The Great Chariot

by Longchenpa | 268,580 words

A Commentary on Great Perfection: The Nature of Mind, Easer of Weariness In Sanskrit the title is ‘Mahāsandhi-cittā-visranta-vṛtti-mahāratha-nāma’. In Tibetan ‘rDzogs pa chen po sems nyid ngal gso’i shing rta chen po shes bya ba ’...

Part 5 - Praise of the freedoms and favors, the support of all the vehicles

The level of wisdom, that sees the truth without conception
Is easy to gain, among gods and men, as a human being.
Even the vajra vehicle, profoundest heart of the path,
Is easily gained as the fruit of attaining a human body.

And so the support of Dharma in the greater and lesser vehicles
Is said to be the exalted free and favored human body

The Abhidharmakosha says:

Thirdly, nothing higher than this is seen:
Within the valley of sadness of human beings
So that they might reach its end this was composed.

Also the suchness of the secret mantra is quickly established with the support of human birth. The Tantra of Exhausting the Four Elements (a’byung ba bzhi zad pa’i rgyud) says:

This is the wondrously risen king of secret mantra.
If human beings exert themselves in gaining it,
Accomplishment occurs within this very life.
Why even speak of accomplishments of other yogas?

Therefore, as the support of all the vehicles, the freedoms and favors have been praised.

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