To realise the true nature & dynamic of one thing
is to realise the true nature & dynamic of everything.
Why?
Because everything has the same unique inconceivable all-pervading timeless unborn unconditioned unchanging unceasing pristine Ground / Basis / Source / Buddha-nature / Genuine-emptiness / Suchness / True nature & dynamic as it is / Union of the Two Truths [U2T]. Everything is manifestations inseparable from this Ground. Everything is display of this unique Ground [UGM].
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𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙚 𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙚 𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙥𝙝𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙖 [U2T] and of all relations / actions / karma (positive, negative or neutral).
The true nature of a Buddha is the true nature of the worst defilement;
the same as the true nature of any atom or galaxy.
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Scientists try to understand the true nature of objects and relations / laws.
Buddhists try to realise the true nature of their own mind.
Their search must necessarily converge because there is only one Reality as it is, and it is beyond dualities like: subject / mind vs. objects / phenomena vs. relations / actions / processes, appearance vs. emptiness, appearance vs. reality.
The question is: Why do many Buddhists concentrate their efforts into trying to realise the true nature of one thing: the true nature & dynamic of their own mind as the Union of being cognizant and empty of inherent existence?
What are the pros and cons of this approach?
Is this the unique valid approach?
Are scientists too objectivist / materialist / phenomena-only,
and Buddhist too subjectivist / idealist / mind-only?]
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[𝙌𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙧: In all Madhyamaka Buddhism and Advaita Vedanta teachings, we talk about ‘the True nature & dynamic of Reality’ as being an inconceivable unique all-pervasive timeless limitless unborn unconditioned unchanging unceasing pristine 𝙂𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 / Basis / Source / Buddha-nature / Genuine-emptiness / Pure-Mind / Unconditioned-Knowing / Primordial-𝘼𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 / Pristine-𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙘𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 / 𝘽𝙧𝙖𝙝𝙢𝙖𝙣 / Atman / Self / Pure Being / Suchness / 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙬𝙤 𝙏𝙧𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙨 [U2T / U2T-3S / U2T-opp / U2T-2T], etc.
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𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙨𝙥 / 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 — 𝙣𝙤 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 '𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙚-𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨'.
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Why? Because the true nature & dynamic of the Ground / Awareness / Brahman / U2T … is also like
a Union of being e̲m̲p̲t̲y̲ ̲o̲f̲ ̲i̲n̲h̲e̲r̲e̲n̲t̲ ̲e̲x̲i̲s̲t̲e̲n̲c̲e̲ [T2-Ground] <==>
because of being conventionally d̲e̲p̲e̲n̲d̲e̲n̲t̲l̲y̲ ̲c̲o̲-̲a̲r̲i̲s̲e̲n̲ ̲(̲i̲n̲t̲e̲r̲d̲e̲p̲e̲n̲d̲e̲n̲t̲)̲ ̲r̲e̲l̲a̲t̲i̲v̲e̲l̲y̲ ̲f̲u̲n̲c̲t̲i̲o̲n̲a̲l̲ ever-changing impermanent appearance / tool / adapted skillful means / antidote / counterpoint [T1-Ground],
m̲e̲r̲e̲l̲y̲ ̲l̲a̲b̲e̲l̲e̲d̲ ̲/̲ ̲i̲m̲p̲u̲t̲e̲d̲ ̲/̲ ̲i̲m̲a̲g̲i̲n̲e̲d̲ ̲b̲y̲ ̲t̲h̲e̲ ̲m̲i̲n̲d̲ in dependence of its past experience / conditioning / karma [U3S-Ground].
And vice versa; one aspect / truth implies / proves / enables / supports / is in harmony with the other aspect / truth [U2T-Ground].
The Ground / Awareness / Brahman / U2T … is also l̲i̲k̲e̲ ̲s̲p̲a̲c̲e̲,̲ ̲i̲l̲l̲u̲s̲i̲o̲n̲s̲, reflections, mirages, dreams, echos, rainbows, magical tricks: ‘There, but not there.’ [U2T-Ground]
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The Ground / Awareness / Brahman / U2T … is also
not really arisen / caused / e̲x̲i̲s̲t̲e̲n̲t̲ / changing /ceasing,
not completely non-arisen / non-caused / n̲o̲n̲-̲e̲x̲i̲s̲t̲e̲n̲t̲ / non-changing / non-ceasing,
not both together, not neither;
not purely s̲u̲b̲j̲e̲c̲t̲i̲v̲e̲ / mind, not purely o̲b̲j̲e̲c̲t̲i̲v̲e̲ / phenomena,
not purely r̲e̲l̲a̲t̲i̲o̲n̲a̲l̲ / process / action / karma, not a combination of them, not none of them;
not equal / p̲u̲r̲e̲ / perfect / divine / complete / free / enlightened,
not unequal / i̲m̲p̲u̲r̲e̲ / imperfect / ordinary / incomplete / bounded / unenlightened,
not both together, not neither;
not p̲e̲r̲m̲a̲n̲e̲n̲t̲ / continuous / eternal, not i̲m̲p̲e̲r̲m̲a̲n̲e̲n̲t̲ / discontinuous / annihilated,
not both together, not neither;
not ‘this’, not ‘non-this’, not both together, not neither – for whatever ‘this’ is [Tetralemma-Ground].
