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| − | [[Tögal]](Tib. {{BigTibetan|[[ཐོད་རྒལ་]]}}, Wyl. ''[[thod rgal]]'') — one of the two aspects, along with [[trekchö]], of [[Dzogchen]] | + | [[Tögal]](Tib. {{BigTibetan|[[ཐོད་རྒལ་]]}}, [[Wyl.]] ''[[thod rgal]]'') — one of the two aspects, along with [[trekchö]], of [[Dzogchen practice]]<ref>More precisely of the [[Mengak dé]] section of [[Dzogchen]].</ref>. |
| − | [[Tögal]], translated as ‘[[direct crossing]]’, ‘the [[direct approach]]’ or ‘[[leapover]]’, can bring very quickly the actual [[realization | + | [[Tögal]], translated as ‘[[direct crossing]]’, ‘the [[direct approach]]’ or ‘[[leapover]]’, can bring very quickly the actual [[realization of the three kayas]] in this [[lifetime]], and thus is a more rapid way of bringing about the [[dissolution]] of the practitioner’s [[karmic vision]]. The practice of [[tögal]] brings the [[realization]] of ‘[[spontaneous presence]]’ (Tib. {{BigTibetan|[[ལྷུན་གྲུབ]]}} , ''[[lhundrup]]''), and it can only be undertaken by a [[practitioner]] who has first gained stability in the practice of [[kadak]] [[trekchö]]. |
[[Sogyal Rinpoche]] writes: | [[Sogyal Rinpoche]] writes: | ||
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| − | :[[Tögal]] has a quality of instantaneousness, of immediate [[realization]]. Instead of traveling over a range of mountains to reach a distant peak, the [[tögal]] approach would be to leap there in one bound. The effect of [[tögal]] is to enable a [[person]] to actualize all the different aspects of [[enlightenment]] within themselves in one [[lifetime]]<ref>Note 7 from ''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]'': Through the practice of [[tögal]], an accomplished [[practitioner]] can realize the [[three kayas]] in one [[lifetime]] (see 'Chapter 21, The [[Universal]] Process'). This is the [[fruition]] of [[Dzogchen]].</ref>. Therefore it is regarded as the [[extraordinary]], unique method of [[Dzogchen]]; whereas [[trekchö]] is its [[wisdom]], [[tögal]] is its [[skilful means]]. It requires enormous [[discipline]], and is generally practiced in a [[retreat]] environment. | + | :Only when the [[master]] has determined that you have a thorough grounding in the practice of [[trekchö]] will he or she introduce you to the [[advanced practice of tögal]]. The [[tögal]] [[practitioner]] works directly with the [[clear light]] that dwells inherently, “spontaneously {{Wiki|present}},” within all [[phenomena]], using specific and exceptionally powerful exercises to reveal it within himself or herself. |
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| + | :[[Tögal]] has a quality of instantaneousness, of immediate [[realization]]. Instead of traveling over a range of [[mountains]] to reach a distant peak, the [[tögal]] approach would be to leap there in one [[bound]]. The effect of [[tögal]] is to enable a [[person]] to actualize all the different aspects of [[enlightenment]] within themselves in one [[lifetime]]<ref>Note 7 from ''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]'': Through the practice of [[tögal]], an accomplished [[practitioner]] can realize the [[three kayas]] in one [[lifetime]] (see '[[Chapter]] 21, The [[Universal]] Process'). This is the [[fruition]] of [[Dzogchen]].</ref>. Therefore it is regarded as the [[extraordinary]], unique method of [[Dzogchen]]; whereas [[trekchö]] is its [[wisdom]], [[tögal]] is its [[skilful means]]. It requires enormous [[discipline]], and is generally practiced in a [[retreat]] {{Wiki|environment}}. | ||
:Yet it cannot be stressed too often that the [[path]] of [[Dzogchen]] can only be followed under the direct guidance of a qualified [[master]].<ref>[[Sogyal Rinpoche]], ''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]'', revised and updated edition (HarperSanFrancisco, 2002), page 171.</ref> | :Yet it cannot be stressed too often that the [[path]] of [[Dzogchen]] can only be followed under the direct guidance of a qualified [[master]].<ref>[[Sogyal Rinpoche]], ''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]'', revised and updated edition (HarperSanFrancisco, 2002), page 171.</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 05:30, 31 January 2015
Tögal(Tib. ཐོད་རྒལ་, Wyl. thod rgal) — one of the two aspects, along with trekchö, of Dzogchen practice[1].
Tögal, translated as ‘direct crossing’, ‘the direct approach’ or ‘leapover’, can bring very quickly the actual realization of the three kayas in this lifetime, and thus is a more rapid way of bringing about the dissolution of the practitioner’s karmic vision. The practice of tögal brings the realization of ‘spontaneous presence’ (Tib. ལྷུན་གྲུབ , lhundrup), and it can only be undertaken by a practitioner who has first gained stability in the practice of kadak trekchö.
Sogyal Rinpoche writes:
- Only when the master has determined that you have a thorough grounding in the practice of trekchö will he or she introduce you to the advanced practice of tögal. The tögal practitioner works directly with the clear light that dwells inherently, “spontaneously present,” within all phenomena, using specific and exceptionally powerful exercises to reveal it within himself or herself.
- Tögal has a quality of instantaneousness, of immediate realization. Instead of traveling over a range of mountains to reach a distant peak, the tögal approach would be to leap there in one bound. The effect of tögal is to enable a person to actualize all the different aspects of enlightenment within themselves in one lifetime[2]. Therefore it is regarded as the extraordinary, unique method of Dzogchen; whereas trekchö is its wisdom, tögal is its skilful means. It requires enormous discipline, and is generally practiced in a retreat environment.
- Yet it cannot be stressed too often that the path of Dzogchen can only be followed under the direct guidance of a qualified master.[3]
Footnotes
- ↑ More precisely of the Mengak dé section of Dzogchen.
- ↑ Note 7 from The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying: Through the practice of tögal, an accomplished practitioner can realize the three kayas in one lifetime (see 'Chapter 21, The Universal Process'). This is the fruition of Dzogchen.
- ↑ Sogyal Rinpoche, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, revised and updated edition (HarperSanFrancisco, 2002), page 171.
