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Dzogchen pointing-out instruction 2017-04-04 08:14:56 Post No. 18855383
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Look into the awakened mind of your own awareness!
It has neither form nor color,
neither center nor edge.
At first, it has no origin but is empty.
Next, it has no dwelling place but is empty.
At the end, it has no destination but is empty.
This emptiness is not made of anything
and is clear and cognizant.
When you see this and recognize it,
you know your natural face.
You understand the nature of things.
You have then seen the nature of mind,
resolved the basic state of reality
and cut through doubts about topics of knowledge.
This awakened mind of awareness is not made out of any material substance;
it is self-existing and inherent in yourself.
This is the nature of things that is easy to realize
because it is not to be sought for elsewhere.
This is the nature of mind that does not consist of a concrete perceiver
and something perceived to fixate on.
It defies the limitations of permanence and annihilation.
In it there is no thing to awaken;
the awakened state of enlightenment is your own awareness
that is naturally awake.
In it there is no thing that goes to the hells;
awareness is naturally pure.
In it there is no practice to carry out;
its nature is naturally cognizant.
This great view of the natural state is present in yourself:
resolve that it is not to be sought for elsewhere.
When you understand the view in this way
and want to apply it in your experience,
wherever you stay
is the mountain retreat of your body.
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Bump for the flowers of Wisdom.
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Now, when you are introduced (to your own intrinsic awareness), the method for entering into it involves three considerations:
Thoughts in the past are clear and empty and leave no traces behind.
Thoughts in the future are fresh and unconditioned by anything.
And in the present moment, when (your mind) remains in its own condition without constructing anything,
awareness, at that moment, in itself is quite ordinary.
And when you look into yourself in this way nakedly (without any discursive thoughts),
Since there is only this pure observing, there will be found a lucid clarity without anyone being there who is the observer;
only a naked manifest awareness is present.
(This awareness) is empty and immaculately pure, not being created by anything whatsoever.
It is authentic and unadulterated, without any duality of clarity and emptiness.
It is not permanent and yet it is not created by anything.
However, it is not a mere nothingness or something annihilated because it is lucid and present.
It does not exist as a single entity because it is present and clear in terms of being many.
(On the other hand) it is not created as a multiplicity of things because it is inseparable and of a single flavor.
This inherent self-awareness does not derive from anything outside itself.
This is the real introduction to the actual condition of things.
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Mahamudra is knowing that
all things are one's own mind.
Seeing objects as external is just noetic projection.
The whole of "appearance" is as empty as a dream.
The mind as such is merely a flow of awareness,
without self-nature, moving where it will like the wind.
Empty of an identity, it is like space.
All phenomena, like space, are the same.
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Ah Yaralava.
I thought you won't visit again. It's always good to see you here.
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Nondual realization is the future, but only for those who experience the natural state of things by way of nonattachment to the mind, body and senses.
With all of the sensual temptations and intellectual distractions in this world constantly assailing the consciousness of man, it is no wonder that the grip of karma keeps nearly all of mankind enslaved within the perpetual cycle of birth, ignorance, suffering and rebirth.
Even the greatest teachings of this world, which propound the truth and means to enlightenment, are ineffectual in this day and age. It is so because the many aspirants who flock to such teachings out of curiosity are themselves weak and ineffectual, having little interest in doing what is necessary to move beyond the influence of karmic enslavement.
This is the fundamental roadblock to making use of such grand teachings: a lack of resolve and determination to get things done, no matter the cost. The path of truth and self-realization is all for naught without the unrelenting heart to overcome all temptations and difficulties for the fulfillment of higher purpose.
In my view, this is the truth which comes before all other truths, even notions of the absolute truth such as nonduality. It is so because it is the most practical idea to keep in mind given immediate circumstances. It leads one to practice and consciously refine one's attitude in all situations. In other words it is the development of skillfulness, which in turn naturally makes one fit for proper interpretation and realization of the scriptures, transcending the limitations of intellectual comprehension (which delude and mislead the unprepared).
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