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Rushen
Rushen
These are the practices of the Base Level of Santi Maha Sangha to be performed in
sitting sessions or thuns. (One day of practice corresponds to four thuns. If you cannot
do long retreats, you can do the required number of thuns in a longer time according to
your own circumstances.)
1. Immeasurable equanimity.
2. Immeasurable loving kindness.
3. Immeasurable compassion.
4. Immeasurable joy.
You should devote seven, five, three or at least one day to each of these practices,
concentrating your mind with diligence. (Total minimum of 4 days.)
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1. The equality of oneself and others.
2. Exchanging oneself and others.
3. Cherishing others more than oneself.
One should engage diligently in these practices, devoting seven, five, three or at least
one day to each of them. (Total minimum of 3 days.)
One should engage diligently in this practice, devoting seven, five, three or at least one
day to it. (Total minimum of 1 day.)
You should devote seven, five, three or at least one day to each of these four
subdivisions, engaging your mind with diligence. (Total minimum of 4 days.)
Visualizing clearly the Three Roots of the Anuyoga practice - Guru (Padma
Thötrengtsal), Deva (Guru Tragpo or Guru Tragphur) and Dakini (Simhamukha) - and
connecting the concentration with recitation of the mantra, for each of the Three Roots:
• According to recitation based on quantity, one must do seven hundred thousand,
five hundred thousand or at least three hundred thousand recitations.
• According to recitation (based on quality) with perfect visualization integrated
with the reciting of the mantra (singing the melody in the case of Padma
Thötrengtsal) one must dedicate at least three weeks of recitation (in retreat).
1. Outer Rushen: when you have the opportunity, you should devote seven, five, three or
at least one day to the outer separation and relaxation in the natural condition.(Total
minimum of 1 day.)
2. Inner Rushen: engaging yourself with diligence, you should devote seven, five or at
least three days to each of the seven phases of the inner separation, consisting in the
purification of the seeds of the six lokas, one at a time and then altogether, and
relaxation in the natural condition. (Total minimum of 21 days.)
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3. Secret Rushen: the separation of the three doors.
a. You should devote seven, five or at least three days to the practice of the body,
consisting in the position of the vajra and relaxation in the natural condition.
(Total minimum of 3 days.)
b. You should devote seven, five or at least three days to the practice of the voice,
consisting in the exercise of the HUM and relaxation in the natural condition.
(Total minimum of 3 days.)
c. You should devote seven, five, three or at least one day to each of the five
methods (of the five colours) of the practice of the mind, consisting in the
exercise of concentration on the letter A and relaxation in the natural condition.
(Total minimum of 5 days.)
You should engage diligently in each of these seven practices, devoting seven, five,
three or at least one days to each of them. (Total minimum of 7 days.)
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The best thing would be to complete these practices before taking the Base Level
examination. If this is not possible, in any case it is necessary to have completed them
before taking the First Level examination, except for the mantras of the Three Roots
that can be completed before taking the Third Level examination.
This was written by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, a bhusuku who travels around the world.
Virtue!