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Episode 13 - The 3 series of Dzogchen : the Man ngag dé
Episode 135th November 2025 • Dzogchen Today! What is Dzogchen? • Dzogchen Today! Team
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In the thirteenth episode of “What is Dzogchen?”, the third and last of the “three series” (*sde gsum*) of Dzogchen, Nils Derboule and Mila Khyentse Rinpoche continue to give us an initial glimpse of the Dzogchen tradition, highlighting the *Men ngag dé* series (*man ngag sde*), which is the third of the "three series" (*sde gsum*).

**Host:** Grégoire


**Notes:**


Traditionally, the three series are introduced in succession, corresponding to the progression along the Dzogchen path: from the semde (*sems sde*) - the mind series - to the longde (*klong sde*) - the matrix space series - and on to the men ngag dé (*man ngag sde*) - or the direct instruction series.


**Recap & Takeaways:**


“What is Dzogchen?” series, Episode 12: The Three Series of the Great Perfection.


1. 02:00 — The View of of *Men ngag dé* (*man ngag sde*)

2. 04:44 — The Main Texts

3. 06:00 — *Ka dag* and *Lhun grub*

4. 07:30 — The Evolution of the Three Series and the *Termas*.

5. 13:00 — Trekchö (*khregs gcod*) and Thögäl (*thod rgal*): the Two Main Practices

6. 20:00 — “Radical” Dzogchen

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