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E x c e l l e n tc a u s a l i n t e r a c t i o n sb e t w e e n
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Karma and aspirations,
P e o p l ei m b u e d w i t h k a r m a a n d g o o d f o r t u n e
H a v e a c h i e v e dl e i s u r ea n d e n d o w m e n t s .
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30 SUBI,IME DHARMA
I t i s a m i r r o r t h a t t r a n s c e n d sa l l c a u s e sa n d
conditions
And has the ability to give riseto all manner
of reflections.
Although dark and light colors appearto it,
Its own nature is unchanging.
This is a metaphor for the mind and pristine
awareness.
Do not regardthe mind and pristine awareness
as two different things.
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34 s u B r . r M ED H A R M A
H u m h u m ! E v e n t h o u g h y o u r e a l i z e e m p t i n e s sf o r
yourself-
H u m h u m ! D o y o u u n d e r s t a n dt h o u g h t s a s
aspectsof your own nature?a'5
H u m h u m ! A l t h o u g h y o u u n d e r s t a n dt h e t o t a l i t y
o f s a m s a r aa n d n i r v a l a a s t h e o r i g i n a l
expanse of the ground of absolute space-
H u m h u m ! D o y o u u n d e r s t a n dt h a t t o t a l i t y t o b e
a nondual manifestation of awareness?
H u m h u m ! E x p r e s s i o n st h a t a r e r e l e a s e di n t o t h e
all-pervasive,essentialnature are naturally
liberated into the expanse-
H D m h l m ! D o y o u u n d e r s t a n dt h a t t h e r e i s n o
meditation or practice?
H [ m h u m ! I n t e r n a l l y , t h e r e i s t h e b o n d a g eo f e g o
grasplng,
H [ m h u m ! E x t e r n a l l y , t h e r e i s t h e o b s e s s i o no f
reifying objects,
H 0 m h u m ! A n d t h e i n t e r v e n i n g m e d i t a t i o n sa r e
immaterial.
H [ m h l m ! T h e i n f l u e n c eo f o u t e r a n d i n n e r
crrcumstances-
H a m h u m ! D o y o u u n d e r s t a n dt h a t t h e y o b s c u r e
the face of the Great Perfection of samsara
and nirvana?
H u m h u m ! F i r s t , b y i n v e s t i g a t i n g ,u n d e r s t a n d i n g
will come.
H I m h u m ! T h e r e a f t e r ,b y m e d i t a t i n g , e x p e r i e n c e s
may arise.
Hum hum! And finally, by restingin that state,
r e a l i z a t i o nw i l l c o m e .
H u m h u m ! O n c e r e a l i z a t i o nh a s o c c u r r e d , i t i s
n o n d u a l w i t h s i m u l t a n e o u sl i b e r a t i o n . a "
H I m h D m ! O b j e c t s a n d s u b j e c t sa r e t o g e t h e r .
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40 S U B L I M T ,D H A R M A
I I . D E S T R o Y I N GT H E R E I F I C A T I O N
OF PHENOMENA
t 2 l 0 l I f y o u e x a m i n e t h e c a u s e so f a r i s i n g
a p p e a r a n c e so f t h e d a y , t h e n i g h t , t h i s , a n d
future lifetimes,
Y o u w i l l s e et h a t d u a l i s t i c t h o u g h t s e x i s t a s
delusive experiences.
Therefore, mistakenly clinging onto these
experiencesas substantial reveals the flilw
o f h a b i t u a lp r o p e n s i t i e s l
So fathom the depths of these teachings!
Be skeptical of contrived meditations that
w e l c o m e a n d d i s m i s st h o u g h t s ,
A n d d o n ' t b e l i k e t h o s e t r a g i c m e d i t a t o r sw h o a r e
caught in the middle-
Where the sun of the Great Perfection, the face
. r f t h e n a t u r eo I e x i s r e n c e ,
I s o b s c u r e db y t h e c l o u d o f d u a l i s t i c g r a s p r n g .
L , x a m i n i n gt h e m u l t i t u d e o f f l u c t u a t i n g t h < - r u g h t s ,
I l a u g h a t t h o s e p e o p l ew h o h o p e t h a t t h i s i s t h e
Great Perfection!
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'O SUBLIME DIIARMA
[ 2 1 2 ]T h e d a r k n e s so f i g n o r a n c ed i s s o l v e si n t o
empry awareness,
And the stake of obsessivedesire is wrenched up
from the base!
Adherence to hopes, fears, joys, and sorrows is
expelled
I n t o t h e w o m b o f t o t a l o p e n n e s s ,t h e n o n o b j e c t i v e
e s s e n t i a ln a t u r e !
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52 suIlLrMta DTIARMA
B y t h e p o w e r o f s t a i n l e s sm e r i t , m a y a l l b e i n g s
Become vesselsfor the profound and secret Great
Perfection.
And may the depths of samsara be stirred up and
releasedinto the extinction of ultimate reality!
M a y t h e e n t i r e w o r l d e x p e r i e n c et h e e q u a l t a s t e o f
the great blissof Samantabhadra!
Saruadamangalam!
May happinesspreudileuerytuhere
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56 SUBLIME DFIARMA
A t t h a t t i m e , a l l c o n c e p t u a le l a b o r a t i o n sa r e
pacified
I n t o t h e i n e f f a b l ee x p a n s eo f u l t i m a t e r e a l i t y ,
And you will achieve the supreme, great
t r a n s f e r e n c er a i n b o w b o d y !
i i . r H s s A M B T I ( ) G A K AG
YA Z E :
By turning both eyes just a bit down from
center, gazeat an angle into the spaceto the
left or the right.r2
T h c n a t u r et t f t h e v a i r as t r a t t d t
PurifiesconcePtualizatiolls.
