Gems and Facets from Namdrol

This is from Kunga Namdrol's blog called The Treasusry of Ati.  It's such a gem I wanted to replicate it here.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Gems and Facets

If you are a Theravadin, Dzogchen seems similar to Vipassana, if you are a Vajrayanist, Dzogchen seems similar to Mahamudra. If you are Zen pracitioner, Dzogchen seems similar to Zen. If you are a Mahayanist, Dzogchen seems similar to Madhyamaka and so on.

The reason for this is that Dzogchen is the essence of all Buddhist practice. Dzogchen is the gem, these other practices are the facets. Dzogchen encompasses them all, exceeds them all, and brings them all to their fullest expression.