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      • All previous masters and siddhas contemplated these Four Thoughts. These preliminaries which turn the mind towards dharma are more profound than the main practice. The Four Thoughts are: 1) Precious Human Rebirth, 2) Impermanence and Death, 3) Karma, Cause and Result, and 4) Faults of Samsara
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  3. www.drepunggomang.org › dharma-topics › 123-the-fourThe Four Foundations: thoughts which turn the mind towards ...

    4 days ago · These preliminaries which turn the mind towards dharma are more profound than the main practice. The Four Thoughts are: 1) Precious Human Rebirth, 2) Impermanence and Death, 3) Karma, Cause and Result, and 4) Faults of Samsara.

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    This preliminary teaching—Four Thoughts That Turn the Mind Toward Dharma—is the very foundation of the Buddhist path. However, these Four Thoughts can serve as a foundational understanding for everyone, regardless of faith, because they provide a clear description of the way reality works. Without this preliminary understanding, we are ...

  5. studybuddhism.com › en › tibetan-buddhismThe Four Thoughts that Turn the Mind to the Dharma

    There are four thoughts that turn the mind to the Dharma: Thinking about appreciating the precious human life; Thinking about death and impermanence, that the opportunities that we have now with this precious existence are not going to last; Thinking about the laws of karma and cause and effect, in other words how our behavior affects what we ...

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  7. ngondro-practices.org › index › four-foundationsFour Foundations of Buddhist Practice - Ngöndro

    In the Ngondro practice, the four foundations are also called the four reminders (that turn the mind towards dharma) because the student should think of these each time he or she sits down to meditate.

  8. the-four-thoughts.orgFour Thoughts that Turn the Mind Towards Dharma

    This preliminary teaching, Four Thoughts That Turn the Mind Towards Dharma, is the very foundation of the Buddhist path. Without this preliminary understanding, we are subject to common misperceptions of reality which inevitably cause confusion, stress, dissatisfaction, and suffering.

  9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › NgöndroNgöndro - Wikipedia

    In Tibetan Buddhism, Ngöndro (Tibetan: སྔོན་འགྲོ།, Wylie: sngon 'gro, Sanskrit: pūrvaka[1]) refers to the preliminary, preparatory or foundational practices or disciplines (Sanskrit: sādhanā) common to all four schools of Tibetan Buddhism and also to Bon. They precede deity yoga.

  10. encyclopediaofbuddhism.org › wiki › NgöndroNgöndro - Encyclopedia of Buddhism

    The outer preliminaries (aka common or ordinary preliminaries) consist of a series of deep reflections or contemplations on the following four topics: the preciousness of this human birth - for example, several versions of the ngondro emphasize reflection on the eighteen freedoms and advantages