Due to that, thereis unmistakenbuddhahood'
,r'dure1osselpInU aq1sr qllq.t\
'sada aql lo e:nl.radeeLIlrP ueas sI PUPleuueqJ JIPJ
-r1ap 'alrq.,vre 'srq8r1 a,rg
;o qrud aqr 3uo1e solotu
aql se Pezrlenlf,E,(lsnoaueluodsst qllq,la'ra1sn1aq1
'1Je3qrno,{ aprsut
,raleds slnlosqB autlstrd ;o duel
aql sr 'seleSnsaql;o drrlea.raqr sI qf,Iql\ 'ssauJlente
ul\o rnod ;o ssausnolJsuof, lerprorur.rd aql
'slutod
'dem ]Pqr ul 'qtearq aqr
IeJurJf,xrs aql qlIA\ aJltferd
pue 'luauuoJlnue aql ,r'sernlrade aqr;o slurod 1er
-nrJJ aaJql aLIl 01 puodserroc ueql aleq pue 'putru
pue 'q:aods 'dpoq eqt Jo slutod lEJIlIrr aqr dldde
'uoueueldxe snor,rard oqr LIrLA pJo3f,Eu1 lwvl
Kyloag
'I
aruLulqn Jo uo4f,attad parte aql Jo uorsty aql
:sl.redrno; are a.rsql'lsrg eqr or ltadsar qllA. 'V
'slurod Surpnpuor
JnoJ eql Jo suoltJnJlsut leJllf,erd aqr qrl^\ JIasJnol Butzr
-JerlrueJ (g) pue 'derrrleql ut Sutrtllerd o1 anp astre [rano
-Surssorl tfeJlp aql
;o] suoISIArnoJ eql .r,roqSurdlrruapl
(y) :sr:ed o./vuaJE aragl 'uotsnlf,uoJ aqt Jo sLUJaluJ
NOISn'IINOJ'III
tr,r.tf*",;i::ili
er'suIIEarea*peqruorJpeqsrn tt
agl Jo aJualstxa'o ap,{r aqr roJ atuEu ou sI aral{I
.uorldar:ad llerrp srql
Surra,rorsrpJo aunlroJ egr a^Eq oq,ry\asoqt roC
:PUV
69 sIII(I(IIs Io Wa) DNI-I-IIJ-INjI.HSIIA.
7O SUBLIME DIIARMA
meditativeexperience
The visionof progressive
Causesdelusiveappearancesto subside.
while in meditatrve
instructionson sealingappearancesu8
equipoise,remain in a state of nonconceptualclear light,
which is like space.In your post-meditativestate, trans-
form yourself into an illusion-like divine body. Or, you
may visualize the appearancesof the pure illusory body
as a divine body, due to which appearancesfuse into the
clear light, whereby their power is brought forth.
During the nighttime, there are three parts to the prac-
tical instructions for enhancing the critical point of pri-
mordial consciousness.
Saruadamaigalam!
May happiness preuail eueryubere!
Lg
'Bire.rrrupuu e;e srles
1o
drrlenba arnd'lea.r8 aql-areds alnlosge punorS aql uI uotl
-EJeqrl '3utua>1e,te
IEJntEu e sllelua qJII{^\ lenlurds lear8
urqlr^\ peurnsgns dlleror Suraq se eue,trtu pue ergsdles
't1.s 'od 31, 'qtl) sseuere,^ae
to uorsueqardruoo V @Kp!'1
'salf,rrla^
lenlrrtds aulu eql 1o rsaq8tq
agl 'uortra;Jed leeJg el{r ol lualentnba sI qf,Iq,^A.,'e8otr
'qll !'l{S) eSolrry
,(.ruurproe;rxE,, eql QoKq, put U uqs
'.{l1ear
alpurtln Io uollpzrleeJtf,arlPpaureBseq oq^\ E^ileslqPoq V
(,ad.psvuasqnqt Suoiq t,ed s3oq4,'qll t'l)ts) e.ruesrqpoqe.{re
'luaruualq8rlueeruardnssa^elq:>e,{11euy
Suraq l.ra,ra qJlq^\ ut ,.'pessedJnsuneql,, PallsJ ElPEqq
-pruerueS 'qll :'lIS) eiituely
Jo plageqppnq aql (uttu 3o,
-adsa'raqcear
paqsrldruorf,e
uv @,dp qt;,::;::l i;rltt;lr'"
'sseutldua sB ol uelJo ',{rllearJo
PeJJeJar
arnleu aleurlln eq;- (wpqp 't4g 's8uilqP 'qll) areds atnlosqe
,,(resso13
88 GLoSSARY
bindu (Skt.;Tib. thig /e) (1)An orb of light;the red and white
essentialdrops of vital fluids within the body, included
within the triad of channels, bindus,and vital energies.(2)
The dot, or small circleaboveTibetanand Sanskritsylla-
blessuchas hum; the "solebindu" is the one dharmakaya.
whichis repletewith all the qualitiesof all the buddhasand
which encompasses the entiretyof samsaraand nirvana.
