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'''''La''-vitality''' (Tib. བླ་, [[Wyl.]] ''bla'') — located in the heart, it is responsible for the sense of identification with the body. If the ''la''-vitality is “scattered” or leaves the body, death will soon follow. It is one of the three factors that contribute to keeping us alive, together with our longevity (''tshe'') <ref> It is a kind of force or energy that we possess at birth as the result of our previous karma; when it is “interrupted” by incidental factor, such as an accident or illness, we die.</ref> and the life-force (''srog''). <ref> | '''''La''-vitality''' (Tib. བླ་, [[Wyl.]] ''bla'') — located in the heart, it is responsible for the sense of identification with the body. If the ''la''-vitality is “scattered” or leaves the body, death will soon follow. It is one of the three factors that contribute to keeping us alive, together with our longevity (''tshe'') <ref> It is a kind of force or energy that we possess at birth as the result of our previous karma; when it is “interrupted” by incidental factor, such as an accident or illness, we die.</ref> and the life-force (''srog'').<ref>It is the life energy that every sentient being possess and that is responsible for health and a general sense of well-being; when it is “corrupted” by illness or spirits, we death will follow.</ref> The ''la'' of a deity or a person can be kept in a stone called [[lado]]. | ||
When ''la''-vitality is ransoming practices called ''lablu'' (''bla bslu''). | When ''la''-vitality is ransoming practices called ''lablu'' (''bla bslu''). | ||
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Revision as of 20:35, 13 May 2021
La-vitality (Tib. བླ་, Wyl. bla) — located in the heart, it is responsible for the sense of identification with the body. If the la-vitality is “scattered” or leaves the body, death will soon follow. It is one of the three factors that contribute to keeping us alive, together with our longevity (tshe) [1] and the life-force (srog).[2] The la of a deity or a person can be kept in a stone called lado. When la-vitality is ransoming practices called lablu (bla bslu).
Khenpo Kartar explained that: "The word la means 'above' or 'higher' and is sometimes translated as 'spirit'. The la is what remains behind when a person dies, while the life-force is what ends and the consciousness is what proceeds to take rebirth."[3]
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- ↑ It is a kind of force or energy that we possess at birth as the result of our previous karma; when it is “interrupted” by incidental factor, such as an accident or illness, we die.
- ↑ It is the life energy that every sentient being possess and that is responsible for health and a general sense of well-being; when it is “corrupted” by illness or spirits, we death will follow.
- ↑ Khenpo Kartar Rinpoche, Karma Chakme's Mountain Dharma, Vol. II (Woodstock: KTD Publications, 2006), p.88.