Guest guest Posted February 25, 2000 Report Share Posted February 25, 2000 Very beautiful Larry! Thanks for sharing. Will pass it on. Love Harsha LBIDD wrote: > LBIDD > > >From "Mahamudra, The Quintessence Of Mind And Meditation" > > Some uninformed people assume that what is known as ordinary mind is > deluded ordinary awarness. This is not so. The Sanskrit equivalent > "prakrta" of the Tibetan term [thamal] has two meanings, viz., an > ordinary and a natural state. Here it denotes the natural state. Hence > this ordinary mind consists of luminous clarity, intinsic purity, and a > self-existing state that is unmodulated and unpolluted. The Takpo > Kagyupa order is not the only one that enunciates the term "ordinary > mind." The "Dekhonanyi Raptu Mineypai Gyu" refers to the same term: > > The intrinsic nature of ordinary mind is supreme fruition. > If maintained without modulating, > It is the threefold enlightenment [trikaya]: > If let go of, it is ultimate awareness. > If settled unaltered in its intrinsic purity and indestructible > nature, > It is undefinable. > It is the mother of the buddhas throughout the three periods of time. > > Sri Savari advises: > > Ordinary mind consists of natural simplicity. Do not distort it > through intellectual construction, for the pure nature of mind needs no > modulation. Let the mind be in its natural state with no attempt at > grasping or releasing it. > > Mahasiddha Kotali explains: > > When ordinary mind awakens its inmost recess and the six sensory > perceptions are purified, a stream of bliss will flow incessantly. All > designations are meaningless and become the source of misery. Settle the > mind in its primal simplicity and nonmeditative state. > > The Great Master [Milarepa] proclaims: > > Having continuously maintained ordinary mind I have already forgotten > the delusion of ignorance. > > Je Gampopa affirms: > > This meditation relies solely on ordinary mind. I have discovered it > through the grace of [my guru], the Buddha in a human body. > ------------------------------ > The Kagyu sect of Tibetan Buddhism uses the term "Ordinary Mind" [Thamal > Gyi Shepa] to refer to awareness. This book is a meditation manual from > the 16th century and this is a small section, the first of 6 pages that > I will type out over 6 days. > > Larry > > -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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