l
'iueqr SuIdJISSBll
Pu€ 3ul,!rruapr .{llenldaruor ,{q uaqr
oluo dsEJBol sI setuelJadxaqrns ot esuodsal IELuJoueql
'lJo,ln.etueJJ
lenldaruor JBIIIUet s6auoJo lxaluot aql uIqlt,4
Surrrnrro puu su.relled IpJoIAEI{agsnollaJd s,auo ,{g Pelnp
-o.td saruar.radxaauepunyl $t'uoKu'qr1) aruarredxa a,ntlelrParu
'sreeJ pue sadoq 8ur,tlo,rurSutdserS'o sPul>l
'9lI :'1IS) ergu
IIe sE slseJluEullEql erroJ f,IuotuaPY @nPq
's8urssalqyenl
-rrrds.ro aruerylu8rs rrlogru.{sletrads qtI^APenqrur se1qe11,{s
'qlI :'}IS) ErluEtu
ro sreltel lIr{suES Jo uollsluerur uy (sSo8us
'.{rrape;o epoqe ernd
sI LIJrq,t 'PIJo,^ aql
aql to uorleluasa;dar e !pa.re;10,{11enlr.r
'q;L:'tIS) elepueu
Jo uolreluaserderrtloqu'{s y Qoq4, UK4P
'luauualq8rlue 'qlJ :'l)ts) EdPI
to luaulPoqua uy (n;7s
'Erur€I snor,ra.rd
s,auolg pallado.rdsr pue,{poq aqr q8norgr
sesrnor luql .(8raua IElt^ V @uny srl 'qll) .,(8rauaJIur€I
'3urdser3-;1as 'suotl
to uotsnlePagr .{llerradsa
-f,rute 'qlI :'1IS) Eurel
Ietuatu ,{g paruter sI tEI{l uorlrE uy (sr1
'Pr{p
-pnq B
;o ragrrda ue lsuonu.rnf,sqo e^IlJIltJB PuB arultu8or
pa-ranbuorseq reqr .(euosnolroltrl^,, V @q pKBt'9tI :'tIS) eutl
'€uatuou
-aqd yo sseussal.,(lnueplaqr (Z pue suosrad 1o sseussal,{ltt
-uepr aql (1 :sed,{r o,ln.l eJE erJql 'euaurttuaqd Sutlstxa
.(ltuepuadapur ;o ,{ttruapl uE to >llEI eqr .ro 'ssaussaglas1o
1v\ar^aql 1n{.tu1gnau 'l4S 'PaLu SaPq 'lgJtl ssaussal,'(lrluapt
'suolteJoqeIe
Jenldaruor IIB PUEseLulr
aarqt Jqt puo,{aq sI r.lJltl.^'puILu aql Jo eJn.}EulerproLurrd
puno.rS
at11 lt"tr1,tllt",ir'.r;4'r>15'pd 8tt !,!qz7 'ql1.,) sseuere,^Ae
l6 .\H\j\\()'I:)
gz ciLossARY
propitiatorypractice(Trb.bsnyensgrub,Skt' Seuasadhana) L
meditativepractice, on
especially the stage of generation'
that deepensthe relationshipbetweenoneselfand one's
chosedeity.
rsi (Skt.;Trb.drangsrctnglAn accomplished conternplative'
'dzinlMeditativeconcentratron'
sirrnadhi(Skt.;Tib. ting nge
'aruatslxe rrp.{r ruorl eseelerJlIugaP lq8noql
Surqsrrvr 1o
aq7 @igrt4u 'r{S '7unKq, sa?u 'qr7l arua8rarua1o trrtds
'eJuertsruruo alels
Jo
aql or ruaqr 8ul.rgol 'aJualslxaauePuntu 8urra11ns
PuE ;o
Jo ueaJoaLIrruoJJsplJo.^^ aerq.leqt yo s8ureqtualluesIIE318
-Jegrl or uorl€Allow ar{rquoJ Sur8ur.rclsllelue Sutualeru'e1o
'eirg.trrupue eresdres
rrrrdsaqt Jo uoll€AllJnf,Ieulruouaq1
'puno.r8a,rndfl1eur8r.ro'1etp
Jo aloq.A aql sapenradqJII{A\
-rourrd aql 'uorlra;Jad leer5 aql Jo lxeluot eqt uI @111)
-lqpoq 't11s'sruasu(.4qnqt 8uo[.q 'qr1) 8uruale.ra.e 1o ltrtds
'dllrqe
leu.louerrdy (qnfis so8up'qll :'1IS)IqPPIS
'€rure>l
PuEsuollJllrtBIeruau scauo'o ra,tod
eql ol enp t{ulqar ralJeg}rlqal 8ur1er.{ya,rrslnduor,{qpag
-r1enb'arualsrxaJo a1:fr aq1 (oq rcq4, 'qlJ :'lIS) ergsrires
'seqppnq pue sonnpstqpoqoKtp or dluo alqlssarre
'3utaq pauarq8rluauE
sr qJrr.{,ry\ Jo <ctuetulPoqua luatulolua
IInJ,,V @4sr,odsSozptpo,(.dss?uol'qt1:'r{S) e{CIBSoqqures
'seqPPnq
eqr ol aperua8palduuelos y (31qstLuoP'qlj- !'1IS) rdeues
'(poqt s&atq4'qr1)q8norqrlEarq arrlre.rd
to
uaqrSozg aqr q8norq] paulcne llnsar aql osle sI ErPerl
-qetuetuES 'qJnssV 'astresa8eautlJIJluEl.raq8rqeqr tuoq,l.r
tuoJJ pup aleuetuasalPog eqPPnq esJe^tPaql 'serluel
eu3url51 aql ol Sutp.rorce'uroq,tt tuory 'e;peqgrluetues
eqppng lerprourrd er{r Jo turot eql ur 'e.{glerureqp
aqr rot uluou.{s e (g pue fle.raua8 uI arnleu eqpPnqroj
ur.(uou.(se (7 irunue,(1e5eqppnfl eqr Jo saldnsrpp^lr€s
-lqpoq lednurrd rq8ra aqr to Juo sI oq, E^uESIrlPoq rEI
-nrnred p Jureu aqr (1 aq.,(eru
r1 'lxaluot aqt u<ldn 3ur
JO
-puade 's8uruearu
p dueru seg erpeqgerueures .,'poo8
'qt1) e;peqqeluerues
llp,, suEetu,{y1erarr1@d Suozqu un4
r6 ,\HVSS()'I:)
c)4 Gt.ossARY
6. lbid.
