Karma Chakme
Rinpoche now provides a table of contents for each of the fifty-four
chapters in Ri Cho, the retreat manual for mountain Dharma.
Chapter 1.
The Precious Garland: A List of Contents to Prevent Disorder
Chapter 2.
To See It Is to Smile: An Introduction to Mountain Dharma Serving
to Guide Ordinary People into Dharma's Gate
Chapter 3.
Putting Away the Dice: How to Abandon the Paths of Samsara and
Generate Stable Renunciation
Chapter 4.
Gandi of the Nobles: A Clarification of the Practices of Individuals
Immersed in the Various Greater and Lesser Vehicles
Chapter 5.
Disk of the Sun: How to Keep the Three Vows Easily, Having Received
Them in Sequence
Chapter 6.
Protection from All Danger: Instructions on Taking Refuge in Order
to Be Protected from All the Dangers of Samsara
Chapter 7.
The Main Path to Awakening: Instructions on the Generation of
Bodhicitta in Order That All One Does Be Brought to the Path of
Awakening
Chapter 8.
The Cooling Shade of Compassion: Placing Oneself and Others under
the Protection of the Three Jewels Through Meditation
Chapter 9.
Dispelling All Obstacles: Visualizations for Practice Sessions
Used to Help the Weak, the Sick, and So On
Chapter 10.
A River of Amrita: Instructions on the Purification of the Karma,
Wrongdoing, and Obscurations Accumulated Throughout All One's
Lives
Chapter 11.
A Mountain of Merit: Instructions on How to Easily Complete the
Accumulation of Merit by Offering the Mandala
Chapter 12.
A River of Blessings: Guru Yoga, Practiced in Order to Receive
Blessings and Increase Experiences and Realization
Chapter 13.
The Traveler's Song: The Result of Long Experience, Recounted
So That Beginners Can Recognize the Arising of Experience and
Realization
Chapter 14.
The Armor of Love and the Breastplate of Compassion: How to Protect
from Obstacles Using the Buddhas' Truth
Chapter 15.
All Jewels Included: A Brief Explanation of Geomancy, Since One
Must Know What Places Are Good for Retreat
Chapter 16.
The Good Path to Freedom: Instructions on Retreat, Easily Practiced
by the Unintelligent
Chapter 17.
The Axe That Cuts Through Self-fixation: Giving Away One's Body
in Order to Gather the Accumulations and Bring Sickness and Spirits
to the Path
Chapter 18.
The Conjunction of Life and Fortune: The Generation of Life and
Prosperity in Order to Prolong the Lives of Gurus, Friends, and
Patrons
Chapter 19.
The Melody of Brahma: The Practice of Kriya and Charya Tantra,
for the Youthful Who Want Austerities
Chapter 20.
Closing the Door to Lower Migrations: The Practice of Yoga Tantra,
for Those Skilled in Ritual and Mudras
Chapter 21.
Showing the Path to Freedom: Visualizations for the Southern Gate,
in Order to Purify the Obscurations of the Dea
Chapter 22.
A Concise Liberation Through Hearing: An Introduction to the Bardo,
So That Recognizing It One May Be Liberated
Chapter 23.
Shade of the Ashoka Tree: How to Avoid Robbers and Death While
in Retreat
Chapter 24.
All Connection Has Meaning: How to Burn a Living Inscription in
Order to Purify the Obscurations of the Wealthy Faithful
Chapter 25.
Hook of Compassion: How to Guide the Dead, So That All the Deceased
Connected to One May Reach Pure Realms
Chapter 26.
Thunder of Mantra: The Outer Practice of a Yidam According to
Maha Yoga, Emphasizing the Generation Stage
Chapter 27.
The Hero's Roar: The Inner Practice, for Those Who Assemble Offering
Tormas, Accomplishment Substances, and so on
Chapter 28.
The Wisdom Dakinis' Song of Yearning: The Secret Practice for
Those with Extremely Clear Generation Stage Visualization
Chapter 29.
A Multicolored Jewel: A Homa for Those with Few Resources Who
Are Diligent in Practice
Chapter 30.
The Supreme Blaze of Great Bliss: The Very Secret Practice of
the Anu Yoga Tantras
Chapter 31.
Boundless Purity: The Just-That practice of the Ati Yoga Tantras
Chapter 32.
The Wish-Granting Jewel: The Combined Practice, for Those with
Powerful Samadhi Who Dislike Elaboration
Chapter 33.
Gold from Jambu River: The Root Words on the Physical Exercises
for Establishing Interdependence in the Body
Chapter 34.
The Magic Mirror: An Essay on Indications Enabling One to Determine
Whether or Not One Has Accomplished the Three Roots
Chapter 35.
Showing the Unmistaken Path: Avoiding Deviations, So That One
Remains on the Flawless Path to Awakening
Chapter 36.
A Rain of Amrita: Instructions on Removing Outer, Inner, and Secret
Impediments
Chapter 37.
The Wish-Fulfilling Jewel: Instructions on Improvement, So That
Experience and Realization Increase Like the Waxing Moon
Chapter 38.
The Great Peacock That Conquers Poison: Supporting Instructions
on Abandoning the Obscuration by the Five Poisonous Kleshas
Chapter 39.
The Practices of the Victors' Children: Instructions on Conduct,
So That One Behaves in Accord with the Victors' Dictates
Chapter 40.
Ocean of Activity: Instructions on Benefiting Beings, So That
One Accomplishes Great Benefit for the Teachings and for Beings
Chapter 41.
The Fruit of the Wish-Fulfilling Tree: How the Best, the Intermediate,
and the Least Practitioners Die
Chapter 42.
The Guide on the Quest for Jewels: Choosing a Pure Realm, So That
One Knows Where One Is Going
Chapter 43.
The Steed Balaha: How to Reach a Pure Realm If One Dies Without
Leisure for Meditation
Chapter 44.
Letter of Royal Command: Reminding Someone of Their Meditation
So They Recognize the Ground Clear Light at Death
Chapter 45.
Great Waves of Activity: the Practice of Protectors in General,
So That the Buddhas' Teachings Flourish
Chapter 46.
Hailstones in a Blizzard; Accomplishing All Activity: The Quick
Accomplishment of the Protectors' Activity
Chapter 47.
Sumeru of Hala: How to Control Shadow-Spirits, So That No Obstacles
Arise for Any Practice
Chapter 48.
Like Flies to Rotten Meat: How to Attract the Protectors to Oneself
or Others by Using Their Soul-Stones and Support Materials
Chapter 49.
Jewels of the Gods: Writings About Tormas, So That All Obstacles
Be Dispelled and Whatever One Wishes for Be Accomplished
Chapter 50.
The Mother and Protector United, the Special Dharma of Karma Pakshi:
the Integration of Textual and Oral Instructions
Chapter 51.
The Wealth Practice of the Protector, the Special Dharma of Drogön
Rechen: For the Automatic Increase of Prosperity and Position
Chapter 52.
The Protector Instructions from Lhodrak: Accomplishing All Activity
Through the Channels and Winds
Chapter 53.
The Precious Jewel: Instructions on Dedication, So That One's
Virtue Is Buried as an Inexhaustible Treasure
Chapter
54. Enumeration of Dharmas, the Upadeshas of the Single Lineage:
So That Secret Mantra Not Be Broadcasted, and Retain the Richness
of Blessings