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− | The '''[[path]] of joining''' (Skt. ''[[prayogamārga]]''; Tib. {{BigTibetan|[[སྦྱོར་ལམ་]]}}, ''[[jorlam]]''; Wyl. ''[[sbyor lam]]'') is the second of the [[five paths]]. It is divided into four stages known as: | + | |
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+ | The '''[[path]] of joining''' (Skt. ''[[prayogamārga]]''; Tib. {{BigTibetan|[[སྦྱོར་ལམ་]]}}, ''[[jorlam]]''; [[Wyl.]] ''[[sbyor lam]]'') is the second of the [[five paths]]. It is divided into four stages known as: | ||
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*warmth, | *warmth, | ||
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*summit, | *summit, | ||
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+ | *[[acceptance]] and | ||
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*supreme attribute. | *supreme attribute. | ||
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[[Patrul Rinpoche]] says:<br> | [[Patrul Rinpoche]] says:<br> | ||
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− | + | :“The [[path]] of joining is so called because it provides the [[connection]] to the direct [[insight]] of [[non-conceptual]] [[wisdom]] on | |
− | *Once acceptance has been attained, it is said, there can be no more falling into the [[lower realms]]. | + | |
+ | the [[path of seeing]]. It consists of the stages of warmth and summit on which it is uncertain when one will reach the [[path of seeing]], and the stages of [[acceptance]] and supreme attribute, on which one is sure to reach the [[path of seeing]] in the very same [[life]]. | ||
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+ | :The [[non-conceptual]] [[wisdom]] of the [[path of seeing]] is likened to a [[fire]] that incinerates the [[emotional obscurations]]. Just as two sticks will produce heat when they are rubbed together, before they catch [[fire]], when certain indications or [[signs]] of | ||
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+ | ‘warmth’ develop in one’s being, as the coarser [[kleshas]] subside, this is known as the stage of '''warmth''' on the [[path]] of joining. The stage of '''summit''' is so named because it is the pinnacle of all sources of [[mundane]] [[virtue]]. '''[[Acceptance]]''' | ||
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+ | is so called because one can fearlessly accept the [[reality]] of [[emptiness]] as the [[nature]] of things. The stage of '''supreme attribute''' is so called because it is the best [[quality]] that can arise from [[mundane]] [[meditation]].” | ||
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+ | *Once summit has been [[attained]], it is said, the [[roots]] of [[virtue]] can never again be severed by [[five wrong views|wrong view]].<br> | ||
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+ | *Once [[acceptance]] has been [[attained]], it is said, there can be no more falling into the [[lower realms]]. | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
* [[Five paths]] | * [[Five paths]] | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*{{LH|tibetan-masters/patrul-rinpoche/stages-and-paths|''A Brief Guide to the Stages and Paths of the Bodhisattvas'' by Patrul Rinpoche}} | *{{LH|tibetan-masters/patrul-rinpoche/stages-and-paths|''A Brief Guide to the Stages and Paths of the Bodhisattvas'' by Patrul Rinpoche}} | ||
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{{RigpaWiki}} | {{RigpaWiki}} | ||
[[Category:Paths and Stages]] | [[Category:Paths and Stages]] |
Latest revision as of 14:50, 11 December 2023
The path of joining (Skt. prayogamārga; Tib. སྦྱོར་ལམ་, jorlam; Wyl. sbyor lam) is the second of the five paths. It is divided into four stages known as:
- warmth,
- summit,
- acceptance and
- supreme attribute.
Patrul Rinpoche says:
- “The path of joining is so called because it provides the connection to the direct insight of non-conceptual wisdom on
the path of seeing. It consists of the stages of warmth and summit on which it is uncertain when one will reach the path of seeing, and the stages of acceptance and supreme attribute, on which one is sure to reach the path of seeing in the very same life.
- The non-conceptual wisdom of the path of seeing is likened to a fire that incinerates the emotional obscurations. Just as two sticks will produce heat when they are rubbed together, before they catch fire, when certain indications or signs of
‘warmth’ develop in one’s being, as the coarser kleshas subside, this is known as the stage of warmth on the path of joining. The stage of summit is so named because it is the pinnacle of all sources of mundane virtue. Acceptance
is so called because one can fearlessly accept the reality of emptiness as the nature of things. The stage of supreme attribute is so called because it is the best quality that can arise from mundane meditation.”
- Once summit has been attained, it is said, the roots of virtue can never again be severed by wrong view.
- Once acceptance has been attained, it is said, there can be no more falling into the lower realms.
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