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KHENPO NAMDROL RINPOCHE:
ORAL COMMENTARY ON PATRUL
RINPOCHES WORDS OF MY PRECIOUSTEACHER,
THE KUNZANG LAMAI ZHALUNG
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2 KUNZANG LAMAI ZHALUNG
Khch Nrol Rpoch v ths cotry 2005 to rop
o Tbt Npl prcttors tr 3-yr rtrt t th Plyl
Rtrt Ctr Prph, Npl.
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INTRODUCTION
MOTIVATIONTh Dorj Tso Ttr stts:
Gather your conceptual thoughts andAlways listen with wholesome earnest intention.Vajrasattva and the other victorious ones o the three timesCannot shower their blessings on those who neglect mindulness.
I rl, w st lwys bo ovrtos thohts, cl
trl thohts s wll s thohts o ovrt, try to rtvrtos thohts, thohts o oo wll. W spclly to r
oo wll wh lst to1 th tchs, or wh b to tch thDhr, v or so whl prctc th o th Dhr.
I prtclr, w st br orth postv ttt bor rtk th
prctc o tt o th rto coplto sts.
Th blsss copsso o th lht os r prtl,
wth o rc btw thos who r r thos who r r. Fro
th pot o vw o th bhs, th blsss copsso r bs ow rrlss o stc; ro th prspctv o th bs to b
t, howvr, th bhs blsss ppr to ow sly or so
r obstrct or othrs. Th rso tht so bs l to bsorb th
blsss copsso o th lht os s ot cs by y lt
o th blsss copsso, bt rslts ro rcs o thbs. Althoh th k o th os brs ow r o ll ss qlly,
spol ss wll ot sprot whl oo ss sprot k shoots. Th
r tsl s prtl, bt crt ss cot sprot.
Th copsso o th lht os ows to bs who
cotosly hv oo vrtos thohts, bt cot ptrtthos wthot vrtos thohts. Th rc btw rcv or
ot rcv th blsss copsso s tht th blsss ptrt
thos wth postv tto bt ot thos wth ovrtos trl
thohts. Sc w th blsss copsso o th lht
bs to sk to s, w st bo ovrtos trl thohts.
Excpt or pros lk p slp t, wh cors thohts ovrt ovrt r block, cocptl thohts ow throh or
1 Note that the Tibetan term thos (listening, hearing) carries the sense of
studying and so also includes reading Dharma texts.
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s costtly r or tr lvs. Althoh ths thohts r
cslssly throh or s, w l to lyz th to tr whthr
thy r ovrtos, trl or vrtos. O tr othr, w proc
ch o thohts, bt l to lyz th, thy bco lost.Rthr th ct lk tht, howvr, wth th rcoto tht w
or prst cocptl thk, w shol look wr lyz
whthr or thohts r o ttcht, r, orc, pr jlosy2
so o, or whthr thy r trl thr vrtos or ovrtos
bt sply thohts o whthr to t or slp or wlk, thohts lk thoso o who oly ollows ts str wthot y tto o ts ow.
Th vrtos thohts r th, voto th thoht o vlop
bodhicitta, tht wshs to tt lhtt or th sk o llbs. All thohts tht rs r vrtos, ovrtos or trl. Oly
ths thr typs xst.
W to look wth or s to scovr wht s o o. W
shol ot lt th thohts stry otwrly; bt st br or ttto
to th look wrly. Frst, w hv to scrtz to s whthr th
cocptl thoht tht s rs s vrtos, ovrtos or trl. I t s
ovrtos thoht o o o th ctv otos, strv to coqr t.
At bst f tot bo t. I th tot ost work, orth t b try to spprss ovrtos thohts ort bot th.
Ntrl thohts shol lso b scr, lthoh thy r ot s b s
ovrtos thohts.
Novrtos thohts l to th rto o rt sr. Ntrlthohts o ot rp to sch rts o sr, bt thy thr l to
tt lbrto or to th stt o lhtt. Thror ttpt
to v p trl thohts s wll. Sk to proc cocptl thohts o
vrt. Alwys lst wth postv tto. Th thoht o tt
rbrth s h or o c b cosr postv tto, s
r spr to chv lbrto or rv, wsh to rch thsrpssbl stt o lhtt. Ths thr r ll vrts o
vrtos thohts.
THE SPECIFIC TOPIC
Th topc hr cocrs Mhy Dhr,3 o whch th tchs o
2 Thevemajorafictiveemotions.
3 Generally speaking, the threeyanasorvehiclesaretheHinayana(the
lesservehicle),theMahayana(thegreatervehicle)andtheVajrayana(the
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Dzogpa Chenpo, th Grt Prcto, r th pcl. I prtclr, w rscss th Dzoch prlry prctcs. W st try to r
otvto tht ccors wth th tchs b st, ths cs th
rt op- Mhy otvto o bohctt th prtclrVjry otvto o th vst thos. Thror, w shol rt
th ovrll otvto o th Mhy tch; wth tht w to
proc th otvto o th Vjry. Th tho or vlop ths
thohts wll b tht ltr. Th pot hr s to lwys lst to th
tchs wth oo otvto.
Wll th blsss o th loros Vjrsttv th bhs
bohsttvs o th thr ts ptrt th o soo who
lcts to rt vrtos thohts oly ostrs ovrtos trl thohts, v wh physclly prst th tchs? Thy
wll ot. Th lht os blsss cot ptrt thos whoss r crt tv thohts. Ths, lst to th tchs wth
oo otvto rht ow. Ltr, wh prctc th tchs, th
bhs o th thr ts thr hrs wll lwys protct yo, jst s
soo wth sht crs or protcts soo who s bl. Whthr
or ot prsos wth ths vrtos st spcfclly spplct th bhs
bohsttvs, thr blsss ow spotosly. Tht s why yo stlst to th prst tch wth oo otvto .
Th txt b tht s cll Th Wors o My Prct Tchr,
Tbt, Kunzang Lamai Zhalung, t scrbs th Dzochprlry prctcs. Th bhs tch ccorc wth th cpcts,
ss clts, thohts o ch vl b. Bcs thscpcts, clts, thohts r cocvbl br typ,
cocvbl brs o tchs r tht. I w sk whch o ll
ths ros tchs s th srpssbl ctl cs or ttlhtt, th swr wol b th srpssbl tch o Dzop
Chpo.
Th Scrt Essc Ttr4 stts tht lthoh th bhs hv
tht cotlss lvls o tchs, thy r ll tht s strwy to rch
th lvl o Dzoch. Dzoch tsl s th ctl cs or tt
bhhoo. Wthot rly o Dzochs ftv tchs, w wll
ot scc ccoplsh th ltt ol, lhtt. Dzop
Chpo s th spr pth.
diamondvehicle),alsocalledtheMantrayana(thevehicleofmantra).
4 Guhyagarbha (Skt); Sangwa Nyingpo (Tib).
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Th Dzoch tchs r clssf to thr: th otr vso o
semde th ctory th tchs o clrty; th r vsoo longde th xps ctory th tchs o ptss; th
scrt tchs omengagde pth strctos tht tch th vsbltyo clrty ptss, or othr wors th vsblty o trsc
wrss ptss (rigtong zung jug). M cots Dzochs
two sbvsos: kadag trekchod ctt throh to prorl prty lhundrub togal spotosly cross ovr.
O ths two, Trkcho s th or rl tch. All o th orvsos o th pth strcto scto th otr, r, scrt ost
scrt, kow s th or cycls o pth strcto qlly tch th pth
o Trkcho. Th rc cocrs th tch o Tol, whch s ottht s xplctly th otr, r scrt cycls. Th ro, pth
rto o Tol r clrly xplctly tht th ost scrtcycl. Th hhst tch o Dzop Chpo s yangsang nyingtik thost scrt hrt ssc rop, lso cll Longchen Nyingtik. I ths cs,th tch s tr prso; t ws Osct Lochp who
propt ths tchs. Thy r lso kow s th tchs o th
los Dzop Chpo (osal dzogpa chenpo).
To tr to th prt o th pth o Loch Nytk w strtk th prlry prctcs scrb hr, prctcs tht r tht
s wll wth th tchs coo to ll th yanas. Th prlryprctcs c b v to otr r. Th pths tht th
coo vhcls r kow s th otr coo prlry prctcs,
whl thos ro th Mhy srpssbl scrt Mtry rcll th coo r prlry prctcs. A prcttor s
to coplt ths prlry prctcs to ollow th pth o th ctl
ltt los Dzop Chpo.
Both th otr coo prlry prctc th coo
prlry prctc ly tr th . Ths prctcs hlp splobstcls tht prvt s ro br orth th rl tr o th ctl
los Dzop Chpo, thy crt vorbl cotos throh th
cclto o oros rt. Th prctcs costtt spcl tho
to v rs to ctlz th rlty o th Dzoch tch. Thy
r cll prlry prctcs sc w cot o wthot th. Gr
Yo prtclr hlps st th spcl losty, s lso th pththt swtly trsrs th blsss.
W c cll ths k o tch tri, to or to l,
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bcs, throh ths pth strctos, o rlly lrs how to
prctc, lso bcs th strcto ls orry bs lo th
pth o los Dzop Chpo.
Th Tbt ttl, Kz L Zhl, cts tht ro thprorl bh Ktzpo (Stbhr Sskrt) ow to os
prst l, ll th l rs hv b tchrs o Dzoch. Th
tchs hv b trstt ro Ktzpo throh th l
to os prst l. Thr rt thos o trssso r o:
to trssso o th loros os; trssso throh sso th rt bohsttvs; trssso ro oth to r o th yos.
Throh ll ths thos, th tchs hv b pss ow ro
Ktzpo to or ow root l wthot brk. Th tchs thtpss ro oth to r r cll zhalung, orl strctos.
OFFERING PRAISE AND HOMAGE
As prolo to th txt, Ptrl Rpoch ks ors o prs ho to th l ls, to Osct Lochp, to J Lp,
spclly to hs ow root l, J Gylw Ny. Th or s
ttr wors o prs prostrt to th qlts o th ls boy,spch, . Ths prctc s powrl tho or cclt
rt; t s rlly s tht soo who hs cclt vst rt clfll ll o hs or hr5 sprtos. Ivls who lck sfct rt
who hv stro tv thohts cot chv thr hops, bt thos
who hv cclt rt c o so wthot y obstcls.
Nros thos r vlbl to thr rt, cl th sv
brchs.6 Ao ths, prs th qlts o th ls boy, spch
, py ho throh k prostrtos sttly ccltcocvbl rt. Th qlts o th root r ql th ttt o
ll th bhs, k th l spcl fl o kowl. Th kss
5 Please note the occasional and deliberate use of both the male and
female pronoun (he and she, his and hers, him and her) to indicate that at all times
both genders are equally indicated. The original Tibetan contains no gender
differentiation; it is the standard usage of the male pronoun in English which
causes apparent gender discrimination where none exists.
6 Thesevenbranchesare:prostrationasanantidotetopride;offeringasan
antidote to miserliness; confession and remorse as antidotes to the three poisons of
attachment,hatredandignorance;rejoicingatothershappinessandvirtueasan
antidotetojealousy;requestingthatthewheelofDharmabeturned;prayingthat
the enlightened ones remain in this world; and dedication of merit.
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o os str s v rtr th th kss o th bhs, so th r
s spcl fl o kss. Wth postv tto, th voto,
k prostrtos crry ot othr vrtos ctos to spcl fl
lk th l brs rtr bft th prostrt k orsto th bhs o th t rctos. Lck th rspct towr
os root l s or sros lt th lck th voto to
th bhs o th t rctos. Vst bft ccrs ro vw yor
l wth th voto; lck th voto, howvr, yo c
cclt rt lt.
Ths, bor copos ths book o tchs o th Dzoch
prlry prctcs, Ptrl Rpoch ors prs pys ho to hs
root r to th l ls. Throh ths tho h ccltsvst rt, ssr tht hs sprtos wll b lfll. Th ols to b
ccoplsh r to b r o obstcls whl wrt ths txt, to scc coplt th coposto, or th book to vstly bft th tch
bs. For ll ths rsos Ptrl Rpoch ks ths or o
prs ho th b. As I hv jst xpl, th objcts
o or r hs root l, th l ls othrs. Mk ors
to os root l rs s v or powrl th k ors
to th bhs o th t rctos.Ptrl Rpoch bs by prs hs root ls prosc r:
I bow down to the venerable lamas, who possess great nonconceptualcompassion.
