Meeting Dzogchen Teachers in Thailand

I've been reading Dzogchen books for almost 5 years but never meet any Dzogchen teacher. It's my great opportunity to meet the 2 Dzogchen teachers, Kundrol Mangyal Lhasras Rinpoche and Geshe Latri Nyima Dakpa Rinpoche, in the first conference on "Body and Mind: Science and Spirituality Perspectives" held by The Thousand Stars Foundation and Metanexus Institute.

I have a profound peak experience while Nyima Dakpa Rinpoche introducing us to the inner mirror and the Great Perfection. Lhasras Rinpoche's teachings was given in Tibetan language and tranlated into English by Nyima Dakpa Rinpoche, even though I can't receive his whole meanings and feelings directly, but the teaching itself is extraordinary simple. It's the teaching that comes from the experience of a Rinpoche that was imprisoned in Tibet for more than 20 years and practiced Dzogchen while he's in jail for the whole period. I feel the teachings are completely "over my head."

Phenomenologically, Nyima Dakpa Rinpoche's introduction of Dzogchen was conducive to my peak experience and Lhasras Rinpoche's teaching of Dzogchen was beyond my ability to understand but deep down I know it's the state I've never met before. This is very similar to what Luangphaw Pramote told me that I still not experience the Big Mind. There is a thin wall that block me to open to the Big Mind. I realize that all peak experiences I have about the Big Mind and Dzogchen are glimpses of the perfected state.

(A phenomenological note: There is a moment that he walked pass me and it felt like the Emptiness walked pass me.)

If there is any merit that I cultivate in this conference, I'd like to dedicate to Ken Wilber who is now in ICU. I wish him the Great Perfection, No Birth, No Death, No Coming, No Going.