![]() ![]() We discover that the very same thoughts that cause all of our problems actually arise by themselves and dissolve by themselves all we have to do is relax and let them be. In meditation we discover that no effort is required to dissolve thoughts. In this unlimited, sky-like mental space we can observe how thoughts spontaneously arise, abide, and disappear we see that the exact same thoughts that cause us so much anxiety, aggravation and animosity when we cling to them, have no more reality to them than does writing on water. In meditation we just relax and rest in that true nature. The meditation practice of the Great Perfection is specifically designed to break up these obscuring mental habits of mind at that moment what is revealed is what is really there: the pure mirror-like nature of intrinsic awareness, uncontaminated by the desire, aversion and frustration of conceptual thinking. These mental habit-formations obscure the truth that is so close that we can not see it. What prevents us from already being awakened is ordinary conceptual thinking, which is rooted in the obscuring emotions of desire, aversion, anger, self-grasping, and the misunderstanding of the way everything arises merely as the momentary result of ephemeral causes and conditions. ![]() In this way the Great Perfection is the union of perfect wisdom (the recognition of our true nature) and perfect compassion (the spontaneous activity that heals the suffering of ourselves and others.) Compassion is both the motivation for embarking on the journey, and the natural, spontaneous expression of the awakened mind. It is a practice that is grounded in compassion and loving-kindness, bodhicitta in Tibetan. The method of practice of the Great Perfection is designed to awaken us, to instigate a direct recognition of this pure, unstained nature–who we really are. Thus it is said that one’s nature is like a mirror: it naturally reflects all that arises with complete openness, but the mirror remains unaffected by these reflections. Though it reflects the forms, the experiences, the good and bad feelings of everyday life, this pure intrinsic awareness of rigpa–which is our true nature–remains unstained and unaffected by them. Although this intrinsic awareness, called rigpa in Tibetan, has no form, shape or color, it is capable of perceiving, experiencing or reflecting all the forms of phenomenal existence. Here, our ultimate nature is understood as pure, primordial, naturally-arising timeless awareness. Ultimately, great perfection is that very nature: the natural, primordially pure nature of mind. On the outer level it refers to a method of meditative practice that enables us to recognize our true nature. Dzogchen is a Tibetan word that means Great Perfection. ![]()
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