"natural" (Tib'
4. In the past, we have translatedthe term
rang byung) as "self-arisen," since rdng means "self," and
byung means "to arise." Yet Gyatrul Rinpoche points out
that this translation is too literal and is therefore decep-
tive becauseprimordial consciousnessis originally present
beyond time-it does not arise in a relative, dualistic fash-
ion. Thus Gyatrul Rinpoche suggeststhat "natural" is a
more accurate rranslation becauseit does not imply false
notions of temporal activity.--Trans.
that which
5 . R e t i n u e( T t b . ' k h o r b a ) .T h i s i s a s i m i l a r s c e n et o
takes place in the Tibetan text gNas lwgs rang byung, in
which Samantabhadra arises surrounded by a circle of dis-
ciples, who are all manifestations of his own awareness'
This is the secondof the triad.
o. If such Tibetan scholars are so arrogant that they are not
even attracted to the Buddha's own teachings, certainly
they will not be interested in what appears here. Dudiom
Lingpa does not care what those people think of his work;
that is their own business.But there are others who have
eql uoJJ sJrJols o.^41t{ll1!\PalEJlsnlll 39 ,{Etu lulod slql
.,{4,oJJor.uol
ou aJa,^AeJaqr se a^ll e^\ leql 3ul
JI Plnoqs
-.{es dllerruassa st ed8utl tuo{pnq 'eluof, ralau qleJP
llI^\
'atutl ;no.,( ,(e,Lre 3ur1tq.Lr
tr se aAIl o] Surnutluof, lou 1o
'utBlJelun sI
lou Jo aPnrlrre aqr quoJ 8ur.rqdlpareadar os
qteap to arull aql 'ayr1.rnod or pauaddeq rerl.'\{raPuo,^ lll,^
no.,('arrloeld otut 1rlnd pue €ruJEqPaqr 1o a8eruc^Pe a{P}
'purur rno.,( ddnrco dlleror
{1ryrrvrslou op nod yr ',,(1.re1nur5
plno.^AsIqI 'tno lr I{se,ry\
ol rePro ut Sulqldra,ra do.rp Plno./v\
',{lr.rorrd rsaq8rq
nod 'a,{a .rnod 1rn;ls .{luappns rsnP JI .rg
aql srqr a,rr8 plno.Lr nod 'raqlur !as1a3urqr.{ue lnoqB 8ur
-{ulqr aq r.uplno,&\nod'a;g tq8ner,{1uappns.{poq .rn^o.( '€r
-11
'lueluualqblluJ
ot s8urag lualluas speal PUE lno seqreer regr >loot{ E sI }I
:q8noqr >looq E a^EI{ soop aH 'Jlesrulqale^ale ol raPro uI
lxet srql Sutsn aq st Jou lraqreat luar8 e sI aq {ulqr llll!\
aldoad rEql os snorue1Sutruclragro s8urrallo Sut.tta:er1o
'zr
uone^Itotu egl qtlry\stql Sursodruof,lou sr ed8url uolpnq
'suJeJuorJuepuntu rq8ta aqr ol sJaleJ 'rr
IOot{ sltll
'EuIlPUJaqIqsl()tu
-JEru e>lrl arult JIeI{t ,{eme Surlrqrrt .,{11en1re
ere PEa}suIlnq
'alelrpau ot Surpuala;d 'apntrlos olul lPaJlsJ ot{./t'rsasnlf,aJ
s{troru IEI{I rusrJol{de ueraqrl u.^AouI-lleA\ e sl sIqI'oI
's8urqreatrurq
saa,r8pue uIIq ol s;eadde eJPEI{q€lueruES qJII{^\ ut'8unKq
.6
7uru sBnlsn513ur s8utqreat1o sad,(raqt ot Surrralar sI slql
'pooqeqPPng ' 8
'slleJu^\oP 3tJtuel .L
pue'e,lllestqPoq'lllseuoN
'aldoad .{qrror'r
'lxal srqt 3ur
qJns pre,^ ot .{rrlrunq u.ln.oslq Sut.,ltogssnql
-soduroo epptu
alrg.^A a,.eq .{eu eq }Erlt sa>lelsltu .,(uesassal
-uol aq rxau oS 'lradsar 'aldoad eseql
1o fqr.ro.r,raJE oI{.44
qrr.tl .,t1uoPauraf,uoJsI aH 'EurJeqPeql qll^\ eJuEPJof,J€
ur sr trnpuoJ rreql aJoJaJJql:seJtuel ai{r PUPserll_1s eql Jo
',{lu8alut
arrrrerd aqr ur ,,(pado;da8eSuaoqm Pue '.,(tsauoq
h6 \l I ()N(|N:l
IOO [,NDNO'TES
e x t r e m e s ,p a r t i a l i t y , g o i n g a n d c o m i n g , " l o o k a t t h e c l a : ' r -
cal presentationson the eight extremes of conceptual el.rh-
oration, by scholarssuch as Nagariuna.
