CONTENTS: The Snow Lion's Turquoise Mane
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Acknowledgments
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xi
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Inscription
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xiii
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Benediction by His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
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xv
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Introduction by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
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xvii
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Foreword by Daniel Goleman
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xix
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Preface
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xxi
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The Mani Man
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3
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Milarepa's Last Word
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5
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Better Seek Yourself
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7
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Crossing to the Other Shore
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7
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The Miraculous Tooth
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9
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A Statue Speaks
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11
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Glue Stew
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14
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Liberating Creatures
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14
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Prostrations to an Enlightened Vagabond
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17
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Perfecting Patience
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18
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Clairvoyant Compassion
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19
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"Old Dog"
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20
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The Oral Teachings of the Primordial Buddha
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21
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Three Men in a Tree
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24
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Geshe Ben Steals
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25
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Tibet's Best Offering
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25
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Geshe Ben's Conscience
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26
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The Best Spiritual Practice
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27
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The Dalai Lama and the Sheep-Dung Offering
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27
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Horseface and the Copper-Colored Mountain
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30
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Flagpole Sitting
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32
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An Enlightened Cook
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33
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A Thief is Converted
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34
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Rabjyor and the Old Woman
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35
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A Henpecked Husband's Three Wishes
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37
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Fine-Tune Yourself
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38
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A God Is Punished
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39
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A Debate About Rebirth
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41
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Clinging Binds Us
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42
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Greatness of Heart Is What Counts
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45
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Nyoshul's Introduction to Things as They Are
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49
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Anonymous Lamas
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51
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Why Didn't I See it Before?
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53
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A Rude Awakening
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54
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Patrul Rinpoche's Woman
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55
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An Indian Pandit in Tibet
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58
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Make Your Own Offerings
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61
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A Basket Weaver
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63
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Beyond Poison
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64
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A Thief Take Refuge Under a Bridge
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67
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Cow Karma
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68
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Two Evil Spirits
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69
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Nagarjuna's Goddess
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71
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Crocodile Treasure
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72
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A Monk's Dream
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73
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Upagupta meets the Evil One
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75
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Dhitika Ends a Sacrifice
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77
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Milarepa Sleeps Late
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79
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A Lake of Gold Coins
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81
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Visualizations
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83
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Young Dodrup Chen Reads and Recites
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84
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Drukpa Kunley Blesses an Image
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85
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The Evil Eye
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86
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A Horse Race for Sages Only
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87
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Embracing Tara
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89
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Don't Take Anything to Heart: An Old Lady's Advice
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90
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The Sage, the Lady, and the Fish
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91
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Wisdom Can Be Contagious
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92
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A Haunted Fortress
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93
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A Donkey Leads the Chanting
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94
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Two Sages Debate
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95
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Shantideva's Teaching
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97
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Midway Founds Kashmir
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98
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Raksha-Bead Nose
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101
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A Lama's Mother
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106
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Silver Is Poison
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107
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Naked Tara
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109
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A Great Dharma Lady
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110
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Trulshik Rinpoche's Dream
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112
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Consciousness Transference
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113
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An Auspicious Incense Offering
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114
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Yahden Tulku Meets Manjusri
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115
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An Enlightened Nun
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116
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The Sheep, the Ox, the Goat, and the Great Vegetarian Debate
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120
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A Bard's Cure
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122
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Atisha's Awakening
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123
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A Forest of Taras
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126
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Ashoka's Son Opens His Wisdom Eye
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128
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Karmapa's Blue Sheep
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129
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Manjusrimitra Meets a King on an Elephant
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130
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A Rainbow Body in Manikengo
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131
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A Feast Offering
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133
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The Musket Master
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136
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A Long-Life Empowerment
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137
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Bride-to-Be
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141
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The Master Known as "Every Form"
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142
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The Lepers' Stupa
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143
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The Guru Is Supreme Among All
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144
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A Rat's Corpse and a Ring
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145
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The Vulture Man
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148
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Chogyur Lingpa and the Wolves
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149
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Karma Pakshi's Troubles
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150
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Rain of Flowers
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152
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Dodrup Chen Shows How to Die
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153
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Dodrup Chen Gets Enlightened
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155
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Transubstantiation
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155
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A Monk's Golden Elephant
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157
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A Lama Meets Manjusri
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160
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A Guru Stones His Disciple
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161
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A Poor Student Becomes a Great Master
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162
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Tibetan Dentistry
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164
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The Black Yogi and the Dog Master
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165
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The Scripture of Transcendental Wisdom Is Transmitted
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168
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Resurrection
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169
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The Kingly Treasure Master
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171
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Kumaradza Passes Away
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173
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The Cuckoo's Cry of Awareness
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174
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Yogi Dzeng and the Vajra Bridge
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177
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Jomo Manmo, the Sleeping Dakini
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180
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Inside Out
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183
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Non-Meditation, Non-Distraction
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185
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Offerings to Jigme Lingpa
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186
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Gampopa's Great Void
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187
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Gotsangpa's Vajra Feast
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188
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A Yogi Outfoxes Kublai Khan
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190
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The Blanket Master and the Witches
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191
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A Dove and Tara of the Beans
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193
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Dignaga's Cave
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194
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Atisha Meets Rinchen Zangpo
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196
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Budhguhya's Meditation
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197
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The King Barks Like a Dog
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199
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Shabkar's Female Yak
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200
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The Equality of All That Lives
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201
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Tantric Travels
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202
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The Dakinis' Rainbow Bridge
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203
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"Not a Damned Thing"
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206
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The King of Ghosts
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206
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Holy Hair Relics
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209
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Name and Fame
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210
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Grains of Rice
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211
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Two Masters and a Crystal
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212
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Gampopa's Business Advice
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214
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Beyond Discipline
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215
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A Dying Monk's Bird
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216
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A Frog Enters the Stream of Reality
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217
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Anyone Can Get There
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217
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Yeshe Tsogyal Liberates a Consort
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219
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No Mustard Seed for Buddha
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222
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Patrul's Past Lives
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224
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A Saint Cannibalizes Padampa Sangyay's Relics
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225
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A Great Feast
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226
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A Tibetan Tea Ceremony
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228
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A Yogi Meets a Yeti
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229
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Perfect Generosity
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232
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A Young Woman's Offering
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233
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Self-Sacrifice
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234
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A Going-Away Party
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235
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Sraha's Radish Curry
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236
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A Singing Yogi Achieves Flight
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237
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Going to Paradise
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239
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He Died Singing
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241
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A Scowl Turns into a Smile
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242
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Where All Prayers Are Granted
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243
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Epilogue
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245
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