Foreword by Trulshik Rinpoche 9 Foreword by Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche 11 Introduction 13 Distinguishing the Middle from Extremes 19 Chapter One • The Characteristics 25 The Characteristics of Thorough Affliction 25 The Characteristics of Complete Purification 36 Chapter Two • The Obscurations 47 General Presentation 47 Detailed Explanation 49
Obscurations That Prevent Liberation 49 Obscurations That Inhibit the Ten Qualities 51 Obscurations That Inhibit the Three Remedies 59
Summary 67 Chapter Three • Reality 69 Brief Presentation 69 Detailed Explanation 70
The Reality of the Three Essential Natures 70 The Eight Principles 73 The Ten Topics of Knowledge 84
Chapter Four • The Path of Practice 103 The Thirty-seven Factors of Enlightenment 103 Phases of the Path 115 Results of the Path 119 � Chapter Five • The Unsurpassable Vehicle 123 Unsurpassable Practice 124
The Eminent Practice 124 Directing the Mind 129 Concordant Factors 133 Eliminating Dualistic Extremes 148 The Specific and the General 154
Unsurpassable Observation 155 Unsurpassable True Accomplishment 157 Conclusion 161 Visual representation of Ju Mipham’s outline 166 Appendix: Ju Mipham’s Topical Outline of Distinguishing the Middle from Extremes 167 Notes 173 English-Tibetan Glossary 179 Tibetan-English-Sanskrit Glossary 189 Bibliography 203 Index 207