33- The substrate (Tib. kwn gzhi) is very much still in samshr.r'
It is a total vacuity, a blankness of awareness.
pa). r'
1 4 ' "ldentifying," or holding closely (Trb' nye bar len
a very important technical term in Buddhism that refer:
to our tendency to identify closely with our bodies, otrr
minds, our thoughts, our feelings, and so forth, thinking
that they are truly ours-as opposed to mere phenomena
that we think are not.lTrans.
35. As stated earlier, awareness and mind are of the sanlc
essentialnature (Tib. ngo bo); but in terms of their naturc
lTrb. rang bzbin), when there is grasping, it is called mincl.
and when there is no grasping, it is called dwareness.
The
1 6 .'S7aves "primordialwomb" is the womb of ultimate reality.
J7. naturally slip back into the ocean' without the need
for external influences. Likewise, all manifestations and
a p p e a r a n c e so f s a r y s a r aa n d n i r v a q r an a t u r a l l y s l i p b a c k
into the womb of ultimate reality, the original womb.
3 8 . " N a t u r e o f e x i s t e n c e "i s a s y n o n y m f o r e m p t i n e s s .
we telrd
39. Oftentimes, after our meditation sessionis over,
to become distracted when "ordinary states" of mind such l
as desire, anger, or delusion arise; we follow after these
"ordinary states" of mind while forgetting the purpose of
our meditation.
4o. Orgyen Tsho Ky6 Dorie and Orgyen Dorie Drolo are
two of the eight manifestations of Guru Rinpoche. The
first means "Lake-born Vaira of Oddiyana" and refers
to a peaceful manifestation of Guru Rinpoche. The sec-
ond means "Wild and Wrathful Vajra of Oddiyana" and
refers to a wrathful manifestation of Guru Rinpoche. All
eight names are known together as Guru Tsen Gy6, or the
"Eieht Names of the Guru." These eight names are not dif-
-dser8'd1r1e1or 'ssauaJelrte
slql JZIIEaJPue ,^AouIno,( aeug
eqr A\ou>l
;o s,(uldsrp se sf,uelslxa to eJnlBu Ielluessa
'6n
ol sueeru euea;tu pue eresrires ;o ,{rtluror eql .^AouI oI
'suery-'Surueaul tteJJoJ eqr ruoPlassI slql lnq
,.'3ul
-dser8 JrlsIIEuJale,,se PaIEISuPJIuaeg seq u*P, 3p1t'7sed
'sueau d11e;a
ar{l uJ (('aJua}slxaluauerurad oluo 8utdse.r8,,
-frl qlrq,1r\'utzp, Solt sI 1I JaqlEJlng ,,'uoIl3fUIeJ,, JO .(elueJ
-srxe enJl oluo 8urdseJ3,,sE elelsueJl a,,l.t. 'utzP, uapq
LIJIL{./I\
'arag ' 9 7
pJo,rl uElaqII uotuluoJ aJou agl ]ou sI (.uollergtal,,
'uorldarap
asaql
Jo e^EJ srqr pasdellor s8urqreel lElluassJlutnb
'selels l.reurpro or >lJeq lJaAJr ot sn asneJ t€I{l selels
IEI
-ua[u Jar{lo pue 'rta1 'adog ol astr santSleql sarue.readde
,LN
antldasaP Jo aAeJ,,
Jo uorletglar eql sI .(sef,ueJEadde
'etull aurEsaql le JnJf,ouolleJeqlI
PUEuoll
-ezrleal JJqleJ lnq 'lettuanbaslou sI uollsJeqrl 'etuu slql lV ' 9 n
'eJnlpu peuarq8rlue umo rnol ol sJeleJlI raI{lPJ tng 'eqr,{sd
'elerua; ol pasoddo se aIELUse
rno,,(yo slradse ulBlJaJ ol ro
r{Jns sf,IlsIJslJEJEI{JOl Jatal lOU SaOP((aJnlEu u./Y\oJno^ ,
.sn
'qrJot os 'suoruaP
Pue
'senuaue 'astrvraltl . L + .
Jo uoll€trylJr eql sI ./v\olaquoueP aqt
i s E r { p p n qJ o s a n t e t sS u r l a q q o l r
'.'(orlsap or
lno oB puu denu peIJJef,ta8 lou op aseald o5
slue1d olorq a(roq uadS.rg IPI{1V\ sI .{trtuapt lueJJqul s.eqP
-Png aql 'no.{ a^oq€ Erglu e pareaD .{1uo
Jo uolleJgre.raq1
a,req no.{ 'araq u,uop d11ea;are nol pue araql dn ,,{11ua.r sr
aq 8ur>1urqr'acu; srq Sulur8eut ,(q eqppng aqr .{;rar no,{ 11
.€v
'ssauerP^.eu,Lrorno.,(;o eJnleu 3q1ueqr lsBAeJotuou sl
'ylaslrssauaJE,4
Ir 'ruaasrq8rru acedsse lsBAse e 1o asuedxa
'zl
aqt upqr rarllo auou a.reaeedsto suolsuaurrpaql qBnogrly
Sue{-'SuoIlEu
-8rsap 'rV
lenrdaruoJ sp ,(1a1os tstxa stralqo pue stralqns rlrog
'purru .lo aJntEu lsoluJauul eql eleJIPuI lEql sJIlSIJalf,€JEtlJ
'ragte.r lsaqcodurg nrnD luareJ
luaJa,llrp azrloqu.{s dagt
\:I I,ON(I NA
IO8 LN I)NO'I'L,S
r e c e d e di n t o t h e p r i s m , a n d t h e y m a n i f e s t o n l y w h e n l i g h t
shinesthrough it. Likewise, the deluded mind has all these
qualities that are present and ready to emerge, but circum-
stanceshave not yet arisen for them to do so.
