Lacking wisdom, concentration fails,
Without concentration, wisdom also cannot be found.
But for someone who has both, samsara’s sea
Fills no more than the print left by a hoof.
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Introduction to Longchen Nyingtik Ngöndro
Meditation Categories 1. Introduction
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1. Reflecting on the Nature of Freedom
Meditation Categories 2. Freedoms and Advantages
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2. Reflecting on the Ten Particular Advantages Related to Dharma
Meditation Categories 2. Freedoms and Advantages
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3. Reflecting on the Predicament of the Lower Realms
Meditation Categories 2. Freedoms and Advantages
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4. Reflecting on Analogies Showing the Rarity of Human Birth
Meditation Categories 2. Freedoms and Advantages
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5. Reflecting on Numerical Comparisons
Meditation Categories 2. Freedoms and Advantages
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6. Reflecting on a Pointless and Wasteful Life
Meditation Categories 2. Freedoms and Advantages
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7. Reflecting On Dependent Arising, Causes and Conditions
Meditation Categories 2. Freedoms and Advantages
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8. Reflecting on the Cycle of Birth and Death
Meditation Categories 2. Freedoms and Advantages
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9. Reflecting on the Praise-Worthiness of Having the Freedoms and Advantages
Meditation Categories 2. Freedoms and Advantages
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10. Reflecting on Why Generate a Sense of Joy
Meditation Categories 2. Freedoms and Advantages
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11. The Impermanence of the Body Aggregates
Meditation Categories 3. Impermanence of Life
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12. The Impermanence of Those in Positions of Power
Meditation Categories 3. Impermanence of Life
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13. The Impermanence of the Outer Universe and the Beings Living in It
Meditation Categories 3. Impermanence of Life
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14. The Impermanence of Holy Beings
Meditation Categories 3. Impermanence of Life
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15. The Uncertainty of the Time of Death
Meditation Categories 3. Impermanence of Life
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16. The Impermanent Nature of Conditioned Phenomena
Meditation Categories 3. Impermanence of Life
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17. The Uncertain Circumstances of Sudden Death
Meditation Categories 3. Impermanence of Life
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18. Everyone Must Leave This World All Alone
Meditation Categories 3. Impermanence of Life
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19. The Impermanence of Contemporary Beings
Meditation Categories 3. Impermanence of Life
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20. Nothing Can Be Dependent upon for Life
Meditation Categories 3. Impermanence of Life
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21. The Many Unpredictable Causes of Death
Meditation Categories 3. Impermanence of Life
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22. Intense Awareness of Impermanence
Meditation Categories 3. Impermanence of Life
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23. The Arising of Weariness of Samsara in General
Meditation Categories 4. Sufferings of Samsara
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24. The Suffering of the Eight Hot Hells
Meditation Categories 4. Sufferings of Samsara
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25. The Suffering of the Neighboring Hells
Meditation Categories 4. Sufferings of Samsara
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26. The Suffering of the Eight Cold Hells
Meditation Categories 4. Sufferings of Samsara
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27. The Suffering of the Ephemeral Hells
Meditation Categories 4. Sufferings of Samsara
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28. The Sufferings of the Pretas
Meditation Categories 4. Sufferings of Samsara
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29. The Suffering of Animals
Meditation Categories 4. Sufferings of Samsara
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30. The Three Fundamental Types of Suffering
Meditation Categories 4. Sufferings of Samsara
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31. The Suffering of Birth
Meditation Categories 4. Sufferings of Samsara
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32. The Suffering of Old Age
Meditation Categories 4. Sufferings of Samsara
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33. The Suffering of Sickness
Meditation Categories 4. Sufferings of Samsara
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34. The Suffering of Death
Meditation Categories 4. Sufferings of Samsara
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35. Other Aspects of Human Sufferings
Meditation Categories 4. Sufferings of Samsara
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36. The Suffering of the Asuras
Meditation Categories 4. Sufferings of Samsara
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37. The Suffering of the Gods
Meditation Categories 4. Sufferings of Samsara
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38. Deducing the Miserable Plight in Samsara in Future Lives
Meditation Categories 4. Sufferings of Samsara
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39. Negative Actions of the Body
Meditation Categories 5. Causes and Effects
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40. Negative Actions of the Speech
Meditation Categories 5. Causes and Effects
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41. Negative Actions of the Mind
Meditation Categories 5. Causes and Effects
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42. Positive Actions of the Body
Meditation Categories 5. Causes and Effects
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43. Positive Actions of the Speech
Meditation Categories 5. Causes and Effects
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44. Positive Actions of the Mind
Meditation Categories 5. Causes and Effects
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45. Positive Actions That Lead to Liberation
Meditation Categories 5. Causes and Effects
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46. The All-Determining Qualities of Actions
Meditation Categories 5. Causes and Effects
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47. Discerning Between Authentic and False Teachers
Meditation Categories 6. Spiritual Teachers
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48. The Common Characteristics of Authentic Teachers
