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Green Tare’s Tenth Lesson – the View, Meditation and Action of Dzogchen

Green Tare’s

Tenth Lesson by Terton Lama: Jigme Gyatso; Rime Rinpoche

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Table of Contents

Ascending and Stimulating pg. 3

Opening Recitation – Insightful View pg. 4

Togal – First Profound Contemplation – Insightful View pg. 11

Trekcho – Three syllable Awareness – Mindful Meditation pg. 19

Trekcho – First One syllable Awareness – Mindful Meditation pg. 31

Tigle – Union of Bliss and Openness – Mindful Meditation pg. 43

Togal – First Vast Contemplation – Insightful View pg. 55

Mantra – Union of Compassion & Openness – Compassionate Action pg. 79

Togal – Second Profound Contemplation – Insightful View pg. 116

Tigle – Union of Bliss and Openness – Mindful Meditation pg. 121

Trekcho – Union of Awareness & Openness – Mindful Meditation pg. 133

Closing Intention – Compassionate Action pg. 145

Chart – Twelve Elemental Permutations pg. 150

Chart – Patrul’s Last Manual Syllabus pg. 151

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Ascending Stimulating Practice

working up from feet to crown

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Opening Recitation

Invocation

Suffering

Interdependence

Impermanence

Opportunity

Supplication

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The Four Thoughts that Turn the Mind Lama: Jigme’s liberal adaptation of Dudjom Lingpa’s conservative distillation of the gradual path to enlightenment

Triplet-chant

Invocation

Homage oh lama1,

perfect protector

who is the centered,

spontaneous mind. 1 – It is the task of the OUTER lama to acquaint the student with the INNER lama of centered spontaneity.

Centeredness serves as the antidote to scatteredness and spontaneity is the cure for contrivance.

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Suffering

Neither getting

nor keeping the desired

and enduring the disliked

are universal.

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Interdependence

Be it causes, conditions,

components or conceptions;

independence

is but an illusion.

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Impermanence

Ever changing

one and all

there is nothing permanent

to grasp.

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Precious Human Life

It is extremely important

to make the most

of these freedoms

and opportunities.

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Supplication

Remembering this

may my mind

ever notice, relax

and flow.

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Bringing Death into the Path of the Insightful Dharmakaya1 AKA Contemplating the Impermanence and Interdependence of the Profound Path

Tokal’s (Leap-over Illusion) Insightful View through Anu-yoga’s 1st Contrived Contemplation of Symbolic Experience’s Seven Metaphors exploring the Futility of Clinging

Universal-dissolution

IN-breath: Each world melts… impermanence

OUT-breath: into Earth! interdependence 1 breath

1 – Literally denotes the one, non-corporeal, all pervasive, body of “omniscience” shared by all Buddhas,

figuratively this is a metaphor describing the mastery of insight.

Inspired by one of the last meditation manuals composed by Dza Patrul Rinpoche, Jigme Chökyi Wangpo

“The Heart Treasure of the Enlightened Ones the Practice of View, Meditation, and Action; a discourse Virtuous in the Beginning, Middle, and End”

and the explanation thereof given by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche translated by the Padmakara Translation Group, adapted and explained by Terton Lama: Jigme Gyatso, Rime Rinpoche

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Global-dissolution

IN-breath: Earth now melts… impermanence

OUT-breath: into here! interdependence 1 breath

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Local-dissolution

IN-breath: Here now melts… impermanence

OUT-breath: into form1! interdependence 1 breath

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1 – “form” is a synonym for body

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Physical-dissolution

IN-breath: Form now melts… impermanence

OUT-breath: into speech1! interdependence 1 breath

1 – “speech” is a synonym for “communication”

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Communication-dissolution

IN-breath: Speech now melts… impermanence

OUT-breath: into mind! interdependence 1 breath

Tam

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Mental-dissolution

IN-breath: Mind now melts… impermanence

OUT-breath: into void1! interdependence 1 breath

1 – “void” is a metaphor for Non-graspability

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Concluded-dissolution a

IN-breath: Infinite…

OUT-breath: openness! 1 breath

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Concluded-dissolution b

IN-breath: Infinite…

OUT-breath: openness! 1 breath

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The Mahamudra of Awareness and Openness

Trekchö’s (Slice-though Illusion) Mindful Meditation through Ati-yoga’s Spontaneous Meditation of Relaxing into the Nature of Mind

This is what Karma Chagme referred to as “Meditation without an Object”

