Fwd: "The Mind and The Nature of the Mind"

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theosophy_talks_truth" Heloise

 

 

"Then there is the very nature of mind, its innermost essence, which

is absolutely and always untouched by change or death. At present it

is hidden within our own mind, our sem (defined by one master as that

which possesses discriminating awareness, that which possesses a

sense of duality--which grasps or rejects something external--that is

mind), enveloped and obscured by the mental scurry of our thoughts

and emotions. Just as clouds can be shifted by a strong gust of wind

to reveal the shining sun and wide-open sky, so, under certain

special circumstances, some inspiration may uncover for us glimpses

of this nature of mind. These glimpses have many depths and degrees,

but each of them will bring some light of understanding, meaning and

freedom. This is because the nature of mind is the very root itself

of understanding, In Tibetan we call it RIGPA, a primoridial,

radiant, and always awake. It could be said to be knowledge of

knowledge itself."

 

>From "The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying" by Sogyal Rinpoche

 

 

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Comment: This is part of the two chapters which comprise a book on

meditation. By all accounts the Tibetans are THE masters of

meditation. I particularly like the distinction between the two types

of mind the 'sem' and the 'Rigpa'--one is always whining for more and

the other is the 'Source' of all. I particularly like the

description "knowledge of knowledge itself."

 

 

Heloise

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