The Treasury of Knowledge Book 6, Part 4: Systems of Buddhist Tantra: 6-4 by Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye

Author:Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Snow Lion
Published: 2005-06-25T00:00:00+00:00

Those who proceed sequentially rely on the cause, the view of wisdom, And the condition, contemplation with application, which comprises devotion meditation and definitive perfection.

The path of liberation emphasizes wisdom of three kinds," through which certainty and understanding are gained. As a consequence, the fetters of one's mind are released by themselves and one becomes liberated in the vast space of one's true nature. Although this path does not possess the distinctive feature of swiftness characteristic of the path of method, the two paths do not differ in terms of arriving at the result at some point. Moreover, this path is almost free of risk, like the kaustubha gemstone [that separates gold from ore gradually].74

This path is differentiated according to the levels of faculties [of practitioners] into two, the simultaneous and the sequential. In the first, liberation is attained [simultaneous] with the time of initiation, as in the case of [King] Indrabhuti.75 Concerning the second, the Tantra of the Secret Essence states:76

The retention of the characteristics of knowledge and application Constitutes the cause and condition that bring to maturation the result. Whoever is possessed of their power and potency becomes renowned Throughout the realm of the victorious awareness-holders.

That [sequential path] has three aspects: the cause, which is the view, the characteristic of knowledge; the condition, contemplation, the characteristic of application; and the result, [the state of] awareness-holder. The first has been described above. The second aspect, contemplation, comprises the two, devotion meditation and definitive perfection.77 These methods, distinguished with respect to the stages of the meditative process,78 will be presented [in subsequent sections of the Infinite Ocean ofKnowledge].

CONDUCT IN MAHAYOGA [f']

Conduct in the path of method is deliberate behavior; and in the path of liberation, conscientiousness.

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