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Copyright © 2009 Arcturus Publishing Limited
ISBN: 978-1-78212-652-2
BOOK I
THE CHIKHAI BARDO AND THE CHÖNYID BARDO
Death’s messengers
THE OBEISANCES
THE INTRODUCTION
The Transference of the Consciousness-Principle
The Reading of this Thödol
The Practical Application of this Thödol by the Officiant
PART I
THE BARDO OF THE MOMENTS OF DEATH
Instructions on the Symptoms of Death, or the First Stage of the Chikhai Bardo: The Primary Clear Light Seen at the Moment of Death
The union of them is the Dharma-Kāya state of Perfect Enlightenment.10
Great Body of Radiance, hath no birth, nor death, and is the Immutable Light – Buddha Amitābha.
Instructions Concerning the Second Stage of the Chikhai Bardo: The Secondary Clear Light Seen Immediately After Death
Persons who while living had been set-face-to-face [with the Reality] by a guru, yet who have not made themselves familiar with it, will not be able to recognize the Bardo clearly by themselves. Either a guru or a brother in the Faith will have to impress vividly such persons.
If the first stage of the Bardo hath been taken by the forelock, that is best. But if not, by application of this distinct recalling [to the deceased], while in the second stage of the Bardo, his intellect is awakened and attaineth liberation.
PART II
THE BARDO OF THE EXPERIENCING OF REALITY
Introductory Instructions Concerning the Experiencing of Reality During the Third Stage of the Bardo, Called the Chönyid Bardo, when the Karmic Apparitions Appear
There are six states of Bardo, namely: the natural state of Bardo while in the womb; the Bardo of the dream-state; the Bardo of ecstatic equilibrium, while in deep meditation; the Bardo of the moment of death; the Bardo [during the experiencing] of Reality; the Bardo of the inverse process of sangsāric existence. These are the six.
The Dawning of the Peaceful Deities, from the First to the Seventh Day
The First Day
The Second Day
The Third Day
The Fourth Day
The Fifth Day
The Sixth Day
The Seventh Day
The Dawning of the Wrathful Deities, from the Eighth to the Fourteenth Day
Introduction
The Eighth Day
The Ninth Day
The Tenth Day
The Eleventh Day
The Twelfth Day
The Thirteenth Day
The Fourteenth Day
The Conclusion, Showing the Fundamental Importance of the Bardo Teachings
BOOK II
THE SIDPA BARDO
THE OBEISANCES
INTRODUCTORY VERSES
PART I
THE AFTER-DEATH WORLD
The Bardo Body: Its Birth and Its Supernormal Faculties
Characteristics of Existence in the Intermediate State
The Judgement
Apart from one’s own hallucinations, in reality there are no such things existing outside oneself as Lord of Death, or god, or demon, or the Bull-headed Spirit of Death. Act so as to recognize this.
Well, duh!
