams about the practice lineage.

Hahaha brilliant, just as I'm returning home,to start listening to your talk on people finding treasure in the landscape! Yay

Dzogchen emerged during the first dissemination of Buddhism in Tibet, around the 7th to 9th centuries CE. While it is considered a Tibetan development by some scholars, it draws upon key ideas from Indian sources. The earliest Dzogchen texts appeared in the 9th century, attributed to Indian masters. These texts, known as the "Eighteen Great Scriptures," form the "mind series" and are attributed to figures like Śrī Siṅgha and Vimalamitra. Early Dzogchen was marked by a departure from normative Vajrayana practices, focusing instead on simple calming contemplations leading to a direct immersion in awareness. During the Tibetan renaissance era (10th to early 12th century), Dzogchen underwent significant development, incorporating new practices and teachings from India. This period saw the emergence of new Dzogchen traditions like the "Instruction Class series" and the "Seminal Heart".

Thank you so kindly professor Germano and RYI ... Blessings

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Thank you Germano and RYI ❤

Love the talk! Is it possible to get the PowerPoint presentation deck?

I would like to express my deep gratitude to you for the tremendous work done in research, analysis and presentation. For your passion for exploring and uncovering such a profound and important topic and the subject in particular!
Thanks a lot 🌈🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏🌈

Truly wonderful and full of beautiful joyful energy

Dear Mr. Germano,
Thank you very much 🙏
Your clear mental activity is pure nourishment for Living Beings in these crazy times
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Wow! What a comprehensive lecture in just two hours!
Thank you 🙏.
So much history, so much inquiry and practice. Bringing my mind home to rest now. ❤ AH

Wonderful talk, much gratitude.

I would be disappointed if history and the rest said in the first 20 min would be different. Great exposition.

Buddha rhymes with "coulda" not "boo-da".

When will David Germano return to scholarship? His articles and works are greatly missed.

Thank you, Prof David, for such a delightful presentation. Please consider sharing this so students can study and use this information for their personal use. I would love to review all these in detail.

That's one of the best if not the best lectures on the topic of Dzogchen I have ever heard. I hope it will be translated to multiple languages.