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Bardo of this life

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The 'natural' bardo of this life (Skt. jatyantarābhava; Wyl. rang bzhin skye ba'i bar do) — the first of the four or six bardos. The bardo of meditation and the bardo of dreaming (which make up the six bardos) are part of the natural bardo of this life.


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Further Reading

  • Dzogchen Ponlop, Mind Beyond Death (Ithaca: Snow Lion Publications, 2006), Ch. 2 'Pure Delusion: The Natural Bardo of This Life'.



  • Tsele Natsok Rangdrol, Mirror of Mindfulness: The Cycle of the Four Bardos, translated by Erik Pema Kunsang (Boston & Shaftesbury: Shambhala, 1989), Ch.1 'The Natural Bardo of This Life'.
  • Tulku Thondup, Enlightened Journey—Buddhist Practice as Daily Life, edited by Harold Talbott (Boston: Shambhala Publications, 1995), pages 53-55.

Source

RigpaWiki:Bardo of this life