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Jewel of the Essence of Good Explanation

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PA'I RDZAS YOD KYIS STONG BAS MA KHYAB CING , GANG ZAG YIN<br />

NA DES STONG BAS MA KHYAB STE, GNYIS KA LA YID KYI RNAM PAR<br />

SHES PAS MA NGES PA'I PHYIR,<br />

And it is relative to this fact that <strong>the</strong>y can say it's not necessarily <strong>the</strong> case that<br />

something is devoid <strong>of</strong> existing as a self-standing, substantial object if it<br />

exhibits <strong>the</strong> qualities <strong>of</strong> growing and stopping. They would also say that, just<br />

because something is a person, it's not necessarily <strong>the</strong> case that it is <strong>the</strong>n<br />

devoid <strong>of</strong> this same kind <strong>of</strong> existence. And this is because both are disproved<br />

by <strong>the</strong> example <strong>of</strong> consciousness <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> thought.<br />

YID KYI RNAM PAR SHES PA GANG ZAG NI YIN TE, LEGS LDAN 'BYED<br />

KYI LUNG RIGS GNYIS KAS BSGRUBS SHING , SLOB DPON 'DI YANG DE<br />

DANG MTHUN PAR BZHED PA'I PHYIR,<br />

Consciousness <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> thought is [considered to be] <strong>the</strong> person: Master<br />

Bhavaviveka proves this through both scriptural authority and reasoning,<br />

and <strong>the</strong> master we are dealing with here concurs with him.<br />

DE LTA NA DE GTAN LA 'BEBS PA LA BSAM BYUNG GI RIGS PA, SGOM<br />

BYUNG GI RNAL 'BYOR, BSGOMS PA'I 'BRAS BU GSUM LAS,<br />

We can discuss this question in terms <strong>of</strong> three divisions: reasoning based on<br />

contemplation; deep practice based on meditation; and <strong>the</strong> result <strong>of</strong> this<br />

meditation.<br />

DANG PO NI, NYER LEN KYI PHUNG PO CHOS CAN, KHYOD GANG<br />

ZAG RANG RKYA THUB PA'I RDZAS YOD KYIS STONG STE, SKYE 'JIG<br />

CAN YIN PA'I PHYIR, DPER NA, SHING RTA BZHIN,<br />

Here is <strong>the</strong> first.<br />

Consider <strong>the</strong> heaps that we have taken on.<br />

They are something which is devoid <strong>of</strong> being a person who<br />

existing as a self-standing, substantial object;<br />

Because <strong>the</strong>y exhibit <strong>the</strong> qualities <strong>of</strong> growing and stopping.<br />

They are, for example, like a wagon.<br />

SKYE 'JIG CAN YIN NA, GANG ZAG RANG RKYA THUB PA'I RDZAS<br />

YOD MIN DGOS TE, GANG ZAG GI BDAG YIN NA SKYE 'JIG CAN MIN

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