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The Center for Dzogchen Studies is a community of practitioners dedicated to the teachings and practices of the Nyingma lineage flowing from Pukang Monastery, Arik Dza, Kham Tibet. Instruction is based on the Nine Yanas (vehicles) of Nyingma Tibetan Buddhism. These practices gradually introduce the nature of mind to the practitioner.  The view from which one approaches the Nine Yanas is that the awakened state already exists within. Through continued use of the practices, direct experience of our Great Completeness (Dzogchen) becomes possible. The Center for Dzogchen Studies was established in New Haven in 1993 by Dorje Loppön, Padma Karma and three practitioners. Padma Karma is Spiritual Guide and Resident Director.