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Chapter Two — The Threefold Structure of Bön: Outer, Inner, and Secret Bön does not present itself as a single, undifferentiated body of teaching delivered uniformly to all. From its earliest articulations, it recognizes a simple but profound truth: beings differ in capacity, conditioning, temperament, and readiness for recognition. Not all minds encounter the Primordial Base in the same way, nor can all minds approach direct realization without preparatory orientation. For this reason, Bön organizes its teachings into a threefold structure—Outer, Inner, and Secret—not as a hierarchy of spiritual superiority, but as a spectrum of accessibility to recognition. read more