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de bzhin nyid kyi ting nge 'dzin;Absorption of Suchness;absorption of suchness;This is the first of the three absorptions. According to Jigme Lingpa, this absorption relates to reality itself - the empty, luminous nature of mind. It also purifies the death state, the belief in permanence, and the formless realm. [JL 221] Tenpe Nyima describes the actual practice of this absorption as follows: "Start out by relaxing your mind from within;don't follow after any deluded thoughts. Mind itself is empty, yet aware - a bare reality beyond anything you can think or say. Settle for a moment in this simplicity ... This is the absorption of suchness." He further notes that this absorption is also known as "the practice of great emptiness," "the vajralike absorption," and "the absorption of emptiness." [KR 25] +
ting nge 'dzin;Meditative Absorption;meditative absorption;samadhi;Meditative absorption has the meaning of "to truly grasp," meaning that with this mental state one is able to focus one-pointedly and continuously on a given topic or the object one is examining. [TD 1027] +
drod gsher skyes;heat-moisture birth;heat-moisture birth +
mi slob pa'i zung 'jug;Unified State Beyond Training;unified state beyond training;The unified state beyond training is one of five stages linked with the five luminosities. ''See'' unified path of training. [NO 4, 17] +
'dod snam;external foundation;external foundation +
yang dag pa'i rigs pa bzhi;four correct discriminations;four correct discriminations +
thor cog;topknot;topknot +
smin pa;maturation;maturation +
byams pa;love;love +
sman;Medicine;medicine;Medicine is one of the primary offerings found in the Secret Mantra Tradition, where, along with torma and rakta, it is one of the inner offerings. In this context, medicine takes the form of "nectar that dispels the demon of dualistic thinking," which, as Getse Mahāpaṇḍita explains, symbolizes "the realization that all phenomena are equality, beyond acceptance or rejection." [CG 62] +
sems dpa' sum brtsegs;series of the three beings;series of the three beings +
rgyud sde;Collected Tantras;collected tantras;The Mahāyoga teachings are traditionally divided into two groups, the Collected Tantras and the Collected Sādhanas. The former includes the ''Guhyagarbha Tantra'', one of the most widely studied texts in the Nyingma tradition. [NS 283] +
nga rgyal brtan pa;Stable Pride;stable pride;Along with clear apearance and the recollection of purity, this is one of three key elements in the practice of the development stage. Tenpe Nyima writes, "With stable pride, the deity one is meditating on is not seen as just an image that appears to the mind. Instead, the appearance of the deity is recognized to be none other than the meditator's very own mind. Without any sense of fixation, one thinks, 'I myself am the yidam deity.' By practicing in this way, obstacles will have no effect and ego-fixation will be destroyed." [KR 49] ''See also'' clarity, purity, and pride. +
tshogs kyi 'khor lo;Feast;feast;A uniquely effective tantric ritual for accumulating the two accumulations of merit and wisdom. This ritual involves blessing the five sense pleasures, and food and drink in particular, as wisdom nectar. This is then offered to the deities of the three roots and to one's own body, which is regarded as the complete maṇḍala of the three seats. [TD 2289] +
nyan thos;listener;listener +
lhag ge;vibrancy,vibrant;vibrancy,vibrant +
rdo rje lta bu'i ting nge 'dzin;vajralike absorption;vajralike absorption +
gzhan sras;Another's Child;another's child;This is one part of a twofold visualization process found in the Mahāyoga teachings of the Nyingma School. In this stage of practice, all the phenomena of saṃsāra and nirvāṇa are transformed through a complex visualization process in which the central deities of the maṇḍala "give birth" to the deities in the retinue. [LT 460] +
rtsa rlung thig le;Channels,Energies,and Essences;channels,energies,and essences;These three factors function as the support for consciousness, ensuring that the life remains stable and the life-force uninterrupted. Of these three, the channels are said to be like a house, the essences like the wealth contained therein, and the energies like their owner. [TD 2213] +
sa bon;seed [syllable];seed [syllable] +
