Khordé Rushen
Meaning "separating samsara and nirvana," is a distinctive set of Dzogchen preliminaries that directly introduce practitioners to the essential distinction between the confused experience of cyclic existence and the liberated state of enlightenment. Through a series of practices that often involve specific physical movements, breathing techniques, and visualizations, these preliminaries help practitioners experientially recognize how clinging and grasping create samsara while the natural release into rigpa reveals the primordially pure nature of nirvana, thereby establishing the crucial foundation for the main Dzogchen practices of trekchö and tögal.
Since the early 8th century, Tibetans and Himalayan people have treasured "Namtars" as written or spoken narratives that demonstrate the realization of the Buddhist path by exceptional practitioners. These namtars, or spiritual biographies, serve as inspirational guides on the path to enlightenment.
Today, Namtars Foundation aims to record, preserve, and freely offer the world a written and electronic treasury of the oral wisdom of Tibetan and Himalayan Buddhism.
