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This is the second in Shar rDza Rinpoche's trilogy on Bon Great Completion meditation. It is a collection of eleven very advanced mostly by-passing Great Completion practices representing the best intensive practices from the cave and hermitage yogi tradition. The first book is a very extensive commentary on the A Khrid Bon Great Completion practice of the Bru rGyal ba tradition. The second and third texts are very detailed practice manuals for developing the levels of by-passing visions in the daytime initially through sky gazing and sun gazing (book 2) and also during a 49-day intensive dark retreat. Books 4,5, and 6 constitute a trilogy of books on advanced self-arising/self-liberated practice. Book 4 is a practice manual for illusory body practices, wherein the practitioner learns to take all appearances of the path as insubstantial and illusory. Book 5 is a very detailed manual for cultivating awakened awareness continuously during dream and deep sleep states. Book 6 is a very detailed practice manual to be used by the dying yogi to recognize correctly the clear-light of death during the dying process, and the visions during the after-death bardo of the dharmadhatu and the bardo of rebirth. These teachings also include detailed instructions on the advanced practitioner transferring consciousness into a dead body, reviving the dead body, and continuing practicing and teaching. Book 7 contains very precious pith instructions on how to recognize and develop the three-fold embodiment of enlightenment, the five primordial wisdoms, and the inexhaustible enlightened activities of the Buddha. Books 8-11 pertain to very advanced practices to balance the elements so as to extract the maximum benefit from meditation practice. Book 8 contains very detailed instructions on standard inner fire practice using the central channel and chakra