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Dzogchen Retreat - The Foolish Dharma of an Idiot Clothed in Mud and Feathers by Düdjom Lingpa

D2S3 - The Buddha's Breathing Practice as a Source of Joy

Lama Alan · 99 minutes · recorded June 12, 2025

The Buddha's own instructions on mindfulness of breathing, moving from long and short breath to attending to the whole body, with Lama Alan's account of his own breath settling to around fifteen cycles a minute in retreat. He describes a quiet enjoyment of the practice itself, a source of wellbeing that costs nothing. The second and third foundation stones follow: reflecting on death, and what it means to stop clinging to this life alone.

The Foolish Dharma of an Idiot Clothed in Mud and Feathers

Attachment and craving Buddhist psychology Death and dying Dzogchen Mindfulness of breathing The Foolish Dharma of an Idiot Clothed in Mud and Feathers

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