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Reflections on The Great Potency of Bodhicitta - a Dzogchen Semde Tantra
https://luminousemptiness.co.uk/great-potency-bodhicitta-dzogchen-semde-tantra/
"All and everything emanates from me,
so all and everything, whatever appears,
is revealed as transmission,
revelation of timelessly pure basic spaciousness ... "
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Sufi Mystic Al-Hallaj’s Beautiful Poem: Stillness
Sufi Mystic Al-Hallaj's Beautiful Poem: Stillness
I thought I'd share a few reflections on a very beautiful poem by Mansur Hallaj.
A brief biography of Mansour al-Hallaj
Mansour al-Hallaj or Mansour Halla
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In Dzogchen, what is Natural Perfection / Spontaneous Presence (Lhungrub)?
This post is an exploration of Natural Perfection or Lhungrub in Tibetan (ཀ་དག་) - the third of a series of posts on Dzogchen key terms. Natural Perfection is pointing to the natural, effortless manifestation of phenomena from the ground of being (Gzhi). It is the dynamic aspect of the mind that allows for the continuous arising of experiences and ( Read more... ) -
A Shower of Wisdom - A Guru Yoga of Garab Dorje
With great joy I came across this Guru Yoga of Garab Dorje the other day by Mipham Rinpoche. What a blessing indeed!
Sometimes I cannot comprehend how wondrous it is that the conditionless and conditions manifest such profoundly helpful Dharmas at such moments. Or comprehend how blessed I am to receive these connections, this Tendrel (རྟེན་འབྲེལ ( Read more... ) -
Reflections on Ryokan’s Zen Poems - The Butterfly and the Flower
I turn to Ryokan’s poetry over and over again. For me, nobody captures in poetry the magical essence of the spiritual life, indeed, of life like he does. How wonderous his words, painting pictures - pictures that rest in the heart, illuminating form and emptiness, and their interplay.
When all thoughts are exhausted
When all thoughts
Are exhausted
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In Dzogchen what is Primordial Purity (Kadag)?
Reflections and over 100 quotations from the Dzogchen source texts.
Read the full blog post:
https://luminousemptiness.co.uk/kadag-primordial-purity-dzogchen/
This post is an exploration of Primordial Purity, or Kadag in Tibetan (ཀ་དག་). The concept of Kadag is central to Dzogchen. It refers to the inherent, unconditioned purity of the nature of ( Read more... ) -
Severing the Bardo ‘Once and for All’
‘Question and answer’ oral instructions of the Wisdom Ḍākinī to Tilopa
What a truly wonderful teaching! When I first read it I felt the presence of the Dakini and Tilopa, as if I was there as it unfolded. What a marvelous display this nature of mind conjures up.
Recognising the nature of mind
Tilopa asked the wisdom Ḍākinī: what is awakening [ ( Read more... ) -
In Dzogchen what is the Primordial Ground (gzhi)?
I want to share an extensive collection of my favourite quotes from the Dzogchen source texts on the Primordial Ground (gzhi):
https://luminousemptiness.co.uk/dzogchen-primordial-ground-gzhi/
Inspired by Malcolm Smith’s Wisdom Academy course: Dzogchen: Ten Key Terms I’ve been reflecting a lot on the terms he focuses on.
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Natural Great Peace by Nyoshul Khenpo Jamyang Dorje
Rest in natural great peace
This exhausted mind
Beaten helpless by karma and neurotic thought
Like the relentless fury of pounding waves
In the infinite ocean of samsāra.
Nyoshul Khenpo Jamyang Dorje
Natural Great Peace
So clear, so direct. This is the start and the end of it. Rest in natural great peace, the nature of mind, Rigpa.
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Vairotsana’s Wonderful Cuckoo’s Song Of Awareness
The Six Vajra Verses of Vairotsana
Hey, Mahasattva, Magnificent Being, listen!
The nature of multiplicity is Nondual
and things in themselves are pure and simple;
being here and now is construct-free
and it shines out in all forms, always all good;
it is already perfect, so exertion is redundant
and spontaneity is ever immanent.
Original Perfection: ( Read more... )