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Hi, Trekcho & Togel are part of Dzogchen and not Tantra. In Tantra, energy movement is dealt with, In Dzogchen, awareness is dealt with.....Leaving the awareness "naked" as it were...Allowing the thoughts to self liberate or conversely being aware of the state of no thought. The rainbow body is achieved after the "practices" of both trekcho & togel. I do not practice trekcho nor togel but would love to! I'm not aware when Chogyal Namkhai Norbu has given teachings about trekcho & togel. I'll look into this eventually. A book called "Heartdrops of the Dharmakaya" mentions both in detail....Nice. stefos

Yes, I do. In the bible, Jesus said "The Father and I are one." Further in the New Testament, Paul says "God's spirit becomes one with your spirit." Sounds a LOT like Advaita Vedanta right? Of course it does. Just saying!

Hi everyone, Thank you for sharing this wonderful stuff! I'm a Christian actually and I wanted to understand the mind better. I also want to get my masters in Cognitive or Clinical psychology to be a counselor. I'm a Theist in other words. I do not want nor am I requesting fighting/arguing over things. Please discuss, ESPECIALLY if you desire enlightenment right? I've been initiated into Dzogchen by Guru Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche and in Dzogchen the primordial nature IS and IS perfect with no need to "change" or "visualize" anything. Watching without clinging is the path. Enlightenment is the fruit. In Dzogchen attainment of the rainbow body (one manifestation of enlightenment) happens after the "practices" of trekcho & togel. In Dzogchen, everything revolves around the base which is the primordial nature. Trekcho & Togel therefore are not Tantric (i.e. visualization of deity) nor are they Mahayanistic, per se, (i.e. exchanging self for other) nor are they Theravada (i.e. build up the antidotes to the 5 poisons). Naked awareness is the state to be in as thoughts arise or not...just watching without clinging or repulsion. It is this awareness of things as they are that reality is from moment to moment. Please continue! Thank you, stefos

Can anyone here assist me? I know the Brahma Sutra Bhashya mentions 4 schools but what's the story behind it? Thanks Stefos

Hi everyone, Well, I'm new here obviously! I have been studying buddhist thought/philosophy for some time, primarily the Pali Nikayas and Tibetan Dzogchen, some 6 yogas of Naropa studying, and some Mahamudra as well. I have also been studying Ramana Maharshi & Nisargadatta Maharaj's viewpoints on Advaita Vedanta. I own 3 different versions of the Prasthanathrya: V. Panoli, Swami Sivananda and Swami Ghambhirananda's versions! Finally, I have Te-Tao ching copies from Mr. Hendricks: The Ma-wang Tui discovery and the 1993 bamboo slip discovery as well. Currently, I want to see what understanding of Buddhism Adi Sankara went against in his Brahma Sutra Prasthanathraya commentary. In other words: What did Sankara know about the 4 schools mentioned in the Brahma sutras commentary and what did they teach? Thanks, stefos