turning confusion into clarity¶
takeaways¶
"a guide to the foundation practices of tibetan buddhism"
ngondro is tibetan - ngon (before) dro (to go) aka preliminary practices aka foundation practices
this is a book i'll continue to refer to and re read as i progress in ngondro and dhogzhen, i highly recommend reading this one before entering dhogzhen
ngondro¶
- ngondro
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the four common foundation practices
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precious existence
- impermanence
- karma
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suffering
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the four unique foundation practices
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taking refuge
- purification
- mandala
- guru yoga
mandala¶
deity yoga¶
there's many guided meditations in this book, my favorite was deity yoga in the purification chapter you visualize vajrasattva, etc.
videos¶
you can subscribe to him on youtube here https://www.youtube.com/user/MingyurRinpoche
journal¶
2020-12-09
- laser cut mandala giving these away to family for xmas accumulation, bodhichitta
- reviewing fathoming the mind and he mentiones the meditation provides the view, and dzogchen adds flavors to the 4 fundamentals, will update this page with those expansions on the primary concepts after i find all 4