Grlly spk, th str o os root r holscocvbl qlts o rjct ccpt. Althoh hs rs
possss ll ths qlts, Ptrl Rpoch prtclrly xts hs prs to
thr ococptl copsso. H os ths bcs, ro o ll thqlts kowl o wht to rjct wht to ccpt, ococptl
copsso s th prry o. Copsso s th s tht rts ll thqlts o bhhoo; t s th wtr tht css th s to xp th
qlts br bot th kowl o wht to rjct ccpt;
flly, copsso s lk th rp rt. Ths, copsso s cosr
th ost sfct tr o ll th qlts kowlo wht to
rjct ccpt.
Copsso c b v to thr typs: copsso ocso bs, copsso ocs o th tchs, ococptl
copsso. Althoh ths thr r xpl rt wys, ths txt
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tchs tht orry copsso s ly copsso ocs o bs.
Orry bs objct towr whch to rt copsso,
th objct s stt bs. Wth sch sol objct, o xprcs
th copsso o wsh tht bs col b r ro sr. Ths scll th copsso th str o orry bs. Spk o
copsso ocs o th tchs, th phlosophcl txts sy tht whl
vl y hv rlz tht prsos or stt bs o ot xst
rlty, h or sh stll rsps oto th skandhas7 s objct o rrc.Cl to th rlty o th skhs, ths k o vl rts thcopsso to r th. Kow s copsso ocs o th tchs,
ths s th copsso possss by sravakas pratyekabuddhas.8
Nococptl copsso s th copsso o th bhs oblbohsttvs. Th objcts o thr copsso r rlz to b lk th
oo rct wtr thy c b s bt hv o tr tr. Focso bs lk r tht wy wsh to r th ro sr
s ococptl copsso. Ptrl Rpoch tfs copsso s
ococptl copsso, th ltt copsso, th copsso o
th wso o th bhs. A, copsso s th s o th
Mhy tchs; lk wtr t ctos to xp th s; flly
copsso s th rp rt.Vrbl ls rrs ly to Ptrl Rpochs r, J
Gylw Ny. Althoh hs str cots cocvbl qlts
o rjct ccpt, th qlty s ococptl copsso.
W shol py ho to or l s th o who posssss ococptl
copsso, show rt rspct wth voto o boy, spch .Bhv rspctlly throh os physcl pprc s py ho
wth th boy; prs th qlts o th ls boy, spch s
py ho throh spch; hv hrtlt th voto spy ho wth th .
Cocr how to k prostrtos s th ct o py ho, thbst s th prostrto tht rlzs th vw. I ths cs o objct s o
7 Skandhas (Skt),pung po (Tib), aggregates (Eng) refer to the
psychophysical constituents that make up a sentient being. These are form,
feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness.
8 Sravakas (Skt), nyan thos(Tib):practitionersoftheHinayanawhorealize
the suffering of samsara and focus on understanding the lack of an independent
self. Pratyekabuddhas (Skt), rang sangye(Tib):practitionersoftheHinayana
whoachievenalliberationwithoutthehelpofaspiritualmaster,through
understanding interdependent origination.
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to who prostrto s , o sbjct s o tht ks th prostrto
thr s o ct o prostrt. Ths thr sphrs o sbjct, objct
cto r prorlly ococptl r o ll lbortos, r
ctlz s o tst th sphr o th tr tr o ths, dharmata.9Ths s th ltt wy o k prostrto. Th wy s to k
prostrtos s tto. Vslz yor boy t s y bos
s thr r st prtcls th vrs. Ech to ors rspct
voto wth boy, spch, ; ch s prostrt, rct tr,
prs lt th qlts o th ty. Vslz lk ths,os vrts r ltlss. Th thr s cll prostrtos o voto. Wth
yor physcl or yor boy ol yor pls toch yor fv plcs10
to th oor; prostrt wth spch by ttr prs; prostrt wth by show th voto. Ths thr wys o k prostrto
corrspo to vw, tto cto.
O ths thr, prostrtos tht rlz th vw r th bst. I tht
cs, o s bl to pror prostrtos wthot cocptlz th thr
sphrs, so st b obl bohsttv. As orry bs, w c
k prostrtos tht r slr, bt ot trly th spr typ. Hr
Ptrl Rpoch ks th hhst or o prostrto, tht o ctlz
th vw.
HOMAGE TO THE LINEAGE LAMASNxt, Ptrl Rpoch pys ho rlly to th ls o th thr
ls:
I bow down to the gurus o the three lineages:The mind lineage o the victorious ones, the sign lineage o the
vidyadharas,11
And the oral lineage o individuals o superior ortune who,Guided by the enlightened ones, ulll the benets or sel and others.
I th rl o Aksht,12th Sbhoky Bh s Stbhr
s th sply o th fv dhyani bhs.13 Wh tch rt ot
9 dharmata (Skt), chos nyid (Tib).
10 Two hands, two knees and forehead.
11 vidyadhara (Skt), rigdzin(Tib):knowledgeholder.
12 TheunexcelledbuddhaeldofOgmin,thehighestbuddhaeld.
13 Thevedhyanibuddhas,representingdifferentaspectsofthebuddhas
wisdom,areVairocana,Ratnasambhava,Amitabha,AmoghasiddhiandAkshobya
orVajrasattva.
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rt ro hsl, h ss th tho o trssso, rthr th
trstt th tchs by wors stcs. Th trssso
tchs Stbhr v th Aksht rl r ths worl
propt by th vyhrs, throh th s o strs.Vyhrs ths cotxt s th ly o Mjshr s th boy,
Avloktshvr s th spch Vjrp s th . Ths thr
clsss o ts lso rprst thslvs s Bh Stbhrs ctl
scpls Aksht. Atr rcv th tchs ro Stbhr,
thy s sybols or strs to trst ths tchs th worl. Asths tho o trssso os ot rly o spok l, t s cll
th s l, propt throh sybolc thos ss. Th
thr ls o bohsttvs tch obl bs by s strs, thvyhrs trssso by sybols.
Wh pss o to h bs th tchs rcv thAksht rl, th thr ls s orl trssso, ro oth to r.
H bs r ortt to rst th otantra14 throhths tho o trssso. Ptrl J Choky Wpos root l ws
J Gylw Ny, whos root r ws th vyhr J Lp.
J Lps root tchr ws osct Lochp, th Dhr k.
Ths l s cll th orl trssso to hs, trssso tovls o spror ort. Orl trssso s rl tho
o pss th tchs ro o prso to othr. Throh ths styl o
trssso hs ollow th ootstps o, r ccpt by, sbl
bs. By prctc ths tchs, o ccoplshs th prposs o sl
othrs. Strt ro th prorl Bh Stbhr ow toJ Gylw Ny, th root l o Ptrl J Choky Wpo, ll r
s to hv ccoplsh th two prposs o bft sl othrs.
Ptrl Rpoch os o to or ho spclly to Lochp, th
srpss chrot o Dzop Chpo:
In the expanse o the exhaustion o all dharmas, he attained therealization o Dharmakaya;15
In the clear light o empty space, he saw the buddha elds oSambhogakaya;16
Appearing in Nirmanakaya17 orm, he worked or the benet o beings:14 Tantra (Skt),gyud(Tib):theroottextsoftheVajrayana,aclassicationof
theBuddhasteachingconcerningtheswiftpathtobuddhahood.
15 Dharmakaya (Skt), cho sku (Tib):theemptyaspectofbuddhahood.
16 Sambhogakaya (Skt), long sku (Tib):theluminousaspectofbuddahood.
17 Nirmanakaya (Skt), trul sku (Tib), the manifestion aspect of buddhahood.
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I bow down to Omniscient Longchenpa, king o Dharma.
Th Dhr k Lochp sply or orry h bs
tt po th tchs o th los Dzop Chpo ttth stt o xhsto o ll dharmas, o ll pho. Possss sxspcl qlts, h ctlz th tr o Dhrky. Th xhsto
o hrs hr s xhsto to hrt, th tr o rlty.
Dhrky s tt ro th sphr o th xhsto o hrs.
Atr xhst ll hrs, th lht tto o Dhrky s
rlz.
Th bov vrs rrs to th or spotos vsos, ly to
th stt o ctlz trsc wrss (rigpa). Th Sbhokyrl s s th sphr o losty wh trsc wrss hs b
prct. At ths t, los sphrs vjr chs ppr s pr
rls, clstl plcs lht ors. Ths xprc s rrrto s hv th vso o th Sbhoky rl. Grlly spk
bot th pth, th vso o Sbhoky rchs coplto whl
trsc wrss s b prct. Dr th t o th xhsto
to hrt, ths los vso ssolvs th sphr o hrt
flly th ctl stt o Dhrky s rlz. Ths s th cotxt oxpl th pth.
I th cotxt o th rto, t th o th xhsto to hrt,
wh Dhrky s ctlz, th vso o th spotos Sbhoky
rl pprs ro th los sphr o hrt. Wh th tr
o Dhrky s ctlz, th rl o Sbhoky spotoslypprs. Sltos wth th pprc o th Sbhoky rl,
cocvbl br oNirmanakaya sttos ppr or th bft
o th cocvbl br o bs to b t.I ths cs bs r bft by rcv tchs. Gv
tchs s th oly tr wy to bft bs. Sc bs hv yrt ks o clts, ssory cpcts sts, cotbl
br o Dhr tchs s v ccorc wth thr s.
Th thobl br o tchs s ctorz ros wys.
Thy r clssf to thr, fv or vhcls. I lbort po,
cocvbl br o vhcls c b rt.
Osct Dhr K Lochp s th bot o th thrkys. Thror, th txt sys:I bow ow to Osct Lochp,k o Dhr. Th Vyhr J Lp ws blss thr ts
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by vsos o th wso boy o th Osct Dhr K. Ths, th
xt ho s or to J Lp.
Through his exalted knowledge, he saw the ull suchness o all dharmas;
His light rays o love and compassion shone like splendor or those to betamed;
He claried the teachings o the proound path o the supreme vehicle:I bow down to the Vidyadhara Jigme Lingpa.
O J Lps y qlts o ccpt rjct, th ho
hr s p to hs kowl kss. Ths th txt stts: Throhhs xlt kowl, h sw th ll schss o ll hrs. Th
schss o ll hrs, ll pho o ssr rv, whch rbor th stt o hrt, s clrly xprc by sl-rcoz
trsc wrss. Ths s kow s s th schss o ll pho,
or s ll kowbl ths xctly s thy r. Wh hrt srlz, t spotosly rts rys o lov copsso. Thror,
Hs lht rys o lov copsso sho lk splor or thos to b
t. Th orc o ol kowl kss s th proo pth
o th ltt vhcl. Dzop Chpo s th rtst o ll th pths,
bcs t ws Vyhr J Lp who propt th tch oths hhst pth, ho s p to h.
Th xt ho s or to J Lps scpl, J Gylw
Ny.
Lord Avalokiteshvara in the orm o a spiritual teacher;Hearing his teachings, whoever he met was set on the path to
enlightenment;He acted in limitless ways to tame each according to need:
I bow down to my most kind root guru.
J Gylw Ny s cosr to b Avloktshvr prso,
ppr h or s tchr. H coctos wth th bsto b t by tch th th Dhr. Whovr c to cotct
wth hs tch ws to th pth o lbrto. J Gylw
Ny, Ptrl Rpochs ost k root r, crr ot ltlss ctvts
ccorc wth bs prtclr s. Ths, Ptrl Rpoch pys
ho to h.Th kss o or r s ctlly rtr th th kss o ll th
bhs. Th root r s th l who cors th rp powrts,
who rvls th ttr tht lbrts, who tchs th pth strctos.
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A l who hs bstow po yo powrt, xpl to yo
th ttr lso v yo pth strctos s cll th l o th
thr ksss. Tht xpls root r. Ay l ro who yo
hv rcv tchs c b rrr to s brch l. OsctLochps Trsry o Wors Ms18 tchs tht l who
hs v yo oly powrt, oly xplto o th ttr or
oly pth strcto s cosr brch l. I ths cs, Ptrl
Rpochs r J Gylw Ny h v powrts, xpl
th o th ttr h v pth strctos. For tht rsoPtrl Rpoch pys ho to h s hs root r.
The thoroughly complete teaching o the texts o the lineage o the
Omniscient One,The essence o the pith instructions o the Dharma o enlightenment in
one lietime,The path o the common outer and inner preliminary practices,
Along with instructions on the additional practice o transerence oconsciousness (phowa),
Are clear and easy to understand with a proound and marvelousmeaning.
The unmistaken spoken words o my unparalleled lamaI explain here exactly as I have understood them.Deities and lamas, grant your blessings to my mindstream.
