Dzogchen begins with recognition — not with theory

You can read about Dzogchen for years, understand the words rigpa, emptiness and clarity, meditate regularly — and still not know what exactly you are supposed to recognize in your own experience. This is where many practitioners get stuck.


They mistake a calm mind for the natural state. They try to stop thoughts. They cling to pleasant meditation experiences. They understand emptiness intellectually, but do not recognize it directly.


This course is designed to give you a clear and correct entry into Dzogchen practice.

What you will learn
The course culminates in a live Direct Introduction with Khenpo Arta Lama Rinpoche, a Bön Dzogchen master within a living lineage of transmission
  • -1-
    Understand what the natural state actually is
    and distinguish it from ordinary mind, concentration, stillness and temporary meditation experiences
  • -2-
    Recognize the most common mistakes in Dzogchen meditation
    so that you do not spend years practicing in the wrong direction
  • -3-
    Understand how to work with thoughts without suppressing
    and why thoughts themselves are not an obstacle in Dzogchen
  • -4-
    Prepare for Direct Introduction to the Nature of Mind
    with the View, terminology and practical understanding needed to approach it correctly

This is not simply a course about Dzogchen.

It is a preparation for beginning

the actual practice of Dzogchen.

Khenpo Arta Lama Rinpoche
Dzogchen master of the Yundrung Bön tradition, deeply rooted in living lineage of practice and transmission

Founder of Dzogchen Yongtse Ling Center,
author of books on Dzogchen and Tantra

He was born into a family of dedicated practitioners. His uncle, Nima Tsultrim, was a renowned yogi of our time who is said to have attained the Rainbow Body.

Rinpoche spent more than five years in retreat, including three years in complete silence, devoting himself to intensive meditation and Dzogchen practice.

He received teachings from masters in numerous monasteries, as well as from hermits and accomplished yogis, including his uncle, and completed his formal training at Triten Norbutse Monastery.

Today, Rinpoche teaches Dzogchen, Tantra, and advanced yogic practices internationally, combining profound traditional training with a clear and direct way of presenting the teachings.

He is also the author of numerous books on Dzogchen and Tantra.

What this course will give you

  • Prepare to recognize the natural state – rigpa
  • Understand how to work with thoughts
  • Understand the basic principles of Dzogchen
  • Distinguish between the approaches of Sutra, Tantra, and Dzogchen
  • Understand the meaning of "mind" in the context of Dzogchen
  • Lay the necessary foundation for advanced methods (Tögal, Dark Retreat)
What does the course include?
  • Part I:
    8 recorded lessons

    This foundational part covers all the basics of Dzogchen, how this path differs from Sutra and Tantra, what the natural state is and what mind means in the context of Dzogchen, as well as instructions on rushen (preliminary practices of Dzogchen).
  • Part II: Direct introduction *live session with Rinpoche

    At these live sessions you will receive a Direct Introduction to the nature of mind from the Teacher.

  • 8

    lessons

    Each in video format with a ready-made PDF summary

  • 1 live

    session

    Direct Introduction to the nature of mind with Khenpo Arta Lama Rinpoche

  • 1

    October

    Course start — access to all materials from this point is unlimited

Part I: 8 recorded lessons
  • What is Dzogchen?
    • Why this is not "philosophy" or "religion" in the usual sense
    • How it differs from Sutra and Tantra
    • A brief overview of the Bön tradition and lineages of transmission
    • Sources the teaching is based on (texts and names of great Bön masters)
  • Why do we suffer?
    • The origin of samsara from the Dzogchen perspective
    • Why the originally pure nature goes "unrecognized"
  • Refuge and bodhichitta
    • Refuge and bodhichitta
  • Enlightenment in Dzogchen
    • What is awakening from the Dzogchen perspective?
  • What is mind?
    • What is mind?
    • The difference between "consciousness" and "mind"
  • Primordial state
    • The nature of mind (rigpa)
    • Two qualities: emptiness and clarity
    • Why rigpa cannot be "created"
    • Why there is no subject-object division
    • The difference between "rigpa" and "sem"
  • Rushen — preliminary practices of Dzogchen
    • What are rushens?
    • Explanation of how to practice rushens
    • Rushen of the body
    • Rushen of speech
    • Rushen of mind
  • How to begin the practice?
    • What does Direct Introduction mean?
    • How it happens
    • Common beginner mistakes
    • The role of the teacher
Part II: Direct Introduction Live
with Khenpo Arta Lama Rinpoche
  • Direct Introduction to the nature of mind *live broadcast
    • Live dialogue with Rinpoche
    • Direct Introduction to the Nature of Mind
    • Q&A with Rinpoche
Master with a living lineage
of transmission
Khenpo Arta Lama Rinpoche is a qualified master of Bön Dzogchen, whose root teacher was Yongdzin Rinpoche.
Support from a qualified facilitator in chat
If you have any difficulty understanding the material, our facilitator in the chat is always ready to help you.
Full refund if you find this course unhelpful
We're 100% confident in the value of this course — over 100 people have already completed it with positive feedback. Still, the choice of a full refund is always yours if the course doesn't work for you.

When can you start the course?

  • Oct, 1

    8 online lessons


    • access in your personal account
    • access to a private chat with the facilitator for practice support and Q&A
    • study at your own pace
    • unlimited access
  • Nov, 1

    Direct Introduction to the nature of mind


    • online broadcast
    • live dialogue with Rinpoche
    • answers to your questions
    • recording available permanently
  • Nov, 9
    Bonus live session from the instructor

    • online broadcast
    • answers to your questions
    • recording available permanently
Course Registration
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  • 8 recorded lessons
  • 1 live Direct Introduction with Khenpo Arta Lama Rinpoche
  • 1 bonus live session with the course instructor
  • PDF lesson summaries
  • Private WhatsApp support group
  • Lifetime access to all course materials
$49
Regular Price
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  • 8 recorded lessons
  • 1 live Direct Introduction with Khenpo Arta Lama Rinpoche
  • 1 bonus live session with the course instructor
  • PDF lesson summaries
  • Private WhatsApp support group
  • Lifetime access to all course materials
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