“Gyatso’s Teaching”
‘The world that you perceive is an illusion. It is a product of your conditioning, which must be overcome if you are to find unity where you now see only duality. Self-reliance explains itself. While a teacher is of great value to you in your early stages of evolution, ultimately, you must do all the […]
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“‘Mahamudra is the natural state of mind: effortless, pure awareness.” He slowly moved his hand through the air, indicating the calmness of nature surrounding them. “No matter what you do, no matter what situation you are in, whether walking, sitting, eating or lying down, always suspend your attention within the nature of nondual awareness. Samsara, […]
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“Looking around, he saw a landscape of breathtaking beauty. From both sides, spined mountains ran down into a valley of deep green. Straight ahead rose three successive ranges of peaks, each of greater height than its predecessor, and the last poking its peaks right into the belly of the clouds. The clouds were softly contoured […]
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“‘Mahamudra,” Gyatso replied, ‘is the realization of the natural state as awareness-emptiness, absolutely clear and transparent, without root. It is unified and beyond the mind, is clear yet thoughtless, pervasive, and vast like space. Its aspect of great compassion is apparent, yet devoid of any nature. Manifesting clearly like the moon in water, it is […]
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“When the friends reached the bottom of the trail, they turned to look back at the rocky heights. Through some fluke of atmospheric conditions, the sun behind the mesa was shooting out long filaments of white light, filaments that looked like compressed and radiant contrails from multiple rocket launches. The arc of the sun’s top […]
Continue reading“Greek Sunset”
“The sun was now setting on the rim of the Aegean Sea. The sky showed layered colors of cherry, pale orange, and peppermint. Five clouds, oddly contoured like puzzle pieces fashioned from mist, were painted in hues of flesh and pink and grayish white. A dazzling band of primary yellow lit the far edge of […]
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