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--- Machig Labdron

Like this thread, but open to all traditions. Self Liberation Through Seeing with Naked Awareness, trans John Myrdhin Reynolds As for this sparkling awareness, which is called "mind," Even though one says that it exists, it does not actually exist. (On the other hand) as a source, it is the origin of the diversity of all the bliss of Nirvana and all of the sorrow of Samsara. And as for it’s being something desirable; it is cherished alike in the Eleven Vehicles. With respect to its having a name, the various names that are applied to it are inconceivable (in their numbers). Some call it "the nature of the mind" or "mind itself." Some Tirthikas call it by the name Atman or "the Self." The Sravakas call it the doctrine of Anatman or "the absence of a self." The Chittamatrins call it by the name Chitta or "the Mind." Some call it the Prajnaparamita or "the Perfection of Wisdom." Some call it the name Tathagata-garbha or "the embryo of Buddhahood." Some call it by the name Mahamudra or "the Great Symbol." Some call it by the name "the Unique Sphere." Some call it by the name Dharmadhatu or "the dimension of Reality." Some call it by the name Alaya or "the basis of everything." And some simply call it by the name "ordinary awareness."

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Not at all, but feel free to form whatever ideas if that helps you on your own path.

Yes. It is a Buddhist definition related to a Buddhist quote. Feel free to share quotes from other traditions as well!

As a follow on: --- Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche

Exactly so! As Tulku Urgyen says, "short times, many times." It is the practice until it unfolds at its own rate. Meditation is Tibetan is gom, often translated as "to become familiar with." I like this emphasis it isn't really effortful. Once you become familiar with some one, we can recognize them instantly, even if they are dressed differently, with a different haircut, or even in disguise. Same here, IME.

In this case the reference is to the mind's essential nature (sems nyid) as opposed to the mind (sems) or its various expressions.

~ Chamtrul Rinpoche

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Granted. You now suffer from painful insomnia and can no longer sleep longer than one restless hour per night. I wish dogs had the lifespan of a human. What? You could comment that but not continue the chain?

Granted. You have a wishing well, but all your wishes are corrupted. I wish I had a million dollars.

-- Tsoknyi Rinpoche

Granted. Everyone's brain in connected into a hideous, Borg like-hive mind. Everyone shares on collective mind I wish I could speak, read, and write any language I wanted to.

I wish this thread would start up again.

Welcome... back! Do you recall your prior avatar name?

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My question is what it means in this topic.

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--Dudjom Rinpoche, trans. Ron Garry

I'm not really sure what the term "spiritual" means.

I guess old "me" thought the same thing. I find it interesting that a lot of these books are biographical in some way.

In Search of the Miraculous, by P.D. Ouspensky and Mindfulness in Plain English, by Bhante G.