Passage

de dag gi gnad don rdzong 'phrang srog gsum ste/ skyabs rje bla ma bka' drin can gyi gsung las/

lta ba'i rdzong zin zhing/ sgom pa'i 'phrang las grol bas/ spyod pa'i srog mkhar tshugs pa zhig la sngags kyi rnal 'byor pa zhes bya'o//

de yang spyir mdo dang sngags kyi rgyud sde mtha' dag gi dgongs don lta sgom spyod pa'i khongs su 'du ba la/ ngos 'dzin ji ltar gnang na/ lta ba ni stong nyid bco brgyad yin/ the tshom dang bral ba'i rdzong zhig dgos/ sgom pa ni phyogs chos so bdun yin/ bying rgod kyi 'phrang las 'da' ba dgos/ spyod pa ni pha rol phyin drug yin/ rang 'dod dang bral ba'i srog tshugs dgos/ zhes gong ma dag gis gsungs pa ltar/ lta ba la yin pa med pa'i don chos can blos btags kyi tshogs pa chos nyid bsam gyis mi khyab pa'i klong du rang bzhin med par sangs tshe chos nyid blo 'das kyi rdzong chen rnyed pa zhes bya ba'o/ de ltar rtogs [92] pa'i lta ba de'i ngang la rgyun du mnyam par bzhag pa ni sgom pa zhes bya ste/ bying rgod dang gsal 'grib kyi 'phrang las grol bas 'bad rtsol bas 'bad rtsol la ma ltos par bsgom med rgyun gyi rnal 'byor can la snang sems gnyis su ma grub pa yul snang bsgom du shar ba'am/ snang srid dpe char shar ba'i tshe sgom pa la min pa med pa'i tha snyad brjod pa'o/ de ltar lta sgom klong du gyur pa'i skabs tsam na spang blang rang grol du song bas yin min med pa'i spyod pa zhes mi bsrung ba'i bsrung ba chen po chos sku thig le nyan gcig gi srog mkhar tshugs pa ni spang thob zhig pa'i 'bras bu re dogs dang bral ba'i byang chub sems kyi yin lugs gshis phyin pa ste/ rdzong 'phrang srog gsum 'di rnal 'byor pa gcig gis smin byed kyi dbang dang/

grol byed kyi gdams pa thob pa nas sa lam mthar phyin pa'i bar gyi chings yin par shes dgos so zhes dang/ gzhan yang bdag nyid lha'i rnal 'byor du gsal thebs pa bskyed rim gyi rdzong/ snang stong zung du 'jug pa'i gnas lugs 'dus ma byas pa'i chos nyid kyi ngang la 'jog pa ni rdzogs rim gyi srog/ bying rgod dang dman pa'i sems sogs gnyis ka'i 'phrang rnams bsal ba la kun tu bzang po'i spyod pa zhes bzhed do/ [93] zhes gsungs pa 'di dag gi don nges par byas na lta sgom spyod gsum zung du chud par bya'o/

Note

After a lengthy elaboration on a passage from the Yon tan mdzod rtsa ba {115776} on lta sgom spyod 'bras [starting on 76], Yon tan rgya mtsho discusses the first three lta ba in terms of three Rdzogs chen precepts from his own guru's oral teachings: seizing the fortress of vision, fleeing the abyss in cultivation, and entering the citadel of conduct.

by David Higgins

Passage

(1) lta ba'i ngo bo shes bya gzhis kyi gnas lugs so/ rtogs pa'i don ma nor bar mthong ba'o/ [<b>nges pa'i don lta ba rang rig pa'i ye shes kyi ngo bo ni phyogs lhung med pa'i shes rab bo</b>/] nges tshig ni don la blo spyod pas lta ba'o/ [<b>nges tshig ni/ yang dag pa'i shes bya grub pa'i mthar gyur pa'i phyir lta ba zhes bya'o</b>/] dbye na 'jug thabs rgyu'i lta ba rang ngo yang dag pa ma yin pa theg pa brgyad dang/ bzhugs don 'bras bu'i lta ba a ti yo ga yang dag pa'i theg pa rang byung gi ye shes lhun grub chen po gnyis so/ [<b>dbye na gnyis so/ yang dag pa'i la ba dang yang dag pa ma yin pa'i lta ba'o/ yang dag pa'i lta ba ni a ti yo ga'o/ yang dag pa ma yin pa ni a nu yo ga man chad do</b>/] dpe don gyi ngo bo la/ so sor 'dzin pa dang/ rgya chad phyogs lhun med pa gnyis te/ [<b>lta ba'i dpe gnyis te/ yang dag pa'i dpe man shel dang snang ba lta bu'o/ yang dag pa ma yin pa'i dpe ni/ don dam pa nam mkha' lta bu/ kun rdzob sgyu ma lta bu a nu man chad/ bo dhi sat+twa chad kyi dpe'o</b>/ ....]