Th rt Osct Lochp prst tchs sch s thSv Trsrs, th Y Sh,19 th thr vols o Rst th M
Pc, th thr vols o Dspll th Drkss th thr
vols o Sl-lbrto. J Lp lso bstow cocvbl
br o tchs. Lochps Rst th M Pc J
Lps Trsry o Kowl20 cos th tr octr, ll th
tchs o Str Mtr, to pths or th thr typs o bs.21Ths two rt strs copl ll th Stry Mtry
18 Tsig Don Dzod
19 Thefourbranches-aseriesofDzogchentexts:theKhandroNyingtig,
VimaNyingtig,.KhandroYangtig,andVimaYangtig.
20 Ngalso Korsum(alsotranslatedbyH.GuentherasKindlyBenttoEase
Us) and Yonten Dzo.
21 ThiscoversalltheteachingsoftheBuddha,fromtheouterteachingsof
the sutras to the inner teachings of the tantras. The three types of beings refers to
beingsdifferingcapacitiesforBuddhistpractice.
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tchs to th rt pths, ths rprst k o tchr tht
h vr bor ppr ths worl.
DZOGCHEN PRACTICES
Dzop Chpo tchs th ssc o ll th pth strctos s
th pcl o ll th vhcls. O th thr ctors o th pth, thbst s th pth or th spror b. Th Dzoch orl pth strctos,
mengagde, r th pot o tht spror pth. By proprly prctcths pth strctos, w c tt lhtt o lt,
o boy. Wthot prct prctc, v th tch s Dzoch,
lhtt wll ot b chv ths lt, bt th lt ls wthth prcttor ot th tch. Th tch s proo
srpssbl tho or lbrt prso o lt o boy.
Nvrthlss, rcs xst btw thos who r bl to prctc
thos who cot. Th qtsstl pth strcto s th Dzoch
tch o th los clrty, th tch o th ost scrt hrtssc rop.
Th Dzoch tch s ot soth tht l c sply
tch scpl sply prctc. Ls r llow to rctly tchDzoch strctos to ortt vls wth krc cocto,
to thos who cosrbl prctc pst l. Sch scpls cqckly rst th o Dzoch c lbrt thslvs
o lt. Sch stts r kow s sl-pot prsos. Thr
clts r thr vry shrp by tr, or to pst l prctc. Othr
th popl lk thos, ost st p o prctc th pth o th
lowr vhcls to tr thr s; oly tr ths prctc c thy trto th Dzoch pth.
I y css, th tch y b Dzoch, bt th prso s ot
qlf, so tht tr rctly to Dzoch prctc s pproprt.
I orr or l to rctly v Dzoch strctos or th
scpl to rctly tr th prctc tt th ol stt oVjrhr or bhhoo, both th prcttor th tch st
hv th qlts o th Dzop Chpo. I th tch s Dzoch bt
th stt s ot ry, th prctcs o th lowr vhcl th sts o
tr, prfcto o tv otos cclto o rt st b ccoplsh. Oly th c o Dzop Chpo.
Ths, ths prctcs r cosr th Dzoch prlrs.
Th prlry prctcs r v to th coo otr
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prlrs th coo r prlrs. Phowa trsrco coscosss s lso tht s brch strcto, s ly
prctc to ssr th cotc o th pth. O who hs rcv
powrts, tch o th o th ttrs th pthstrctos, bt who hs b bl to prctc ltly cot lbrt
hsl ths lt or r th trt stt. I ths cs, th
trsrc o coscosss prctc s to ssr rbrth pr
rl whr Dzoch prctc c cot. All ths prctcs r
hr xpl clrly, wy tht s sy to rst, proo prsworthy.
Th wors s r tht s thy r ro th oth o
th prlll root r, wth oth ss, o wors , olt th , xctly s spok by J Gylw Ny. It s bs
po ots Ptrl Rpoch to kp ro ortt th strctoso hs root r. Ptrl Rpoch sys h s tch jst s th wors r
clrly rct hs , wth o stks or coso. H wrts
xctly wht hs tchr tht, wthot ltr yth. Ths, h s ot
v tch o hs ow, bt s rtrt hs tchrs wors.
Aspr to tch ths txt, Ptrl Rpoch spplcts hs prsol
tto ts hs yidams th l ls to blss hs
str. Wth ths wors h lso ks th cott to wrt th
txt. Or wors o prs to th sbl bs cclts orosrt. Atr ths, pros to wrt th txt hlps clr obstcls r
coposto ks t possbl to coplt th tsk. Nobl popl rrly
k cotts, bt thy vr wvr ro thos thy o k. Thy
k crt to lfll ll o thr cotts.
Th tch s thr sctos: 1) th otr coo prlrs,2) th r coo prlrs, 3) how to th prctc
o phow. Wh w sy otr coo prlrs, th qsto rss
coo to who? It s coo to tchs tht th vhcls o
th srvks prtykbhs. Ths vhcls tch th fclty o
tt prcos h boy ow wth ros vts,prc, th svts o ssr, th cs ct o
kr,22 th tchs kow s th otr coo prlrs.
Th r coo prlrs r tht th cotxt o thMhy. Th prctcs r Trkcho, th Dzoch prctc o
22 Karma,ley in Tibetan, literally means action, but is often used to refer to
the results produced by past actions.
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ctt throh to prorl prty, Tol, th Dzoch prctco spotos cross ovr. To rcv th prctc or osl,
scpl st frst rcv th coo Dzoch powrt tht
hlps rp hs or hr str. Atr rcv th powrt, hor sh st rcv th pth strctos tht l to lbrto. Follow
ths, h st r hs samaya23 vows, ot lt th rt. Thl-orc o powrt c b trc to sy.
Prcttors who b by thr sys bt prctc Trkcho
Tol wth oly lt lc o ot xprc th cssry ptho prctc whthr Trkcho or Tol ths lt, or t th t
o th, or th bardo o dharmata.24 Thy st crry ot th prctc
o phow orr to cot wth Trkcho or Tol th xt l.For tht rso, trsrc o coscosss s tht s brch o th
prctc. Phow s cosr shortct sc soo who cotrlz th o th prctc ths l c rch Sukhavati25 cot prctc tl h sccs lbrt hsl.
Ths xpls th thr sctos o prctc. Th frst scto hs
sx prts: th fclty o tt th ros vts, th
prc o l, th svts o ssr, th cs ct o
kr, th bfts o lbrto, how to rly o sprtl r. Wwll b wth th fclty o tt th ros vts, bt
frst w st lr how to lst to th tchs. W st kow th propr
otvto or rcv th tchs, th propr or o boy
spch. Lr ths wll, w st pt t to prctc. Atr tht, wc sty th sts o th Dhr tht w shol kow.
23 samaya (Skt), dam tshig(Tib);voworpromise,thelinkbetweenteacher
and disciple and among disciples of the same teacher.
24 The intermediate state of suchness the intermediate state immediatelyfollowing death.
25 Amitabhaspurelandofgreatbliss.
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1. The DIffICUlTy Of fINDINg The
fReeDOms aND aDvaNTages Of a hUmaN
ReBIRTh
HOW TO LISTEN TO THE INSTRUCTIONS
Th tch o th fclts o f th ros vts hs
two sctos: th r o lst to th strctos, th tchs
to b kow. W b wth th frst, whch s lso v to twosbsctos: th ttt th bhvor.26 Th ttt or otvto s
tht two prts: th otvto o th vst tto o bohctt th otvto o th vst tho o Scrt Mtr Vjry.
ATTITUDEWhl th tch hr prts to lst to th tch, th s
otvto bhvor r whl o sadhana27 prctc tr tto W shol t propr otvto coct
ot oly whl lst to th tch bt lso whl prctc. Propr
otvto hs th two vsos o th vst tto o bohctt thvst tho o Scrt Mtr. W b wth th otvto o th vsttto o bohctt.
Bodhicitta MotivationTh vst tto o bohctt s cl wth th Mhy txts
o th Prjprt. Ths typ o copsso s rqr to prctcboth th Str28 th Mtr vhcls. Ev th ost ctv pth
o th los Dzop Chpo cot b prctc wthot bohctt.To tr whthr or ot prtclr pth lls wth th Mhy
trto, o st x whthr t corports bohctt. Ay
vrt brc by bohctt c b cll vrt o th Mhypth; othrws t cot. To rtt btw th Hy thMhy pths o st tr whthr th vrt s brc by
26 kunlongand kunchod:TheseTibetantermshavevariousconnotations
anddenitionssuchasattitude,intention,aspirationandmotivationforkunlong
andbehavior,conductanddemeanorforkunchod.
27 Following a ritual text.
28 TheclassofMahayanateachingsbasedonthediscoursesofLord
Buddha.
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bohctt.
W cclt vrtos rt by pror prostrtos, k
ors, coss tvts prctc th rst o th sv brchs.
Lor Mtry, hs txt Dscr th Ml th Extrs,29tchs t Dhr ctvts or cclt vrt, cl copy
Dhr txts, r th Dhr othrs. Ths, vros thos
r o or cclt rt. Th prsc o bohctt s how w
stsh Hy vrtos rt ro Mhy vrtos rt.
I Scrt Mtr prctc, tho rrs to th st o rtth ts wso s th coplto st o hc hrt
wso by br th chls, ws sstl rops30 to thrplcs. At th fl st o Dzop Chpo, th prctc o th or ks
o Trkcho, th or vsos o Tol, th or llt lps or
th sx ky pots, c ll b clssf s Mhy vrt brc bybohctt. Wthot b so brc, o prctc ot v Dzoch
wll b cosr s blo to th Mhy. I th cotxt o ths
txt, whthr yo r lst to th tchs, prctc th sh or
tt, yo st hv th otvto o brc ths wth th vst
tto o bohctt. Grlly, Mhy prctc rqrs tht o
rt sch otvto.
Motivation of Secret MantraTh sco sbvso cocrs th otvto o th vst tho o
th Scrt Mtr vhcl. Ths s th rqr otvto or lstto th srpssbl Mtry tch, or prctc sh o
th srpssbl Mtry or tt o th srpssbl
Mtry. Ths otvto s tht ccorc wth th srpssbl
Mtry vw, s q to t, v wth th rl Mhy.
Grlly, tr bh pprs th worl, h or sh strts tr th
whl o th Dhr or th sk o th bs to b t. A bh ctsto bft bs by propt th tchs. Bhs cr or bs
by sply th ct o tch. Ay bh who pprs ths worl
wol cooly strt tch th Stry, bt ot ll tch th Scrt
Mtr Vjry.
29 Madhyanta Vibhanga (Skt), U Tha Namje (Tb), o o fv txts thtby th Bh Mtry to hs h scpl As th Tsht hv.
30 nadi, prana, bindu (Skt); tsa, lung, thigle (Tib).
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Dr ths Fortt Eo,31 bhs ppr o tr othr, bt oly
thr xplctly propt th Mtry. Bllos o yrs o r
th o o Kunkoed (th ll-rry), Bh Ngonjung Gyalpo (th
Vctoros O who ppr frst) xtsvly tht scrt Vjry.I ths prst o, sc Bh Shky ppr ths worl, th
scrt Vjry tchs hv b propt wly. I th tr,
th o cll Metog Tram (spr th owrs), Bh Mjshr wllppr vstly trst th scrt Vjry. Oly ths thr bhs
wll spr th scrt Vjry tchs.
Gr Rpochs Sv Chptr Pryr32 sys: Fro th cocvbl
worl tchs o th Bh, thr spclly sbl tchs wll
ppr. Th thr spclly sbl tchs rr to th tchs oths bhs. At th prst t, w ollow th tchs o Shky
Bh, who ths worl hs xtsvly tht o cs ct, csb th Stry tch ct, or rto, b th Vjry.
Bs o th prst r ortt to hv th opportty to prctc
Vjry. Th ct tht w c stll tch, lst to, prctc tt
o Scrt Mtr Vjry tchs s cto tht Bh
Shkys tchs r stll orsh ot sh. Wh
Bh Mjshr pprs tr y os th tr, th Vjrytch wll b propt wly. Othr th tht, howvr, th
r pprc o bh ths worl os ot tht Vjry
wll b tht.
Mind TrainingW st prctc tr orr to rt copsso or bs
s xtsv s spc. Grlly spk, bohctt s ocs wth
rt copsso o th bft o othrs ocs wth rt wso ott coplt bhhoo. Bohctt rrs to wth ths two
qlts coplt. I th Ort o th Ml Wy,33Chrkrttht th prcy o copsso. Bohctt s rt spotosly 31 Thenamegiventothepresenteon.
