#thogal

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Spotlight Dr. Joel Bordeaux - Batman, Buddhism & Bricolage: Grant Morrison’s ‘Ego Death’ of The Dark Knight  Interview Highlights: Joel begins by sharing how he came to write about Grant Morrison's Batman RIP, and then we dive into many Buddhist concepts that Morrison uses in their story. As Joel explains these concepts, he also points out how Morrison uses them differently than a Buddhist practicioner would - this due to the great influence of Western occult ideas (such as initiation, the Abyss, and ego-death) taken from Aleister Crowley, among others.  Our discussion points out that in fact, Morrison draws on many different sources in the creation of their Batman story, and this leads to some interesting thoughts about the notion of occulture, and creativity.

[english-tibetan-dictionary]

thogal

gigs stangs gsum - the three ways of looking [in thogal practice] [IW]

sgron ma drug - The six lights/ lamps [in thogal practice] 1) {gnas pa gzhi'i} 2) {tsi tat sha'i} 3) {dkar 'jam rtsa'i} 4) {rgyang zhags chu'i} 5) bar do dua kyi 6) {mthar thug 'bras bu'i} chn] [IW]

thod rgal - 1) w stages skipped/ out of order, bypass [gradual steps], skip the grades; 2) All-surpassing realization of spontaneous presence [gd]; 3) [instantaneous] passing over, by passing [lit. to for the skull] overpass, instantaneous directness, crossing [over/ above/ in 1 leap/ in leaps and bounds.; 3) evanescent realization; 4) teleportational reconcealment [?]; 5) the three progressions; 6) 1st/ 4th of the four consolidations according to All-surpassing realization; 7) thogal [practice], [IW]

thod rgal - 1) w stages skipped/ out of order [rim pa 'chol ba . Rim pa 'og ma nas gong du thod rgal gyis 'dzegs pa]; 2) lhun grub thod rgal; 3) [instantaneous] passing over, by passing [lit. to for the skull] overpass, instantaneous directness, crossing [over/ above/ in 1 leap/ in leaps and bounds.; 3) evanescent realization; 4) teleportational reconcealment [?] 5) the three progressions {sna zin}. grabbing the nose, {gtan la phebs}. becoming [?], [?] {rdzog}. - completion] (6) All-surpassing realisation [gd] 1st/ 4th of the four consolidations according to All-surpassing realisation, thogal [practice], bypass [gradual steps], skip the grades" [Notes: str--thod - forehead; rgal - transcending; so, "transcending from the level of the forehead or peak] [IW]

thod rgal - 1) not keeping to the usual order; 2) lhun grub thod rgal [instantaneous] passing over/ directness [by passing [lit. to for the skull] or to overpass, instantaneous directness, crossing [over/above/ in 1 leap/ in leaps and bounds] 3) evanescent realization. 4) teleportational reconcealment [?] 5) the three progressions {sna zin}. grabbing the nose, {gtan la phebs}. becoming [?], {rdzog}. - completion] 6) All-surpassing realisation [gdmk]: 1st OR 4th of the four consolidations according to All-surpassing realisation [gdmk] "skip the grades", bypass [gradual steps], thogal, "transcending from the level of the forehead or peak" [IW]

thod rgal gyi snyoms par 'jug pa - the equanimity of thogal [IW]

thod rgal gyi thig le thig phran - Major and minor circles of thogal [IW]

thod rgal gyi dam tshig - the samaya of thogal [IW]

thod rgal gyi gdams pa - instruction in Direct crossing/ thogal [IW]

thod rgal gyi rdul phran - the atoms of thogal [IW]

thod rgal gyi snang ba - the appearances of thogal [IW]

thod rgal gyi snang ba bzhi - four visions of thogal [IW]

thod rgyal du snyoms 'jug - the equanimity of thogal [IW]

thod rgyal du snyoms 'jug pa - the equanimity of thogal [IW]

thod rgyal du snyoms 'jugs pa - the equanimity of thogal [IW]

gzigs stangs gsum - three ways of looking [in thogal practice, (upwards, sideways and downwards, which direct the eyes towards the expanse respectively of the buddha-body of reality, the buddha-body of perfect rapture and the emanational body. Longchenpa, Treasury of the supreme vehicle, vol. 2, p. 282] [IW]