Dzogchen Teachings by Chogyal Namkhai Norbu

Author:Chogyal Namkhai Norbu
Language: eng
Format: azw3, mobi, pdf
ISBN: 1559392436
Publisher: Snow Lion
Published: 2006-03-25T00:00:00+00:00

TANTRA-INTEGRATING WITH MOVEMENT

In the Tantric and Dzogchen teachings, there are specific instructions and methods that work specifically with this movement that do not rely only on remaining or resting in the calm state.

When the condition of the individual is explained in the teachings in general, we speak of nepa and gyuwa. Nepa refers to the calm state; gyuwa refers to the aspect of our condition as movement. In the calm state we discover this movement of our thoughts, emotions, and energy, and then we must integrate with it. There are various methods we can receive to integrate with this movement, but such methods are not found in the Sutra teachings. They are, however, the principal method used in Tantra.

That is why Tantric methods involve chanting, singing, the use of instruments, and various different types of movements. People who are not accustomed to doing these types of things do not consider this to be meditation. They say, "Oh, I like to practice meditation, but I don't like to do pujas, rituals." Or, "I don't like to perform Tantric ceremonies." Many people say this sort of thing. But what such statements generally mean is that those who make them do not understand the way in which movement is part of our nature; they don't understand the value of movement. They believe that our condition is emptiness, and that to be in emptiness is everything. But that is not the totality of our real condition. People who make such statements are accustomed to fol lowing only Sutra teachings and have no knowledge of the function of Tantric teachings.

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