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'''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: | '''Three noble principles''' (Tib. ''dampa sum''; [[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 | ||
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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." | ||
==Alternative Translations== | |||
*three supreme methods | |||
*three supreme points | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||
*[[Sogyal Rinpoche]], ''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]'', revised and updated edition | *[[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. | *[[Sogyal Rinpoche]], ''A Treasury of Dharma'' (Rigpa, 2005), pages 114-121. | ||
*[[Khenpo Ngawang Palzang]], ''[[A Guide to the Words of My Perfect Teacher]]'' (Boston & London: Shambhala, 2004), 'The Three Supreme Methods', pages 27-31. | |||
==Oral Teachings on the Three Noble Principles Given by Sogyal Rinpoche== | |||
*[[Lerab Ling]], 17 October 2009 | |||
*Barcelona, 10 June 2007, pm | |||
*Bhutan, 31 March 2007 | |||
*Lerab Ling, 12 August 2006, pm | |||
*Lerab Ling, 22 July 2006 | |||
*[[Dzogchen Beara]], 28 June 2006, am | |||
*London, 14 January 2006 | |||
*Paris, 17 September 2005, pm | |||
*Paris, 30 April 1998 | |||
*Lerab Ling, 21 April 1998 | |||
*Paris, 10-11 January 1998 | |||
*Paris, 11 October 1997 | |||
== | ===Edited AV Teachings=== | ||
* | *Rigpalink November 2007, ''The Essence of the Simple Formula, Part 5: The crucial point of mind—The Three Noble Principles: View & Dedication'' (CD/DVE705) | ||
*''A Treasury of Dharma'' (Rigpa, 2005), CD1, track 14 | |||
[[Category:Key Terms]] | [[Category:Key Terms]] | ||
Revision as of 11:47, 20 October 2009
Three noble principles (Tib. dampa sum; 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."
Alternative Translations
- three supreme methods
- three supreme points
External links
Further Reading
- Sogyal Rinpoche, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, revised and updated edition (Harper San Francisco, 2002), pages 60-62.
- Sogyal Rinpoche, A Treasury of Dharma (Rigpa, 2005), pages 114-121.
- Khenpo Ngawang Palzang, A Guide to the Words of My Perfect Teacher (Boston & London: Shambhala, 2004), 'The Three Supreme Methods', pages 27-31.
Oral Teachings on the Three Noble Principles Given by Sogyal Rinpoche
- Lerab Ling, 17 October 2009
- Barcelona, 10 June 2007, pm
- Bhutan, 31 March 2007
- Lerab Ling, 12 August 2006, pm
- Lerab Ling, 22 July 2006
- Dzogchen Beara, 28 June 2006, am
- London, 14 January 2006
- Paris, 17 September 2005, pm
- Paris, 30 April 1998
- Lerab Ling, 21 April 1998
- Paris, 10-11 January 1998
- Paris, 11 October 1997
Edited AV Teachings
- Rigpalink November 2007, The Essence of the Simple Formula, Part 5: The crucial point of mind—The Three Noble Principles: View & Dedication (CD/DVE705)
- A Treasury of Dharma (Rigpa, 2005), CD1, track 14