Table of Contents
Foreword Jigme Khyentse Rinpoche xv
Foreword Pema Wangyal xvii
Translators' Introduction xxiii
A Chariot to Freedom
Preamble 1
Part 1 The Virtuous Beginning, Comprising an Explanation of How the Teachings Should Be Presented and Received
1 Altitude 9
2 Conduct 17
3 The Benefits of Teaching the Dharma and Listening to It 33
Part 2 The Virtuous Middle, Comprising an Explanation on Training One's Being through the Four Common Practices for Turning the Mind
4 Preliminaries to Beginning a Session 43
5 Reflecting on the Difficulty of Finding the Freedoms and Advantages 49
6 Reflecting on Death and Impermanence 81
7 Reflecting on Actions: Cause and Result 117
8 Reflecting on the Sufferings of Cyclic Existence 171
Part 3 The Virtuous Ending, Comprising an Explanation of the Main Preliminaries for the Path of the Diamond Vehicle
9 Taking Refuge 215
10 Arousing the Mind Set on Enlightenment 273
11 The Meditation and Recitation of Vajrasattva 409
12 The Mandala Offering 433
13 The Instruction on the Guru Yoga 493
Concluding Remarks 583
Concluding Poem 595
Colophon 603
Appendix 1 Structural Outline of A Chariot to Freedom 607
Appendix 2 Prayer to the Lord of the Victorious Ones (gTso rgyal ma) 623
Appendix 3 Confession Prayer 625
Appendix 4 The Seven-Line Prayer 627
Glossary 629
Abbreviations 653
Notes 655
Bibliography 673
Index 689