Four visions. Four stages in Dzogchen practice: manifest dharmata, increased experience, awareness reaching fullness, and exhaustion of concepts and phenomena
four visions; snang ba bzhi - 1) {chos nyid mngon sum}. 2) {nyams snang gong 'phel} 3) {rig pa chad phebs} 4) {chos nyid zad pa} four visionary appearances. The visionary appearance of the direct perception of reality {chos nyid mngon sum gi snang ba} the visionary appearance of ever-increasing contemplative experience {nyams gong 'phel ba'i snang ba} the visionary appearance of reaching the limit of awareness {rig pa tshad phebs kyi snang ba} and the visionary appearance of the cessation of clinging to reality {chos nyid du 'dzin pa zad pa'i snang ba}
the four visions