32 GuruRinpocheisthecommonlyusedepithetforthemasterPadmasam-
bhavaofOddiyana(OrgyenPemaJungneyinTibetan),whointhe8thcentury
enabledtheestablishmentofBuddhisminTibet,andisveneratedastheSecond
Buddha.Hewasinvitedbythegreatreligiousking,TrisongDetsen,through
whoseeffortsBuddhismwasrmlyestablishedinthecountry.TheSevenChapter
PrayerisaninstructionGuruRinpochegavetohisearlyTibetandisciples,
includingKingTrisongDetsen.
33 MadhyamakaAlamkara(Skt),UmaGyen(Tib),
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vls ow wth copsso. For thos wth th bohctt tht
bfts othrs, th vw o ctlz hrt spotosly vlops.
Th css o bco bohsttv hr o th vctoros os
r to possss copssot o bohctt ol tht hs ctlz hrt. O ths, copsso s cosr th ost
portt; thror th Ort o th Ml Wy Chrkrt or to copsso. Bohctt cot b rt str tht lcks copsso. A copssot rss
spotosly oly xtrly ortt vls. Most prcttorsst -tr to v brth to th copssot tht
hs ot yt vlop wth th.
W tr th by rlz tht ll stt bs who lv
ths worl o ssr hv b or othrs ro t orl.
Er ths thoht o rcoz ll bs s othrs, w rbrthr kss wsh to rpy t. W ths prtclr
trs. Dvlop copssot towr os prst prts,
spos, rs rltvs s sy, bt r copsso towr
thos who hr s sch s or s s or fclt. Althoh w
f t ortlss to vlop copsso towr thos who r clos to s
chll to rt copsso towr thos who cs s trobl,t s th oly rc btw th. Urst th rlty tht
bs s vst s spc hv ll t so pot b or prts, w c
s tht oly th t s rt. Thror, s prt o or prst
tr, w st vlop th prspctv tht ss ll bs s or prts,
sposs, rs rltvs. Rlz or rltoshp to ll bs, w crly rt copsso. Wh copsso rss wth s, bohctt
wll lso ow ortlssly.
Wh ths bs wr or prts, thy look tr s wth rt
kss. How thy show thr kss? Fro th worlly pot o
vw, or prts v brth to or boy ltr rtr t. Thy v sth frst porto o oo th bst cloth thy col or. Whthr
th oo ws b or oo, or prts s frst. Ths worlly xplto
hlps s rst tht ll bs hv trt s bvoltly. As lo
s thy r bs, w shol rcoz thr kss. Or prst prts
r th root prts who cr or s by orsh, cloth rs s.
Or prvos prts rs s th s wy, s th prts bortht, so o. Wht ks soo or prst rthr th or pst
prt s oly rc o t. Othrs hv b or prts, so
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prhps y yrs o, bt t ll ts thy broht s p wth rt cr
cocr. Ev or s hv th pst b prts who
rss s. Thy y ppr to b cs hr ths prst lt, bt
pst lts thy look tr s s or prst prts hv. Thk ths wy, ot oly hs, bt lso ls, wors rs hv b
or prts. Th t lo rs, othrws thr kss s ql to ll
othrs.
Ex wht ll ths k bs sr, w scovr tht thy
wsh or cottt s. All stt bs r th s xprc hppss hppss. Erth stos hv o s
thror o ot xprc ths two stts, bt y b wth
coscosss xprcs plsr p. Jst s w xprccoort scoort or h bos, ll bs wth coscosss
shr ths xprc. Jst s w prr cottt to scott, so oothrs. Rht ow to th lvl o r, bs sr wllb o
ot sr tort y or th w o. It s ot tr to sy tht w sr
hppss s bt bs othr rls, or xpl ls, sr
th oppost. For ths rso ll stt bs r s to b ql
sr coort wsh to vo scoort.
Th css o hppss r th t vrtos cts. Thos who sroslyprctc ths vrts wll xprc or hppss, whl hppss s
th rt o cclt th t ovrtos cts. Althoh both hs
othr bs sr wllb, o kow how to br orth th css
or hppss cottt. Not wt sr, w ot kow how
to bo or scr srs css. Lck tht kowl, or srs or ctos r opposto. W wllb cottt bt
w ovrtos cts to br t bot. Althoh w ot sr
strss, w br bot th css o sr.
Wro pths xpl s ollows: soo who srs coort
chvs coort, ths s ot th wro pth, bt soo srs coort
wthot kow how to cclt ts css st cltvts css
tht rt sr, tht s th wro pth. Cosos b blto rtt btw wht to ccpt wht to rjct. Th xpl
s o bl prso b lt th l o vst pl thror
ot kow whch wy to o. My bs r ths stt o coso.
Icpbl o ccpt or rjct proprly, lk th bl prso thy
bco qt cos. Copsso s th blty to rt sttht ss bs xprc th rt o sr, ss th cs o thr
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sr thr ovrtos cts wshs thy col b r ro ths
pttr. Th wsh to r bs ro sr th css o sr
s copsso.
W shol cltvt th ollow thohts: Toy I prctcths proo Dhr bl to bft bs, hv t wth
sprtl tchr rcv strctos o th tchs. I hv lr
wht to ccpt rjct, kow tht wht to ccpt s vrt wht
to bo s vl. Bor t sprtl tchr lr th
Dhr, I ws cos o wro pth, jst lk tht bl prso th vst pl, bt bcs o th vrts cclt ovr y pst
lts, I hv b rbor h or. Wht s or, I hv b
bl to cotr sprtl tchr. Not oly hv I t tchr, I hvrcv tchs o rjct ovrtos cts ccpt vrtos
cts. I hv ot rstoo ths sply throh y ow cpcty, bt to th kss o y sprtl tchrs.
Or root r s cosr to b or k th th bhs o th
pst. Cotlss bhs hv ppr, bt w h o opportty to
b t by thr ctl prsc. W took th wro pth bc
cos. At prst, wht w kow bot ollow th rht pth
bo th wro pth cos ro or ls kss, so w sytht or l s kr th th bhs. Tht s why toy I wll lst to
th sbl tchs rst wht to ccpt rjct wll ct
ccor to tht. I wll lst to th Dhr b bl to bft thos
bs.
Rht ow I hv th cpcty to r stt bs bft
ysl bcs I hv obt h boy ow wth th ht
spcl ros vts. I hv t sprtl tchr rcv
strctos. Thror, I c prctc th Dhr I wt to. H I b
bor th l rl I wolt kow how to stsh btw
wro pth. D to y coso I wolt kow wht toccpt wht to rjct. Not oly col I ot bft othrs, I col ot
v bft ysl wol b lt lk bl prso th l o
vst pl.
Thk o or prst h brth, w kow wht to ccpt
rjct w c prctc th Dhr. Sc w r bl to bftboth orslvs othrs w st ltly bft othrs.
Att bhhoo s th ltt o ll bfts. Noth s or
bfcl th or orts to tt bhhoo. Rht ow, bs bor
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rt rls o cyclc xstc xprc th sr corrspo
to thr rl. Thror, w shol rvtly pry: My ll prt
stt bs who r sr th cycl o th sx rls b r ro
th xprcs hbtl pttrs o ch o th sx rls ttth stt o osct bhhoo. Ths k o otvto s kow s
ocs o coplt lhtt throh wso, s o o th two
spcts o bohctt: ocs o th bft o othrs throh copsso
ocs o coplt lhtt throh wso. W ths
k o otvto t ll ts wh w r lst to or prctc thDhr.
The Three ExcellencesAs Mhy prcttors, or prctc st b brc by th thr
xcllcs. Th b st b brc by th otvto;th prt st b brc by ococptlty; th
coclso st b brc by cto. Whthr w r
lst to or prctc th Dhr, w cot o wthot ths thr
xcllcs. Th roots o vrt o whtvr vrtos ct w crry ot st
b brc by th frst xcllc, th owt o otvto.
Th sco xcllc o ococptlty s cssry to protctth vrts ro b stroy by crcstcs. Th thr xcllc o
th sl o cto s rqr to kp th vrt crs.
Th roots o vrt cl vrt wth rrc pot vrt
wthot rrc pot. Both st b hl wth th tho, wth
th brc o bohctt. Wh so hl, th vrt xps. As thowt o th otvto prcs th cclto o vrt,
whtvr vrtos ct w o st b wth th bohctt otvto. A
vrtos ct brc by bohctt s brc by tho; sch roots ovrt r xtrly vst.
Whether the intention is virtuous or nonvirtuous is the distinguishingactor; the physical size o the virtue or vice is not important.
Th sz o vrt cot b tr by xtrl pprcs.
B sll pprc os ot th vrt s sll, or os lr
pprc th vrt s lr. A vrts sz ps o th vrtos
or ovrtos otvto. Th otvto rs ro bohctt th roots o vrt tht rslt ro sch otvto r vst. Wr w to
sk whch o two bttr lp ors s or vrtos wh o cots
hrs o thoss o lps th othr oly sl lp, th swr
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ps o th otvto. Copr th sz, or o hrs
o thoss o lps s crtly rtr th sl bttr lp, bt
th sz o th vrt st b tr by th otvto, by whthr
or ot t s brc by tho. O th two, sl bttr lp orwth th otvto o bohctt s rtr th ssv or
wth th otvto o pr. I both r or wth th s bohctt
otvto, howvr, th or o hrs o thoss o lps
wll b bttr th sl lp or. Roots o vrt tht r hl
wth th brc o bohctt r xtrly vst.
A ococptl prt prvts crcstcs ro stroy
th vrt. I rl, wthot b brc by th thr xcllcs,
crcstcs or xpl th rs o r c r whtvr rts cclt. Yo col k hrs o thoss o prostrtos,
bt wthot brc th prctc by th thr xcllcs, r wolstroy th vrt. Yo st brc yor prctc wth th ococptl
prt to prvt crcstcs ro stroy t. Ar cot spol
vrt hl wth ococptlty, brc th vrtos ct wth
bohctt wll lso kp t ro b .
I to, ll yor vrtos cts st b spport by ct th
or th sk o ll bs tt coplt prct lhtt.Wh ths s o, th vrts wll xp wll ot trort to
r or othr tv sttos. Yo cot o wthot brc ll
prctcs wth th thr xcllcs.
Wsh to prctc th spr Dhr, yo st frst lr how toprctc. Whthr yo sr to prctc th Hy pth, th pth o th
prtykbhs or th Mhy pth, yo st frst lr th thos
th b prctc. Yo cot sply brk po prctc wthot
lr how. Ev wh work th worl, w st lr how to crry
ot whtvr worlly ctvts w wsh to , th pror
th wth ths kowl. Soo who wts to scc bsssst sty bsss thos; slrly soo who wts to r st
lr rcltr. Whtvr pth yo r rw to, yo st tlly lr
th corrct thos oly th b yor prctc. By proc
sch wy yo wll chv th rto wthot b cv. Yo col
ot possbly hv corrct rto. Wthot kow how to prctc
proprly, howvr, yor rto col b corrct.
Whtvr pth w prctc, b t Hy or Mhy, th powr
o th prctc wll rlly b rt wth s w wll tt th
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rto. I w r prctc th Mhy tch w st corport
th thr xcllcs lly. Wh prctc th Dzoch tchs o
Trkcho Tol s wll, lss w brc or prctc wth ths thr
xcllcs, th prctc wll ot hlp s tt bhhoo o lt o boy.
To rtrt, whtvr w wsh to prctc, w st frst rcv th
tchs o how to proc. Propr otvto s th ost portt
th to lr, v or lst to th Dhr rcv strcto.
As Ptrl Rpoch s, Whthr th tto s vrtos or ovrtoss th stsh ctor. Wth oo otvto yor vrts wll bvst, bt ctos pror wth ovrtos tto r ot vrtos,
o ttr how thy y ppr. For xpl, o prostrtos whl th s ll o r orc looks vrtos bt ctlly st. A root
o rt ps o otvto.
Whl propr tto s prry, hv bohctt s stll or
portt. Th bft o ctvts brc wth th Mhy otvto
o bohctt s rtly crs. No ttr how ch tch yo lst
to, yo r spr by pr, or by wt to hc ths l throh
or rt row, pr Dhr wll ot rslt. Soo col rcv
lr th Dhr wth th sr to obt hh posto or to bcoos th tr, bt ths sort o tto os ot qly s
Dhr. Ths, w st x orslvs or otvto, v
wh lst to tchs. Khpo N,34 hs Nots o Kz
L Zhl, stts th scto o how to spplct th l throh
r yo tht otvto st b brc wth bohctt bor thprctc ssso cocs.
