Dzogchen

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Here's this about Tibetan Buddhism and Dzogchen quoted from Arjuna Nick

Ardagh's Relaxing Into Clear Seeing:

 

"Padmasambhava, who brought Buddhism to Tibet in the 8th century AD, gave

teachings to his disciples about the essentially free nature of

consciousness. He told them that the teachings should be hidden in specific

remote places in Tibet and that they would be discovered in "degenerate times

when the capacity for humankind is more ready to recognize it."

 

I have observed that exoteric religious forms in all religions focus on the

laws, forms, rituals and images. To find the real message one must seek out

the esoteric - the teachings directing one to discovery of conscious

beingness itself.

 

The term Dzogchen means The Great Perfection.

>From Nick's book again: "That which remains the absence of any identity is

unerasable. 'When you realize this point, you can try to destroy it, but you

will find nothing,' the Dzogchen teachings explain. 'Whatever you do, it is

not possible to do anything with this empty nature. Even when all thoughts

are stopped, there is still a bright and clear presence that is empty. That

is called Clear Natural Mind.'"

 

This is the same essential teaching of Ramana - Self; Buddha - no-self;

Tibetan rigpa - unborn mind; Jesus - the kingdom of heaven within.

 

"'However many names may be applied to it,' says Padmasambhava, 'even though

they are well conceived and fancy sounding, with regard to its real meaning,

it is just this immediate present awareness and nothing else.'"

 

 

xan