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The Third Dzogchen Rinpoche Great Perfection Volume II: Separation and Breakthrough Foreword by Dzogchen Ponlop Translated by Cortland Dahl GREAT PERFECTION Volume 11· Separation and Breakthrough by the Third Dzogchen Rinpoche Foreword by The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche Translated by Cortland Dahl SNow LION PuBLICATIONS ITHACA, NEW YORK Snow Lion Publications P.O. Box 6483 Ithaca, New York 14851 USA 607-173-8SI9 www.snowlionpub.com Restriction: This text is to be read only by those who have completed the preliminary practices and received pointing out instructions from a qualified lineage holder. Copyright © 1008 Cortland Dahl All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced by any means without prior written permission from the publisher. Drawings by Gume Gyatso. Designed and typeset by Gopa & Ted1, Inc. Printed in USA on acid-free recycled paper. ISBN-10: l·SS939·3I6-s ISBN-13: 978-I-SS939·316-4 Library ofC ongress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Nes-don Bstan-'dzin-bzan-po. [Rdzogs pa chen po mkha' 'gro sflin thig gi khrid yig thar lam bgrod byed sin rca bzan po. English. Selections] Great perfection. Volume II, Separation and breakthrough I by the Third Dzogchen Rinpoche ; foreword by the Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche ; translation and introduction by Cortland Dahl. p. em.- {The heart essence series) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-I·SS939-316-4 {alk. paper) ISBN-10: l·SS939·316-S {alk. paper) 1. Rdzogs-chen-Early works to 18oo. I. Title. II. Title: Separa tion and breakthrough. BQJ661.4.N47131008 194-3"444-dCll 1008010117 Table of Contents List of Illustrations ix Foreword by The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche xi Translator's Introduction 1 The Excellent Chariot: A Vehicle for the Path to Liberation The Unique Heart Essence Preliminaries: Ascertaining the True Nature 41 7. The Outer Separation ofSamsara and Nirvana 43 Following a Guru 43 The Nature of the Student and Conducive Circumstances 46 Lineage History 48 The Separation ofSamsara and Nirvana S 1 8. The Inner Separation ofSamsara and Nirvana SS How to Receive Teachings SS The Buddha Shakyamuni 59 The Inner Separation ofSamsara and Nirvana 62 9. The VajraStance 69 Teaching the Dharma: The Buddhas 71 The Vajra Stance 74 10. Sealing Appearances and the Aggregates 77 Teaching the Dharma: The Foe Destroyers 78 Sealing Appearances and the Aggregates 79 vi / GREAT PERFECTION 11. Advanced Training 83 Teaching the Dharma: The Scholars 84 Advanced Training with Appearances and the Aggregates 86 12. Malleability and Taking to the Road 89 The Three Kayas and Five Perfections 90 Malleability 93 Taking to the Road 94 13. The Mental Preliminaries 97 The Liberation of Garap Dorje 98 The Liberation ofShri Simha 101 Searching for the Mind 103 14. Resting in the Natural State 107 The Liberation of Padmasambhava 108 Resting in the Natural State 115 15. Revitalization 119 The Coming of Buddhism to Tibet and the Heart Essence Teachings 119 Revitalization 125 The Main Practices of the Heart Essence 129 16. Probing the Mind and Searching for Its Hidden Flaw 131 The Incarnations of Princess Pemasel 131 Probing the Mind 138 Searching for Mind's Hidden Flaw 140 The Origin, Presence, and Departure ofMind 141 17. Empowerment into the Display of Awareness and Pointing Out the Nature of Mind 145 Empowerment into the Display of Awareness 145 Pointing Out the Nature of Mind 149 Concluding Instructions 161 Colophon 169 CONTENTS I vii Concluding Prayer 173 Appendix 1: Beginning a Meditation Session 175 Appendix II: Garap Dorje's Three Statements That Strike the Vital Point 179 Notes 185 List ofP roper Names 199 Texts Cited 207 Bibliography 215 Index 221 lllustrations The Third Dzogchen Rinpoche, Ngeton Tc:nZin Zangpo 42 Namkha Osd, the First Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche 50 Shri Simha 102 Yeshe Tsogyal 123 Longchen Rabjarn 137
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