Wh tr to rtrt w st frst or otvto. Fro
blss t w hv tr stroly cosr or ow prposs,
34 KhenpoNgagawasanincarnationofthegreatscholar,thepandit
Vimalamitra,wholivedinthe8thcentury.AfterVimalamitraachievedtherainbow
body of great transference without deathinIndia,hetravelledtoTibetandtaught
Dzogchen.Whenhecompletedhisteachingthere,hewenttotheFive-Peak
MountaininChina,whereheissaidtoremaintothisday.Vimalamitramadea
vowthateveryhundredyearshewouldreincarnateinTibetparticularlytogive
theDzogchenteachings.AlthoughVimalamitrahasmanyemanations,theydo
notallgiveDzogchenteachings.KhenpoNgagawasoneoftheincarnationswho
didgiveDzogchenteachings,aswereKumaradza,LongchenpaandJigmeLingpa.
KhenpoNgagasrootteacherwasLungtogTenpaiNyima,whoserootteacherwas
PatrulRinpoche.
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ths hbt ks t fclt to rt bohctt spotosly.
Althoh w o ot stctvly ros th o bohctt wh
lst to or prctc th Dhr, w shol x orslvs, corrct
or cocptl thohts try to lbrtly crt th bohctt .Kow how to coscosly rcty or cocptl thohts lk ths, or
vrts wll b brc by th tho wll bco srbl
sorc o th rt o rt b. M th otvto o bohctt,
whthr r Dhr tch or wh prctc, s cll brc
vrt wth th tho, s th pth o Mhy prcttor. I throot o vrt s hl wth bohctt, k v sl prostrto s
lso th pth o rtr b, th Mhy pth.
A vrt brc by bohctt s th sorc o srbl rt,bt bcs o or stro hbtto to st o sl-bft, bohctt
wll ot b rt lss w kow how to corrct or thohts. W ot work o or sr to bft orslvs sc s soo s y brks w
cosr or ow hppss wt coort sfct oo, propr
cloth so orth. A tht wshs to ccoplsh ts ow ols
rss rtlssly bcs o lo tr thk o or ow bft. Or
ch o cocptl thohts bs th ot w wk p, w o
ot sttly thk, Toy, how c I to bft othrs? Bcs o ottr th o bohctt tht bfts othrs, ths thoht os ot
occr totclly.
As brs w st lbrtly ltr or otvto. As soo s w
r ro slp thohts strt bbbl p, w shol try to block
y tv thk rt oo thohts. It s lso porttto ltly try to rcty or thk by rt bohctt. Wthot
corrct or otvto, prctc or lst to th Dhr hs o
powr. Or orts wol b r rplcs, th prctc ot .Gv th pprc o prctc, t wol ctlly b r show o
th Dhr. Sch show s thtc, jst s th c rror sot rl.
Ay prctc yo o lst, pror sh, vslz ty,
cht tr, or prostrtos, k crcbltos, v
rct sl syllbl o tr st b brc by th otvto o
bohctt. Fro th lr prspctv o prctc rto or coplto
st, or tt o th Dzop Chpo, s wll s ro th sllrprspctv o rct sl tr, k sl prostrto so
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orth, ll ths prctcs st b hl wth th bohctt otvto. As
I s bor, sc w cot rt bohctt spotosly, t s crcl
to kow how to corrct or thoht pttrs to or otvto.
Attitude of the Vast Method of Secret MantraTh otvto o th vst tho o Scrt Mtr s ttt tht
ccors wth th Scrt Mtr vw. Dscrb th pth o Scrt Mtr,
th Lp o Thr Wys35 stts:
The meaning is the same, so there is no conusion;Because o the many methods there is no diculty;It is meant or those with sharp aculties.For these reasons, Mantra is unique.
Hv th s cts tht lthoh both th
Prty36 th Vjry l to th s ccoplshto bhhoo, th os o prctc r. Th rc s tht th
Scrt Mtr vw s wthot coso. Ths vw rcozs tht th
trl stt o hrt hs ro th vry b b lht
s th ssc okayas37 wsos. Th Prty os ot tch
ths vw. By ot rcoz ll tht pprs xsts s kys wso, th Prty vw s stk. Th tr lso rs, s
Stry tr os ot cl Vjrys ros thos, sch
s th prctcs o vlopt st coplto st othrs. For
xpl, th Prty hs o tho or t rudra,38whrsy r o wth th Vjry. Morovr, y spcl qltsr o Vjry tr. Its lck o fclty prrly rrs to
ctvty. Th Prty rqrs ro ro ttcht to ss
plsrs, whrs ths r ot bo Vjry bt r s oth pth. Ths, th ctvty o Vjry os ot rqr o
to r fclty.
Followrs o th Prty r cosr to hv shrp clts,
bt Vjry prcttors r cosr th shrpst o th shrp. Sch
spclly shrp prcttors c rlz th vw, tto cto jst
35 Tsul Sum Dronme.
36 Thevehicleoftheperfections.TheParamitayanaandtheSutrayana
refertothesamevehicle,asdoSecretMantraandVajrayana.
37 Heremeaningbodies,referringtoenlightenedforms.
38 Amaliciousdemonwithtenevilqualities,alsoconsideredtobethe
demon of ego-clinging.
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s thy r. Thr r y oors or tr to Vjry, y wys o
cclt rt y proo thos or br orth rto
wthot ch fclty. Th trc oors r th rp powrts,
ch l to rt pth. Th vs powrt pth s ttoo rto st th pth o th scrt powrt s tto
o coplto st, spclly th ppr oor oprana prctc, th prctco th w ry. Th wso powrt tks o throh th lowr
oor prctc obindu,th prctc o th sstl rops, th worpowrt ls to th coplto st o Dzop Chpo. Echpowrt ths ops rt oor to prctc.
Vjry provs y thos or cclt vrt s wll. I
lry ot tht Stry hs o s or t th rrs, whlVjry os. Vjry tchs tht th tho o sbjt
rr brs orth sl-b wso. A s o sbjto lk thscclts vst rt sttosly. Frthror, Stry, o
prctcs rosty throh hrshp sch s v p th h
lbs, whl Vjry os ot rqr tht o xprc ths fclty.
Not oly tht, bt Vjry corports th proo tho o tk
trl plsrs s th pth wthot bo th, ths wy
ls to rlzto o th ltt rto wthot ch trobl.Grlly spk, th vw, tto cto o th Vjry
r spcl or vc th thos o th Stry. As rslt,
os vw otvto st ch wh tch or lst to ths
tchs. For xpl, th otvto w hv rt ow s rly
orry, pr tto. Wh sty Vjry tchs, howvr,w st try to rt pr otvto.
As it is said: since all phenomena have their causes,Everything rests on the tip o ones attitude.
All pho p o or tto; ll p po css cotos. Thror, or otvto chs s th pth chs.
Prctc Vjry rsts ly o ltr otvto. Wh lst
to or tch Vjry Dhr w shol rl or tto to ccor
wth ts prtclr vw, tto cto. W corrct or ttt
otvto by ch how w prcv th plc o th tch, th
tchr th rt. Rht ow w s th s orry pr.Ths prcpto s ot pproprt. Rthr th vw th s orry,
wh lst to th Vjry tchs w shol prcv thr prty
s th fv prct qlts: prct plc, tchr, rt, t,
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tch.
As xpl bor, th vw o srpssbl Scrt Mtr stblshs
tht rv ssr r prorlly pr s kys wsos. Th
vw s stblsh s oth othr th th prorl prty o th tro lhtt. Wh tr throh prctc tht ccors wth th
vw, th prctc cots both th tho o th rto st th
wso o th coplto st, s cll rto coplto
st prctc. I Scrt Mtr, o st frst rt th vw wth
osl to b bl to prctc rto coplto st. Wthotths vw, w prctc th rto st o vslz th ty th
coplto st wth chrctrstcs th orl strctos o ptt th
chls, ws sstl rops plc or prctc wll ot b th srpssbl Scrt Mtr.
No ttr wht Hy or Mhy prctc yo wt to , th vw st prc th prctc. Th vw s lk hv ys,
th tto s lk wlk. I w wt to ollow pth, w st frst
look th stp orwr. I r or tto w pproprtly
prctc whtvr th vw hs stblsh, or pth wll b . For
ths to occr, w st rst th vw frst. Soo who wts to
prctc th Hy pth o th srvks st crt th Srvkyvw, proc wth th prctc o tto ccor to ths vw. To
prctc th Vjry pth w st rt wth s th Vjry vw;
othrws or prctc wll b rly lk show, ot th
pth o coplto rto st.
W st lso vlop th ttt tto tht tch th vw. At
ths pot, or otvto st ch to ccor wth th vw o Vjry.
Ths tch cocrs th Dzop Chpo prlry prctcs, whch
r prt o th pth o th srpssbl Scrt Mtr. Wh prctc
Scrt Mtr, w tlly rt th otvto ccor to th Scrt
Mtr; th l w rt th vw o th Scrt Mtr, bcotosly th prctc o tht vw. Post-tto s wll st
hroz wth th vw prctc o Scrt Mtr. For ths rso
w br orth otvto tht ccors wth th vst thos o Scrt
Mtr.
The Five Perfect QualitiesHow s sch ttt rt? Wh, t th fl pot, th rto s
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ctlz, t pprs s th tr o th fv prct qlts: th prct
plc, th prct tchr, th prct rt, th prct t, th
prct tch. W to b csv bot ths ltt stt ro th
vry b. At th vry t o th ro, th tch tht wll bctlz r rto s wthot wvr spotosly hrt.
Ths, w vslz trs o th ltt rto. Ptrl Rpoch
tchs:
Th prct plc s th dharmadhatu39 plc o Aksth, thxcll th prct tchr s th Dhrky Bh
Stbhr, th prct rt cossts o th l l bohsttvs th os osss o th
trssso l o th vctoros os o th sybolctrssso l o th vyhrs.
Th plc s th Aksth plc o hrht, th copltly
pr hrht r o ll lbortos o xtrs, whr rss th
Dhrky Bh Stbhr. Fro th Dhrky sphr, thSbhoky rss s th fv hy bhs. Th Sbhoky
bhs rs th plc o th Aksth hv o th Ds Arry,
whch rs ro th rl o th plc o hrht. Ths plc
s r o ll sz pth; ts tr s th copltly pr Dhr thtpprs oly to th prorl wso o th bhs.
Urst tht thr r th Dhrky Stbhr, th
Sbhoky Stbhr th Nrky Stbhr.
Th Dhrky bh bs th Aksth plc o hrht,
st b rcoz ro th Dhrky pot o vw. Wh w rr
to th fl o th Sbhoky, th plc s th Aksth hv o th
Ds Arry, vsbl oly to th prorl wso o th bhs.
Dhrky Stbhr rrs to th ltt trl stt o th
Dhr tht s r ro th t prt th jo tothr
sprt o hrht prorl wso. I short, hrht
prorl wso r hr kow s Stbhr. Ths s
ot Stbhr wth c rs; t s r o th lbortoo sch chrctrstcs. A Dhrky bh o ths k rss th
hrht. Ths, th plc o hrht rrs to th bo o
Stbhr th cotxt o Dhrky, Stbhr s th or
boy tht rss ro th Dhrky sphr. Ths boly or pprs s
th ssc o th prorl bhs wso c vr b s by
39 dharmadhatu (Skt), cho kyi ying(Tib), expanse of the nature of reality.
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yo whos str vrs ro tht o th prorl bh.
Th boly or o Sbhoky tht pprs to th wso o th
bhs wth cs, colors h plts s th Sbhoky
bh Stbhr, whos sstl tr s th fv hy bhs.Th Sbhoky Stbhr ths pprs s th fv hy bhs.
Th rl whr ths Stbhr rss s th bh fl o th
spotos Sbhoky, th bh fl o Stbhr s th fv
hy bhs. Ths s Stbhr th Sbhoky cotxt.
Th Nrky Stbhr s or prst Bh Shky, ll th thos bhs o ths ortt o.
Grlly, or thk w rcoz Stbhr oly s th
bh who s bl color k. W ot cosr th sply o
th hy bhs boly ors or th sply o th Nrky s
Stbhr. Sch thk s corrct. Thr r th DhrkyStbhr, th Sbhoky Stbhr th Nrky
Stbhr. Stbhr th cotxt o Nrky s vsbl
to th bs to b t. Wh Shky ppr ths worl, or
xpl, bs col ctlly s hs physcl or s th Bh. Th
bh fl o Nrky Stbhr s th bh fl o th
worl o thos r sr othr Nrky bh fls.
