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Beginner Dzogchen — Lama Lena in the Caves of Tso Pema
Filmed in her cave at Tso Pema, the first of a series of introductory Dzogchen teachings.
About the teacher
Lama Lena
Lama Lena (Yeshe Kaytup) began studying with Lama Thubten Yeshe in Nepal in 1972, an early encounter that set her on a path of formal Tibetan Buddhist training. She went on to spend seven years in solitary retreat in a cave above Tso Pema, India, under the guidance of her root teacher Wangdor Rinpoche, who held lineages in both the Nyingma and Kagyu schools, a dual transmission she now carries and teaches herself.
Her teaching is presented as 'Direct Mind Perception meditation,' drawing on both Dzogchen (Nyingma) and Mahāmudrā (Kagyu) pointing-out instructions, delivered in a style students often describe as precise, direct and humorous. She continues to teach both online and in person, dividing her time between New Orleans and Tso Pema.
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Talks & videos
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Talk
What Is Dzogchen: An Introduction
A public teaching on what Dzogchen is and how it is practised, from Lama Lena's own channel.
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Recordings from Lama Lena.
Talks, guided meditations and podcast conversations, playing from the platform this teacher publishes them on.
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Live from New Orleans — Vajrasattva
A teaching on Vajrasattva, recorded live in New Orleans, from Lama Lena's own podcast.
From the podcast Lama Lena Teachings
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The Six Paramitas from a Dzogchen Perspective, Part 2
The second half of a teaching on the six paramitas seen from within Dzogchen.
From the podcast Lama Lena Teachings
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Mahamudra & the yogas
Kagyu
Meditation lineages especially associated with Mahāmudrā and yogic transmission.
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