Ground, path, and fruition : a manual of the teachings of Tsoknyi Rinpoche on mind and mind essence

Restricted sale to those who have had actual introduction to the nature of mind (sometimes called pointing out instruction) and who have received specific instruction on the practice of essence Mahamudra or Thorough Cut (threkcho). All sadhakas of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, all students of Tsoknyi Rinpoche, his father Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, Mingyur Rinpoche and Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche are specially invited given that the teachings in the book were given for these groups but like all others must have the qualifications mentioned. Ground, path, and fruition is a type of logic used to understand a whole subject clearly. Here, it is applied to teachings on mind and mind essence from Tsoknyi Rinpoche by Lotsawa Tony Duff to make a complete guide to the higher practices of Essence Mahamudra and the Thorough Cut (Trekcho) of Great Completion (Dzogchen). The book contains several complete teachings on these subjects all carefully arranged into ground, path, and fruition presentations. Moreover, the path instructions are extensively presented using the logic of view, meditation, and conduct. Tony Duff has additionally highlighted the special type of instructions, called upadesha, that form the core teachings of these practices. The contents include: Part 1: Ground, Path, and Fruition of Mahamudra and Dzogchen; Part 2: View, Meditation, and Conduct of Mahamudra and Dzogchen; and Part 3: Ground, Path, and Fruition of Dzogpa Chenpo. Contents......Page 4 Preface......Page 6 Introduction......Page 10 Part I: Ground, Path, and Fruition of Mahamudra and Dzogchen......Page 20 Motivation......Page 22 The Ground......Page 24 Stages of the Paths of Mahamudra and Dzogchen......Page 38 The Path: The View - Introduction to Mind and Mind's Essence......Page 42 The Path: Identifying the View......Page 46 The Path: The Meditation......Page 50 The Path: A Formal Session of Meditation......Page 56 The Path: Inner Conduct is Return to the First Moment......Page 68 The Path: Outer Conduct......Page 72 The Path: Upadesha Instructions......Page 76 The Fruition......Page 92 Dedication......Page 94 Part II: View, Meditation, and Conduct of Mahamudra and Dzogchen......Page 96 Overview......Page 98 The View: Identifying Mind and Mind's Essence......Page 106 The Introduction to the View: The Three Qualities of Rigpa......Page 108 The Meditation......Page 112 The Conduct......Page 120 Upadesha Instructions for the Path......Page 122 Summary......Page 128 Part III: Ground, Path, and Fruition in Dzogpa Chenpo......Page 134 The Ground, Path, and Fruition of Dzogchen......Page 136 The Ground......Page 142 The Thorough Cut Path: View, Meditation, and Conduct Summed Up......Page 148 The Thorough Cut Path: The Introduction to the View......Page 152 The Thorough Cut Path: A Correct Comprehension of the View......Page 156 The Thorough Cut Path: The Meditation......Page 162 The Thorough Cut Path: Upadesha Instructions......Page 172 The Practice of the Thorough Cut in Long Retreat......Page 184 The Direct Crossing Path......Page 186 Additional Instructions: Death and the Intermediate State......Page 188 The Fruition......Page 192 Summary......Page 194 General Instructions for Daily Life......Page 202 Glossary......Page 208 Supports for Study......Page 220 Index......Page 224