Lama Tharchin Rinpoche recites this quintessential Dzogchen (Great
Perfection) text written by the Nyingma master Omniscient Longchen
Rabjam. The Chö Ying Dzöd contains the essence of the 6,400,000
Dzogchen Tantras, elucidating the view, meditation, and conduct of
the spiritual path, and the final freedom that is the fruition of that
path. The three divisions of Great Perfection teachings (the Mind Division,
the Space Division, and the Pith Instruction Division) are all synthesized
within the Chö Ying Dzöd. Since the time of Longchenpa, all
masters of the Great Perfection have meditated upon the Chö Ying
Dzöd as a means of attaining liberation. It is the most famous
of Dzogchen texts among all scholars and mahasiddhas.
The Chö Ying Dzöd itself is considered a sacred object,
capable of bringing immense blessings to those who make a connection
with it. If you can keep the text with you, you can attain liberation
through touching (tak-drol). If you can hear the text recited, it brings
liberation through hearing (t’hö-drol). If you can read
and meditate upon the meaning of the text, you can achieve the fully
enlightened state of a dharmakaya Buddha.
For Great Perfection practitioners, during our lifetimes, we can read
the Chö Ying Dzöd as a daily practice, integrating the profound
meaning of this precious text with our minds. With repetition, we can
seal its meaning in our minds, so the meaning and our mind become inseparable.
When the meaning is sealed inseparably with our minds, then we can
chant the words with the beautiful melodies of songs of realization
(doha). This causes blazing faith and devotion to arise, leading to
the natural arising of ultimate wisdom realization.
In addition to using this precious text as a manual for meditation
and realizing our primordial nature, it is also commonly read to dying
practitioners to introduce them to their true nature and bring liberation
upon death.
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