Contemplation and Non-Doing: Solitude, Absorption and Letting-be as Structural Principles of Contemplative Religious Practice
Entangled Religions June 18, 2026 Dylan Esler
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Dylan Esler
2 papers in the library · publishing 2025-2026
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The Notion of ‘Effortlessness’ in the Dzogchen Commentaries by Nubchen Sangye Yeshe
Entangled Religions - Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of Religious Contact and Transfer November 7, 2025 Dylan Esler
The present contribution will seek to explore the notion of effortlessness in the Dzogchen commentaries by Nubchen Sangye Yeshe (ca. 844–mid-tenth century), examining its role as a key theme in the self-understanding of the emergent Dzogchen tradition’s approach to contemplative practice. We will also touch upon the (apparent?) paradox consisting of learning the meditative skill of uncontrived...