Dzogchen Retreat - The Foolish Dharma of an Idiot Clothed in Mud and Feathers by Düdjom Lingpa
D4S4 - Full Shamatha, and Whether Consciousness Survives Death
Lama Alan · 71 minutes · recorded June 12, 2025
In the guided practice we narrow attention from the body to the space of the mind, before Lama Alan turns to what marks a full achievement of shamatha: a physical lightness and mental suppleness he traces through the ninth Karmapa, Atisha and Tsongkhapa. He argues shamatha, not vipassana or tantra, is the tool for testing whether consciousness continues after death, drawing on past life research.
The Foolish Dharma of an Idiot Clothed in Mud and Feathers
Death and dying Karma Rebirth and continuity Dzogchen Shamatha (calm abiding) Vipashyana (insight) The Foolish Dharma of an Idiot Clothed in Mud and Feathers