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'''Four doors''' of [[secret mantra]] practice: | '''Four doors''' of [[secret mantra]] practice (Tib. གསངས་སྔགས་ཀྱི་སྒོ་བཞི་, Wyl. ''gsangs sngags kyi sgo bzhi''): | ||
#The door of recitation, for genuine visualization. | #The door of recitation, for genuine visualization. | ||
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#The door of [[samadhi]], for focusing one-pointedly. | #The door of [[samadhi]], for focusing one-pointedly. | ||
#The door of ritual [[mudra]]s, for conveying symbolic meaning. | #The door of ritual [[mudra]]s, for conveying symbolic meaning. | ||
Alternatively:- | |||
<blockquote> | |||
:The verbal gate of utterance is to remind of the ultimate. | |||
:The secret gate of [[mantra]] is to invoke the [[samaya]]s. | |||
:The mental gate of [[samadhi]] is to keep one-pointed focus. | |||
:The playful gate of [[mudra]] is to link gesture with meaning.<ref>The Light of Wisdom, Vol. 2, Root text by [[Padmasambhava]] and commentary by [[Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Tayé|Jamgön Kongtrül]] the Great. Published by Shambhala Publications ISBN 962-7341-33-9</ref></blockquote> | |||
==References== | |||
<small><references/></small> | |||
==Teachings given to the Rigpa sangha== | |||
[[Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche]], Lerab Ling, 4 November, 2012, during the [[Kurukulla|Kurukulle]] [[Drupchen]]. | |||
==Alternative translations== | |||
Four gates of secret mantra (Erik Pema Kunzang) | |||
[[Category:Enumerations]] | [[Category:Enumerations]] | ||
[[Category:04-Four]] | [[Category:04-Four]] | ||
Revision as of 13:02, 4 November 2012
Four doors of secret mantra practice (Tib. གསངས་སྔགས་ཀྱི་སྒོ་བཞི་, Wyl. gsangs sngags kyi sgo bzhi):
- The door of recitation, for genuine visualization.
- The door of secret mantra, for invoking the wisdom mind.
- The door of samadhi, for focusing one-pointedly.
- The door of ritual mudras, for conveying symbolic meaning.
Alternatively:-
- The verbal gate of utterance is to remind of the ultimate.
- The mental gate of samadhi is to keep one-pointed focus.
References
- ↑ The Light of Wisdom, Vol. 2, Root text by Padmasambhava and commentary by Jamgön Kongtrül the Great. Published by Shambhala Publications ISBN 962-7341-33-9
Teachings given to the Rigpa sangha
Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 4 November, 2012, during the Kurukulle Drupchen.
Alternative translations
Four gates of secret mantra (Erik Pema Kunzang)