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This is the illness of the first yoga; it is only a false idea<br />

about the Enlightened Entity. To make progress, one<br />

must ab<strong>and</strong>on such inclinations <strong>and</strong> the Holy Light<br />

which accompanies them. Now, how is this done?<br />

d. Even after this method has been used, still some such<br />

inclination may remain. How can this subtle grasping be<br />

cut away? "You should not abide here—go!" In this<br />

way, one should comm<strong>and</strong> the inclination to depart, <strong>and</strong><br />

even though no subject-object is distinguished here, the<br />

inclination will end. One has to experience the<br />

enlightened position as void of even the finest volitions.<br />

This is called "really ab<strong>and</strong>oning false ideas." This is<br />

really the second stage.<br />

Mr. Chen again turned to the book in his h<strong>and</strong>s <strong>and</strong><br />

said, "There are many mistakes in each paragraph.<br />

For instance, the 'Analysis of Moving <strong>and</strong><br />

Non-moving' given in paragraphs 78 following, is<br />

just a samapatti of the Mahayana. Remember, in the<br />

sunyata meditations, we mentioned the four pairs of<br />

negatives (see Ch. X, Part One, D), if yogis have<br />

already passed through the stage of Mahayana<br />

practice then they will be able to distinguish<br />

exoteric analysis from the true Mahamudra, <strong>and</strong><br />

they will no doubt choose the ways set forth here."<br />

Another passage caught the yogi's eye. "In<br />

paragraph 93, there is mention of 'Analyzing the<br />

St<strong>and</strong>point of the Three Times,' but these are also<br />

found in the Mahayana. Does not the Diamond<br />

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