You might ask, "Why do we say that samsara and
nirvana are co-arising?" \il/esay this becausethey both are
present in the essentialnature of Samantabhadra, or the
dharmakaya. Then, you might ask, "If pure and impure
appearances or mental afflictions and primordial con-
sciousnessarise together, will I be able to seethem?" The
answer is that you yourself are innate; you are both a sen-
tient being and a buddha. But it is not as if y<,ruare two
different things. It is not as if there are pure irnd impure
a p p e a r a n c e s ,o r p r i m o r d i a l c o n s c i o u s n e s sa n d m e n t a l
afflictions. There is only one thing, and the whole issue is
whether or not you recognize the nature of that one thing.
If you do not recognize it, you have impure appearances,
mental afflictions, sentient beings, the six states of exis-
tence, and misery. If you do recognize it, you have pure
a p p e a r a n c e sb, u d d h a n a t u r e , S a m a n t a b h a d r a ,p r i m o r d i a l
consciclusness,and so forth. These dualistic appearances
c o - a r i s eo n l y i n a m e t a p h o r i c a ls e n s e .
Therefore you already have the capacity to under-
stand reality in terms of the two types of knowledge: the
knowledge of the full range of reality, and the knowledge
of reality as it is. Moreover, you also have the fr-rllcapac-
ity to give rise to a whole manner of experiencesin the six
states of existence.These two capacities are not two dif-
ferent things-they are one-and your crwn enlightenment
hinges on whether or not you recognize your own self-
nature. This is true for everyone,without exception. Right
now you have the freedom to arouse this buddha nature-
y o u r o w n p e r s o n a ls i t u a t i o n c o n t a i n s a l l t h e r e q u i s i t ec o n -
ditions for doing so. It is your choice. Yru can either rec-
(snolJsuof,unua^e Jo snolJs
puodeq aJE .{aql q3ns sE pue
-uorrr.ues are srq8noqr teqi ,{es plnoc auo 'Punor8rapun
'JSEf,slql. u1 'tL
Surrrroy JalE.{\ e>lII sI uoIlEaPI a^ttslnduo:
'^{lrAllJe u€
lnoqlrl\'ruasa.rd lpaun Sututerua;'asea1er,{laraldruoc pue
'sreqlo
Sulle8rlsa,rul aseaf,nol. 'srql auoP a^eq nod arug
'uotlB8tl
pu€ JIesto salllluePl eql oluo Sur8urp JJo rnJ no,(
-sanurq8no;ll 'ls.ttg :actlrerd 1o aruanbasP[oJo.^Ar e sr srql 'ol
'susr1-(.'ssJusnorf,suof,
letprorurrd'a}euut'JEaJ8,,
'69
eqt sr r{llg.^a'ssauaJelteJo eJnleu eql sl ,(looJ,, aql'ara11
'drlap,(relarntrc'woptK u.l.ros(auosI
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(od,pswas saqs aK'qr1) Suraq sseusnolrsuoclerp.roruud y
'suer1-'Sutdser8 rllsIIsnP,(g paruangul IIIIs erE qJII{^A
'(oq1 tKB ualt s8tl,'gr1) euePunu erotu ar{l
,.spo8 ,(1p1ro.vr,,
'@q1 t,rd sop,
ruoq pelelluarstJlP eq Plnoqs saIlIeP asaql
svl uau s3l1 'qtt) ((Plro.^aarll paPueJsuerl eAEqleql saIlIaP,,
'qlrm snou.(uou.{s ate'(oq1 t,rd sPP,sn1uo8u o[r'u'qr1) ,,f,n
-srIU pepueJsu€Jl a^eq leql seIlIaP,, Jo ,.'selJtepf,IueAJIN,, '/9
'e>lpl ol peoJ l{llg/t\ aPIJeP
(9s1 'nol ltou 'oB ol aJeI{,\\
lsntr't pue speoJSSoJJe le eJe
^\ou>l rou PIP aq PUE sPPorssorl e o1 euoJ PEtl aIJ rEql
txet aqt uI ralIJeepres ed8ur1 uolpnq ueI{^/Y\ sP rsnI iseqp
(pueq raqto
-pnq aql dqrrr
Jo ruopsl/v\ luer8 aql rouoq rou
eqr uo ior PPel reqr IIII!\ r{lrlgar io PulI l€tlrN .('purt.t1.{oq
'a1r.nr.{t'u 'slua
fru ;o 'puarr;1:r8 ,{u 'spl1 dur 'puegsnq .{ru
-red .,(ru 'qO, 'des aldoad
'o saqsl.^Aal{l rouoq ol a^Pq I
,(lruanbarg 'euaruouaqd Jolrelxa Jo ef,uelslxe luerel{ul aql
oluo SurdsB.r8aqr pue ,,'lue L, oluo SurdserS eqr tuoJJ
saruor asuodsa.rstql ,,1.{snqos lu(l rnq'11arrrd-ra,tst teqt
'puodsar deu aruos 'stgl o1 'ure8 snoPueuarl ef,uelr
11y,,
-adxa ro ssol snouJJouaJeJJns11rzrr no.,{reqraq.,\\asooqtr ol
uopeerJ aqr e^Eq nod ataqrvrspeoJSSoJJaql le are no1
'suosrocte^g eql
to eJuanuul
aqt repun uleuter uec no.{ lo 'eJnleu EqPpnq rnol aztuSo
S]I.I-ONflNE
116 ENDNO'I'[,S
feel regret for all the time you have wasted, but you m'rr
also feel compassion for all sentient beings that fail to rec-
ognize their own buddha nature.
