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'''Three | '''Three noble principles''' ([[Wyl.]] ''dam pa gsum'') — there are three things that make all the difference between your practice being merely a way of bringing temporary relaxation, peace, and bliss, or of becoming a powerful cause for your [[enlightenment]] and the enlightenment of others. They are: | ||
*'''good in the beginning''': arousing [[bodhichitta]] as a [[skilful means]] to ensure that your practice becomes a source of [[merit]] for the future | *'''good in the beginning''': arousing [[bodhichitta]] as a [[skilful means]] to ensure that your practice becomes a source of [[merit]] for the future | ||
*'''good in the middle''': maintaining the view of the nature of mind, the attitude of non-grasping free from conceptualization, that secures the practice so that the merit cannot be destroyed by circumstances, and | *'''good in the middle''': maintaining the view of the [[nature of mind]], the attitude of non-grasping free from conceptualization, that secures the practice so that the merit cannot be destroyed by circumstances, and | ||
*'''good in the end''': sealing the practice properly by dedicating the merit, which will ensure that it continually grows ever greater. | *'''good in the end''': sealing the practice properly by dedicating the merit, which will ensure that it continually grows ever greater. | ||
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:Conclude by dedicating the merit. These, together and complete, | :Conclude by dedicating the merit. These, together and complete, | ||
:Are the three vital supports for progressing on the path to liberation." | :Are the three vital supports for progressing on the path to liberation." | ||
==Further Reading== | |||
*[[Sogyal Rinpoche]], ''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]], revised and updated edition, Harper San Francisco, 2002, pages 60-62. | |||
*[[Khenpo Ngawang Palzang]], ''[[A Guide to the Words of my Perfect Teacher]]'', 'The Three Supreme Methods', pages 27-31. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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Revision as of 09:39, 23 May 2009
Three noble principles (Wyl. dam pa gsum) — there are three things that make all the difference between your practice being merely a way of bringing temporary relaxation, peace, and bliss, or of becoming a powerful cause for your enlightenment and the enlightenment of others. They are:
- good in the beginning: arousing bodhichitta as a skilful means to ensure that your practice becomes a source of merit for the future
- good in the middle: maintaining the view of the nature of mind, the attitude of non-grasping free from conceptualization, that secures the practice so that the merit cannot be destroyed by circumstances, and
- good in the end: sealing the practice properly by dedicating the merit, which will ensure that it continually grows ever greater.
The three are referred to in a popular quotation from Longchenpa:
- "Begin with bodhichitta, do the main practice without concepts,
- Conclude by dedicating the merit. These, together and complete,
- Are the three vital supports for progressing on the path to liberation."
Further Reading
- Sogyal Rinpoche, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, revised and updated edition, Harper San Francisco, 2002, pages 60-62.
- Khenpo Ngawang Palzang, A Guide to the Words of my Perfect Teacher, 'The Three Supreme Methods', pages 27-31.