檢視 Tögal 的原始碼

'''Tögal''' (Tib. ཐོད་རྒལ་, [[Wyl.]] ''thod rgal'') — one of the two aspects, along with [[trekchö]], of [[Dzogchen]] practice<ref>More precisely of the [[Mengak dé]] section of Dzogchen.</ref>. 

Tögal, translated as ‘direct crossing’, ‘the direct approach’ or ‘leapover’, can bring very quickly the actual realization of the [[three kayas]] in this lifetime, and thus is a more rapid way of bringing about the dissolution of the practitioner’s karmic vision. The practice of tögal brings the realization of ‘[[spontaneous presence]]’ (Tib. ལྷུན་གྲུབ་, ''lhundrup''), and it can only be undertaken by a practitioner who has first gained stability in the practice of [[kadak]] [[trekchö]]. 

[[Sogyal Rinpoche]] writes:
:Only when the master has determined that you have a thorough grounding in the practice of trekchö will he or she introduce you to the advanced practice of tögal. The tögal practitioner works directly with the [[clear light]] that dwells inherently, “spontaneously present,” within all phenomena, using specific and exceptionally powerful exercises to reveal it within himself or herself.

:Tögal has a quality of instantaneousness, of immediate realization. Instead of traveling over a range of mountains to reach a distant peak, the tögal approach would be to leap there in one bound. The effect of tögal is to enable a person to actualize all the different aspects of [[enlightenment]] within themselves in one lifetime<ref>Note 7 from ''The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying'': Through the practice of tögal, an accomplished practitioner can realize the [[three kayas]] in one lifetime (see 'Chapter 21, The Universal Process'). This is the [[fruition]] of Dzogchen.</ref>. Therefore it is regarded as the extraordinary, unique method of Dzogchen; whereas trekchö is its [[wisdom]], tögal is its [[skilful means]]. It requires enormous discipline, and is generally practiced in a retreat environment.

:Yet it cannot be stressed too often that the path of Dzogchen can only be followed under the direct guidance of a qualified master.<ref>Sogyal Rinpoche, ''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]'', revised and updated edition (HarperSanFrancisco, 2002), page 171.</ref>

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==Further Reading==
*[[Jamgön Mipham]], ''[[White Lotus]]'', translated by the Padmakara Translation Group (Boston and London: Shambhala, 2007), 'An explanation of the Seven-Line Prayer according to the innermost, secret Great Perfections, the Heart-Essence of Luminosity', pages 65-73.
*[[Ringu Tulku]], ''The Ri-me Philosophy of Jamgön Kongtrul the Great'' (Boston & London: Shambhala Publications, 2006), pages 257-282.
*[[Tsele Natsok Rangdröl]], 'Tögal' in ''Quintessential Dzogchen'', translated & compiled by [[Erik Pema Kunsang]] and Marcia Binder Schmidt (Boudhanath, Hong Kong & Esby: Rangjung Yeshe Publications, 2006), pages 244-247.
*[[Tulku Thondup]], ''The Practice of Dzogchen'' (Ithaca: Snow Lion, 1989), pages 73-76.

==Internal Links==
*[[Four visions]]
*[[Dzogchen Terminology]]

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