Union of the Mirror / Sky / ocean / Ground and its Reflections / Clouds / Waves / Manifestations - 166
[𝕌ℕ𝕀𝕆ℕ 𝕆𝔽 𝕋ℍ𝔼 𝕄𝕀ℝℝ𝕆ℝ / 𝕊𝕂𝕐 / 𝕆ℂ𝔼𝔸ℕ / 𝔾ℝ𝕆𝕌ℕ𝔻
𝔸ℕ𝔻 𝕀𝕋𝕊 ℝ𝔼𝔽𝕃𝔼ℂ𝕋𝕀𝕆ℕ𝕊 / ℂ𝕃𝕆𝕌𝔻𝕊 / 𝕎𝔸𝕍𝔼𝕊 / 𝕄𝔸ℕ𝕀𝔽𝔼𝕊𝕋𝔸𝕋𝕀𝕆ℕ𝕊:]
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Verses from : Finding Rest in the Nature of Mind, Longchenpa
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[𝕆𝕣𝕚𝕘𝕚𝕟𝕒𝕝 𝕡𝕠𝕤𝕥:] [+ added verse]
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24. Watch, my friends, the objects that appear.
All are unoriginate, all equal in their emptiness—
Just as various things reflected in a glass
Are one and all the same, the mirror’s single sheen.
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25. Watch the consciousness discerning these appearances.
The mind is like the sky, beyond assertion and negation.
And just as in the sky the clouds take shape and then dissolve,
With no change to the sky, which stays forever pure,
The nature of the mind is likewise always pure;
It is primordially enlightened,
Uncreated, naturally present, ultimate reality.
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[Added: 26. The object and the mind itself are not two things.
They’re one in primal purity.
Therein, adopting and rejecting are not two.
There’s no one-sided affirmation or denial.
All appearance is devoid of true existence;
All arising is by nature empty.
Everything is equal and beyond all reference.]
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-- Longchen Rabjam - Finding Rest in the Nature of Mind - Shambhala Publications
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Via: Nyingma Teachings
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[𝕎𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕤:]
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(Note: In this text the SUBJECT is the awakened-mind / primordial-awareness / Ground / Suchness / the true nature of Reality as it is / the Union of the Two Truths.
The OBJECT are all appearances, as spontaneous natural manifestations of the Ground.
Genuine-emptiness free from all extremes & middle is simply the inconceivable Union of the Two Truths / Suchness / Ground.
So, all manifestations are presented as equal / one / non-dual / pure / perfect / divine -- in the non-dual sense of those terms -- 1) because their unique true nature & dynamic is like an inconceivable Union of being dependently co-arisen <==> and empty of inherent existence, 2) because they are like spontaneous natural manifestations of the unique pristine Ground / primordial-awareness / Suchness / Union of the Two Truths. So there is nothing to accept and nothing to reject.
So the Ground / ultimate and its manifestations / conventional / relative are presented as co-emergent, inseparable, in Union.)
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Watch, my friends, the 𝗼𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿
All are unoriginate, all equal in their [𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗲-]𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 [𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘴 & 𝘮𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘭𝘦]—
Just as various things reflected in a glass
Are one and all the same, the 𝗠𝗜𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗥’s single sheen.
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(𝘪.𝘦. 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗿 //
𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘰-𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳-𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 / 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴
𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 / 𝘉𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘴 / 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦 / 𝘋𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘢 / 𝘋𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘶 / 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘭-𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 / 𝘉𝘶𝘥𝘥𝘩𝘢-𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 / 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘦-𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 / 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 & 𝘥𝘺𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘰𝘧 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 / 𝘚𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 / 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘸𝘰 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘴 [𝘜2𝘛].
𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘯𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘤𝘰-𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥, 𝘤𝘰-𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦, 𝘤𝘰-𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘤𝘰-𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘤𝘰-𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘤𝘰-𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘺, 𝘯𝘰𝘯-𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭 -- 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘯-𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘴:
-- 𝘦𝘹. 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘯-𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳;
-- 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 / 𝘴𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 / 𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘦 / 𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 / 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 / 𝘰𝘯𝘦 / 𝘯𝘰𝘯-𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳;
-- 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭 / 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘦 / 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 / 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘦, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭 / 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘦 / 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 / 𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳;
-- 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘵 / 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘰𝘶𝘴 / 𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘵 / 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘰𝘶𝘴 / 𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 --.
-- 𝘚𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 / 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 '𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 / 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺',
𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 '𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 / 𝘰𝘯𝘦'
1) 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 / 𝘉𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘴 / 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦; and
2) 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 / 𝘚𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 / 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘸𝘰 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘴 [𝘜2𝘛].
3) 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 / 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 / 𝘰𝘯𝘦, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘩.
4) 𝘚𝘰 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 '𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭 / 𝘰𝘯𝘦 / 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘦 / 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 / 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘦' 𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘥𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘶𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.)
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Watch the consciousness discerning these appearances.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱 [𝗘𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱-𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 / 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱] 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗞𝗬,
beyond assertion and negation.
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(𝘪.𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 / 𝘉𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘴 / 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦 / 𝘋𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘢 / 𝘋𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘶 / 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘭-𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴/ 𝘉𝘶𝘥𝘥𝘩𝘢-𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 / 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘦-𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 / 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 & 𝘥𝘺𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘰𝘧 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 / 𝘚𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 / 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘸𝘰 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘴 [𝘜2𝘛]
𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 / 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲,
𝘣𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘴 & 𝘮𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘭𝘦,
𝘣𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴,
𝘣𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘴,
𝘣𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 / 𝘬𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘢.
𝘚𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵 / 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘮 / 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘬 / 𝘢𝘥𝘥 / 𝘥𝘰 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘣𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘴, 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 / 𝘯𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘦 / 𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘯 / 𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦 / 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵 / 𝘯𝘰𝘵-𝘥𝘰 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘣𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘴, 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 / 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 / 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳-𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘧 𝘪𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩: 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘸𝘰 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘴 [𝘜2𝘛]. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘭𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨.
𝘚𝘰 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭 / 𝘰𝘯𝘦 / 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘦 / 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 / 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘦 / 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘸𝘰 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘴 / 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘮𝘪𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳 / 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘬𝘺 -- 𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘯-𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦.
𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘱 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵-𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘰𝘯, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧.)
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And just as in the sky the clouds take shape and then dissolve,
With no change to the 𝗦𝗞𝗬, which stays forever pure,
The nature of the [ENLIGHTENED-]MIND is likewise always pure;
It is primordially enlightened,
𝗨𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱, 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 [𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 / 𝗨𝟮𝗧].
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(𝘪.𝘦. 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘀𝗸𝘆 //
𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘰-𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳-𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 / 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴
𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 / 𝘉𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘴 / 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦 / 𝘋𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘢 / 𝘋𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘶 / 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘭-𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴/ 𝘉𝘶𝘥𝘥𝘩𝘢-𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 / 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘦-𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 / 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 & 𝘥𝘺𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘰𝘧 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 / 𝘚𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 / 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘸𝘰 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘴 [𝘜2𝘛].)
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26. The object [manifestations] and the mind itself [𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 / 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘭-𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 / 𝘚𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 / 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘸𝘰 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘴 [𝘜2𝘛]]
are not two things [𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 / 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 / 𝘊𝘰-𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵 / 𝘪𝘯 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯].
They’re one in primal purity.
Therein, adopting and rejecting are not two.
There’s no one-sided affirmation or denial.
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(𝘪.𝘦. 𝘴𝘰 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 / 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦; 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘤𝘰-𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘪𝘯 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯)
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All appearance [T1] is devoid of true existence [T2];
All arising [T1] is by nature empty [T2] [U2T].
Everything is equal and beyond all reference [inconceivable].
