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The '''nine actions of the three doors''' are mentioned in the [[Dzogchen]] teachings. They are all outer, inner, and secret activities of body, speech, and mind.
The '''nine actions of the three doors''' are mentioned in the [[Dzogchen]] teachings. They are all outer, inner, and secret activities of body, speech, and mind.
*Three concern the '''body''': (1) outwardly, all worldly, distracting activities, (2) inwardly, all ordinary virtuous deeds such as [[prostration]]s and circumambulations, and (3) secretly, all unnecessary movements that scatter one‘s practice.
*Three concern the '''body''':  
*Three concern '''speech''': (1) outwardly, all worldly, deluded conversations, (2) inwardly, all liturgies and recitations, and (3) secretly, any talking whatsoever.
**(1) outwardly, all worldly, distracting activities,  
*Three concern the '''mind''': (1) outwardly, all worldly, deluded thoughts, (2) inwardly, all mental activity focused on visualizations of the development and the completion stages, and (3) secretly, all movements of the mind.
**(2) inwardly, all ordinary virtuous deeds such as [[prostration]]s and circumambulations, and  
**(3) secretly, all unnecessary movements that scatter one‘s practice.
*Three concern '''speech''':  
**(1) outwardly, all worldly, deluded conversations,  
**(2) inwardly, all liturgies and recitations, and  
**(3) secretly, any talking whatsoever.
*Three concern the '''mind''':  
**(1) outwardly, all worldly, deluded thoughts,  
**(2) inwardly, all mental activity focused on visualizations of the [[kyerim|development]] and the [[dzogrim|completion stage]]s, and  
**(3) secretly, all movements of the mind.


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Revision as of 08:16, 15 May 2009

The nine actions of the three doors are mentioned in the Dzogchen teachings. They are all outer, inner, and secret activities of body, speech, and mind.

  • Three concern the body:
    • (1) outwardly, all worldly, distracting activities,
    • (2) inwardly, all ordinary virtuous deeds such as prostrations and circumambulations, and
    • (3) secretly, all unnecessary movements that scatter one‘s practice.
  • Three concern speech:
    • (1) outwardly, all worldly, deluded conversations,
    • (2) inwardly, all liturgies and recitations, and
    • (3) secretly, any talking whatsoever.
  • Three concern the mind:
    • (1) outwardly, all worldly, deluded thoughts,
    • (2) inwardly, all mental activity focused on visualizations of the development and the completion stages, and
    • (3) secretly, all movements of the mind.