In general, there have been three separate manifestations of Drenpa Namkha. Each was a reincarnation of the previous manifestation. There was Drenpa Namkha of Tazik, Drenpa Namkha of Zhang Zhung, and Drenpa Namkha of Tibet. Having attained the ultimate accomplishment of complete enlightenment, Drenpa Namkha is also practiced as a meditational deity, or yidam.

During his physical manifestations, in addition to protecting many of the Yungdrung Bön texts from destruction, he also composed many commentaries and practices to guide sincere spiritual practitioners. According to his advice, there are three things that a spiritual practitioner must have in order to attain the state of the Three Enlightened Bodies. They are:

1. The Seven Things to Meditate Upon 
2. The Three Applications 
3. The Three Detachments 

The Seven Things to Meditate Upon:

• Impermanence
• The difficulty of acquiring a precious human birth
• The faults of cyclic existence
• The truth of cause and effect
• Compassion
• Refuge and Generating the Mind of Enlightenment
• Emptiness

The Three Applications:

• Having understood the faults of cyclic existence, one must apply the practice of refuge.
• Having understood the truth of cause and effect, one must apply the avoidance of non-virtuous actions.
• Having developed loving kindness and compassion, one must act to benefit other sentient beings.

The Three Detachments:

• Having understood impermanence and the faults of cyclic existence, one should detach from this life.
  
• Having experienced great compassion, one should detach from self benefit.
  
• Having meditated on emptiness, one should detach from grasping things as inherently existing.
  

Free, publicly available English translations of The Truth of Impermanence and Aspiration Prayer of Giving and Receiving have been made available for personal use. For the links to download these prayers, go to the Publications page of this website: https://ravencypresswood.com/publications/

For more information about the great spiritual master Drenpa Namkha, see previous article: https://ravencypresswood.com/2016/05/06/practice-of-the-great-lama-drenpa-namkha/

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