Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary)
by Gyurme Dorje | 1987 | 304,894 words
The English translation of the Guhyagarbha Tantra, including Longchenpa's commentary from the 14th century. The whole work is presented as a critical investigation into the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism, of which the Guhyagarbhatantra is it's principle text. It contains twenty-two chapters teaching the essence and practice of Mahayoga, which s...
Text 19.9 (Commentary)
[Guhyagarbha-Tantra, Text section 19.9]
One should not renounce delusion, desire.
Hatred, pride and envy. [9][Tibetan]
gti-mug chags-dang zhe-sdang-dang /
nga-rgyal phrag-dog mi-spong-ngo / [9]
Commentary:
[The second aspect refers to the ancillary commitments which are of two kinds.]
[Among them are the five commitments not to be renounced (which comment on Ch. 19.9):]
One should not (ml) ever renounce (spang-ngo) the delusion (gti-mug) which is non-conceptual in any respect, the desire (chags-dang) which is supreme bliss, the hatred (zhe-sdang-dang) which is supreme radiance, the pride (nga-rgyal) which is supreme pride (dregs-pa chen-po), and the envy (phrag-dog) which is supreme wrath, because they are the primordially pure ground, which is transformed into the path of skillful means, and which naturally arises as the resultant Buddha-body and pristine cognition.
[Secondly there are the five commitments to be acquired (which comment on Ch. 19.10):]
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