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(i.e. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 / 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘀 / 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 / 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀: The true nature & dynamic of any & all dharmas -- ex. the three spheres (subject / mind, relation / action, object / phenomena) [U3S], the opposites of any duality / triad / quad /etc. [Uopp], even the two truths themselves [U2T-2T] --
is like an ineffable / inconceivable Union of being 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼-𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗻 / 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 relatively functional ever-changing impermanent appearances [T1 - first truth], co-dependent with their parts (when applicable), with their causes & conditions (when applicable), their conceptual opposite(s) (always), and especially co-dependent with the mind merely labelling / imputing / conceptualising / classifying them [U3S] in dependence of its past / conditioning / karma, not completely non-dependently-arising / non-existent / non-changing / non-functional / non-ceasing / useless / meaningless
<==> and being 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 [T2 - second truth], never fixed / independent / separate / universal / absolute, but more like open / free, like illusions / dreams / reflections / rainbows / like the displays of a magical show or cosmic dance of luminosity, not really dependently-arisen / existent / changing / functional / ceasing.
One aspect / truth implies the other (<==>) [U2T], one aspect / truth proves the other (<==>).
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All dharmas are appearing <==> but still empty; empty of inherent existence <==> but still conventionally dependently co-appearing & relatively functional. And that is not grasping at the conventional / relative, or at the ultimate / emptiness, or both together, or neither.
[TETRALEMMA:] All dharmas are 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 (𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘁𝘆) <==> 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 (𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴), not both existent & non-existent together, not neither existent nor non-existent, and there is no fifth. This is another way to express the inconceivable Union of the Two Truths [U2T].
[BEYOND:] Meaning their true nature is indescribable / 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝘀 & 𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲, 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, beyond all limits, beyond all conditioning / karma (physical, conceptual, mental) x (individual, collective, cosmic).)
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-- Longchen Rabjam - Finding Rest in the Nature of Mind - Shambhala Publications
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Another translation from the Great Chariot:
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[Chapter 10 - Section H.1.a -
The teaching of the genuine emptiness of apparent objects,
(Union of the Two Truths: Union of the relative & ultimate.
Inseparability of appearances and emptiness.
Or inseparability of manifestations and the Ground / U2T.
All dharmas are equal, pure, perfect, divine, complete, free, unborn)]
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KYE HO my friends, look at apparent objects.
They are all the 𝘂𝗻𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻. They are empty and 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹.
Even though various images rise within a MIRROR,
The surface of that mirror is really only one,
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If we look at the mind that has projected this,
Mind is 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 from any affirming or denying.
Just as clouds in the SKY arise and disappear,
The non-dual miracles of space are 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆.
This is the spotless nature that is the primordial buddha.
This is uncreated self-existing dharmata [Ground].
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There is neither object [manifestations] or primordial purity [Ground].
There is no receiving and there is no letting go,
No bias or partiality, no negation or affirmation.
What appears has no true existence;
What rises [T1] is emptiness [T2] [U2T].
All is equality, free from all reference points [𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲].
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Objects are uncertain, appearing in various ways.
In the great impartiality, mind has no reference points.
So the nature of mahasandhi should be known.
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Within the world of dharmas of samsara and nirvana,
The dharmas of the past are equality without concept.
The dharmas of the future are unborn 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆.
The dharmas of the present are non-dwelling 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆.
The three times are timeless as 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 with no ground.
All there is was always eternally 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲.
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The phenomenal world that consists of samsara and nirvana
Is nothing but an image reflected in the mind [Ground / mirror].
The nature of that mind is the great space of dharmadhatu [Ground / U2T].
The nature of that space is changeless throughout the three times.
That changeless nature was nirvana from the start.
This fundamental enlightenment is 𝙎𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙝𝙖𝙙𝙧𝙖.
