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Guru Yoga<\/strong>
In the Dzogchen tradition taught by Ch\u00f6gyal Namkhai Norbu,\u00a0Guru Yoga\u00a0(often published as\u00a0Guruyoga) is the fundamental and most essential practice. Rather than viewing the Guru as an external deity or ordinary person, Guru Yoga means merging your own mind with the primordial state of the teacher.\u00a0
Core Meaning in Dzogchen<\/strong>
\u2022 The Real Nature:\u00a0The teaching states that the condition of the Buddha or\u00a0Dharmakaya\u00a0coincides with your own deep nature, meaning there is no need to look for it outside yourself.\u00a0
\u2022 Instant Presence:\u00a0Guru Yoga is the practice of returning to the state of\u00a0rigpa\u00a0(pure, non-dual awareness) or instant presence that was first introduced to you directly by your master.\u00a0
\u2022 The Essential Bridge:\u00a0Just as an electrical current requires a connection to turn on a light, Guru Yoga acts as the vital spark that activates and sustains contemplation.\u00a0

Essential introduction to Guruyoga by Namkhai Norbu is the book Guruyoga.
1. General Teachings:\u00a0An explanation of Guru Yoga, its meaning, and how it applies to the three aspects of the path:\u00a0view\u00a0(tawa),\u00a0meditation\u00a0(gompa), and\u00a0behavior\u00a0(chodpa).\u00a0
2. Practical Methods:\u00a0Specific Guru Yoga practices utilized within the International\u00a0 Dzogchen Community for methods introducing the\u00a0rigpa\u00a0state, and instructions related to worldwide transmissions.\u00a0
Transmission and Practice Requirements
\u2022 Direct Introduction:\u00a0In the Dzogchen Community, studying and practicing these texts traditionally requires having received a\u00a0Direct Introduction\u00a0(transmission) to the state of contemplation from Ch\u00f6gyal Namkhai Norbu or an authorized qualified lineage teacher now Yeshe Silvano Norbu
\u2022 Worldwide Transmissions:\u00a0Ch\u00f6gyal Namkhai Norbu historically granted the transmission for Guru Yoga on specific annual anniversaries in the Dzogchen calendar.\u00a0
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The Vajra Song<\/strong>
The Song of the Vajra is a profound Dzogchen text translated and published by Ch\u00f6gyal Namkhai Norbu, describing the primordial state of mind and the Indestructible Awareness.
The Song of the Vajra is written in a symbolic script rather than a standard literal language, serving as a roadmap to the non-dual state of reality. The verses point to the primordial nature of reality as unborn and uncaused, spontaneously perfect and complete without needing any external construction or fixing. By moving beyond dualistic acceptance and rejection, the teachings describe a continuous, effortless self-liberation of all arising phenomena back into pure awareness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yantra Yoga<\/strong>
Yantra Yoga or the Yoga of Movement is an acient 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. Ch\u00f6gyal 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 fundamantal 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 letting the mind fing the authentic balance and relaxation which is the basis for getting into contemplation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Guru YogaIn the Dzogchen tradition taught by Ch\u00f6gyal Namkhai Norbu,\u00a0Guru Yoga\u00a0(often published as\u00a0Guruyoga) is the fundamental and most essential practice. Rather than viewing the Guru as an external deity or ordinary person, Guru Yoga means merging your own mind with the primordial state of the teacher.\u00a0Core Meaning in Dzogchen\u2022 The Real Nature:\u00a0The teaching states that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-with-title","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-239","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzogchencommunity.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/239","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzogchencommunity.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzogchencommunity.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzogchencommunity.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzogchencommunity.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=239"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/dzogchencommunity.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/239\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":405,"href":"https:\/\/dzogchencommunity.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/239\/revisions\/405"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzogchencommunity.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}