•It has also been said that following the preliminary stage, one should engage in “three samadhis” or meditative practices.
•(1) Focus on the primal purity of rigpa, as a way to develop receptivity to helping others as a Buddha.
•(2) Reflect on the responsiveness of rigpa to life’s situations, as a way to develop compassion for others.
•(3) One visualizes a particular matra“seed” syllable, which prompts one to actually help beings.
•Alongside such meditative practices, one should follow yogic exercises to practice bodily posture, breathing, and concentration, to help in meditation.