Those that recognize their own buddha nature manr-
fest their own awakening, and those that do not continue
to circle around in samsara' This is something you must
do for yourself-no one else can do it for you. Even if the
Buddha himself were sitting right next to you, you might
pay attention for a moment' but then yovr gazewould shift
elsewhere,and your mind would start to drift off into your
habitual infatuation with the five poisons.
"vaira." lu gu
ls. Tib. rDo rie lu gu rgyud' rDo rie means
m e a n s" l a m b r " a n d r g y u d m e a n s " s t r a n d , c h ain, sequence'
or continuity." In tantra, the term "vaira strand" refers to
that which is continuous and perpetual. The strands or the
little orbs we see at the beginning of practice are facsimi-
les of the actual vajra strands. The actual vaira strands are
the qualities of the Buddha's mind; they are unceasingand
continuous.
It is important to recognize and affirm that we are
already imbued with the qualities of the body, speech,
mind, enlightened activities, and attributes of all the bud-
dhas. So why is it so difficult to distinguish between these
qualities and the five poisons?How can we take awareness
and its displays seriously,and cherish and use them? Our
own buddha nature is like a wish-fulfilling iewel.'$0emust
make full use of it and not simply throw it into the garbage
and then look elsewherein our pursuit for happiness'
36. Such people transcend the three realms of existence;there-
f<.,re,even the names for the three realms of existencedo
not apply to them. The reason for this is that the three
realms of existence transform into the three kayas: the
desire realm transforms into the nirmanakaya, the form
realm transforms into the sambhogakaya, arrd the form-
less realm transforms into the dharmakaya. This com-
'npulq rebrEl eql ulqll^a
'Lf
uJalled a>lll-ssorJ E luJoJ suolleJnSguoJ plota^g eseql
'uorllnJt ol auoJ a^eq uoll
-f,eJradIEaJC eqt PuE (sPlag€gPPnqaql 'seqppnq eql IIE Jo
punu pue 'qcaads 'dpoq aqr 1o sattrlenb eqr ereq^ry\ turod aqt
lE PaATJJP a,tet1nod l€tll suEsIU .(SSeUeJElv\? alEIUtUnSUOJ,,'9f
'sup{-'lxeluoJ aql uo Surpuadap ,,'q}earq,,s€ seurll
t€ pue ,.'selSJaua saulll rV 'Sf
IEIIA,,sE (q7) Suny el€lsuerl a^\
'peeq eqr u,^AorJoqr uo uotsnrlo.rd aqt st oilii 2 '1IS 'f r
to
'spueJlssJlPA
'arep1 '!f
pue snpulg Jo seJueJeaddeor sJeteJ ((sseueJe,l.r€,,
"SSAUAJPA\E
u,Lrorno,{ Jo eJnl?u eqr s8 IIa^\ se eug.trtu pue urgsrires;o
'J3q}eJ :rellrea
aloq,&\al{r Jo eJnlEu al{l sI }I PaqlJJsaPsnP
-urq leuJalxa ;o drrcrldtrlnru eql lou sI ,.nPul'-la;os,. aq1 'zf
'(saqsaK 'qr1) ruopsrrrr
lerprotur.rd u,Lro.rnol 1o dtld
-srp e s (qot sarls 'qr1) srql 'sdtuel ;no1
lrerrp .(tuoPslA,,
'qII 'I I
ar{rJo rsEI eg} sI sIgI 'ptu uotSs tB SunKq 3.uot qol sr?S
'se^aJno^ qll/!\ uaes
sr pue aceds leuratxa ur Sutlsa;Iuelu sl unllllv\ tuo-r13ur
-teur8rro sI l{fltl^/rtteqt 'erola.raqI c('snPulq.{rdua 1o due1,,
'puora5 'sa.{a
aqr pellpl sI L{JIq,{\'areds leuJalxa sI arel{l
rno,,{te druel ossel PInU aqr 1o a.rnlradr eql olul dn lauueqr
'sseusnot:rsuol
eleJrlap'ellq^Aaqr q8norqr esrnol .{agrpue
eseql 'lseJlueru
lerprout.rd uzvrornol 1o s,(eldsrpare srq8r1
srq8rl a,tg eqt aJag.ry\'t.reaq rno.'( le areds alnlosqe eull
-sr.rd 'ateds Jauul sI a;aql '1srg 'dreruuns u1
1o duel agr ro
'sdruel rnot aqt 'uotBs 3uo7sa131q1'c117'or
Jo PrII{r oqr sI sIqI
'soruElrnot aqr
'otu uot&s r,nqt s7aqz 3uv['9t'qll '6t
Jo puoros aqr sI slrlJ
'sdruel rno' aql
lo
'ptu uot7s r,pd 3oP rvd Luout s8urf'gp 'qr1 ' g t
lsrg aql sl sILIJ
'sadaaqr',{1arue5 ' L t
'arrlrBrd Sutpnpuoc egl e^Eq
e,^ lxaN 'acrlcerd uletu el{l uo uollfes alrtua aqt satald
Szr sgtoNCINa
r26 [,N DNOT'ES
l
means "enthusiastic diligence," since hrtsttn means
'grws
"diligence" and means the same, but with the con-
notation of "having delight in virtue" (T16.dge ba la spto
ba). Therefore, in this context, "diligence" has the implied
meaning of striving with a sense of delight in virtue'-
Trans.
