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
