Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

inpoches have not received the initiation.
These instructions are written in gold on black paper
and are only three pages long. They are known as the
"Golden Instruction" and are meant, of course, to be
supplemented by the personal teachings of a guru. I will
discuss the highest tradition of torga, which guarantees
that within seven days Full Enlightenment is gained,
and that in the process the body is transmuted into a
light-body.
NOTE WELL: ALTHOUGH AN OUTLINE OF THIS
MEDITATION TECHNIQUE IS GIVEN HERE, NO
ONE SHOULD THINK OF PRACTICING IT
WITHOUT AN ACCOMPLISHED GURU.
ATTEMPTS TO PRACTICE THIS AND OTHER
TANTRIC MEDITATIONS WITHOUT A GURU'S
AUTHORIZATION MAY LEAD TO MENTAL
DERANGEMENT.
a. First day. A special samapatti, always identified with
samatha, is prescribed as the opening practice: the
outside of the skull is visualized as a limitless palace,
seemingly as vast as infinite space. (Of course, the
physical skull remains, but that is irrelevant.)
In the palace, there are eight points to be noted. Each
one is round, tablet-shaped like a pill, containing a
wisdom-eye from which radiate the five wisdom-lights.
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