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The tendency to base our life onto thoughts and feelings prevents us from rejoicing
The tendency to base our life onto thoughts and feelings prevents us from rejoicing as the inner stillness, as the transparent Aware Beingness of Consciousness. We remain in the bubble of thoughts and feelings and are unable to perceive beyond them. The sense of separation persists. Perception is…
Before any arising is the effortlessly-all-welcoming Self.
Observation from a friend: If I deem someone or something unwelcome, the discomfort arises not from where I assume - that which I’ve condemned - but from my very own state of unwelcomeness. Welcome precedes unwelcome. Resolution is relinquishing only what’s been added. I am only ever the problem,…
Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
“When the present thought first arises and we recognize it, we should rest in the natural flow of that recognition without any alteration. It is like ripples in water: As soon they arise, they disappear without a trace, which is the characteristic of thoughts. There is absolutely nothing solid,…
In the contemplation of the Dharma, we are very diligent
In the contemplation of the Dharma, we are very diligent in remaining as the source, returning every arising to its original stillness. Self knowingness is all knowingness and our contemplation is on behalf of everyone. The student of the Way who is dedicated to truth is grateful for every…
Do not resist when meeting difficulties in your life.
Do not resist when meeting difficulties in your life. Embrace them. Allow them. They are arising in order to reveal the places within yourself where you are contracting and identifying yourself apart from the whole. You are constantly learning and growing in your recognition of the complete…
Just because you do not feel like a Buddha, does not mean you are not a Buddha.
Just because you do not feel like a Buddha, does not mean you are not a Buddha. For example in the night dreams you may not feel you are a man and you may feel you are a butterfly. Just because you feel you are a butterfly does not mean you are not a man. Relying on feelings and relying on thoughts…
The tendency to base our life onto thoughts and feelings prevents us from rejoicing
The tendency to base our life onto thoughts and feelings prevents us from rejoicing as the inner stillness, as the transparent Aware Beingness of Consciousness. We remain in the bubble of thoughts and are unable to perceive beyond them. The sense of separation persists. Perception is tainted by…
Notice that the mind is thoughts, sensations and perceptions.
Notice that the mind is thoughts, sensations and perceptions. Notice that you are the formless silent witness of thoughts, sensations and perceptions. Notice that when you see a Cedar tree, you are not the tree, you are not defined by the tree you witness. Similarly, you are not defined by the…
One negative thought can trigger the emotions and infect the natural peace of the mind.
One negative thought can trigger the emotions and infect the natural peace of the mind. We get entangled in greed, anger, fear jealousy, self loathing, blame. time and space become our preoccupation like a loop and the more we struggle, the tighter it get. Purification of the mind is required.…
Over and over you are told to be still, to rest as Being Awareness, not to move towards forms and objects and yet you continue to chase experiences, relationship and situation and thus, the sense of lack and incompleteness continues to haunt you. Come into the light and wisdom of the Dharma that…
Beware of the ‘What’s next’ mind tendency
Beware of the ‘what’s next’ mind. Beware of the mind of dissatisfaction. Wining and complaining. Cultivate equanimity and even mindedness. Inner peace and clarity of mind and heart. Cultivate stillness and loving kindness. Gratitude and appreciation. As you contemplate the reality of your…
The journey from unhappiness to happiness cannot be bypassed without the ending of the illusion of separation and the death of the personal self. A teacher who serves you the empty dish of: ‘there is no one and there is nothing to realize’ does not reveal the causeless happiness and the peace that…
DEFINING YOURSELF When you define yourself, you are incorrectly perceiving yourself as a form, as a bundle of images that is arising in Awareness and you are overlooking the formless Awareness that you are. You are not the images that you perceive. Mistaking yourself to be an arising causes a sense…
Whatever is given, is given through you and not by you
Through you it is given. By you it is hoarded. The I-thoughts and me-feelings form the bottleneck of greed and fear which is one of Maya’s veils: Blindness to taking without giving. If you do not transcend the veils of ignorance and greed, the Self remains hidden in plain sight and unhappiness will…
The I AM universal Being Awareness is the absolute certainty of the Self. Beyond the mind. It is felt as causeless and undisturbable peace. Sat-Chit-Ananda The personal self appropriates this peace and says: 'I am peaceful because. ’ The personal self is the arising of the I-thought and the world.…
DEFINING YOURSELF When you define yourself, you are incorrectly perceiving yourself as a form, as a bundle of images that is arising in Awareness and you are overlooking the formless Awareness that you are. You are not the images that you perceive. Mistaking yourself to be an arising causes a sense…
The Ground of Being is causeless peace and happiness
The Ground of Being is causeless peace and happiness untouched by the hopes and disappointments of the mind. The labyrinth of thoughts and feelings projects an unhappy illusionary realm of personal self and external world. The illusory veil of separation. You are not what thoughts and feelings say…
SHADOW HAPPINESS IS NOT REAL HAPPINESS
SHADOW HAPPINESS IS NOT REAL HAPPINESS The tendency to personalize is unhappy. Thought superimposes an imaginary personal self onto the limitless borderless universal Self. The recognition of this tendency is an important recognition. Via the I-thought and the me-feeling, personal concerns haunt us…
Our body mind experiences do not define us, do not define what we truly are.
Our body mind experiences do not define us, do not define what we truly are. Like our night dreams do not define the dreamer that dreams them. All body mind experiences are meant for the contemplation of the reality of consciousness and the celebration of its infinite creativity and elegance.…
The contemplation of the source reveals the true I, the true Self.
The contemplation of the source reveals the true I, the true Self. From this revelation, it is said that: I am the one and only true creator/listener . not defined by any particular body mind. Undefined by any phenomenal event. "I", refers to the true creator/definer of all phenomenal events . the…
The prison, the impression of limitation is ignorance: Ignorance of our true Self, our true nature. Ignorance of truth. Ignorance of truth is the belief that what I truly am is a person, a man/woman, a body/mind; the belief that consciousness is personal and limited to a mortal body mind. The…
It is a great fortune to see the king. And a greater one to be admitted to the king’s court.
It is a great fortune to see the king. And a greater one to be admitted to the king's court. A simple glimpse into the Self is the beginning of the path and not the end. A sip of water does not fulfill your thirst. There is no higher dissolution than the complete dissolution of the me-impressions .…
In love there are not two. Love is the dissolution of the me and you. It is the end of the impression of separation. You never fall in love with another. You fall in love with love. Love falling in love with itself, recognizing and celebrating itself through body minds. When you perceive another…
In the contemplation of truth, you come to the realization that there is no external reality outside of the reality of consciousness. This revelation will lead you to the understanding that awareness and consciousness are thus one and the same. I am this aware space, this aware presence. Sat-chit…
WHAT AM I TRULY? Am I what thought says I am or am I what rains says I am? Am I what feelings say I am or am I what the bird song says I am? What am I truly? Am I the butterfly, the gentle breeze and the still presence of Being? Am I the roar of the waterfall, the babble of the baby and the inner…