Table Of ContentChogyalN amkhaiN orbu
AN INTRODUCTIONT O
THE PRACTICE
OF CONTEMPLATION
FROMO RAL TEACHINGGSI VEN
ATM ONTEF AITO
1980
EdibtyeC do staAnltbiinnoi
TranslfaortmIe tda ilniEtanong lish
by
AndreLwu kianowicz
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PREFACF
Amontgh mea ntyo cpsti augbhyt tMhaes ter
ChogNyaamlk hNaoiru bd uriarn egt arteM aotn te
Faiitnso p r1i9n8g0t, h tahtpe er sewnrti htaetdrh e
goodf rotutnoaet t enhdeg, a vteht er amnisssoifao n
comtpealn epdor gresmseitdvhf eoro t ohswei shtion g
parctciosnet leaimtopanc cortdoti hnDegz o cghen
trtaoidni.
Thiisas p orgresmsehitovde,r epwliettchuoe n sels
ande xesrectsioe nblaea b geinnteomr a ster the
partcicaenw,di tpher coiusa dvoicnhe ow toa viod
deviafortmit nhge prtaihgA.hm to ng tohtishin etgr
alogs ivdeesfit niicvlea roinfir ceagtairtdhciern ugc ial
momenwthe ns utdesn mtays tatrotc onsider
themvseDsez logcphreanc titioners.
This meitcsho omdp lbeetcea usstea,rf trionmg the
bgeinrn'pesso itiitro ena cthheaesd vanlceevde l,
illusotntr haweta itynh igen creaismipcneetgrpilbyl e
andd eilcavtaer iatnhcaedtsi stiisnhtg ruue
contetmipfoolrnma t hdee ivatitohanttsh, rh ooutug
thpeta hp,er seanr tits otk h pear tciiotrnF.ei n,ai ltl y
direpcnettelryat thpeeus r reesatol fmoTst ale cPteirofn
soa st opo rviadltelh i en strsut mheeanntat blteo one
achipereevfceat n cdo mpRleeatleoi ns.a ti
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Thibso oiiksn teansadm eadn uoalfc ontemplation
thatb euc tainlb iyas lpelrd a ctiotftih Doezn oegrcsh en
CommuynT.i htpea ssdaegaelwsii ntcgho ntemplation
have beefnor mdt rhatewr nac nrpisitosn oft he
teachainntdgh msia,st ehraitsah leb nee ns udbivided
int hrperaeta sde hritnotg h ter taidnoiasle eqnu:c e
fixi-nrge slien-agc ontinTuhiednyeg s.ic baren d
nurttuhgrere a dduealvloem penotft hceo ntetmipvlea
fcautlya,n adr ien tetnocd oends tagi uteiubdtoefo rok
earseeyfr ewnhceen etvhneeer ei fdsle t.
Sompeoi ntaenrddse taeixlpelda natbieoenns have
highliignih ttaetldoi csu nderlsipinefiecc their
reefrenacntedh� ce i taitnti honeno str eeesfer n titroe ly
thtee acohCfihnoggsNy aamlk hNaoirc boun taiinn ed
hipsub liswhoerkds .
Anyi ncacuraocrei resrsc o orntaiintn hetede xt
shoulads cbrseio blletyed ot heed iItw oirst.hot hank
EnzToer znaoA,d riCalneom eIngtLoeer,g Taitzii,a na
GottadriA,n namaMroisaactl eiFl,e rnaRnosdsoi ,
CarSllood aatniPdna it rMiozsicaaw tietlhlwoihu,ot s e
afefcitotnsea ocliittuhdbieos o mka yn evhearvb ee en
completed.
Thipsub ilcoanti iosf ferewdi tdhe tviootono ur
PrecTieaocuh,sCe hrogNyaamlk hNaorib aun,td oa ll
hiSsa ngwhiata hff ectwiiosnhaetse.
Magna alm
CotsnatiAnlob ini
Rome, ond atyoh fBe uddhaSh akyuanmsiP 'arirniivana,
metal-syneaa2kr1e 2- 86J un2e0 01
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Part One
FIXING STABILISING
AND
Fixainnsdgt abilising
FIXATION
Int hDez ogctheeanc thoi nagp,p trhpoer aaccht ice
ofcn oetmplaatcircodonit nog itnhset rufuocntdi ons
int hSeme det,hS ere ioefts h Nea tuorfe Mind, the
firesxte rwciitshe twobh eiigcnihcs a lfilxeaodtn i.
THEP LACE
Thea biiytl top arctfiixsaoet nmi ustfi srtb e
devoepletdh rocuognhs atpapnlti fcroa btaie ogni:n ner
itn oietsa styol eatrhnpi arsc twihcierl eem ianign
immerisnte hdce o mimtmseo nfdt ailliyif neo, n' es
fmailorys urroubnypd eeodpb luesw yi tthh eaiffra irs.
Tot hiesn di,no dretro e stabtelhp iarscht ice
correictt alidysv isiangb elneae ltr os atrbty
undertara ektirnega t.
