Outer preliminaries for Dzogchen from Lama Alan

Apr 12 2020 8 ep. 15

Lama Alan offers concise, pith instructions on the four revolutions in outlook, the common, outer preliminaries that are the basis for the uncommon inner preliminaries. These teachings are from the 2020 8-week retreat, The Vajra Essence Part I. There are no prerequisites for these teachings. Register [here](https://sbinstitute.com/product/outer-preliminaries-for-dzogchen-four-revolutions-in-outlook-from-2020-8-week-retreat-audio-stream-download/) If you would like to register for the entire 8-week retreat you can [here](https://sbinstitute.com/product/2020-8-week-retreat-april-1st-may-26th-2020/)

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