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Meaning the true nature & dynamic of the Ground / Awareness / Brahman / U2T … is
indescribable / inconceivable for our flawed conditioned dualistic conceptual mind(s);
it is beyond all opposites / dualities;
beyond all extremes & middle, beyond all dualistic conceptual proliferations,
beyond all defining limitations, beyond all conditioning / karma (individual, collective, cosmic);
beyond all description / conceptualisation, differentiation / discrimination,
causality / production / laws, form / matter-energy, space & time.
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𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙂𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 / 𝘼𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 / 𝘽𝙧𝙖𝙝𝙢𝙖𝙣 / 𝙐2𝙏
is NOT really one, all-pervasive, timeless, limitless, eternal, unborn, unconditioned, unchanging, unceasing, pristine.
Because it is even beyond all of these dualistic concepts: it is not ‘this’, not ‘non-this’ …
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𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙂𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 / 𝘼𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 / 𝘽𝙧𝙖𝙝𝙢𝙖𝙣 / 𝙐2𝙏 is inseparable / interdependent / co-defined / co-relative / co-dependent / co-emergent / co-evolving / co-ceasing / co-transcended with its 𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 / 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨.
That is the Union of the relative and absolute; the Union of the illusory and real;
𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙬𝙤 𝙏𝙧𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙨 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙂𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨,
𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 [𝗨𝗚𝗠 / 𝗨𝟮𝗧-𝗚𝗠].
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So, please, do not get stuck at the level of “𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙂𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 / 𝘼𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 / 𝘽𝙧𝙖𝙝𝙢𝙖𝙣 / 𝙐2𝙏.”
It is not the real true nature & dynamic of Reality as it is;
it is merely a concept-pointer to the inconceivable.
And a better concept-pointer is
𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙂𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 / 𝘼𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 / 𝘽𝙧𝙖𝙝𝙢𝙖𝙣 / 𝙐2𝙏 … 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 [𝙐𝙂𝙈 / 𝙐2𝙏-𝙂𝙈].
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There is no 𝙂𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 / 𝘼𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 / 𝘽𝙧𝙖𝙝𝙢𝙖𝙣 / 𝙐2𝙏 without any 𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 / 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨; and vice versa. One cannot exist without the other, or prior to the other, or finally without the other.
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So we can use these concept-pointers – like an inconceivable unique all-pervasive timeless limitless unborn unconditioned unchanging unceasing pristine 𝙂𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 / Basis / Source / Buddha-nature / Genuine-emptiness / Pure-Mind / Unconditioned-Knowing / Primordial-𝘼𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 / Pristine-𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙘𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 / 𝘽𝙧𝙖𝙝𝙢𝙖𝙣 / Atman / Self / Pure Being / Suchness / 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙬𝙤 𝙏𝙧𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙨 [U2T / U2T-3S / U2T-opp / U2T-2T] – conventionally / relatively / inter-subjectively, but never in absolute terms; using them without apprehending / differentiating / opposing anything in absolute terms; using them without falling into one extremes or middle: Extremes like eternalism, nihilism, dualism / pluralism, monism / oneness, subjectivism / idealism, objectivism / materialism, relationism, processism, etc.
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𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱 ~ Ajahn Anan
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We meditate to get to know our mind.
But that doesn’t mean we think, “I’ve got to be peaceful!”
If we think and attach in this way then we’ll tend to get irritated with ourself when we’re not peaceful.
Our aim is just to know the mind.
And when we’re working on developing constant awareness, this will include times when we are not very peaceful, when there are thoughts and distractions coming up.
So we just know, “Oh, now the mind is distracted.”
There will also be times when our mindfulness and concentration are strong and the hindrances disappear.
At those times we are aware that, “Now the mind is peaceful. Now the mind is calm and concentrated.”
Whatever the experience, we know it for what it is.
That’s our aim.