Jst ow Stbhr s b xpl ly th cotxt
o Sbhoky. Thror, th prct plc s th Aksth plc
o hrht vsbl to th prorl wso o th bhs, th
spotos sply o th Aksht hv o th Ds Arry. Actlzt th t o rto, ths tr s prorlly prst t th t o
th ro. At ths pot w vslz t to vlop th propr ttt or
tto.
Th prct tchr s th Dhrky Bh Stbhr,
th cotxt o th Sbhoky. I th Aksth bh fl, thtchr tks th or o th fv hy bhs or wth jor
or ttrbts, thos wth cs hs. Ths or, whch s ctlz
t th t o rto, s lry prst t th t o th ro. Whl
lst to th tchs or ttt othr wors how w prcv
st b ch. Th tchr who s v th tch shol ot b
s s orry bt s th ctl Sbhoky bh rs thbh fl o Aksth.
Th prct rt s th rt prst th Sbhoky bh
fl, s th s ssc s th bh. Appr s tchr
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rt, thr strs r rlty th s. I Aksth, Bh
Stbhr th or o th fv hy bhs tchs th
rt tht s rtt ro hsl. H ss th tho o
to trssso, wthot hv to rly o wors sos. Bcsth tchr s ctlz th rlty o th coplt hrht, th
o th rt o wy rt ro hsl vr wvrs ro
th xprc. Ths t s cll th trssso o th vctoros
os. Ths s how th tr s ctlz t th t o coplt rto.
Sc whtvr s ctlz t rto s spotosly prst thro, w st vslz ths tr ow, thrby ch or ttt
otvto. Urst tht th Vctoros O th Aksth
rl tchs throh trssso to th rtt rt cl l l sugatas,40 l l bohsttvs l l wrthl ts w rcv th tchs whl vslz th s wy.
Th l l bohsttvs who rs th Aksth
bh fl o Sbhoky r th vyhrs, who or th sk o th
bs to b t, tch throh ss or sybols, wht s cll th
vyhr s trssso. Wh tch, ths bohsttvs ly
s th tho o s trssso. Thy thslvs r rttro th bh th Aksth bh fl, rcv th tchs
throh trssso. Wh v tchs th worl, howvr,
ths rt tchs throh sybols. As th rt cls os
osss, wh lst to th tchs w st ot thk o orslvs s
orry bs bt s prorlly pr, ql to thos who r ot rtro th bhs. I orr to ch or otvto, w vslz orslvs
s th l l sts, l l bohsttvs, os
osss who rs th Aksth bh fl.Aothr r o vslz s to s th plc o tch s th
Grt Plc o Lots Lht, Gr Rpochs bh fl o top o thCoppr Color Mot, th ot th blos cott o th
cbl os, N Yb L. W vslz th plc o tch s ths
rt pr rl, th l v th tch s Gr P Jy,41
th lor o ll protcto, who rss o th Coppr Color Mot.
W s orslvs s th rt lst to th tch, th cocvbl
rt tht cls th ht vhyhrs o I, th twty-fv k
40 sugatas(Skt)thosewhohavegonetoblissi.e.theBuddhas.
41 AformofGuruRinpoche.
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scpls o Tbt, viras virinis, dakas dakinis.42 Rcvth tchs whl vslz lk ths, w hv th ttt o th vst
tho o Scrt Mtr.
W c lso vslz th prct plc s th str bh flo th Pr Rl o Coplt Joy, th prct bh s thSbhoky Bh Vjrsttv th prct rt s th
ssbly o th ts o th vjr ly.
Th Pr Rl o Coplt Joy s th bh fl o Vjrsttv
s o o th fv hy bhs. Th bh fls o th fv hybhs cot orry bs to b t. Althoh thr sts
r ro thos o th bhs, th rts r ll obl bohsttvs.
Ths bohsttvs r cll th rt o th ssbly o vjr lyts, shol b vslz s l l bohsttvs o th
vjr ly.
Atolly, th prct plc c b s s th wstr bh
fl o Grt Blss, th prct tchr s Bh Atbh thprct rt s th ssbly o lots ly ts.
Bcs Atbh, th ctrl fr o ths bh fl, blos to
th lots ly o spch, th rts l l bohsttvs, os osss r lso ro tht ly. Vslztos lk ths vlopth ttt o th Scrt Mtr.
Thr r lso th prct t th prct tch. I th
Aksth bh fl, tchs r v tlssly wth wht s
cll th prorl t o th cotos cycl. Wht w vslz
s prorlly tht stt, w tt orr to rcoz t. Thtchs th Aksth bh fl r xclsvly Mhy; o th
Mhy tchs, t s th octr o th srpssbl Scrt Mtrtht s tht. I th bh fl o th trl stt o th Nrky,
both Str Mtr tchs r v, bt th Hy tchs o
th srvks prtkybhs r ot tht, so t rs xclsvlyMhy. I ths Nrky bh fl, tchs r sots
b v sots ot, s or xpl wh bh psss wy.
Th tch thror s ot cotos cycl wh th tchr
scpls ssbl, th Dhr s tht; wh thy o ot thr, t s ot.
I th bh fl o Aksth, howvr, th thr o tchrs scpls s cs hc th tch s cotos. Thror, t s
cll th t o th cotos cycl.
42 Different classes of Dharma protectors.
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Wh rcv Scrt Mtr tchs w st try to ch or
ttt to o tht coplts ths fv prct qlts. Ev thoh
w y ot b bl to hol ths ttt or lo pro, t th b
w shol try to k or s ocs ths wy. Dvlop sch otlook s ot lk thk tht chrcol s wht. By tr chrcol s
blck; vslz soth tht s by tr blck s b wht wol
ot tch rlty. Howvr, rht ow, whl rcv th tch, to
vslz vryth to b pr th stt o th fv prct qlts s to
s ths thr trl stt o prty. Althoh thy r pr by tr,w r ot yt cpbl o rlz ths prty; w vslz th prty to
hlp s rcoz pr s pr. A coo xpl s to sy tht soo
sr ro jc ss wht coch shll s yllow. Th ctl coloro th coch s wht, t looks yllow oly to thos who r ll. S
t s yllow, prso who kows tht th ctl color s wht who trsto vslz t tht wy s ccor wth rlty. Slrly, lthoh w ow
s ths s pr, rlty thy r prorlly pr. I w ctlly sw
th s pr, w wol ot th vslzto.
Ch os ttt s bco bl to s th trlly pr
or wht t s. W r vslz th tr o rlty ot soth
rl. As vslz, th fv prct qlts rprst rltys ctlprty. W r ot try to vslz th pr s pr. Blck chrcol wll
ot bco wht o ttr how ch w vslz t. Bt yo vslz
wht coch shll s wht, yo c ctlly s t tht wy. Wr t ot
trly wht, o ttr how ch yo vslz t s wht, t wol ot
bco wht. For s, th tr o rlty os ot t prst ppr to bpr, lthoh t s. W st stblsh th vw tht t s pr. Vslz
t s pr t ths pot wll bl s to s ts prty or orslvs ltr.
Thror, rto st prctc volvs vslz tht vrythhs th tr o th pr ts. Estblsh ths vw, w vslz tht
or ow bos lso hv th tys prorlly pr tr. Mttlk ths, t so pot or bos bco th pr ty s vslz.
Althoh th boy s prorlly pr, w y ot rlz ts tr
cot rsp t t s pr. I r rto st prctc w
sply thk: I th prorlly pr ty, I Gr Rpoch, I
th yidam43 Yothl Vjr ro th worlly pot o vw ths s sply
b bostl or pro. How col yo vslz yorsl s Gr Rpochwthot possss t lst so o Gr Rpochs qlts? How wll yo
bco th y ty Yothl Vjr by sply thk tht yo r
43 Personal deity.
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yo ot possss y qlty o ro ro ccpt rjct?
Scrt Mtr t s ot lk ths, howvr. Scrt Mtr octr
tchs tht th boy s pr s th tr o Gr Rpoch, th tr
o th y Yothl Vjr. Yt rly b pr ost hlp; w ststblsh th vw tht rcozs pr s pr. Atr sch rcoto,
vslz orslvs throh tto s ty ccors wth rlty.
Throh prctc, w wll t so pot b bl to rlz th ty o th
pr tr. Bor rto st prctc t s cssry to
ctlz th vw o srpssbl Scrt Mtr. Lck th vw, splythk tht yo r ths or tht ty s rly bostl prts tht
srvs o prpos. Yo wol b bttr o to sply vslz th ssbl
o bhs bohsttvs th spc rot o yo to k rvtspplctos whl r yor orry or. No oo wll co o
jst thk o yorsl s o or othr y.
Ev thoh th srpssbl Scrt Mtr prrly tchs th
rto coplto sts, ths s ot prctc tht o c
tly. Oly kow how to s th vjr bll how to
bt th r or rly lr th ts o th chts s ot th tr
Scrt Mtr tch. Th th s to chv stblty th vw.
At ths pot w r scss ch or ttt corrct orthohts so w rst tht whch s prorlly pr s b pr.
Uslly, thos to b t prcv thr sprtl tchr s orry
b.
Attitude toward the Spiritual TeacherOvr 2500 yrs o, Bh Shky t bs by sply th
jor or rks o spr Nrky. H ths to bft th
bs o tht t, bt wh pss wyh tol hs ttt A:Do ot rv, A; o ot or. I th tr I wll ppr s
sprtl tchr to bft yo othrs. H clrly s h wol ppr th or o sprtl tchr, ot tht h wol ppr or wth
th ttrbts o spr Nrky. Icocvbl Nrkys r
sply or th sk o t bs. A Nrky bh cot
pror ll th ctvts o t bs oly by sply th jor
or rks. So Nrkys o work to t bs by sply
ths rks; othrs ppr s sprtl tchrs or th sk o crt bs.For th sk o so bs, thy y t ts st s prosttts or
htrs, or v s brs lks. All bs r ot t by or
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or wth th jor or rks, so th Nrky sts
vros ors ccor to bs s cltos.
Th cpcts, ss clts thohts o bs r cocvbl.
Thror, th Nrky ors to t ths bs shol lso bsply cocvbl brs. Lkws, th tchs st b tht
cocvbl sts or vhcls. Sply clr Dzop Chpo to b
th ltt tch proc to tch Dzoch lo wll ot
bft ll bs. Ev thoh t s th ltt tch, ll prcttors
r ot Dzop Chpo; so bft ro srvk tchs, so th tchs o th prtykbhs, or so th bohsttv tchs
r cssry or so Scrt Mtr tch s th bst. Dzoch
tchs st b v to thos ortt bs tht hv krc lk,thos who r th shrpst o th shrp. Th bs to b t shol b
broht oto th pth ost pproprt or th. It s ot th cs tht llbs shol b v oly Dzoch tchs.
Alwys sply or ow wth th jor or rks s
lkws ot cssry. Th tchs shol b v th pproprt
or or so s Nrky ow wth th jor or
rks, or so s sprtl tchr, or th sk o crt othrs
v s prosttts htrs. A cocvbl br o ors st bsply orr to t rt bs. For s ow th tchr pprs
s orry h b; t ts rl bh c ppr s sprtl
tchr orr to t bs. Ths tchr s by tr trly lht
b s r ro sly rs prts. H or sh s bh
possss two typs o prty.44 Sch sprtl tchr s th sply o bh, t s to or lt tht w hs y ot b bl to s hs
or hr lht tr.
Bcs o thr kr, th sx clsss o bs prcv ths vry
rtly. Hll bs prcv vryth s lqf tl; hry
hosts s ll plcs s lck oo rk. Hv cclt thkr o hs, w wll prcv v rl bh s orry
h. W o ot hv th kr to s h or hr s bh. Wh
or tchr, Bh Shky, ppr ths worl, or xpl, th
hrtc tchr Dzoj sw h wth tr o plst qlts.
So bs lt th or Lor Bh othrs spr h bcs
thy col ot s wht ws pr s pr. Lkws, lthoh bh y
44 The two-fold purity is original purity, the buddha nature possessed by
allbeings,andpurityfromalladventitiousstains.Onlyabuddhahasthissecond
purity.
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st or s s sprtl tchr, w y ot s h or hr s pr.
