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Books by Traleg Kyabgon Vajrayana: An Essential Guide to Practice, Shogam Publications, 2020 Desire: Why It Matters, Shogam Publications, 2019 Integral Buddhism: Developing All Aspects of One’s Personhood, Shogam Publications, 2018 King Doha: Saraha’s Advice to a King, Shogam Publications, 2018 Letter to a Friend: Nagarjuna’s Classic Text, Shogam Publications, 2018 Song of Karmapa: e Aspiration of the Mahamudra of True Meaning by Lord Rangjung Dorje, Shogam Publications, 2018 Moonbeams of Mahamudra: e Classic Meditation Manual, Shogam Publications, 2015 Karma: What it is, What it isn’t, and Why it matters, Shambhala Publications, 2015 Four Dharmas of Gampopa, KTD Publications, 2013 Asanga’s Abhidharmasamuccaya, KTD Publications, 2013 Ninth Karmapa Wangchuk Dorje’s Ocean Of Certainty, KTD Publications, 2011 In�uence of Yogacara on Mahamudra, KTD Publications, 2010 e Practice of Lojong: Cultivating Compassion through Training the Mind, Shambhala Publications, 2007 Mind at Ease: Self-Liberation through Mahamudra Meditation, Shambhala Publications, 2004 Benevolent Mind: A Manual in Mind Training, Zhyisil Chokyi Ghatsal Publications, 2003 Shogam Publications Pty Ltd PO Box 239 Ballarat Central Victoria, Australia, 3353 www.shogam.org [email protected] Copyright © 2019 Felicity Lodro First Edition All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system without prior permission in writing from the publisher. Enquiries should be made to the publisher. Shogam Publications Pty Ltd has made every eﬀort when necessary to contact the copyright holder of all material not owned by the publisher reproduced herein, interested parties may contact the publisher for further information. e information contained within should be used for general purpose only. Printed in Australia and the United States of America Edited and Designed by David Bennett Library Reference Kyabgon, Traleg, 1955 Actuality of Being: Dzogchen and Tantric Perspectives Printed book ISBN: 978-0-6483321-7-6 (Paperback) E-book ISBN: 978-0-6483321-8-3 DEDICATION To the great lineage holders of intrinsic awareness who have continuously transmitted the teachings, and in particular to Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche IX who worked tirelessly to present these teachings in the west. Contents Foreword by Dzigar Kongtrül Rinpoche Biography of Author Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche Acknowledgements Editor’s Introduction Chapter One Religion, Spirituality, and Self-Knowledge Chapter Two e Nine Yana System Chapter ree Consciousness and Wisdom in Yogacara and Dzogchen Chapter Four Self-Existing Wisdom Chapter Five Self-Liberation and How Confusion Arises Chapter Six Ethics and Meditation Chapter Seven e Four Yogas, Meditation, and Mental Clarity Chapter Eight Integration of Bliss, Luminosity, and Reality Chapter Nine Transcending Self-Image, and the Authentication of Body, Speech, and Mind Chapter Ten Imagination and the Five Elements and the Four Modes of Resting in Meditation Chapter Eleven Actualization of the Ground Notes Glossary Foreword e Dzogpa Chenpo teachings are the summit of the nine yanas. A vajra master of the highest category like Guru Padmasambhava, along with many others of the Nyingma and Kagyu lineages, can transfer or point out the state of the great perfection in a �ash of their enlightened blessings. is state is known as rigpa changchup kyi sem. e great Dzogchen master Rongdzom Chudrak stated, the diﬀerence between sentient beings and enlightened ones is only a thin veil. at veil is drawn between having recognition of the state of rigpa or not. And in Samantabhadra’s Aspiration it similarly states, sentient beings and enlightened ones arise from the same source; upon recognition of the state of rigpa Samantabhadra came to be the primordial Buddha, while sentient beings, due to their lack of recognition came to be themselves. In either case, the nature has never gone anywhere. When the sun goes behind a cloud it does not seem to shine, yet the sun is ever present in the sky. e teachings of the Dzogpa Chenpo can reveal one’s own ever present enlightened nature if one has the merit to make a connection to a Dzogpa Chenpo master and the teachings. Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche is a great master of our time particularly for the western audience. He has lived much of his life for the bene�t of his western students and his deeds and compassion are themselves proof of his great mastery of Dzogpa Chenpo and Mahamudra. is book is a great inspiration and deeply illuminating for those seriously pursuing this path. In studying this text may we all appreciate, enjoy, and remember his presence with us. Dzigar Kongtrül Rinpoche