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– Ajahn Anan
Simple Teachings on Higher Truths
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Via: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1090752835096346&set=a.994588341379463
𝕋ℍ𝔼 𝔽𝕀ℕ𝔸𝕃 𝔸𝕀𝕄 𝕆𝔽 𝕄𝕀ℕ𝔻 𝕋ℝ𝔸𝕀ℕ𝕀ℕ𝔾
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Recognizing buddha-nature, the ultimate truth,
is the final aim of mind training.
True meditation is based on wisdom.
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What is buddha-nature?
Its essence is emptiness [T2] and its nature is clear luminosity [T1]
[and its compassionate energy is the inseparability of the two first aspects [U2T]].
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These two qualities are not actually separate,
so true nature is described as
the unity of emptiness and clarity [U2T / Union of the Two Truths about the mind].
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It is free from all ordinary conceptual frameworks and elaborations.
It is the ultimate nature of mind, just as it is, uncontrived, resting in its own ground.
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(𝘪.𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘸𝘰 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭-𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘯-𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 / 𝘉𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘴 / 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦 / 𝘉𝘶𝘥𝘥𝘩𝘢-𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 / 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘦-𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 / 𝘚𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 / 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 & 𝘥𝘺𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘴 (𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭, 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭, 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭; 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 / 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥, 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 / 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 / 𝘬𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘢, 𝘰𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 / 𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘢 / 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥.)
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Through practice, the conditions that obscure us from [directly] seeing and experiencing mind’s true nature [U2T] are gradually refined away.
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(𝘪.𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥; 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘺 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 / 𝘯𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 / 𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 / 𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 / 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮; 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘣𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 & 𝘥𝘺𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 [𝘜2𝘛].)
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As we gain more subtle levels of experience,
eventually we will [directly] see mind’s essence [U2T-mind].
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~ Khentrul Rinpoche
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THE GROUND: From Rigpawiki:
"The Ground of Dzogchen is the fundamental, primordial state, our absolute nature (Buddha-nature), which is already perfect and always present.
It is described as being endowed with three qualities:
its essence, its nature and its compassionate energy.
Although conceptually we make distinctions between them, these three qualities of the ground of being are united.
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(1 - T2) The first quality is that its essence is empty, being primordial purity or kadak.
(i.e. It is the second truth: EMPTINESS)
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(2 - T1) The second quality is that its nature is cognizant, being spontaneous presence or lhundrup (Tib. ལྷུན་སྒྲུབ་, Wyl. lhun sgrub).
(i.e. It is the first truth: dependent origination, causality, functionality, LUMINOSITY, clarity ...)
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(3 - U2T) The third quality of the Ground is its compassionate energy (Tib. ཐུགས་རྗེ་, tukjé, Wyl. thugs rje). Just as the sky and sunlight are indivisible, so the empty essence and cognizant nature are always a unity. This inseparability or unity is called ‘compassionate energy’, the manifestation of the compassionate energy of the enlightened mind.
(i.e. It is the inseparability / Union of the Two Truths: Union of dependent origination / appearance and emptiness; or UNION OF LUMINOSITY AND EMPTINESS. It means that everything is appearing but empty; empty but still continually uninterruptedly dependently appearing and relatively functional. Ex. the mind is empty but still cognizant / functional.)
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Conclusion 'compassionate energy' is the inter-relation between emptiness [T2] and luminosity / cognizance / functionality [T1]; it is the Union of the Two Truths [U2T].
It is indeed transcending emptiness [T2] and luminosity [T1], because it is not merely emptiness [T2-only], not merely luminosity [T1-only], not both truths together [2T], not neither [1T].
Meaning it is indescribable, inconceivable,
but still we call it the Union of the two truths, or compassionate energy.
"Energy" because even if everything is empty, appearances still continually unceasingly uninterruptedly appear spontaneously from the Ground / U2T. The inseparability of the two aspects is the energy that produces everything; there is no need for anything else for a Universe of appearances and functionalities to emerge.
"Compassionate" because all of these appearances / manifestations are teaching us the liberating truth, the true nature & dynamic of Reality as it is, the Union of the Two Truths.
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Those three characteristics of the Ground -- essence, nature and compassionate energy are also liked to the three kayas: dharmakaya, sambhogakaya and nirmanakaya. But that is related to the practices of the Tantrayana / Vajrayana.
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Via: https://www.rigpawiki.org/index.php?title=Ground
The ultimate nature of phenomena [the Ground] ~ Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche
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𝘽𝙪𝙙𝙙𝙝𝙖-𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙪𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙨, 𝙘𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙙.
It has not been fabricated or created by various causes and conditions.
It does not dwell as a separate entity that truly exists.
It did not begin and therefore it cannot cease.
It is simply 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙝𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙖.
[It is simply 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙚 𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 / 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 / 𝙠𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙖.]
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Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche
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Via: Just Dharma Quotes
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