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The Six Vajra Verses the nature of phenomena is non-dual, but each one, its own state, is beyond the limits of the mind. there is no concept that can define the condition of "what is" but vision nevertheless manifests: all is good. everything has already been accomplished, and so, having overcome the sickness of effort, one finds oneself in the self-perfected state. this is contemplation. -Vairocana just wanted to share this short dzogchen poem here, as i found it very daoist in essence. Norbu Rinpoche, in The Supreme Source draws parallels between zen and ch'an and dzogchen, but none with daoism. he goes on to say The true path of the Dzogchen practitioner is contemplation. In fact, it is only when we are in contemplation that all the tensions of body, voice, and mind are finally effortlessly released; until we discover and abide stably in this state, our experience of "relaxation" will be incomplete. Contemplation can be tied to an experience of clarity, or of bliss, but its state is one alone: the instant presence of rigpa.