Mahamudra: The Moonlight -- Quintessence of Mind and Meditation
Dakpo Tashi Namgyal
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“Whoever has a perfect vision of one thing, Has the perfect vision of all things, For the emptiness of one thing Is the emptiness of all things. – Aryadeva”
“Like the expanse of space, the mind [in its intrinsic nature] transcends intellect. Let it remain in its relaxed nature, without directing or settling it, for mind without a manipulated focus represents Mahāmudrā; By deepening intimacy with it, one will attain supreme enlightenment.”
“A person, enchanted by something delightful, clings to it out of attachment. He is bound to be afflicted, even by a pain as small as a sesame seed.”
“Thus all apparent things that appear or exist are empty of any essence, and have only a conceptual or nominal identity. Not the slightest distinction exists between the designation and the nature of things that it symbolizes. For there is a constant coemergence, which cannot be realized by external means.”
“The primordial purity of mind is of the nature of space; There is nothing one can receive or reject.”
“The mind in its great sublime bliss is nondual, being neither self nor others, for it perceives intrinsic reality, which is before one, behind one, and around one in all the ten directions.”
“The Vajrapañjara explains: The meditation on the union of emptiness and compassion is indeed the teaching of the Buddha, Dharma, and Saṅgha. The Sampuṭa says: The nondiscriminatory simplicity [of mind] is described as wisdom; that which fulfills the wishes of sentient beings [without exception], the way a wish-granting gem does, [is described] as compassion. Saraha states: He who seeks emptiness without compassion will not realize the supreme path; Yet he who meditates mainly on compassion will not realize liberation. He who unifies the two will neither remain in saṃsāra nor in nirvāṇa. Śavari declares: He who has attained nonevaluating awareness, who is unable to bear the misery of confused sentient beings, and who sheds tears of compassionWhile working for their benefit, turns concern for himself into concern for others.”
“Space is designated as empty, yet its exact nature cannot be verbalized. Similarly the mind is designated as luminously clear, yet its exact nature is empty, with no ground for definition. Thus the self-nature of mind is and has been from the very beginning like that of space.”
“Some people who are overcome by their attachment to emptiness seem to negate the interdependence of action and effect. This represents great nihilism, which is totally wrong. They should remedy this by seeking a definite understanding and a clear vision of the subtle aspect of interdependent karma and its effects. In short, it is essential to realize the following two concepts simultaneously: a perfect understanding of the unfailing consequences of one’s action and a definite awareness of the emptiness and essencelessness of all things. This is described as the object of wonderment by the Bodhisattvabhūmivṛtti: Being fully aware that all things are intrinsically empty, One abides by the principle of karma and its consequences. This is wonderful, supremely wonderful! This is marvelous, supremely marvelous!”
“Likewise everyone perceives all sense objects such as form, sound, etc., and cognizes discriminating thoughts. Just as the magician understands the intrinsic unreality of the magical form, so the meditator, after having established subject-object reality as being empty of an innate essence or self-nature, perceives reality to be a mere appearance, without an innate entity, i.e., as a magical figure. The Samādhirāja affirms: Magicians produce phantom forms –Horses, elephants, and others. Whatever their appearance They are devoid of reality.Know all things as such.”
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aryadeva, awakening, buddhism, vision-of-the-enlightened-mind, perfect-vision, emptiness, enlightenment