Ths s ot th ls lt, bt th probl o s h bs. Wh
soo ss wht coch s yllow, th scolorto s ot ro th
coch, bt rslts ro th vwrs llss.Ev wh orry b s tch, h or sh y ppr to b
orry bt sc rlty ll pho o ssr rv hv th
s prorlly pr tr s o th ts, th o who s tch s lso
prorlly pr. Whthr or ot thy r ctlly rlz bhs, ot
sl b c b o ths phol worl who s ot by trlht, who s ot prorlly bh. Thror, ccorc
wth ths rlty, th l who tchs shol b s rstoo s
bh ssc. Grlly, l s cosr th cos ssco th bhs o th thr ts.45 Ths s vry portt pot.
Th tchr bos ssc ll th bhs o th thr ts.
H bos th ty o th thr prcos os: hs boy s thSh, hs spch s th Dhr hs s th Bh.
H bos th ty o th thr roots: hs boy s th l, hsspch s th y hs s th k. H bos th
ty o th thr kys; hs boy s th Nrky, hs spch s
th Sbhoky hs s th Dhrky.
Th coo vhcls spk o th thr prcos os, or th Thr
Jwls: th prcos Bh, th prcos Dhr th prcos Sh.
Thk tht th thr prcos os r sprt, tht th Bh cot
b Sh, or th Sh cot b Bh, or th Bh or Sh
cot b th Dhr, s corrct. I Scrt Mtr w thk o th thrroots: l, y k. Norlly, wh w thk o th tchr,w thk tht th tchr w prcv s orry h b; wh
w thk o th y, w thk tht th pcl wrthl ts rth y; wh w thk o th ks, w thk tht th Dhr
protctors r th ks. W thk o th l, th y th ks thoh thy wr thr rt ctors o bs who h thr
tothr. W y thk lk tht bt th rlty o th trl stt s
rt. By tr, th thr prcos os r ll prst th Bh;
th s wy th ssc o th sprtl tchr cots th r thr
roots. I th cotxt o ths tch, th l s th cos ssc o
th bhs o th thr ts. Th bhs o th thr ts r ll sto b cot wth th sprtl tchr.
45 The buddhas of the past, present and future.
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As I xpl bor, w shol rst tht lht bs o
ppr s sprtl tchrs. Th str o bh who s ppr
s sprtl tchr posssss th ll-kow wso, th wso ll
bhs possss. Th ltt stt o ll-kow wso s th sl-rswso, th pk o ll wsos, tf s th wso o hrht.
Rcoz th sl-rs wso s th wso o hrht s
tht o rc c b o th stt o wso o ll th bhs.
Th bhs o th pst ot o byo th tr o th wso o
hrht, or os th prst Bh, or wll th tr bhs. Allth bhs o th thr ts r o th tr o sl-rs wso; thy
r r ro t prt wth th tr o ths sl wso.
How s t tht th thr prcos os r ll cos wth sll? W st rst th ls boy s th prcos Sh; th
ls spch s th prcos Dhr; th ls s th prcosBh. Th ls boy srvs s th prcos Sh, th ltt objct
or ccoplsh rt. All th tchs l vs whthr ro th
Stry or th Scrt Mtr r cosr th prcos Dhr. Th
ls s th tr o th Bh, th ll-kow wso. I ths
wy, th str o o l cots th thr prcos jwls.
Cocr th thr roots, whl otwrly th l s th cosssc o th thr prcos os, wrly th l s th cos
ssc o th thr roots: boy s th l, spch s th y
s th k. Th ls xtrl or s th root o th blss, th
boy s l. Th ls spch, xpo th ttr, s th root o th
ccoplsht, whch s y. Th wso o th l s th rooto ctvty, whch s k. Ths ll th thr roots r prst wth th
l.
Accor to Khpo Ns Nots o th Kz L Zhl
xpl tht th thr roots r coplt wth th l th
ls s copltly o-cocptl. It s th ty o wso hrht, wth o t prt o ths two. Ths o o
wso hrht s th ltt l. Th or ths ltt
l splys whthr s orry ok or ngagpa46 s th lwth chrctrstcs o orry sfcc. Ths, h tfs two typs
o ls. Th ltt l s th ty o wso hrht, th
ococptl, sl-rs wso. Fro tht stt s sply th lwth chrctrstcs o orry sfcc. Th ls s ths th
46 Alaytantricpractitioner.
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ltt l.
Th l s lso tht to b th root o blsss. Th o
l s coplt wth th ky o th ls boy. I ts ctl
r o b, th ky s th vjr boy o pty pprc, thty o ptss pprc, vjr wso. Th pprc o th
boy os ot r ro th tr o th ol wso o ptss
pprc. Ths vjr boy o th ty o ptss pprc,
whch s th l, s th root o blss.
Th ls spch, whthr propt ttr or orryworlly tlk, s th ty o ptss so. Th tr o vjr spch
s th ty o ptss so, s th root o th ccoplsht
o coo spr powrs. As th ty o so ptss s
th root o ll ccoplshts, th o y s coplt wth
th ls spch.
Th ls , th vjr o wso, s th ty o ory
cocpt. Dk s khadro Tbt, wth th sphr or spc(kha) o hrt, th tr o rlty, ovs (dro) th sply o trscwrss s t s obstrctly lbrt to ts ow spc, to th
ssc o trsc wrss. Ths xpls th o k: thoswho ov wth spc. Dk s th sply o th ls ov
wthot obstrcto throhot th spc o hrt. Th o
k s ths coplt wth th ls .
Ths s how w rst tht th thr roots o ot r ro or
ow root l. O who hrbors th rsp thoht tht hs or hr ls orry b who s ot th s s th ys th pcl
wrthl ts wll vr scc ctlz th y rcv
th coo spr ccoplshts, o ttr wht ty htts po. Sty th stors ro th pst yo wll f o ys
prt ro th l. Mtt po th y wth th cofc thtth y s o rt ro yor l brs bot th ccoplshts.
No ttr how lt yor prctc o tt rct th tr,
yo vr ccoplsh th tto ty yo cosr th l th
ty to b sprt.
I short, whchvr o th wrthl pcl ts yo prctc wll
b sly ccoplsh , s yo prctc, yo rst th sprbltyo th l th ty. Not oly tht, sch prctc wll xpt yor
rcv th coo spr ccoplshts. O th othr h,
yo wll f o stors ro th pst bot th sccss o prcttor
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who cosrs th l th ttv ty to b rt lk two
popl ro th st th wst who blvs tht th y s or
portt th th l. Sch prsos, spt lc tto
prctc, o ot tt spr coo ccoplshts. Nor wllths hpp th tr thr; vctoros Vjrhr hs clrly stt t
s ot possbl, hs wor s cv. W c obsrv ths rlty
t prst. Popl o prctc ys so chv ccoplshts
whl othrs o ot. Crlly lyz how thos who tt th blsss
scc whl othrs l, w f tht prcttors who blv th l th y r rt o ot obt th spr coo
ccoplshts. Ths s th portc o th tch o th l s
th bot o th thr roots.Frthror, th thr kys r ot rt ro th l, who
bos Dhrky, Sbhoky Nrky. Th lsboy, hv st to bft bs ccorc wth thr s,
s th Nrky, c b cll th vjr wso boy o ol
pprc ptss. Th Nrky tht pprs s wh
s th Nrky wth chrctrstcs o orry sfcc.
Os l, whthr ok or p,hs th coplt Nrky
qlts. Th tchs th l bstows r th Sbhoky, rrrly to hs spch. Th ls s th Dhrky, prorlly
r ro th t prt o wso hrht. Ths so-
cll thr o th thr kys rprsts th trth tht th kys r
coplt wth th tr o sl l.
Th l s th bot o ll pst bhs, th sorc o ll
tr bhs th rt o ll prst bhs.
Lor Bh Shky s wh h pss wy tht th trh wol rppr s sprtl tchr to ct or th bft o bs. Th
tos o ll pst bhs bft s by ppr s th tr o or
sprtl tchrs, sc or tchrs r ct tos o pst bhs.
Attt o lhtt bhhoo rqrs rly o sprtl
tchr, ths th l s th sorc o ll th tr bhs. A tchstts: Bor th ls, ot v th o bh s o. Evryo
who tts bhhoo ps po sprtl tchr. Wthot rlc
o tchr, o o c ppr s bh, tch orry bs
tt rv. Att bhhoo rqrs trst l ppr s sprtl tchr. Sch strs c ppr s orry bs or s spr
Nrkys. Th chrctrstcs o l r coplt soo who
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tchs th pth o ccpt rjct. Ths, ll tr bhs ppr
s rslt o rly po sprtl tchr.
Th l s s to th ctvts o ll th bhs s thr
rt th prst t. I th worl, rt crrs ot th ctvtso k who cot rl. I th s wy, or sprtl str prors
th ctvts o th bhs, s kow s thr rt.
Sc h crs or th stt bs o ths rt t, thoswho wr ot t by th thos vctoros os o th Fortt
Eo, ro th stpot o copsso kss h s sprorto ll o thos bhs.
Cosr hs kss, th o ow wth th jor orrks s ot th ost spror. W r th t o th orth sprtl
o ths prst Fortt Eo. O th thos bhs o ths o,
w r th bs to b t by th orth bh; w hv b bor ths t. Wh Shky Bh ppr ths worl, h ppr s
o ow wth th jor or rks. Nvrthlss, w wr ot
t by h. Ovr 2500 yrs hv pss sc th t o Shky
Bh w cot to wr ssr. For ths rso lo r w
stll sr ths worl. H h t s, w wol b r ro cyclcxstc wol ot b th lowst o th low, cot to sr.
At prst w r cr or t by sprtl tchrs. Thy tch
s th pth o ccpt rjct, th sctos o Str Scrt
Mtr. As hs w hv so bot wht to opt wht to
bo, or th ls lk cows blls. Ubl to stshbtw vrt ovrt, ths ls lck y kowl o
ccpt rjct. W r bt bttr th tht, s w rst th
vrt o sv lvs, prctc rosty, obsrv orlty so o.W kow bot th t vrtos ctos. W kow ot to kll sc tk
l s ovrtos, ot to stl bcs t s wro. Fro th ost bscpot o vw, ths spl kowl o vrt ovrt s lso to
th kss o sprtl tchr.
Fro lrr prspctv, kow soth bot th tho o
bohctt th tr o pty wso, v rst tho
wso rohly sk to prctc ths to so r, lso rvs
ro or strs kss. Fro v hhr vwpot, to coprhwht s rto st, wht s coplto stt, wht s th tch o
th srpssbl Scrt Mtr, wht r th vw th ctvty,
blv yo r prctc ths tchs rslts solly ro th kss
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o sprtl tchr. Ev or, kow bot th Dzop Chpo
prctc o ctt throh to prorl prty, Trkcho, hv
so o how to prctc th rct cross, Tol rst to
so r how to rtk Dzoch tr hv so bltyto prctc, show so ss ot o yor prctc yo rlly thk
bot whr th root o ll ths kowl ls, t rvs ro th kss
o yor prcos r.
As wly bor ts, w t wlk lk ls o or lbs, bt
thr w hv th qlts o h bs. W h o qltso ccpt rjct, ot kow how to cclt vrt
bo ovrtos s. W wr ot bor wth kowl o Str
Mtr, bt ltr w rw p, t sprtl tchr rcv hstchs. Bcs o ths, w hv so o how to prctc. Th cs
s trcbl to or ls kss th root o or kowl s ot LorBh, bt or l, or prsol sprtl str.
Fro th pot o vw o kss to s, thror, Bh Shky
s ot th ost k. It s ot h who v s th tchs o ccpt
rjct hlp s rst th. W lr wht to ccpt
wht to rjct ro or ow sprtl tchr. Morovr, throh hs
bvolc w so rst o Str Mtr. Or ls ths or hlpl th th Bh. Copr thr kowl, th
ls kowl qls tht o th Bh. W cot sy tht or str
kows or th th Bh. Ex thr kss prsol
bft to s, howvr, or rs kss s rtr th tht o Bh
Shky; rlly t s rtr th th kss o ll th bhs.
W shol rct s s tht th ollow vrs:
The lama is the Buddha; the lama is the Dharma;Likewise the lama is the Sangha.The lama is the one who accomplishes everything.The lama is the glorious Vajradhara.
Ths stz xpls tht otwrly th l s th prcos Bh,
th prcos Dhr th prcos Sh. Th l corports th
coplt o th thr prcos os, s ths th cos
ssc o th prcos os. Th l ccoplshs vryth s
tht t s h or sh who ts bsorbs th ls. Th lc t cocvbl br o ls otwrly, c lso
bsorb th to hs str th o copltly ococptl
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wso. Th l o th y Vjrkly t ro th sphr
o Gr Rpochs copltly ococptl wso. No l o
Vjrkly c b o prt ro Gr Rpochs ococptl .
