Osho: The Concise Epitome of Heart Instruction: Work With Five Forces Chogyam Trungpa: Practice the Five Strengths, the Condensed Heart Instructions. the Mahayana Instruction for Ejection of Consciousness at Death is the Five Strengths; How You Conduct Yourself is Important Pema Chodron: Practice the Five Strengths, the Condensed Heart Instructions. the Mahayana Instruction for Ejection of Consciousness at Death is the Five Strengths, How You Conduct Yourself is Important Jamgon Kongtrul: A Summary of the Essential Instructions: Train in the Five Forces Alan Wallace: To Synthesize the Essence of This Practical Guidance, Apply Yourself to the Five Powers Dilgo Khyentse: The Pith Instructions Briefly Summarized: put the Five Strengths Into Practice WHATEVER YOU MEET UNEXPECTEDLY, JOIN WITH MEDITATION ALL DHARMA AGREES AT ONE POINT  Life and Death   Chogyam Trungpa

Practice the Five Strengths, the Condensed Heart Instructions. the mahayana Instruction for Ejection of Consciousness at Death is the Five Strengths; How You Conduct Yourself is Important
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...This slogan tells us that it is important for us to realize that death is an important part of our practice, since we are all going to die and since we all going to relate with death anyway...the instruction for how to die in mahanaya is the five strengths.

STRONG DETERMINATION, number one, is connected with taking a very strong stand: "I will maintain my basic egolessness, my basic sanity, even in my death."

FAMILIARIZATION is developing a general sense of mindfulness and awareness so that you do not panic when you are dying.

The SEED OF VIRTUE is connected with not resting, not taking any kind of break from your fear of death. It also has to do with overcoming your attachment to your belongings.

REPROACH means realizing that this so-called ego does not actually exist. Therefore, you can say "What am I afraid of, anyway? Go away, ego."
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And the last one, ASPIRATION, is realizing that you have tremendous strength and desire to continue and to open yourself up. Therefore, you have nothing to regret when you die. You have already accomplished everything that you can accomplish.

From Training the Mind & Cultivating Loving-Kindness by Chogyam Trungpa , copyright 1993 by Diana Mukpo.
(Official Chogyam Trungpa Website)
Published by arrangement with Shambhala Publications, Inc., Boston.

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