My teacher, Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche, was a really great Dzogchen master.
The style of Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche was very humble and simple.
He was what we call a "hidden yogi."
He was not really… how to say?
Promoting himself.
He just lived like a totally simple, ordinary person.
And yet he had a really, really profound realization
of the the essence of "Maha Ati," and he was a great scholar.
I heard that some very high teachers,
when they praised Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche,
they said,
"In this generation, Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche
"is the most learned scholar of Dzogchen.
"There's a living master still in this world."
Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche's lineage is what we call
the "special experiental lineage of Dzogchen."
It used to pass down from master to student, one by one only.
And until Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche's teacher's teacher,
Khenpo Ngakchung… until Khenpo Ngakchung,
there was only one master who gave teachings to one student.
At the time of Khenpo Ngakchung,
the time was right to begin to instruct more students.
And there are prophecies that in the degenerate times -
the 21st century is good but it is also a degenarate time.
So, in the degenerate time, the teachings of the experiental lineage,
it's time for them to be open for more students, more for the public,
and that will be of more benefit for other sentient beings.
And with Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche,
by just looking at him,
you had a sense of recognizing the nature of your mind.
When just being around him, you lost your ordinary concepts.
Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche always remained in…
the great realization - the nature of mind.
Even his facial expressions, his posture,
could teach you Dzogchen - the practice of nature of mind.
He was born in Tibet. And, since childhood,
he really had an interest in practicing Dzogchen.
He received very profound teachings from many, many Dzogchen masters.
He's really an example of… How to say?
The yogi who has detachment.
For him, it didn't matter: ten Indian Rupees
or 100,000 US dollars. It didn't matter.
I had a very good opportunity to receive these teachings
from Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche because my father made a request
to Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche
to teach me about the experiental lineage of Dzogchen.
And I went to Bhutan because at that time he was in Bhutan.
So I visited him many times and he gave teachings in the mornings.
Then we had to practice, and then ask questions.
So I had this great opportunity to receive very profound teachings
about Dzogchen from Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche.