Guest guest Posted August 19, 2006 Report Share Posted August 19, 2006 Awakening is present here and now at the very heart of ordinary experience. The awakened mind of a buddha is nothing other than the pristine awareness animating one's own ordinary mind at every moment. To recognize this pristine awareness requires that it be " pointed out " by a teacher. Shabkar captures this intimate, oral process: Now come up close and listen. When you look carefully, you do not find the merest speck of real mind you can put your finger on and say " this is it. " Not finding anything is an incredible find. Friends! Mind does not emerge from anything. It is primordially empty; there is nothing there to hold on to. It is not anywhere; it has no shape or color. And in the end nowhere to go. There is no trace of its having been by. Its motions are empty motions and that emptiness is obvious. .... Mind's nature is vivid as a flawless piece of crystal: intrinsically empty, naturally radiant, unimpededly responsive. Stripped bare of repetitive error, mind itself is surely and always buddha. Such instructions undermine habitual perceptions by pointing out the essentially empty, radiant and responsive nature of awareness. .....Page 41 of Verses from the Centre by Stephen Batchelor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2006 Report Share Posted August 19, 2006 Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111 wrote: > > Awakening is present here and now at the very heart of ordinary > experience. > The awakened mind of a buddha is nothing other than the pristine > awareness animating one's own ordinary mind at every moment. To > recognize this pristine awareness requires that it be " pointed out " > by a teacher. Shabkar captures this intimate, oral process: > > Now come up close and listen. When you look carefully, you do not > find the merest speck of real mind you can put your finger on and > say " this is it. " Not finding anything is an incredible find. > Friends! Mind does not emerge from anything. It is primordially > empty; there is nothing there to hold on to. It is not anywhere; it > has no shape or color. And in the end nowhere to go. There is no > trace of its having been by. Its motions are empty motions and that > emptiness is obvious. > ... Mind's nature is vivid as a flawless piece of crystal: > intrinsically empty, naturally radiant, unimpededly responsive. > Stripped bare of repetitive error, mind itself is surely and always > buddha. > > Such instructions undermine habitual perceptions by pointing out the > essentially empty, radiant and responsive nature of awareness. > > ....Page 41 of Verses from the Centre by Stephen Batchelor > let go be free .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2006 Report Share Posted August 19, 2006 Nisargadatta , " skywhilds " <skywords wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111@> > wrote: > > > > Awakening is present here and now at the very heart of ordinary > > experience. > > The awakened mind of a buddha is nothing other than the pristine > > awareness animating one's own ordinary mind at every moment. To > > recognize this pristine awareness requires that it be " pointed out " > > by a teacher. Shabkar captures this intimate, oral process: > > > > Now come up close and listen. When you look carefully, you do not > > find the merest speck of real mind you can put your finger on and > > say " this is it. " Not finding anything is an incredible find. > > Friends! Mind does not emerge from anything. It is primordially > > empty; there is nothing there to hold on to. It is not anywhere; it > > has no shape or color. And in the end nowhere to go. There is no > > trace of its having been by. Its motions are empty motions and that > > emptiness is obvious. > > ... Mind's nature is vivid as a flawless piece of crystal: > > intrinsically empty, naturally radiant, unimpededly responsive. > > Stripped bare of repetitive error, mind itself is surely and always > > buddha. > > > > Such instructions undermine habitual perceptions by pointing out the > > essentially empty, radiant and responsive nature of awareness. > > > > ....Page 41 of Verses from the Centre by Stephen Batchelor > > > > > > let go > > be free .... who? ps....cd will be posted via canada post(as fast as pony express), once in hands of usps it will fly.....monday am......early am.......enjoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2006 Report Share Posted August 19, 2006 Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111 wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " skywhilds " <skywords@> wrote: > > > > Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111@> > > wrote: > > > > > > Awakening is present here and now at the very heart of ordinary > > > experience. > > > The awakened mind of a buddha is nothing other than the pristine > > > awareness animating one's own ordinary mind at every moment. To > > > recognize this pristine awareness requires that it be " pointed > out " > > > by a teacher. Shabkar captures this intimate, oral process: > > > > > > Now come up close and listen. When you look carefully, you do not > > > find the merest speck of real mind you can put your finger on and > > > say " this is it. " Not finding anything is an incredible find. > > > Friends! Mind does not emerge from anything. It is primordially > > > empty; there is nothing there to hold on to. It is not anywhere; > it > > > has no shape or color. And in the end nowhere to go. There is no > > > trace of its having been by. Its motions are empty motions and > that > > > emptiness is obvious. > > > ... Mind's nature is vivid as a flawless piece of crystal: > > > intrinsically empty, naturally radiant, unimpededly responsive. > > > Stripped bare of repetitive error, mind itself is surely and > always > > > buddha. > > > > > > Such instructions undermine habitual perceptions by pointing out > the > > > essentially empty, radiant and responsive nature of awareness. > > > > > > ....Page 41 of Verses from the Centre by Stephen Batchelor > > > > > > > > > > > let go > > > > be free > > > > > ... > > > > who? where there is letting go there is freedom but you whatever you are as agent can do it do do it. > > ps....cd will be posted via canada post(as fast as pony express), > once in hands of usps it will fly.....monday am......early > am.......enjoy > awesome! i just ordered the timelife 50s cd set, " malt shop memories, " for about $300, a half hour ago. every little bit helps thanks you're something else altogether. sky ~*~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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