Dzogchen (Great Perfection, Tibetan Nyingma Tradition)
Dzogchen (Great Perfection) aims at the direct recognition and stabilization of rigpa, the pure, unfabricated, empty and luminous presence or awareness, to be distinguished from sems (the ordinary discursive mind). The path unfolds according to three inseparable moments — the view (tawa), meditation (gompa) and action (chopa) — and rests on the principle of self-liberation (rang drol), whereby thoughts free themselves when they are left without grasping or rejection. The two main techniques are trekcho (cutting through grasping) and togel (a restricted practice). The author stresses that Dzogchen is not a psychotherapy but a path of liberation; its elements are adapted in therapy for chronic anxiety, rumination, bereavement and the relationship to death, with a formal contraindication for severe psychotic and dissociative disorders.
| Code | TI107 |
|---|---|
| Name (EN) | Dzogchen (Great Perfection, Tibetan Nyingma Tradition) |
| French name | Dzogchen (Grande Perfection, tradition tibétaine Nyingma) |
| Acronym (FR) | DZO |
| Founder(s) | transmission de Garab Dorje, Padmasambhava, Vimalamitra ; codification par Longchenpa (XIVe s.) ; diffusion occidentale : Namkhai Norbu, Sogyal Rinpoche |
| Year | introduction au Tibet au VIIIe siècle ; codification au XIVe siècle ; diffusion en Occident au XXe siècle |
| School / wave | Bouddhisme tibétain, tradition Nyingma ; voie sotériologique non-duelle, sommet des neuf véhicules |
| Source volume | Volume 8 of the Mémento des Psychothérapies |
This therapy is covered in detail (principles, indications, protocol, level of evidence) in Volume 8 of the Mémento des Psychothérapies. See the volume.