6 + . T h i s m e a n st h a t y o u w i l l d w e l l i n b u d d h a h o o d '
65. A discussion of how individuals of inferior faculties can
achieve liberation in the bardo by going directly to a bud-
dhafield can be found in Natural Liberatictrt: Padmasam-
bbaua's Teacbingson tbe Six Bardos by Padmasambhava,
with commentary by Gyatrul Rinpoche. B. Alan Wallace,
t r a n s . ( B o s t o n :t W i s d o mP u b l i c a t i o n s ,1 9 9 8 l ' 2 0 0 8 ' )
66. Within the Great Perfection tradition, it is tar"rghtthat a
person of superior faculties may achieve enlightenment in
this very lifetime. But this can happen only as a result of
very strict discipline and practice. Do not be nonchalant
about the practice, thinking, "Oh well, other people have
done it, so I guess I can too." Instead, you must fclllclw a
d i s c i p l i n es i m i l a r t o t h a t o f t h o s e w h o h a v e a t t a i n e d l i b -
eration before. In America, parents do not discipline their
children, becausethey themselvesare not disciplined. They
b a s i c a l l yr a i s e t h e i r k i d s l i k e d o g s , c a t s , o r b i r d s ; a n d n e i -
'89
surJalur '1srrg 'salue.readdeI€es ol sdervrsnotrel ere aJOqI
'uur .{lqrssodno.,(uot}entloru arnd lsotu aql dola.nappue
'pealsu1 'rueql aPIq lou lsnur nod
lno ueqr uealf lsnu nod
'alulerd slql uI 'dn ruagr Je^oJ ol uaaq s.(ervrleseq .{ruap
-uat 'rsed eql uI
IEJnlEu rnod ter{l re8.ro1lou oP puy Peuru
-r.uoJe^Eq no.,(1eq1sentJlluou alqeJaunuur aql la8rol lou
'a,ttlrsod ,{razre
oq 'actrce.rd slql ol uollelllour snonlJll
'suotlB,rrlotu
Surrg no.,(leql luelrodurt ^(ral sI 1I os l€Jlneu
'snonlJl^ eJE alar{I 'uolle,'rtlou rnod
pue 'snonlltnuou
sr srql to IIp to turtrodut tsotu aql reql Pultu uI reeg
'purru aql
tllasll uodn ut sseuara/r\e Suturnl
Jo aJnleu aql Sur,uasqo
'ltJatu aql alEtrIPeP ,'{erunof
elurl euros puads feru no.,(ro
'paqsrug a,reg nod ueql1 'sarnlsod eslL{l aqr Sutsn eotllerd
'lsea aql uI uaslJ a^€q
aqt Surop allr{,l.rtse^\ af,Ptos IILI uns
er{r uaqr .{g 'arllrerd .ra,ro-SutssolJlf,aJIP eql olul dlrra;tp
paaro;d pue 'ute8e seIJEuILuIIeJd rnor{ altcar 'tsellearq
'legt rally 'acrlce;d
rar;e 'ueq1 'lseJ>leerqaleq feu no,{
','(lr-re1cqltrvr
q8norqrlearq al{l ur aSe8ua ol lseq rno.( op
(lno paceds 'lurod lEI{r rV 'u,u.o rno,'( qlr.Tt
os la8 .(Bu no,(
'sluaurra.'vrodua
Sur8rau puttu s,nrn8 aqt aut8erul PuE
'83o.{ n.rn8 qtrrvr
rnoJ aqr eAIaJeJ'settueru erll elelnuncre
'sJlE
paarord pu€ salJeulrurlardrno.{ alltrer uaI{I lenPlsaJ
rnol.;o uolslndxa PIoJauIuaql ur a8e8uaute8e aruo lq8rtu
nod 'alrlletd ureu .rno,{ olul .ralua nod ueq.lAPue lsra,'(erd
.{lrep rno,( atlf,al ueql 'sJl€ IenPISarrnod 1o uorslndxa plo;
-euru eql ur Sur8e8ua dq ruars,(srno.{ lno realo 'Suturoru
aql uI Surqr rsrg 'aJrlcBld IEnlrE aql ol lcedsar glrl6
'>1aa,la,
rad ro lep rad uots
-ses auo a,teq deur no.,(dllenruala lllun 'ruaqt;o ra,^AqPue
ra.tra; Surleq 'uotssas qJee Jo uolleJnP aql asearrur .'(eru
'dep eqr
no,{ 'arttrtrd aql ot PauolsnJJr aroru ,tro.r8nod sy
rnoqSnorqt suolssestroqs .{ueu Sur,req,(q ur8aq ol luel
-rodurr sr lr 'sectllerd uotltaltad r€ar5 agr rlrln\ '.{11ereuag'/9
'uoIlEJaqIIuIelle JeAesPJIqJou 'slel 's8op 'reqr
6z I S:I.tON(INA
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