Five practices of enlightenment without meditation

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The five practices of enlightenment without meditation (Wyl. ma sgom sangs rgyas chos lnga) are sometimes given as:

  • liberation through seeing (chakras) (Tib. tongdrol; Wyl. mthong grol);
  • liberation on hearing (mantras and dharanis) (Tib. tödrol);
  • liberation by tasting (amrita) (Tib. nyongdrol);
  • liberation by touch[1] (mudra) (Tib. takdrol); and
  • liberation by recollection or thinking (phowa) (Tib. drendrol)

Alternative Lists

  • liberation by touching (Tib. regdröl) is sometimes added to the list, making six methods that lead to liberation.[2]

Notes

  1. or 'wearing'
  2. Source: Songtsen: Kyabje Kangyur Rinpoche’s Tagdröl yantra. Link here