Ths, s th o who ts bsorbs ll th ls, th l sth or o ll.
Or r os ot r tr ro th prorl Bh
Strbhr or ro Vjrhr, ctlty thr o w. I
w who r lst to th tch thk w r orry h bs
lck kowl, ths ht b tr th r o ppr (nangtsul). Howvr, Scrt Mtr Vjry tchs tht th ctl ro b (ney tsul), ssr rv r both prorlly pr, w
r cl wth tht. Fro th vw o th ctl r o b, wll possss th bh tr, th ssc o th sts, th strbh.
Th Bh tr, whch s th ssc o th sts, s prst t tht o th ro, or othr wors t th t o stt bs.
As ll bs hv bh tr wth thr strs, th ro
tsl s ow wth strbh. Bs sr th hll rls
possss strbh, lthoh thr or os ot bl th to prctc
Dhr. Thy hv bh tr, bt t cot bft th lss
thy rt to hhr rl. Hll bs r bl to ollow th pththt brs orth th sthrb bcs thr or s ot stbl or
Dhr prctc. Nvrthlss, vry stt b hs bh tr, jst s str ol c b prss ro y str s bcs th
s hrtly cots th ol, th rt o bh tr wll vlop
wh yo possss th bh tr prctcs th pth. Mstr olvr cos ro prss s, slrly, wthot lry hv th
bh tr, o ttr how lt or prctc, w col ot possbly
tt bhhoo. W orslvs, howvr, ot oly possss th roo strbh, bt hv lso tt th prcos h or. Ulk
bs th hll rl, th l rl th hry host rl, shs w o hv th cpcty to prctc. Whthr or ot w k s
o or prcos opportty s or ow hs.
At th ost bsc lvl, or physcl or bls s to prctc th
Hy pth; orovr, w wt to prctc ro th hhr prspctv
o Dzop Chpo, w c o tht s wll. Grlly, th h or
s cosr to b prtclrly st or Dhr prctc. Wh sch spcl boy ctlly s prctc, wht s lht by tr c
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b sply otwrly s bh. A trly lt Dzoch prcttor
s bl to rch lhtt o boy o lt. Ev or,
th Chts Nyt tchs sy tht o who proprly prctcs th
Chts Nyt pth strctos c chv th rbow boy wthsx oths! Or physcl or s cpbl o prctc y Str or Mtr
tchs w wt. Ths t s cll th prcos h boy.47
A prcos crcstc s o tht c rt ll or wshs. Or
h or c spport lbrto lhtt; thror w cll t
th prcos h boy. W hv tt physcl or cpbl oDhr prctc. As I xpl bor, howvr, v hv obt
sch boy, w cot rctly tr to th pth o prctc wthot
rly o tchr hr th tchs. Th tchs o otsply rs soo who s bor, rows p s wthot rcv
y strcto. Th l s th cs or rst th Dhr.
I or cs, ot oly o w hv h boy, w hv lso t
sprtl tchr. Or r s lv, s tch s. W hv cotr
l who s brc s wth th orl strctos o Str Mtr.
Sch strcto coprss th srpssbl pth l to lbrto
lhtt. W hv lt vorbl cotos obt
vorbl crcstc; w r spport by th orl strctos. Thror,w wll srly tt bhhoo bor lo. W hv th bh tr;
w hv th spcl or or prctc th Dhr; w hv sprtl
str th prcos orl strctos. As lo s w prctc ltly,
t wll ot b lo bor w r bor s bh th tr.
Thk bot hll b. Althoh h too hs th bh tr, h
lcks th spcl or tht c prctc th Dhr, hs o sprtl tchr,
hs ot rcv y orl strctos. Utl hs l th hll rl s
xhst, h c o lttl ls th r thr. Th l sp hll or
soo whos Scrt Mtr sy hs trort s s to b twlv
thos os. For tht lo h st b wthot ch hop. Ulkths ortt b, howvr, w hv tt th prcos h
boy, t thtc l rcv orl strctos. By scrly
orslvs wth lc, w wll crtly chv lbrto
lhtt.
Th Hvjr Ttr sys:Although sentient beings are actually Buddhas,This is obscured by adventitious delements.
47 mi lu rinpoche (Tib)
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Puriying this delement, the Buddha is revealed.
Cosr thr tr, ll bs r bhs, bt th vttos
sts or flts prvt s ro ppr tht wy. To ppr s bh, w st pry ths flts. B bhs by tr, w wllppr s sch oc w r r o st. Bco r ps o obt
prcos h boy, cotr str rcv th
orl strctos ro tht l. W possss ll w to r orslvs
ro th vttos flts, w hv o tv cotos. A
or wo who c prctc ltly s o th vr o bco lht o.
Wh rcv tchs, w st trsor or ttt sprto rlz tht w r bhs by tr. Bh Stbhr, s
Sbhoky bh th Aksth hv, tchs rt o l
l sts l l bohsttvs rtt rohsl. As w r lso th s tr, w st vslz tht wy
rcv th tchs.
Ths s th tch o vlop th propr ttt.
CONDUCT TO BE ABANDONEDTh tch o coct cls th bhvor to b bo
th bhvor to b ccpt. Tht to b bo clsth thr lts o th vssl, th sx flts th fv wro
os o pprh.
W r tht to v ths p. Th txt scsss propr bhvor o boy,spch to opt whl rcv tchs. Ntv or lty
bhvor st b scr postv or oo coct cor.
The Three Faults of the VesselItlly, propr coct s tht; th thr lts o th vssl stb tf. Not lst s th lt o ps-ow vssl; ot
rbr wht yo hv hr s th lt o vssl wth lk
botto; x th tchs wth ctv otos s th lt o poso.
Ths lts st b cst o wh lst to th Dhr.
Defect of an upside-down vessel
Yor hr shol ot b t ll strct ro th tch. Yo stlst to th strctos wth sl-pot coctrto o th wors
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copltly ocs . Ths, th coct to b opt whl
tt tch s to lst tttvly o th tchs b v,
wthot b strck by y othr so. Th coscosss
st lso ocs wholhrtly o wht th l s sy, th wors s o th Dhr b tht. W st lst to th Dhr
tht wy.
I th r coscosss s ocs proccp by othr sos
ro ots, th coscosss lso bcos strct. Wh both
r r vrt lswhr, lthoh yo r physclly prst,yo cot rsp v sl wor o Dhr. Th strs slly ttrbt
cocvbl rt to lst to Bhst tchs, bt ths rrs to
lst wth coplt ttto. Mrly b physclly prst osot qly s lst to th Dhr or os t thr th bft o
lst.
Th bst s to rst th wors s o th tchs. B
tttv lt, wth strct r coscossss,
th blty to coprh th proo wors s xcllt.
Ev yo cot rsp th coplt wors, sply hr
th hs srbl bfts. Howvr, rly b physclly prst
whl yor s wr lswhr os ot cclt y rt.Fls othr crtrs r prst whr tchs r b v, bt
o ot cclt vrt. Nowhr s t tht tht thy cclt rt.
O st lst wth ll ttto o th r st rst wth th
.
Not lst s lk por wtr ovr ovrtr vssl. Howvr
ch th l tchs, th stt wll rst oth. Not lst
wth th r coscossss s th rtst lt wh lst
to th Dhr. Yo st lt ths ct lr to coctrt
sl-potly. Othrws yo wll ot scc rst sl
wor o th tch, whch s th s s ot lst. No bft rsltsro tt tch ths wy. Yo st ocs sl-potly wth
th r coscosss.
Defect of a leaky vessel
Th sco lt s ot kp th tch , or b lk lky
vssl. Lv th tchs rly s soth yo hv hr or
rstoo wthot rt s th s s por wtr to brokcp. Lst to th Dhr wth yor r coscosss
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ocs vlops so r o rst. Nxt, yo st rct o
th tchs , ttpt to t th yor .
Sc t orl w hv ot b hbtt to th Dhr, so
w cot rsp th tchs sply by lst thk tht wrst. Atr th tch s, cosr wll wht th l tht,
try to rt t. Othrws, yo y l tht yo rst th tch
wh yo r stt th tch hll, bt ltr yo wll ort t. I yo
ort, t s s thoh yo h ot hr th Dhr t ll. For xpl,
wh yo pt ro to fr t trs brht r, bt oc yo rovt th ro bcos blck. I th s wy, wthot cotplt
th tch tr th tlk s ovr, yo wll ot rbr th .
Noth rs yo por soth to lk vssl.Wthot rt th tchs yor , th powr o th Dhr
cot sh orth. For th powr o th Dhr to rvl tsl yorstr, yo st hol o to th . I ot, o ttr how
ch tch yo rcv, t wll ot c yo. Not rst
th Dhr, yo cot prctc, so yo ht s wll ot hv hr th
tch th frst plc. Thror, rsp th tch os s
vry portt postv qlty, l to rsp s lt.
Defect of a vessel mixed with the poison of afictive emotion
I yor otvto or rcv tchs volvs wt to rstth Dhr orr to bco os scholr or to tt hh posto,
tht sprto wt to b wll-kow powrl s tv.
Althoh th tch s oo, th tto s b. Mx ths two s
, lk x poso to oo oo, wll ot hlp yo.
Nvr x lst to th Dhr wth th wro otvto. Th
tchs shol ot b rcv or th wro rsos.
I yo r xprc stro ttcht, vrso, orc, pr
or othr tv otos wh lst to th Dhr, v thoh
yor rs r lst th tch s oo, th rto o ctv
otos wll cs hr. Attcht vrso r ctv otos,whch vtbly cs hr vr br bft. Prctc th pth o
th srpssbl Scrt Mtr c trsor ctv otos to th
tr o wso, tht cs th powr o thos otos c br
orth th rt blss ro or str. O sch occsos ctvotos r tht s th pth, t tht t th ctv otos rot th spcfclly chrctrz pho bt r rs s th tr o
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th prorl wsos.
I ll othr css, th tr o ctv otos s to hr. For
xpl, y fr wll br yor frs, b t lr or sll. Th sz os ot
ttr sc br s chrctrstc o fr. Lkws, ctv otoswll hr yo whthr or ot yo r rcv th tchs. Th lt s
v rtr wh th tv otos rs r tch. Allow
sch otos to co p r Dhr tch wll ot oly kp
th str ro bft, bt th otos wll cs v rtr
hr th sl, thrby tr Dhr to o-Dhr. Or corrctcocpt wll tr th Dhr tht w hr to o-Dhr, crs th
hr. Ths s lk ptt oo oo to vssl cot poso. No
ttr how oo th oo o pts to cott vssl, t bcosposo c k yo sck. Et oo, pr oo orshs or boy,
bt oo x wth poso s s. Slrly, Dhr x wthctv oto bfts or str, whl Dhr pollt wth
tvty lthoh t s Dhr othlss css sros hr.
How to Actually ListenTh I str Pp Sy s:
Listen to the Dharma like a deer listens to a sound.
Dr lst wth o-pot ocs wh thy hr th loos so
o lt. Focs thr coscosss sl-potly, thy r wr o
oth ls. Los thr wrss o othr ths, th r r shot by
htrs wth posoos rrows. W shol ocs or ttto th swy wh lst to th tchs, wth or r coscosss tt
wholhrtly to whtvr wors xpltos th r s spk.
Pp Sy lso tht:
Contemplate the teachings, like a northerner shearing sheep.
A orthrr shrs shp vry slowly lbrtly. Ths xpltlls s tht wh th tch s coplt w st rct rptly
o wht w hr. Tht hlps rt th tchs or ory. H
cot:
Meditate on the Dharma like a mute experiencing taste.A t who tsts hoy cot scrb th tst to othrs bt stll
xprcs t xctly s t s. H hs totl bl hs xprc. Ths
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xpl s tht wh cotplt th o th Dhr yo
shol hv cofc yor rst. Prctc tr sch
cofc.
As xpl o th lc w to prctc or tt poth tch, Pp Sy s:
Practice the Dharma intensely, like a hungry yak eating grass.
A strv yk wll vor tr pstr wthot lv y ps.
W shol lkws tt ltly wthot ps or brks. Flly:
Attain ruition like the sun set ree o clouds.
Clos obstrct th ss rys, bt th s shs brhtly tr th closr clr wy. Th rslt o prctc s to rlly r th str
ro ttcht vrso, ro th lts o ctv otos.
Exprc rl o ctv otos s th rt o Dhr
prctc. I or ctv otos r th s s bor w strt toprctc hv ot sh, th rt o th Dhr hs ot rp,
o ttr how y yrs w hv spt rtrt. Th rt o th Dhr
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