The Preliminary Practice of the New Teasure of Dudjom

Samsara

~ DudjomTersarNgondro

“The nature of samsara (cyclic existence) is is like a dance which is continually moving and changing. On the inner level, the state of our mind is in a state of constant flux. Sometimes we are happy, but that never lasts. Then we are sad, but that doesn’t last either. Then we become angry and that changes too.

On the outer level, samsara is a reflection of our own inner deluded mind which never stays the same. Clearly, the outer level is also a continual process of change. In relation to time, impermanence is reflected in the four seasons of the year. Summer changes to autumn, autumn changes to winter, winter changes to spring, and spring again changes to summer. We may feel the universe is unchanging, by virtue of its vastness, but it too is impermanent. The outer universe changes four times within each aeon. first, there is only emptiness, and from this emptiness the universe is born. Then it exists, and finally it dissolves back into emptiness. This whole process is called one aeon. ”

~ Lama Tharchin Rinpoche

An excerpt from A Commentary on the Dudjom Tersar Ngondro: The Preliminary Practice of the New Treasurer of Dudjom

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Impermanence and Death

~ DudjomTersarNgondro

Contemplating impermanence and death intensifies the motivation to practice dharma.

“Truly understanding and permanence means recognizing both the nature of change inherent in all phenomena and the extraordinary opportunity to train your mind toward liberation. Reflecting, you begin to see that you must not waste precious time. As soon as you were born, it was guaranteed that you will eventually die. This inevitable death will deprive you of any for the opportunity to practice. Begin to realize clearly that, instead of putting off practice until some future time, you must begin right now to extract some meaningful essence from your human birth. The point of understanding impermanence is not to feel sad about it, but to use it as an incentive to overcome laziness.”

~ Lama Tharchin Rinpoche ~ An excerpt from A Commentary on the Dudjom Tersar Ngondro: The Preliminary Practice of the New Treasurer of Dudjom

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Guru Yoga

~ DudjomTersarNgondro


According to the vajrayana view, Guru Yoga is the quintessential practice for attaining liberation. All buddhas became enlightened by following their teacher’s precious instructions. So the Guru is considered even more important than the buddha because without the Guru there is no way to achieve buddhahood. When the Guru’s instructions have penetrated the student’s heart, this is the same as finding a precious wish-fulfilling jewel in your hand. Someone who has received the Guru’s mind transmission has no choice but to attain enlightenment, just as someone falling down a steep mountain totally out of control, has no choice but to fall all the way to the bottom.

The Commentary on the Dudjom Tersar Ngondro
The Preliminary Practice of the New Teasure of Dudjom
by Lama Tharchin Rinpoche

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