-recognizing that our nature is primordially pure(like a rainbow, full of emptiness)- at the same time, togal is presented

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1.ngondro 

2.yidam practice

3.Trekcho

4.Togal practice

Steps to do a Dzogchen Practice:



Padmasambhava, Lingpa, C., Rinpoche, T. U., Rinpoche, O. T., & Kunsang, E. P. (2016). Origin: Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche. In Dzogchen deity practice: Meeting your true nature (pp. 25–30). essay, Rangjung Yeshe Pubns.

Dzogchen Deity Practice: Meeting Your True Nature

preliminary step of Dzogchen; foundation of this meditation.
-purifies every misdeed and obscuration created through our physical, verbal and mental action. It has two stages: development and completion.

ngondro

visualization of and recitation for one's personal Hiram deity.
for example, the recitation of the peaceful and wrathful deities of Kunzang tutting.

Yidam practice

Trekcho

Under the influence of Trekcho, togal practice aim to recognize our natural state or essence during emptiness. It is more like a training instead of a kind of practice.
-The practice lets whatever is already present within you become visible. ex. peaceful and wrathful deities

It is the core of Dzogchen

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