Chap. 11: The Essential Point in Three Statements

Terms

• The natural mode **(the display of the natural mode)
• Three times = past, present, future
• Three transmissions? (142)
• Khyentse Ozer
• Gyalwai Nyugu

The Three Points are the Special Teaching of Khyepa Sri Gyalpo.

FIRST ESSENTIAL POINT

Direct Experience in One's True Nature is the First Essential Point [a foundation??]

SECOND ESSENTIAL POINT

Being clear it is this is the Second Essential Point.

• In a state of recognition (the natural mode), all thought from anger to happiness does not linger.
• Whatever arises nourishes the naked empty awareness.
• All movement is the energy of the supreme natural mode.
• Without this, meditation is a means to delusion.
• In the natural mode, mediation is not needed

THIRD ESSENTIAL POINT

At Ease in the Fact of Liberation is the Third Essential Point.

Patrul Rinpoche's Commentary on his own Text

The view is infinite vastness - Longchenpa Rabjam

• If you practice from the understand that all the root and lineage gurus are not different from your own mind, then the view, mediation, and conduct will also be included in this practice (142).
• The vastness (Klong-Chen) of the actuality of the buddha-nature,
• Spaciousness free from all interpretations,
• The infinity (Rab-'Byams) of all appearances of samsara and nirvana, are all complete within the equality of actuality,
• This is the view (see Longchen quote above).
• The view is free of all interpretation, one examines and decides on emptiness.
• The union of emptiness and compassion.
• From having the view and meditation comes the practice of the six paramitas to benefit others (bodhisattvas).
• He says to achieve liberation in this life, you must live in a isolated hermitage.

1. Keep your mind relaxed.
2. Meditative balance and subsequent experience are without difference (cf. this to Dogen's enlightenment is zazen).
3. If you not gained stability, abandon social stimuli and keep practice near to you.