Fwd: "The Three Authentics"

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theosophy_talks_truth, "> wrote:

 

 

"What is mind?" and at that instant I felt that is was almost as if

everyone knew there was no such thing as mind, and I was the last to

find out. How ridiculous it seemed then even to look for mind.

 

"In our tradition we say that 'three authentics' must be present for

the nature of the mind to be introduced: the blessing of an authentic

master, the devotion of an authentic student, and the authentic

lineage of the method of introduction...it can only be introduced by

someone who has fully realized it, and who carries the blessing and

experience of the lineage.

 

"And you, the student, must find and constantly nourish that

openness, breadth of vision, willingness, enthusiasm, and reverence

that will change the whole atmosphere of your mind, and make you

receptive to the introduction. That is what we mean by devotion.

Without it, the master may introduce but the student will not

recognize...only in that meeting of minds and hearts will the student

realize."

 

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

 

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Comment: This post is for those who think that they have found a guru

or master. But we must remember that this guru too has a lineage or a

tradition which follows him. A lineage or tradition which taught him

and introduced him to the nature of reality and his mind. But by what

yardstick do you measure this guru or lineage? In truth it is the

inner, interior life of the disciple which informs the outer. It is

his sincerity which leads him to an AUTHENTIC master. And what is

authentic? It means real. But is not reality defined by each of our

circumstances and our history or karmas? The power of authenticity is

in the maker and the judge, not in the jury.

 

Netemara

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