Three syllable variation

Palms UP

11 Both Index-fingers Fixed-air Calves Laid-back, Smart Generous

IN-breath: Notice this…

OUT-breath: relaxing! 4 breaths

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Palms UP

8 Both Middle-fingers Fixed-water Crotch Deep Desires



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Palms UP

5 Both Little-fingers Fixed-fire Liver Charismatic Leadership



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Palms UP

2 Both Ring-fingers Fixed-earth Throat Affluence, Rooted Hedonism



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Palms DOWN




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Palms UP




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One syllable variation

Palms UP


IN-breath: This…

OUT-breath: void! 4 breaths

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Palms UP


IN-breath: This…


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Palms DOWN


IN-breath: This…


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Palms UP


IN-breath: This…


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The Mahamudra of Bliss and Openness Bringing the Bardo2 into the Path of the Mindful Sam-bho-ga-ka-ya3

Tigle’s (Bija – Shamatha and Vipashyana) Mindful Meditation Anu-yoga’s 1st Meditation upon Bija4 Bliss

This is what Karma Chagme referred to as “Meditation with an Object”

Palms UP


IN-breath: Tam…


2 – The Tibetan word “Bardo” literally translates into the English phrase “in between,” but in the context of the Three Bardos it refer to the state after the swoon of death but before rebirth.

3 – Literally the body of blissful light (as depicted in Buddhist mythology) figuratively a metaphor for the mastery of yin’s mindfulness (as opposed to yang’s concentration). 4 – the Sanskrit word “Bija” translates as seed, or seed mantra,. In Buddhist Tantra it symbolizes a Buddha’s mind

that is perceptive (clear, as opposed to opaque) yet as void and non graspable as the infinite azure sky on a beautiful, cloudless day.

This of course begs the question, “How is one to realize the void nature of any object?” To do so, one has only to notice the object during one’s IN-breath, and physically relax during the OUT-breath.

Although this is a bliss meditation, it is NOT our job to waste time or energy either visualizing the syllable “Tam,” it’s letter “T,” or contriving the sensation of bliss.

Remember, energy follows thought, and thought is lead by words, so by skillfully, silently, and mentally reciting the above words, your subconscious could very well take care of the rest. By the way, in Buddhism bliss is simply used as a monosyllabic synonym of pleasure; some is coarse and some is subtle.

The important thing is NOT how much bliss you feel, but simply that you’re mindful of the experience during the IN-breath, and that you relax, to the best of your ability, during the OUT-breath.

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Palms UP


IN-breath: Tam…


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Palms DOWN


IN-breath: Tam…


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Palms UP


IN-breath: Tam…


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Bringing Rebirth into the Path of the Compassionate Nirma-na-ka-ya1 AKA Contemplating the Awareness and Ease of the Vast Path

Tokal’s (Leap-over Illusion) Insightful View through Maha-yoga’s 1st Exploration of Symbolic Experience’s Twelve Contemplations exploring Universal NON-graspability

Intellect


IN-breath: How is mind…

OUT-breath: clear1 yet void2? 4 breaths

1 – “clear” is a synonym for lucid, aware or perceptive (as opposed to opaque) .

2 – we realize the nature of our mind (that is as non-graspable as a vast, empty void, like the infinite azure sky, on a beautiful, cloudless day),

by noticing it in harmony with our IN-breath and then relaxing in harmony with our OUT-breath.

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IN-breath: What notice?

OUT-breath: Relaxing! 4 breaths

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IN-breath: My mind2, like seed Tam5…

OUT-breath: clear3 yet void4! 1 breath

Tam

2 – “mind” is a reference to that which perceives, emotes, intends, reasons, recalls, imagines and intuits. 3 – “clear” is a synonym for lucid, aware or perceptive., the opposite of opaque

4 – “void” is merely a concise way of communicating,

“Although this mind is clear, lucid and aware, it is as NON-graspable as a vast, empty void, like the infinite azure sky on a beautiful, cloudless day.“

5 – According to Buddhist Mythology, the mind of Ar-ya Ta-re (the archetypical Buddha of Enlightened Action)

is depicted as a mustard seed sized, white syllable “Tam” comprised of NON-graspable light

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IN-breath: Neighbor’s minds, like seed Tam…

OUT-breath: clear yet void! 1 breath

Tam

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IN-breath: Earthlings’ minds, like seed Tam…


Tam

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IN-breath: All beings minds, like seed Tam…


Tam

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Communication


IN-breath: How is speech1

OUT-breath: heard yet void2? 4 breaths

1 – “Speech,” is a metaphor for several things: Outwardly it refers to all communication, verbal or otherwise, Inwardly it can refer to our “self-talk,”

Secretly it can refer to our breath,

and Very secretly it could refer to our very subtle energy (also known as prana, loong, or chi). 2 – we realize the void, non-graspable nature of our speech by noticing it in harmony with our IN-breath

and then relaxing in harmony with our OUT-breath.

