Dzogchen and the "relief" of emotions on a daily basis (11) - changing conditions - summary 1

Dzogchen in everyday life

This is the first of two exceptional episodes concluding the series on “The Relief of Emotions on a Daily Basis” and families of emotions directly related to the ongoing climate upheavals, with our guest Mila Khyentse Rinpoche.

In previous episodes, we found that we didn't necessarily make the connection between the evolution of the external conditions and our emotional states, and that this kept us in a state of tension and continuous suffering. Our usual mode of response to this suffering is the famous fight or flight, which only serves to maintain this state of malaise and confusion.

We've also seen that Dzogchen offers a different path to our usual reactions, one that enables us to achieve genuine emotional calm, develop greater clarity about our living conditions and help us to respond more appropriately to situations.

In this episode, we invite you to deepen your understanding and experience of this path to clarity and calm through a series of short practices.

Host: Marie-Laure

RECAP & TAKEAWAYS

“Dzogchen in everyday life” series, episode 11: the “The Relief of Emotions on a Daily Basis” and families of emotions directly related to the ongoing climate upheavals - Summary

In this podcast, Mila Khyentse discusses :

1. The natural human resistance to change 2’40
2. Uncertainty and fear 5’30
3. Impermanence and the underlying question of death 8’30
4. “The future is bright”: a strategy for avoiding the reality of our real conditions 12’50
5. Dzogchen answer to the fear of changing conditions: face it directly ! 15’
6. A way of concentrating to go beyond the usual fight-or-flight response 18’

PRACTICES

Step 1 : Developping clarity 20’

• Seat still and concentrate on one point
• Remember an event that develop a strong emotion
• Isolate an emotion and focus directly on it
• Practice feedback 25’55
• The importance of a daily practice 28’35

Step 2 : Broadening the perspective - opening up the mind to recognize the real nature of the emotion 33’27

• Regain clarity : focus on one point
• Recall the emotion from previous exercise
• Focus on it and open to the space