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 ’...

B. The gradation of powers of those who meditate into high, middle, and low

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Part 1 - Those of the highest powers

Part 2 - Those of average powers

Part 2a - How they should meditate

Part 2a.1 - The instruction to rest in non-thought

Part 2a.2 - The points of posture and means of resting

Part 2a.3 - How virtues arise

Part 2a.4 - How to realize dharmata

Part 2a.5 - The main cause of the wisdom of the noble ones

Part 2b - The means of resting

Part 2b.1 - Resting undistracted in simplicity

Part 2b.2 - Resting in clear luminosity without disturbance

Part 2b.3 - Resting free from partiality like the sky

Part 2b.4 - Resting in spontaneous actionlessness

Part 2b.5 - Resting in apparent objects as unobstructed

Part 2b.6 - Resting in the clear luminosity of primordial liberation

Part 2b.7 - Resting one-pointedly like an archer

Part 2b.8 - Resting without action in spontaneous presence

Part 2b.9 - Summarizing the meaning of the eight means of resting

Part 2c - Treading the Path

Part 2c.1 - The inexpressible manner of seeing by the eight means of resting

Part 2c.2 - The sign of the path of liberation being accomplished

Part 2c.3 - The wisdom of proliferation

Part 2c.4 - The sign of attaining heat

Part 2c.5 - The wisdom of the noble ones that is attained

Part 2c.6 - How the dharani-clouds of wisdom arise

Part 2c.7 - How the noble ones are perfected by full attainment

Part 3 - How those of lesser powers can also accomplish the state of a vidyadhara

Part 3a - The brief teaching

Part 3b.1 - Shamatha: Taming discursive thoughts

Part 3b.2 - Holding the object one-pointedly

Part 3b.3 - The actual samadhi of shamatha

Part 3c.1 - Vipashyana: The way of training

Part 3c.2 - How to establish samadhi by becoming familiar with this

Last Updated: 06 October, 2017