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CONTENTS: Looking Directly at Mind: The Moonlight of Mahamudra
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Foreword
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xi
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1.
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Introduction
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1
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A.
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Homage
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B.
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Resolution to Compose this Work
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C.
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Reasons to meditate on the Nature of Mind
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4
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D.
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Problems from Not Meditating on Mind
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7
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E.
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Benefits from Meditating on the Mind
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8
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F.
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What is Shamatha and Vipashyana Meditation
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11
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BOOK 1: MEDITATIONS SHARED BY OTHER TRADITIONS
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2.
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The Shared Tradition of Shamatha and Vipashyana
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15
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The Root or cause of Shamatha and Vipashyana
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15
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B.
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Obstacles to Shamatha and Vipashyana
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17
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C.
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True Nature of Shamatha and Vipashyana
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21
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D.
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Types of Shamatha and Vipashyana
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25
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E.
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Sequence of Practicing Shamatha and Vipashyana
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25
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F.
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Union of Shamatha and Vipashyana
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26
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G.
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Results of Shamatha and Vipashyana
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27
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3.
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The Shared Tradition of Shamatha Meditation
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33
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Preparation of Shamatha
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33
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B.
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Objects of Focus in Shamatha
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34
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C.
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Methods for Developing Shamatha
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40
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Nine Ways of Resting the Mind
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40
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2.
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Six Powers
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42
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3.
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Four Engagements
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43
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4.
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The Shared Tradition of Vipashyana Meditation
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47
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A.
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Types of Vipashyana Meditation
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47
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B.
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Vipashyana in Different Buddhist Schools
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49
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C.
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General Meditation on Egolessness of Self
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54
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D.
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General Meditation on Egolessness of Phenomena
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56
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5.
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Eliminating Doubts Concerning Vipashyana Meditation
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67
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Analytical and Placement Meditation
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67
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B.
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Analytical Methods of Vipashyana
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67
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C.
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Practice of Analytical and Placement Meditation
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68
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D.
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Meditation on Mind Itself
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70
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BOOK 2: THE MEDITATION OF MAHAMUDRA
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The Origins of Mahamudra
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The Definition of Mahamudra
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81
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B.
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Origin of Mahamudra in the Sutras
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82
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C.
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Origin of Mahamudra in the Tantras
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82
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D.
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The Sutras and Tantras in Mahamudra
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84
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E.
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The Good Qualities of Mahamudra
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85
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The Preparatory Practices for Mahamudra
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99
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Entering the Path of Mahamudra
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99
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B.
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Ngondro Practice
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102
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Shamatha Meditation in Mahamudra
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103
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Differentiating Mahamudra from other Meditations
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108
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B.
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Mahamudra Shamatha Meditation
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108
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Mastering Shamatha Meditation
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108
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2.
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The Posture in Shamatha Meditation
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109
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3.
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Objects of Observation in Mahamudra Meditation
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109
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4.
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Meditation without a Reference Point
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114
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5.
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Sustaining Resting of Mind
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115
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6.
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Stages of a Settling the Mind
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115
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7.
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The Importance of Developing Shamatha
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125
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9.
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Vipashyana Meditation in Mahamudra
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123
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1.
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Reasons for Practicing Vipashyana Meditation
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123
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2.
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How one Begins Vipashyana Practice
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124
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3.
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The Types of Vipashyana Meditation
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125
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4.
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The Main Meditation of Vipashyana
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126
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Why one achieves insight in Vipashyana
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126
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(b)
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The Sutras on the Mind's True Nature
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127
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(c)
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The Stages of Vipashyana Meditation
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128
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(d)
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Sutra Descriptions of Meditating on the Mind
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132
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(e)
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How to Determine the Nature of the Mind
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133
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(f)
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Blending with other systems
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5.
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Realizing the Nature of Appearances
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137
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6.
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Eliminating Doubts about Root of Samsara and Nirvana
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140
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Eliminating Doubts about Vipashyana
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142
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1.
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Thoughts and Appearances of Mental Origin
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2.
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Eliminating Doubts about Vipashyana
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142
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Doubts appearance are created by mind
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143
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(b)
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Doubts about resting and moving mind
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145
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Doubts about appearance in unborn
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147
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Characteristics of Emerging Insight
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147
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F.
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This Vipashyana and Other Kinds of Vipashyana
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148
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The True Nature of Mind
(Stages of Virtuous Practice)
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154
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The System of Mahamudra Meditation
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154
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The True Nature of Mind
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154
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2.
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Meaning of Coemergence of Mind
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156
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Terminology of Coemergence
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156
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(b)
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Types of Coemergence
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158
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Three Aspects of Coemergence
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161
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Coemergence of Mind
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162
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Coemergence of Thought
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163
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3.
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Coemergence of Appearance
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166
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12.
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Eliminating Flaws That May Arise in Mahamudra Meditation
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175
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Flaws in Incorrect Meditation
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175
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Qualities of Good Shamatha
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177
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(b)
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Mistakes Due to a Lack of Vipashyana
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179
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(c)
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Mistakes Due to a Lack of Shamatha
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179
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(d)
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Criticisms of the Sakya Pandita
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180
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2.
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Flaws in Partial Meditation
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181
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3.
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Realizing Flawless Meditation
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182
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Why it is called Ordinary Mind
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183
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(b)
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The Characteristics of Ordinary Mind
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184
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(c)
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What One Meditates on with Ordinary Mind
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184
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13.
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Sustaining Mahamudra in Meditation and Postmeditation
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187
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A.
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Maintaining Mahamudra in Formal Meditation
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187
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1.
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Reasons for Maintaining Meditation
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188
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2.
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Mindfulness, Attentiveness, and Vigilance
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190
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3.
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Mindfulness as the Root for the Others
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193
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4.
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Nature of Meditation and Postmeditation
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194
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5.
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Further Skills sustaining Meditation
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197
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6.
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Method for Maintaining Mahamudra within Meditation
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198
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The Six Points of Tilopa
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198
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(b)
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The Four Points of Gampopa
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200
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(c)
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Other methods
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200
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B.
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Maintaining Mahamudra in Postmeditation
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201
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Mindfulness in Meditation
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202
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2.
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Mindfulness in Postmeditation
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203
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3.
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Bringing Everything to the Path
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205
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4.
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Seeing Everything as a Magical Display
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206
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5.
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Union of Meditation and Postmeditation
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208
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Eliminating Obstacles to Mahamudra |
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Eliminating Obstacles to Mahamudra |
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Eliminating the Four Ways of Going Astray |
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Eliminating the Three Mistaken Paths |
217 |
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Methods for Removing Obstacles on the Path |
219 |
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Removing Obstacles to General Meditation |
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Removing External and Internal Obstacles |
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The Practice of Utterly Releasing |
225 |
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The Determined Mind (Lada) |
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The Term Lada |
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Determining the Nature of the Mind |
227 |
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Watching Mind to Develop Determining Mind |
227 |
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The Actual Release |
228 |
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Mixing Day and Night |
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Bringing Obstacles to the Path |
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When to Bring Obstacles to the Path |
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How to Bring Obstacles to the Path |
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Six Practices of Bringing Obstacles to the path |
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How Realization Dawns |
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The Three Levels of Practice |
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The Validity of the Four Yogas |
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Postmeditation and the Four Yogas |
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A Detailed Description of the Four Yogas |
252 |
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How we Should Practice |
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Notes |
262 |
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Glossary |
268 |
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Glossary of Tibetan Terms |
283 |
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Bibliography |
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Index |
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