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ℙ𝕣𝕚𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕕𝕚𝕒𝕝 𝕡𝕦𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕪 [𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝔾𝕣𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕 / 𝔹𝕒𝕤𝕚𝕤 / 𝕊𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕔𝕖 / 𝕄𝕚𝕟𝕕-𝕒𝕤-𝕤𝕦𝕔𝕙 / 𝔾𝕖𝕟𝕦𝕚𝕟𝕖-𝕖𝕞𝕡𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕖𝕤𝕤 / 𝕋𝕣𝕦𝕖 𝕟𝕒𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕖 & 𝕕𝕪𝕟𝕒𝕞𝕚𝕔 𝕠𝕗 ℝ𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕪 𝕒𝕤 𝕚𝕥 𝕚𝕤 / 𝕊𝕦𝕔𝕙𝕟𝕖𝕤𝕤 / 𝕌𝕟𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕋𝕨𝕠 𝕋𝕣𝕦𝕥𝕙𝕤 [𝕌𝟚𝕋]]
This brings us to the tantric idea of primordial purity, or "alpha purity." Alpha in Greek means "first" and "pure". Alpha purity in Tibetan is ka dag; this means that the MIND-AS-SUCH [GROUND / U2T] has never (that is, originally) been polluted, and also that the eternally perfect [GENUINE-]EMPTINESS [GROUND / U2T] has never (that is, originally) been polluted. Both the phenomenal world and the subject related to the phenomenal world were 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗲. Only our conceptual paraphernalia, as well as imprints and inclinations, prevent us from recognizing this fact.
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As you can see, the concept of primordial 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 actually brings us to the idea of 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺. As long as the subject has never been touched by his own delusions, emotional instability and neurosis, the idea of limitation or imprisonment in the dungeon of samsara is completely inapplicable here. Imprisonment exists only at the level of the unenlightened state. In a fundamental sense, this idea is unacceptable, because the MIND-AS-SUCH [GROUND / U2T] has never been limited. OUR FUNDAMENTAL NATURE [GROUND / U2T] has never been imprisoned in samsara. She is eternally free.
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As soon as the practitioner realizes that he or she 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱, the mundane experiences of conceptual paraphernalia, delusions and the like "self-liberate." It is a technical Tantric term that sounds like rang drol in Tibetan. When we become aware of rang drol, we no longer even need to cast aside our delusions, neuroses, or emotional instabilities. They self-liberate by themselves. Nothing needs to be done about them. As soon as we begin to see clearly in relation to our nature and the nature of the phenomenal world, all obscurations are self-liberated - they become rang drol.
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Mahamudra adepts argued that consciousness is like an OCEAN. At its deepest, it has always been motionless, but on the surface it is violently agitated by gusts of wind.
Likewise, MIND-AS-SUCH [GROUND / U2T] has never been touched by the wind.
Although our daily conscious experiences sway in the wind of change, our basic nature is never affected by it.
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Another image they use is the SKY and clouds. Clouds come and go, but they never affect the nature of the sky. The sky was always clear and clear.
Likewise, our defilements have never touched the MIND-AS-SUCH [GROUND / U2T] and eternally perfect [GENUINE-]EMPTINESS [GROUND / U2T].
There has never been any imperfection.
In fact, it can be argued that the MIND-AS-SUCH [GROUND / U2T] and the eternally perfect [GENUINE-]EMPTINESS [GROUND / U2T] have never been influenced by either perfection or imperfection.
This is why we speak of 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. and this is also the terminology of the tantrikas.
It has never been influenced by anything external to it.
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Via: Oleg Ganchenko
https://www.facebook.com/oleg.ganchenko/posts/4823228291073535
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💖 And, if the Ground is primordially equal / pure / perfect / divine, then all of its inseparable spontaneous natural manifestations, all appearances, are also primordially equal / pure / perfect / divine. Everything is the Buddha here & now.
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Ocean & waves: movement at the surface, stability below. All pristine water.
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