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CONTENTS: The Marvelous Primordial State
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FOREWORD BY CHOGYAL NAMKHAI NORBU
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xi
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TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE
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xvii
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INTRODUCTION
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1
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The Origin of Dzogchen
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1
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The Mind Series of Dzogchen
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5
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Bodhicitta
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2
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The Scriptures of the Mind Series and
The Marvelous Primordial State
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13
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The Particularity of
The Marvelous Primordial State
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16
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The Forty Chapters of
The Marvelous Primordial State
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19
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Our Translation
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69
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The Marvelous Primordial State
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1.
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The Setting of the Teaching
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77
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2.
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The Marvelous Primordial State
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78
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3.
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The True Nature of Reality
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81
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4.
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The Greatness
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82
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5.
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The Proclamation of the Secret
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84
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6.
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The Miracle
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85
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7.
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The Secret Nature
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86
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8.
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The Path of Liberation
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89
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9.
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The Unexcelled
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92
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10.
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The Supreme Secret
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95
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11.
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The Definitive Secret Instruction
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96
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12.
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Body, Voice, and Mind Beyond Seeking
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101
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13.
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Behavior and Activity
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104
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14.
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The Marvelous Secret
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107
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The Definitive Crucial Teaching
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110
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The Secret Marvelous Mandala
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112
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17.
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The Marvelous Mandala of Total Bliss
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114
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18.
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The Marvelous Mandala
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116
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19.
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Meditation
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119
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20.
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The Marvelous Bliss of the Supreme Secret
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122
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21.
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The Total Bliss of the Supreme Secret
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126
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22.
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The Marvelous View
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128
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23.
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Realization Without Effort
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129
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24.
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All Qualities Are Perfected in the Body
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132
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25.
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Commitments
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134
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26.
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Amending Mistakes and Violations
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136
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27.
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The Distinction Between Lights
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139
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28.
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The Five Paths of Samsara
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143
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The Five Paths as the Expanse of the True Nature of the Five Female Buddhas
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144
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30.
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The Pure Realm That Has No Cause and Effect
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145
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31.
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The Utter Purity of All Phenomena
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146
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Primordially Present Total Wisdom
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147
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33.
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Primordial Enlightenment
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148
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34.
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From the Light of the Body and the Rays of the Voice
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149
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Primordial Nirvana
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150
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36.
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The Purpose of This Teaching
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151
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The Literal Meaning
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155
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38.
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The Benefits of Understanding
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157
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39.
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The Defects of the Student
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158
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40.
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The Reasons for Teaching Qualified Students
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159
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APPENDIX ONE
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161
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The Various Versions of The Marvelous Primordial State
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161
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Other Differences between M1 and M2
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163
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The Peculiarities of M3
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164
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APPENDIX TWO
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167
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Chapter 39 and 40 of the Sri Simha and Vairocana Translation
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167
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39.
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The Secret Instruction on the Primordial State
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167
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40.
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The Secret Instruction Taught by the King of the Crucial Teachings
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168
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APPENDIX THREE
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171
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The Additional Fifty-Seven Lines of M3, Chapter 5
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171
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NOTES
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173
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
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231
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KEY TERMS IN TIBETAN AND SANSKRIT
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247
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