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@@ -37287,3 +37287,44 @@ contemplation, and reality.
   -- Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye, "Treasury of Knowledge--Book Five: Buddhist
      Ethics", trans.  by the Kalu Rinpoche Translation Group, under the
      direction of Ven.  Bokar Rinpoche, published by Snow Lion Publications
+~
+  How to Become a Receptacle Suitable for Cultivating the Paths.
You are
+made into a vessel suitable for cultivating the path through entering a
+mandala such as that of the Vajra Element, receiving initiation, and receiving
+the pledges and vows.
+  Concerning this, there are two types: those who merely enter a mandala and
+those who enter and receive initiation, of which there are two types.  The
+former are those who cannot hold the vows of the five lineages but who hold
+the Bodhisattva vows; only the initiation of a student is granted to them.
+However, to those who can hold both Bodhisattva and mantra vows the full
+initiation of a vajra master is granted.(p.78)
+  -- H.H. the Dalai Lama, Dzong-ka-ba and Jeffrey Hopkins, "Yoga Tantra: Paths
+     to Magical Feats", translated and edited by Jeffrey Hopkins, published by
+     Snow Lion Publications
+~
+  Awareness as virtue.  Beyond choosing more virtuous forms of speech, you can
+also try to cultivate awareness of the subtle vibration underlying your speech
+and of how your speech manifests from there.  Is your voice creating the right
+energy field?
+  In dzogchen the concept of virtuous speech is taken to its highest level.
+For example, the A-Tri system of dzogchen offers a group of successive
+practices in which one learns to maintain awareness while engaging in various
+virtuous, neutral, and nonvirtuous activities.
+  One initially tries to stay present amid virtuous activity such as praying
+or chanting mantras.  Once that experience is stabilized, one integrates
+presence with neutral speech, such as conversing casually with a friend about
+cooking or gardening.  Finally, one tries to integrate with negative speech
+such as lying, arguing, or giving insults.  It is easier if you can establish
+your intent for self-awareness before you get drawn into an angry argument.
+For example, think of how courtroom lawyers argue a case: although they may
+use strong, sharp language, they are never driven by their emotions--every
+word is carefully chosen for its impact and is guided by intent, if not
+awareness.
+  From this perspective "nonvirtuous speech" might be defined as speech that
+is driven and not guided and through which you lose connection with your self.
+In dzogchen practice you aim to arrive at a place where all activity of body,
+speech, and mind becomes an expression of contemplative awareness and an aid
+to spiritual development--therefore virtuous in the truest sense of the word.
+(p.85)
+  -- Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, "Tibetan Yogas of Body, Speech, and Mind",
+     edited by Polly Turner, published by Snow Lion Publications