This session explores the place of preliminary practices within the ATRI framework. The group discusses the upcoming concentration retreat and its inclusion of preliminaries on the first day and how this fits in with the broader ATRI Framework. Geshe Sonam offers commentary on the Threefold Embodiment and the ATRI text, explaining how both present foundational practices such as mandala offering and the act of requesting blessing or influence from the lineage. The conversation highlights how these practices support the accumulations of merit and wisdom while also serving as a vehicle for receptivity and inner acceptance. The group reflects on how lineage transmission, detailed practice, and personal engagement shape the depth and accessibility of these teachings. This session functions as both an orientation to upcoming retreat structure and a deeper teaching on the coherence and transformational potential of ATRI Sessions Three and Four.