Trekcho

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Quoting Joyce Short <insight:

> " Joyce Short " <insight

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> Fromthe training of trekcho - The Three Words that Strike the Vital Point

> (Dzogchen)

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> .... " self-liberation means that just as the thought arises of itself, it

> liberates by itself. You do not intentionally generate a thought, and you

> do not intentionally get rid of it, it is self arisen and self liberated.

> Because you are not distracted from innate Awareness, the thought is

> liberated as it arises. As long as you rest in your innate awareness, this

> self-arising and self liberating quality of thought is unbroken and

> continuous - like a design drawn on water.

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> >From this it also follows that you in no way attempt to prevent thoughts

> from arising. Whatever form the thought takes, whether it is what you might

> normally consider a good thought or a bad thought, a pleasant thought or an

> unpleasant thought, makes no difference. When one uses thoughts in this way

> to train in the recognition of basic awareness (ones non dual essential

> nature) whatever thought arises becomes an opportunity to train in the

> recognition of this awareness. When thoughts are self-liberated like this,

> not only do they not pose a problem, they actually become an opportunity for

> enhancement. When the arising of a thought is seen as an arising of

> awareness, then the coarser and the more outrageous a thought is, the more

> clarity and sharpness of awareness it automatically brings up.

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> Since there has been NO SEPARATION of awareness and occurrence in the mind,

> no matter how intense a thought is, the recognizing and liberating awareness

> that occurs simultaneous with it will be equally intense. Whatever thought

> arises in the mind is food for naked awareness and emptiness.

>

> Since whatever thought arises in the mind is recognized (and this is the

> important point, it has to be RECOGNIZED as not other than awareness) as the

> DISPLAY OF ONES OWN AWARENESS, this thought does not obstruct the

> recognition of the innate awareness (experience of non-dulaity) There is

> nothing in the mind experienced as other than the EXPRESSION of innate

> awareness. All thought as an expression of innate awareness does not need

> to be purified, de-conditioned or intentionally freed in any way.

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> All thoughts - whether it be about egos or enlightement or de-conditioning

> or what to have for dinner are about as much of a problem as clouds in the

> sky.

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> And so on - more if any one is interested in Trekcho - a Dzogchen practice -

> ill post more Joyce

>

 

Dear Joyce,

 

I am sincerely interested in Dzogchen. It would be so kind

of you to continue with your post.

 

Victor

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> Dear Joyce,

>

> I am sincerely interested in Dzogchen. It would be so kind

> of you to continue with your post.

>

> Victor

 

Okey doke - Im going to send you the Root Text and then proceed bit by bit

with the teaching on it as I have it from Khenpo Sonam Rinpoche. You need

to follow the text as you follow the elaborated teaching on it. It is

offered to all serious practioners (heart disciples) with the motivation

that all sentient beings being free and happy. So - after you recive this

and want to continue let me know. You can also find this in a good book

called The Golden Letters by John Reynolds.

 

The Three Words that Strike the Vital Point (Tsiksum Nedek)

 

An oral commentary on Patrul Rinpoche's Root Text

 

THE ROOT TEXT

 

Homage to the guru.

The view is Longchen Rabjam (Inifnite Great Expanse)

The meditation is Khyentse Oser (light rays of Knowledge and Love)

The action is Gyalwai Nyugu (Son of the Victorious Ones)

For the one who practices in this way,

There is no doubt about enlightenment in one lifetime.

But even if not, there is still happiness - a la la.

 

The view, Longchen Rabjam, is as follows:

To hit the vital point with the three lines,

First, let your mind rest loosely.

Without projecting, without concentrating - without thoughts.

While relaxed and remaining evenly in that state

Suddenly exclaim a mind shattering PHAT!

Forceful, short and sharp - emaho!

Nothing whatsoever - totally blank.

A blankness which is utterly open.

A total openness which is indescribable.

Recognize this as the dharmakaya awareness.

TO RECOGNIZE YOUR NATURE; THAT IS THE FIRST VITAL POINT.

 

After this, whether you are thinking or still,

Whether you are angry, or attached, happy or sad,

At all time and on all occasions

Acknowledge the recognized dharmakaya (this is our basic awareness)

And let the child luminosity unite with the already known mother.

Rest in the state of inexpressible awareness.

Destroy again and again stillness, bliss, clarity and thinking.

Let the syllable of knowledge and means suddenly strike down.

No difference between meditation and post meditation.

No division between sessions and breaks.

Rest continuously in the undivided state.

However, as long as you have not attained stability,

It is essential to give up distractions.

Divide your meditation into sessions.

At all times and in all situations

Maintain the single continuity of dharmakaya ( basic presence of awareness)

Resolve that there is nothing other than this.

TO DECIDE ON ONE THING; THAT IS THE SECOND VITAL POINT.

 

At this time, your likes and dislikes, joys and sorrows

And all your passing thoughts without exception

Leave no trace in the state of recognition.

By recognizing dharmakaya (basic awareness) in what is liberated,

As in the analogy of drawing on water,

There is unceasing self-occurring self-liberation.

Whatever occurs is fresh food for the empty awareness.

Whatever is thought is an expression of the dharmakaya king.

Traceless and naturally free - a la la.

The way thoughts occur is the same as before,

But the way they are freed is the most essential key pojnt.

Without this, meditation is but the path of confision.

Possessing it is the uncultivated state of dharmakaya (awareness)

TO GAIN CONFIDENCE IN LIBERATION; THAT IS THE THIRD VITAL POINT.

 

This view endowed with three vital points

And the meditation of combined knowledge and compassion,

Is aided by the general actions of the sons of the victorious ones.

Even if the victorious ones of the three times were to confer together,

They would have no oral instruction superior to this.

 

The dharmakaya treasure revealer of awareness-display

Discovered this as a tresasure from the expanse of knowledge.

It is unlike extracts of earth and stone.

It is the testament of garab Dorje.

It is the heart of the three lineages.

It is entrusted with secrecy to heart disciples.

It is the profound meaning and words from the heart.

It is words from the heart, the essential meaning.

Do not let the essential meaning fade away.

Do not let the instruction dissipate.

 

This was the special teaching of Khepa Shri Gyalpo

Translation by Tulku Thondrop and Tulku Pema Wangyal

 

 

 

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