Thuisit is m ptoarnitnt, hfi er isnts ttaofin ncade ,
calpmal c,e laoa ictotnh aitsio saltewdh eritei s
possitbolw ei thdyroauwar t tteinofonrm d aily
concaenrfidnn sadl itsticlleee. n
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Parotn e
THE METHOD
The sencdop oiInstt h mee htodt o laypi:pt
comprfuiorsa essp ects.
The fiarsspte ccotn cernbso dtpyh oes tuWrhe.e n
yofiusr lte rant opa rctfiixsaoetnt i hbeo yds hlodbu e
contrtohlialsyte,ou ds ;hu olsde teokr emasitinina l l
stepaosdtyu Trheo.ws heo aabrtleoed os os hould
asusmet h'es epvoeinVn-aitor chapnotasue r't1h;ii ss
thpere fepcostt uMraen.py e ophloew,e,fi v netrdh is
bdoyp ostudrief fitcomu alitin nti,awn h ichy ouc ase
shoruelmde mtbhetarht e ionndliys pfeaentsuiarsbe l e
tok eetphb ea cskt raaingtdhh btedo yu ndceorn trol.
Thteo nsghuoetu oludtc hphea ltahtdiesis;p osition
issmy boiclalclayl' lnueidoo nft he wealteemaren ndt
thfieer e letm'te,hnia ostf t htew poir ncipcloelsd of
anhde at.
The seconads pecitst heb reathiBneg.f ore
parctiysoui nsghul odp reofmr as reieosfn ine
purifibceraattiahossn 2 i si Yndan otYnrogeaa 3•
'Thsee ven-pooiftn htVesa 'i rochmaendai taptioosnt uarreeI :c) r ossed
leg2s);h andosn k nee3s;)t o ngue roenst thiepn agl a4te)e; y elsi,p asn dt eeth
naturraelllyax e5d)b;a cskt raiagsah nta rro6w);c heasntd s houldoepresn7 ;)t he
wholbeo dyr elaaxneddc ontroaltlt ehdse a met ime[.C hogyNaalm khaNio rbu,
ThPree cioVusas eSh,a nSgh unEgd izi1o9ni9 n9o,t 2e7 .]
2 Thea imo ft hiesx erciists oee x ptehlie m puraier i;at l shoas thpeo wer
toe liminhaitned ranrceelsat toeb do dyv,o iacned m inda ndt op alliaaitlem ents
andp rovocatbiyno engsa teinveer gaisew se,la lst ob alantcheec onditoifto hne
elemen(tCsh.o gyNaalm khaNio rbuM,a nuaoflYtm traYo gaS,h anSgh ung
Edizi1o9ni9 7).
3 YantrYao gai sa psychophydsiisccailp tlhiancteo mbinbeosd y
movemenbtr,e athainndmg e ntaclo ncentraantdif oonr,ma sni ntegpraaroltf a
Dzogchperna ctitpiroenpearr'ast ion.
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Fixinagn sdta bilising
NB:T heforlel oadw ess critphnteii bnorene aaotspfhe srfo rmed
bym alper actifetmiaoplnreea rcst;i sthioopunelerdrfo str hme m
inverting right and left.
Inha(lteh robuogthnh o strrialissy)io,nu grr i gehltb ow.
Blokcy our rniogshtt(r wiiltt hht ei pst homefi ddalned
rinfign georfsy ourri ghhatn da)n de xhaflorem y oulret f
nostril.
Thena,tf ehra viinhnga leagda i(nt hrobuoghth n ostrils)
raisyionuglr et ef lobw,b olcyko ulret nf ostarnidel x hale
throuygohur ri gnhots tril.
Repeaaltt erniantt ihniwgsa y unytoiuhl a ve done the
movement (cwoimtbthih nreee ds pecbtrievaet htihnrgi)c e
formt he ta lnedtf hriforcmet hrei ght.
Thent he lastt imteihsrn eheat lher oubgohht nostrils
thourgohleyx pandyiounrgc hesatn,de xhacloem peltely
formb otnho strbielnsd,iy nogut rr udnokw na ndfo rward,
asi ft ot oucthh ger ound ywoiuftrorh e head.
Thipser limriypn uraifitciaoenx esreic sai lways
peormrfeadtt h set aorfat np yr acstesisic-ofenro e very
typep arocft- iacneidm s o sutsu elbf;fe roeaS hine4
sessioanm,og no htetrh iinstge sr tvome ask teh e flow
oft huoghmtoser r egutloafi rn,dg reamteenartl
eqiubiilruma,nt dod evemloeors pe- clofnotlr.
Subsnetq,lup yearcitsitnhgae c tumaeildat iton
sessiOn,
thber heiagsnt ohludb el etfto is tr elgaunr, autarl
ryhthdmep,e pifso isbbluert e laaxnnedod ct ot nrlolbeyd
tehw lil.
4 ForS hinaen dL hagthosnegCe,h ogyNaarnlk haiN orbuT,h Per ecious
Vasneo,t9e 7C;h ogyal NamNkohrabiu T,h eC rystaanldt hwaey ofL ight,
Routle&d gKeeg an P1a89u6lp ,.8 0.
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