Foundation for the Preservation of Yungdrung Bön / གཡུང་དྲུང་བོན་ཉར་ཚགས་རིག་མཛོད།

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Dzogchen & Advaita Vedanta

Over the years I have had many discussions on the topic of Dzogchen[1] and Vedanta, particularly Advaita Vedanta, with friends and practitioners of Yungdrung Bön[2] and various schools of Indo-Tibetan Buddhism. Recently, this topic came up again in conversation when a friend  brought to my attention a section of Loel Guiness’ book Rainbow Body that contains an exposition of the Dzogchen view. We had a lively discussion about what was written there after my recent talk at Watkins Books in London and it is this discussion that has prompted me to write this article since, from the perspective of Dzogchen…
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Our sixth anniversary – another active year

It’s six years since this Foundation, set up with the blessing of Yongdzin Rinpoche, received its official status as a UK charity, so this weekend we are celebrating another anniversary. ‘Hardly a day goes by without me reading at least one or two pages from your books’ (sangha member) Each year when we come to prepare the Annual Report for the UK Charity Commission, we think we didn’t manage to do much this year, but then I look over the last twelve months and see that in fact we released several books of teachings, as well as prayers, videos, Zoom …
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Why do we take rebirth as an ordinary sentient being?

I have already taught something about this Basic Nature. When a thought appears from there and you look towards that thought, the thought disappears and there is a clear presence. Soon afterwards, a thought arises. If you follow the thought and immediately judge it as good or bad or something, then you forget where it is coming from, you forget the source. When you see anything, when an object arises, when for instance something interesting comes, you immediately perceive it as interesting and follow it, and that leads to desire. If on the other hand the objects are not very…
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Книга «Мастера Жанг-Жунг Ньенджью» вышла в свет

Друзья, мы рады сообщить, что сегодня вышла в свет новая книга учений Верховного Учителя тибетской духовной традиции юнгдрунг бӧн Йонгдзина Лопӧна Тэндзина Намдака Ринпоче. «Мастера Жанг-Жунг Ньенджью: Сущностные наставления Линии духовной преемственности опыта Бӧнпо Дзогчена» содержит наставления по древнейшему на Земле циклу дзогчена Жанг-Жунг Ньенджью, впервые опубликованные на русском языке для широкой публики. Книга снабжена цветными репродукциями миниатюрных икон мастеров этой традиции и вкладкой, на русском и тибетском, со схемой Линиий духовной преемственности лам этого цикла дзогчена с древнейших времен вплоть до наших дней. Вступление и перевод Дмитрия Ермакова. Этот совместный проект реализован Исследовательским центром тибетской культуры и религии «Юнгдрунг…
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Kyabje Yongdzin Lopön Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche’s Birthday Anniversary

Today, on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, we celebrate an official birthday of Kyabje Yongdzin Lopön Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche, the Head Teacher of Yungdrung Bön. Rinpoche is 97 according to the Western system and 98 according to Tibetan system, in which age calculated from conception. You can read Rinpoche’s concise biography here: https://yungdrungbon.co.uk/yongdzin-lopon-tenzin-namdak-rinpoche/ You can also pray for Rinpoche’s long-life and good health so that he continues teach and guide us all on the path to Buddhahood. Here is the prayer composed by the 33rd Menri Tridzin Rinpoche and translated by Khenpo Gelek Jinpa and Dmitry Ermakov:…
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