Dzogchen Retreat - The Foolish Dharma of an Idiot Clothed in Mud and Feathers by Düdjom Lingpa
D8S3 - Distinguishing Mind from Primordial Awareness
Lama Alan · 72 minutes · recorded June 12, 2025
Lama Alan lays out three ways an ordinary mind gets mistaken for pristine awareness, from simply observing thoughts to resting in a substrate consciousness that feels blissful and still but is not yet realisation. He uses lucid dreaming to explain how recognising appearances as empty works the same way, then turns to the difference between conditioned and primordial consciousness, weighing in on the debate over what happens to an arhat at death.
The Foolish Dharma of an Idiot Clothed in Mud and Feathers
Death and dying Dream yoga Tantra and Vajrayana The nature of mind Dzogchen The Foolish Dharma of an Idiot Clothed in Mud and Feathers