Dzogchen Retreat - The Foolish Dharma of an Idiot Clothed in Mud and Feathers by Düdjom Lingpa
D5S3 - The Space Between an Impulse and Acting On It
Lama Alan · 102 minutes · recorded June 12, 2025
Drawing on William James and psychologist Paul Ekman, Lama Alan describes the brief gap between a desire or emotion arising and its becoming visible in speech or action, and why noticing that gap allows a wiser choice. In the guided practice we extend the observation of thoughts to this subtler layer of feeling. He traces Dudjom Lingpa's breakthrough, still coloured by subtle grasping, and distinguishes the substrate from the pristine awareness beneath it.
The Foolish Dharma of an Idiot Clothed in Mud and Feathers
The nature of mind Bodhicitta practice Dzogchen Shamatha (calm abiding) The Foolish Dharma of an Idiot Clothed in Mud and Feathers