(2) [359.4] sgom pa la 'ang lnga ste/ [From the Thig le kun gsal:]

rdo rje 'dzin pa legs zung zhig
ngo bo nges tshig dbye ba dang
mthun dpe brjod pa'i tshig tu bstan
ngo bo rtse gcig gnas pa yin
sgom pa'i nges tshig rnam pa bzhi
don la dmigs pas bsgom pa yin
ma yengs gnas pas bsgom pa yin
mi 'bral gna pas bsgom pa yin
goms shing 'dris pas bsgom pa yin [360]
dbye na rnam pa gnyis su bstan
mtshan bcas mtshan ma med pa'o
mtshan med la'ang rnam pa gnyis
rtsol ba med pa'i bsgom thangs dang
rtsol ba ma bral bsgom pa'o
mtshan bcas la'ang de bzhin no
sgom pa mtshon pa'i dpe bzhi ni
mar me sngon bu lta bu dang
chu dang 'o ma 'dres 'dra dang
nor bu chu dangs lta bu dang
bum pa'i mar me lta bu'o/

...sgom pa pa bsam gtan ting nge 'dzin dang

ma yengs pa dang ma 'phros pa
'du 'bral med dang gnas pa dang
goms dang 'dres par bya ba'i tshig
gar byung bod skad bsdebs la bshad/

dpe yang rang gi sgom pa a ti yo ga rang byung gi ye shes mtshan med dang/ spyi'i sgom pa a nu man chad bskyed rdzogs mtshan bcas so/ spyi'i don so so'i skabs de spros pas chog go rang gi sgom pa la'ang/ dbang po gsum las tha ma sgom pa dang/ 'bring rang gnas dang/ rab sgom med rnams dang/ de dag gi ngo bo la [361] sgom du med par la bzlo bas/ de'i don ngo bo/ (see under sgom sgom du med pa for continuation)

(3) [362.2] spyod pa la yang rang dang spyi'i mtshan nyid blang dor med pa dang yod par phye ste/ ... [From the Thig le kun gsal:]

...spyod pa'i ngo bo byed pa de
ma 'gags don la spyod pa'o
spyod pa'i nges tshig don so so
mthun par spyod pas spyod pa'o
dbye na rnam pa gnyis yin te
blang dor bcas pa'i spyod pa dang
blang dor med pa'i spyod pa'o/
dpe ni gar mkhan mkhas pa yis
sna tshogs gar gyis bsgyur ba dang
bzo bo mkhas pa'i skyes bu yis
lag gi 'du byed lta bu'o
ngas bstan rgyud lung thams cad du
spyod pa dang ni phrin las dang
bya ba byed pa'i tshig rnams dang
rnal 'byor rab 'bring tha ma dang
gzhi la 'bras bu'i spyod pa dang
gar byung ngas bstan bzhin du bshad/ [363]

(4) [363.1] 'bras bu la'ang rang dang spyi'i mtshan nyid mthar phyin pa dag gi... [5 headings:]

...'bras bu'i ngo bo ni lta ba yongs su rdzogs pa'o

'bras bu'i nges tshig ni

grol smin rdzogs gsum mthar phyin phyir mi bzlog pa'o

dbye na zag bcas dang/ zag pa med pa'o

dpe gnyis rigs min cig char rdzogs
shing thog lo thog smin pa dang
u dum+ba ra'i me tog bzhin
ngas bstan rgyud lung thams cad du
so so'i 'bras bu gar byung yang
'dir bstan bzhin du shes par bya
'bras bu mtshon pa'i tshig rdzogs yin
mthar phyin pa dang rdzogs pa dang
smin pa dang ni grub pa dang
grol dang phyir mi ldog la sogs
dang po dgra bcom zhes pa dang
tha mar rang sa zin shes par
ngas bstan bzhin du shes par gyis/ shes so/

Note

By way of commentary to the Thig le kun gsal {116071} (the passages in bold are from this source), Klong chen pa describes each of these concepts in terms of essence, definition, classification, analogy and related terms. His discussion is in two parts. First, he gives a general indication of what they are about (quoted from below) [357 f]. Then, he details how to make an experience of each (from a purely Rdzogs chen perspective) by way of lta bas gtan la dbab, sgom pas nang la bskyang, spyod pas 'dzin med dor and 'bras bu rang sa gzung ba [364 f.]

by David Higgins