Meditation Categories 6. Spiritual Teachers
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49. The Exceptional Characteristics of Authentic Teachers
Meditation Categories 6. Spiritual Teachers
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50. Praising Authentic Teacher’s Qualities I
Meditation Categories 6. Spiritual Teachers
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51. Praising Authentic Teacher’s Qualities II
Meditation Categories 6. Spiritual Teachers
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52. Praising Authentic Teacher’s Qualities III
Meditation Categories 6. Spiritual Teachers
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53. General Practice of Guru Yoga
Meditation Categories 6. Spiritual Teachers
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54. The Practice of Four Enlightened Activities
Meditation Categories 6. Spiritual Teachers
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55. Method of Removing Sickness and Redeeming Life from Death
Meditation Categories 6. Spiritual Teachers
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56. Classification of Taking Refuge
Meditation Categories 7. Taking Refuge
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57. The Benefit of Taking Refuge
Meditation Categories 7. Taking Refuge
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58. How to Take Refuge
Meditation Categories 7. Taking Refuge
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59. Contemplate the Merit of the Four Immeasurables and Give Rise to Joy
Meditation Categories 8. Four Immeasurables
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60. The Practice of Immeasurable Impartiality
Meditation Categories 8. Four Immeasurables
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61. The Practice of Immeasurable Love
Meditation Categories 8. Four Immeasurables
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62. The Practice of Immeasurable Compassion
Meditation Categories 8. Four Immeasurables
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63. The Practice of Immeasurable Joy
Meditation Categories 8. Four Immeasurables
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64. The Training Process of the Four Immeasurables
Meditation Categories 8. Four Immeasurables
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65. The Benefit of Arousing Bodhicitta
Meditation Categories 9. Generating Bodhicitta
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66. Preparation for Generating Bodhicitta I — Prostration
Meditation Categories 9. Generating Bodhicitta
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67. Preparation for Generating Bodhicitta II — Making Offerings
Meditation Categories 9. Generating Bodhicitta
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68. Preparation for Generating Bodhicitta III — Repentance
Meditation Categories 9. Generating Bodhicitta
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69. Preparation for Generating Bodhicitta IV — Rejoicing
Meditation Categories 9. Generating Bodhicitta
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70. Preparation for Generating Bodhicitta V — Imploring the Turning of the Dharma Wheel
Meditation Categories 9. Generating Bodhicitta
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71. Preparation for Generating Bodhicitta VI — Requesting the Teachers Not to Pass into Nirvana
Meditation Categories 9. Generating Bodhicitta
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72. Preparation for Generating Bodhicitta VII — Dedication
Meditation Categories 9. Generating Bodhicitta
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73. The Actual Generation of Bodhicitta
Meditation Categories 9. Generating Bodhicitta
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74. Bodhicitta in Aspiration I — Considering Others as Equal to Oneself
Meditation Categories 9. Generating Bodhicitta
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75. Bodhicitta in Aspiration II — Exchanging Oneself and Others
Meditation Categories 9. Generating Bodhicitta
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76. Bodhicitta in Aspiration III — Considering Others More Important Than Oneself
Meditation Categories 9. Generating Bodhicitta
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77. Paramita of Generosity
Meditation Categories 9. Generating Bodhicitta
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78. Paramita of Discipline I — The Essentials of Discipline
Meditation Categories 9. Generating Bodhicitta
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79. Paramita of Discipline II — The Scope of Bodhisattva’s Pure Conducts
Meditation Categories 9. Generating Bodhicitta
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80. Paramita of Discipline III — The Eight Great Vows of Sublime Beings
Meditation Categories 9. Generating Bodhicitta
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81. Paramita of Patience I — Patience with Focus
Meditation Categories 9. Generating Bodhicitta
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82. Paramita of Patience II — Patience Without Focus
Meditation Categories 9. Generating Bodhicitta
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83. Paramita of Diligence
Meditation Categories 9. Generating Bodhicitta
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84. Paramita of Meditative Concentration I — Contemplate the Nature of Change and Impermanence
Meditation Categories 9. Generating Bodhicitta
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85. Paramita of Meditative Concentration II — Contemplate the Faults of Covetousness
Meditation Categories 9. Generating Bodhicitta
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86. Paramita of Meditative Concentration III — Contemplate the Faults of Associating with the Foolish
Meditation Categories 9. Generating Bodhicitta
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87. Paramita of Meditative Concentration IV — Contemplate the Faults of Distracting Preoccupations
Meditation Categories 9. Generating Bodhicitta
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88. Paramita of Meditative Concentration V — Contemplate the Excellent Qualities of a Secluded Abode
Meditation Categories 9. Generating Bodhicitta
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89. Paramita of Meditative Concentration VI — Actual Practice of Meditative Concentration
Meditation Categories 9. Generating Bodhicitta
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90. Paramita of Wisdom I — The Eight Similes of Illusory Appearances
Meditation Categories 9. Generating Bodhicitta
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91. Paramita of Wisdom II — Emptiness Being the True Nature of Reality
Meditation Categories 9. Generating Bodhicitta
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92. Paramita of Wisdom III —Abiding in the State of Madhyamaka Free from All Extremes
Meditation Categories 9. Generating Bodhicitta
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A Few Words in the End
Meditation Categories 9. Generating Bodhicitta