When You Discover One, You Discover All

In the Tibetan texts belonging to the Dzogchen Semde series, the most ancient texts are considered the first five translations of Vairochana, namely Rigpai Khujug, Tsalchen Trugpa, Khyungchen Dingwa, Dola Serzhün, Minubpai Gyaltsen (also called DorjeSempa Namkha Che), and the Mejung, amounting at six. In relatively recent times, 1971, a text was discovered containing essential instructions on the way to apply the practice related to these six original texts in a pure Dzogchen style. These practice instructions, attributed to Nubchen Sangye Yeshe, are therefore extremely precious for Atiyoga practitioners. In this retreat, Chögyal Namkhai Norbu explains the instructions of how to integrate and apply the knowledge of Changchubsem Gompa Dola Serzhün written by Mañjushrimitra:

“Regarding all phenomena, all existence, here it says that nothing arises, nothing starts. Just how it is. Even if different kinds of phenomena exist, when you are in your real nature, all phenomena are also at that level. For this reason in the Dzogchen teaching we say chig she kun drol. It means thatwhen you discover one, you discover all.
What have you discovered? Your real state, your real nature. Then you discovered all. Because when you are in that state, these distinctions of subjects/objects, outside/inside, do not exist. When you discover what is sweet in a small piece of chocolate, you have discovered all kinds of sweets. This is a good example. Here it is explained in this way.”