The Dzogchen Teaching
Dzogchen or “The Great Perfection” is considered the summit of all Tibetan schools, the highest and most immediate path towards spiritual progress.
Rather than a religious doctrine it is better defined as a system of inner knowledge, given the great importance to the development of individual awareness. This spiritual path which is open to all, involves working towards self-awareness; personal freedom is an essential aspect so there is no obligation to follow rules or take monastic vows.
The fundamental practice consists of reaching a deep knowledge of oneself and one's essential existence through the various experiences of daily life. For this reason, Dzogchen is particularly well suited to the needs of modern society.
Santi Maha Sangha
In order to ensure the continuation of the Transmission and lineage of the Dzogchen tradition, Chögyal Namkhai Norbu initaited a training programme in the late 1980s for those students with an aptitude for teaching in the future. The base Level training is open, and indeed recommended to all individuals who are interested in deepening their knowlodge of the Dzogchen Teachings. Encompassing 10 levels in all, with exams at each stage, this programme offers a complete training in the Dzogchen tradition. Some students are already accredited teachers of the base and First Level training.
Yantra Yoga
Yantra Yoga or the Yoga of Movement is an ancient system of Tibetan yoga based on the text /The Union of the Sun and the Moon/, written in the 8th century by the master and translator Vairochana. Chögyal Namkhai Norbu wrote a detailed commentary on the root text and started to transmit this teaching in the West at the beginning of the seventies.Yantra Yoga is a fundamental method to integrate the profound essence of the Dzogchen Teaching in the three doors (body, voice and mind) of the practitioner. Through positions and movements combined with breathing one's energy is coordinated and harmonized, so as to let the mind find the authentic balance and relaxation, which is the basis for getting into contemplation.
See the calendar of Yantra Yoga
Vajra Dance
In the Dzogchen Teaching sound and movement are very important because they are the means to integrate oneself into the state of contemplation. The Vajra Dance is principally a practice to harmonize the energy of each individual. If one has a more profound knowledge of the meaning of the Dance, it becomes a method for integrating the three existences of body, voice and mind into the knowledge of the state of contemplation. This integration is one of the most important aims of a Dzogchen practitioner. The Vajra Dance is practiced on a Mandala which represents the correspondence between the internal dimension of the individual and the outer dimension of the world.
.See the calendar of Vajra Dance