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IN-breath: What saying?


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IN-breath: My speech1, like Man-tra3…

OUT-breath: heard yet void2! 1 breath

1 – “Speech,” is a metaphor for several things: Outwardly it refers to all communication, verbal or otherwise,

Inwardly it can refer to our “self-talk,” Secretly it can refer to our breath, and Very secretly it could refer to our very subtle energy (also known as prana, loong, or chi).


“Although this communication is resounding, it is as NON-graspable as a vast, empty void, like the infinite azure sky on a beautiful, cloudless day.“

3 – According to Buddhist Mythology, the communication of Ar-ya Ta-re (the archetypical Buddha of Enlightened Action)

is symbolized as the Ten Syllable Mantra comprised of NON-graspable light.”

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IN-breath: Neighbors’ speech, like Man-tra…

OUT-breath: heard yet void! 1 breath

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IN-breath: Earthlings’ speech, like Man-tra…


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IN-breath: All beings’ speech, like Man-tra…


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Physique


IN-breath: How is form1…

OUT-breath: felt yet void2? 4 breaths

1 – “Form,” is a metaphor for “body”


“Although this body is sensual, it is as NON-graspable as a vast, empty void, like the infinite azure sky on a beautiful, cloudless day.“

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IN-breath: What feeling?


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IN-breath: My form1, like Ta-re3…

OUT-breath: felt yet void2! 1 breath

1 – “Form,” is a metaphor for “body” 2 – “void” is merely a concise way of communicating,

“Although this body is sensual, it is as NON-graspable as a vast, empty void,

like the infinite azure sky on a beautiful, cloudless day.“ 3 – According to Buddhist Mythology, the body, garments and ornaments of Ar-ya Ta-re (the archetypical Buddha of Enlightened Action)

are symbolized as being comprised of NON-graspable light.

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IN-breath: Neighbors’ forms, like Ta-re

OUT-breath: felt yet void! 1 breath

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IN-breath: Earthlings’ forms, like Ta-re


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IN-breath: All beings’ forms, like Ta-re


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Circumstance


IN-breath: How is here1…

OUT-breath: seen yet void? 4 breaths

1 – Here is used as a monosyllabic metaphor for circumstance

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IN-breath: What seeing?


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IN-breath: My place1, like pure land3…

OUT-breath: seen yet void2! 1 breath

1 – “Place”,” is a metaphor for “circumstance”

2 – “void” is merely a concise way of communicating, “Although this circumstance is appearing, it is as NON-graspable as a vast, empty void,

like the infinite azure sky on a beautiful, cloudless day.“

3 – According to Buddhist Mythology, the circumstances of Ar-ya Ta-re (the archetypical Buddha of Enlightened Action) are symbolized as the paradise (or pure land) comprised of NON-graspable light.

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IN-breath: Neighbors’ places, like pure land…

OUT-breath: seen yet void! 1 breath

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IN-breath: Earthlings’ places, like pure land…


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IN-breath: All beings’ places, like pure land…


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The Mahamudra of Compassion and Openness

Mantra Meditation Compassionate Action


“The Heart Treasure of the Enlightened Ones the Practice of View, Meditation, and Action; a discourse Virtuous in the Beginning, Middle, and End”

and the explanation thereof given by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche translated by the Padmakara Translation Group, adapted and explained by Terton Lama: Jigme Gyatso, Rime Rinpoche

Óm to the transcendent subduer,

Ar-ya Ta-re, Í bow, homage

to the glorious one who frees with Ta-re;

with Tu-ta-re you calm áll fears;

yoú bestow all success with Tu-re;

with the sound of Sö-ha I pay hómage.

Hey! Freedom, Peace and Victory; Thanks!

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First set of 12 breaths


IN-breath: Fortunate circumstances

now for me!

Relaxingly whisper: Om Ta-re Tu-ta-re Tu-re Sö-ha! three repetitions per breath

for one breath

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for neighbors!


for one breath

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for earthlings!


for one breath

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for all beings!


for one breath

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IN-breath: Ideal health

now for me!


for one breath

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for neighbors!


for one breath

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for earthlings!


for one breath

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for all beings!


for one breath

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IN-breath: Skillful communication

now for me!


for one breath

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for neighbors!


for one breath

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for earthlings!


for one breath

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for all beings!


for one breath

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Second set of 12 breaths


IN-breath: Great compassion

now for me!


for one breath

Tam