Spontaneous Presence

shin tu rnal 'byor - Dzogchen - Ati Yoga. The third of the Three Inner Tantras. According to Jamgön Kongtrül the First, it emphasizes the view that liberation is attained through growing accustomed to insight into the nature of primordial enlightenment, free from accepting and rejecting, hope and fear. The more common word for Ati Yoga nowadays is 'Dzogchen,' the Great Perfection. Ati means 'supreme.' [RY]

See The Rangjung Yeshe Gilded Palace of Dharmic Activity for terms and definitions.