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CONTENTS: Pith Instruction for A Khrid rDzogs Chen
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INTRODUCTION
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The Nine Ways of Bon
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1
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Bon Lineages of Great Completion Meditation
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2
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The Early Lineage of Transmission of
A Khrid
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4
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The Levels of
A Khrid Practice According to the Commentary
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11
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The Universal Ground or Basis
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11
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The Ordinary Mind
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12
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The Gateway
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13
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The Path
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15
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Ripening the Unripened Mind-Stream
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16
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Bringing the Ripened Mind-Stream to Liberation
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17
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From Liberation to Completion as Buddhahood
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18
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The Unique Features of
A Khrid Great Completion Meditation
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21
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Sources and Versions of Root Texts and the Auto-commentary
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24
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Note to the Reader
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25
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THE ROOT TEXT
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Introduction
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The Supplemental Instruction to the Practical Guide for the
A Khrid
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30
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Auto-Commentary by Bru rGyal bq g.Yung drung
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[Introduction to the Supplemental Instructions]
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30
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Part I
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Preliminary Practices: Bring the Unripened Mind-Stream to Ripening
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32
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Realignment of the Mind-Stream Through Preliminary Practice
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53
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THE ROOT TEXT
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SESSION ONE
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A.
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Meditation on Impermanence as the Skillful Means to Turn Away From Attachment
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56
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SESSION TWO
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B.
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Setting the Intention [
Bodhicitta] and Taking Refuge, as the Skillful means to Open the Gateway to the Path
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62
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Generating
Bodhicitta
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62
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Taking Refuge
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64
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3.
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Confession of Negative Deeds
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75
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SESSION THREE
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C.
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The
Mandala Offering, as the Skillful Means to Complete the Two Accumulations
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79
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SESSION FOUR
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D.
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The Skillful Means to Make the Request to Receive the Gift-Waves of Influence [or Blessings]
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79
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Part II
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The Actual Foundational Practices
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93
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SESSION FIVE
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Concentration with Attributes
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99
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The Essential Points of the Body to Set in Place
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100
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The Essential Point of the Gaze [to Control] the Senses
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101
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3.
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The Spiritual Duties
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102
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SESSION SIX
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B.
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Concentration Without Attributes
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108
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SESSION SEVEN
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Bringing Forth the Benefit; Progressing in Concentrative Evenness
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115
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SESSION EIGHT
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Pointing Out the Meaning of the Natural State
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120
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Recognizing Self-Occurring Primordial Wisdom
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120
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SESSION NINE
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Getting Rid of the Stains Created by the Ordinary Mind
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127
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SESSION TEN
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Taking Stainless Primordial Wisdom as the Path
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132
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Part III
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SESSION ELEVEN
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Subduing the Newly Arising Habitual Karmic Propensities During the Night [Sleep and Dream Meditation]
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137
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Practicing
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137
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Mastery
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140
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Multiplying
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141
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Focusing Straight on Extreme Circumstances
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142
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SESSION TWELVE
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Training Liveliness' with Respect to Appearances During the Day
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144
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SESSION THIRTEEN
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C.
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Next, Taking Conceptual Thought as the Path
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147
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SESSION FOURTEEN
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D.
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Continuous Self-Pointing Out
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151
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Pointing Out Appearances as Mind
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151
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Pointing Out the Mind as Limitless
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153
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Pointing Out Limitlessness as the Three-Fold Embodiment of Enlightenment
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154
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SESSION FIFTEEN
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Consciousness-Transference
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Consciousness-Transference [Done in Stages]
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184
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Consciousness-Transference Done Instantaneously
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186
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Consciousness-Transference from a Lower to Higher Realm
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187
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Colophone
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References
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