The Four Seals of the Dharma

The Four Seals of the Dharma
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Upon completing the path that led him to fully develop compassion and wisdom, Shakyamuni arrived at enlightenment, the state of Buddhahood that marks the end of suffering. Replying to the requests made of him, he transmitted three cycles of teachings to explain the path he had taken and the methods he used. Traditionally, Buddhism counts 84,000 teachings, and the four seals of the Dharma contain the essence of all these. Like a royal seal that historically proved authenticity and authority, the four seals give a true description of our current situation and that to which we can progress: All phenomena are impermanent by nature. All contaminated phenomena are suffering by nature. All phenomena are empty and devoid of inherent existence. Nirvana is a state of absolute peace. The first two seals allow us to understand the characteristics of our condition and the last two, the qualities of liberation. In this way, the teaching shows the Buddha’s path and the Buddhist perspective. Today, Buddhism is no longer an exotic movement but a methodology that has taken root and is practiced in the West. Nevertheless, do we really know what it means to be Buddhist? Using the introspective process of investigation that is precious to this tradition, Lama Khenpo Ngedön directly involves the reader in this discovery by asking simple, to-the-point questions and then bringing together the elements of an answer connected with these four statements.

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Lama Khenpo Karma Ngedön. The Four Seals of the Dharma

The Four Seals of the Dharma

The Four Seals of the Dharma

Table of Contents

Preface by Professor Sempa Dorje

A Warning to the Reader

Prologue

An Invitation to the Reader

Introduction

I. All Conditioned Phenomena Are Impermanent by Nature

The Reflection and Meditation on Impermanence

The Importance of the Meditation on Impermanence in the Beginning of Practice

The Importance of the Meditation on Impermanence During Practice

The Importance of Meditation on Impermanence at the End of Practice

The Two Forms of Impermanence

Gross Impermanence

Subtle Impermanence

Q&A

II. All Contaminated Phenomena Are Suffering by Nature

The Different Types of Suffering

The Suffering of Birth, Sickness, Old Age, and Death

The Suffering of Experiencing What We Do Not Wish For

The Suffering of Being Unable to Obtain What We Desire

The Three Basic Forms of Suffering

The Suffering of Suffering

The Suffering of Change

Existential Suffering

The Suffering of the Six Realms of Samsara

The Hell Realms

The Hungry Ghost Realm (yidak in Tibetan or preta in Sanskrit)

The Animal Realm

The Human Realm

The Demigod Realm (Realm of the asuras in Sanskrit)

The Divine Realm or the Realm of Celestial Beings

The Importance of the Reflection on Liberation from Suffering

The Root of Suffering

Q&A

III. All Phenomena Are Empty and Devoid of Inherent Existence

Analysis of Inner Phenomena: The I and the Aggregates

The Identification of I with the Aggregates

The Identification of the I with a Name

The Identification of the I with the Sensory Organs

Identification of the I with the Sensations

Analysis of Outer Phenomena

The Mistaken Separation Between the Subject that Perceives and the Perceiving Object

All Outer Phenomena Are Like the Images of a Dream

The Inseparability of the Object’s Appearance and Its Emptiness

The Method for Meditating on the Four Seals of the Dharma

Meditation Posture

Generating Renunciation

Commitment to the Path

IV. Nirvana Is a State of Absolute Peace

Our Current State: The Jungle

Escaping the Jungle

Q&A

Conclusion of the Teaching

Dedication

Glossary

Works Cited

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Lama Khenpo Karma Ngedön

With a Preface by Professor Sempa Dorje

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If attachment persists, you are not endowed with the view.

The Four Dharmas of Gampopa constitute a concise instruction for practicing Mahamudra:

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