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yid;mentation;mentation;manas;A mental function of every sentient being that serves as the basis for the emergence of all discursive thoughts, and which transforms thoughts into the objects of all appearances.  +
rtsa;channel;channel;nāḍī;A coarse or subtle conduit included within the triad of channels, vital energies, and bindus. The three principal channels are avadhūti, lalanā, and rasanā. The quintessence of the channels is the hollow crystal kati channel See CM 387;VE 279-80.  +
nyon yid;mentation,afflictive;mentation,afflictive;kliṣṭamanas;One of the eight aggregates of consciousness, manifesting as a primal grasping to the self as a subject. The natural potency of the darkness of ignorance and delusion.  +
nāda;The subtlest aspect of sound, represented by the curved line above such Tibetan and Sanskrit syllables as Hūṃ and Oṃ.  +
dam bca' bzhi;vajra pledges,four;vajra pledges,four;It is certain that (1) one without the necessary karmic propensities cannot realize the sugatagarbha, (2) one who realizes it cannot but achieve confidence, (3) one who achieves confidence cannot but become liberated, and (4) one who is liberated cannot but become enlightened. SeeBM 337, GD 221, VE 189.  +
mnyam bzhag;meditative equipoise;meditative equipoise;samāhita;Undistracted, even placement of the mind upon its object for as long as one wishes, culminating in the achievement oféamatha.  +
nyams;experience,meditative;experience,meditative;Transient, anomalous psychological and/or somatic experience triggered by authentic meditative practice. The normal response to such experiences is to reify them, in which case they may become chronic problems. To allow them to self-release, one must simply be discerningly present with them, without reifying them or grasping to their inherent existence as "I" or "mine."  +
ngo bo nyid;ngo bo nyid;svabhava;The one, absolute, essential nature of the whole of saṃsāra and nirvāṇa.  +
sems tsam pa'i theg pa;Cittamātrayāna;The "mind only spiritual vehicle, which is perfected by realizing that appearances are not other than the mind. See CM 390, VE 302.  +
Tib. chos;Dharma;Spiritual teachings and practices that lead one irreversibly away from suffering and the source of suffering and toward the attainment of liberation and enlightenment.  +
bsam gtan;dhyāna;An advanced state of meditative stabilization included in the form realm, including the four dhyānas.  +
'brub khung;box,incarceration;box,incarceration;A three-sided ritual container, often made ofmetal, black on the outside and red on the inside, and sometimes marked with skulls. It is visualized in various ways: as the space of awareness of ultimate reality, as the miserable states of existence, as the womb of the consort, and as a prison.  +
dri za'i grong khyer;gandharvas,city of;gandharvas,city of;gandharvanagara;An apparitional city of ethereal beings appearing by the power of samādhi in conjunction with the presence of a nearby vessel and moisture.  +
dgongs;enlightened view;enlightened view;This is the honorific form of bsam pa, which means "thought" or "intention." However, according to Gangteng Tulku Rinpoché, in the context of these teachings it is the honorific form of lta ba, which means "view" or "perspective."  +
mngon par shes pa;perception,extrasensory;perception,extrasensory;abhijñā;Exceptional modes of perception that arise along thepath to enlightenment. perfections, six (Tib. pha rol tu phyin pa drug, Skt. saṭpāramita). Generosity, ethical discipline, patience, enthusiasm, meditation, and wisdom. See VS 515, FP 7-8.  +
gzugs med kyi khams;formless realm;formless realm;rūpadhātu;The four dimensions of the formless realm, which are spontaneously actualized by the substrate, arc boundless space, boundless consciousness, nothingness, and neither discernment nor nondiscernment.  +