Ngondro Commentary
Contents
Preface vii
Foreword, by His Eminence Chagdud Tulku xi

Ngondro: The Foundation

 1
Invocation 7
THE OUTER PRELIMINARIES

Four Contemplations That Change the Mind: An Overview

 15
Precious Human Birth 20
Impermanence and Death 25
Karma 29
Suffering 40
THE EXTRAORDINARY PRELIMINARIES

Refuge

 57
Bodhicitta 72
Prostrations: A Meditation on Refuge and Bodhicitta 87
Mandala Offerings 97
Vajrasattva 103
Guru Yoga 110
Transference of Consciousness 118
Dedication of Merit 123

Ngondro Commentary