Yogi Khenpo Drimed Dawa (Dean) - Part 2: History, Practice, and Function of Ngöndro

See the first episode with Dean for more context: https://anchor.fm/wystan-t-bryant-scott/episodes/Natural-Awakening-Yogi-Khenpo-Drimed-Dawa-Dean-Vajrayana--Dzogchen-Seeing-Things-as-They-Are-e1g4t28

Wherein Dean provides a sketch of the history of tantric preliminary practices, a description of the actual activities, and explains their purpose and function within the structure of Tantric practice. Enjoy!

You can find Dean's organization, lineage, online courses, and much more at https://www.awaminstitute.org/.

His YouTube channel is: https://www.youtube.com/user/DharmakirtiCollege

Finally, I wholeheartedly recommend his excellent and thorough book, 'Innate Happiness: A Direct Guidance Manual for Householder Yogis and Yoginis', which you can find directly for purchase here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GTDDWM4/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

From Patrul Rinpoche's 'The Essential Jewel of Holy Practice', translated by Emily McRae and Jay Garfield:

Samsara is mere appearance, nothing more. See mundane appearance as divine to benefit others. By seeing things this way, you grant all beings the four empowerments. Plumbing the depths of samsara, chant the six-beat mantra...

Dedicate whatever arises to the guests of spontaneous liberation. Mold whatever appears into the tsa-tsas of empty appearance. Offer nondual prostrations to the protector, the nature of mind. Performing only virtuous acts, chant the six-beat mantra.

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Thanks for watching and listening! May you be happy! May all beings everywhere be free from all suffering!