This miniseries explores three types of loss— loss of meaning, discernment, and connection — not as isolated phenomena, but as facets of a broader crisis in our relationships with ourselves, others, and the world. Offering a cross-cultural perspective, it weaves together contemporary insights and ancient wisdom.

In this second episode, Mila Khyentse Rinpoche and Grégoire Langouet explore the question of discernment from the perspectives of Western traditions and Dzogchen.

Host : Marie-Laure

Notes

Dzogchen is a directly accessible tradition that can be practiced in various ways in daily life, focusing on achieving liberation from suffering and the means to achieve it.

Recap & Takeaways

In this episode, Mila Khyentse Rinpoche and Grégoire Langouet Langouet discuss:

2’55 - Discernment in Western traditions

6’00 - Discerning vs judging

8:55 - Taking time to study : a crucial step

9’40 - The path of discernement in Buddhism and Dzogchen traditions: a two-sep process

14’00 - Drawing on his experience, Grégoire highlights the importance of developing discernment

18’28 - When the mind is clear, actions are clear

20’12 - Mila Khyentse’s advice on cultivating discernement

This miniseries explores three types of loss— loss of meaning, discernment, and connection — not as isolated phenomena, but as facets of a broader crisis in our relationship with ourselves, with others, and with the world around us. It offers a cross-cultural perspective, weaving together contemporary insights and ancient wisdom.

In this first episode, Mila Khyentse Rinpoche and Grégoire Langouet explore the question of meaning through the lens of Dzogchen, in a world that is steadily losing its bearings.

Host: Marie-Laure

Recap & Takeaways In this episode, Mila Khyentse Rinpochee and Grégoire Langouet Langouet discuss:

1:00 - A sense of direction, coherence, and accomplishment

5:00 - The loss of meaning in today’s world

The sense of meaning for Asian tradition - a two-step process:

13:00 - Existential meaning : living without regrets at the time of death

14:00 - Primordial meaning : “What are you really, beyond birth and death?”

18:00 - The profound meaning as the ultimate quest: going beyond time 18'

20:00 - Contrasting perspectives on spirituality in Asia and the West

22:00 - The profound meaning is where your consciousness is: here and now

In this three-episode miniseries, we focus on a topic increasingly present in contemporary society: the feeling of loneliness. Throughout the series, we explore the many facets of loneliness through the lens of Dzogchen, aiming to understand its inner workings.

In this third episode, Damien Brohon and Carine Benoit discuss what joyful solitude and times of retreat are and their benefits.

Host : Marie-Laure