Spirituality and Nondualism

1. There is a stick. There really is a stick.

2. It does induce pain. It does hurt.

3. The significance of this is a matter for meditation. It may signify one thing at first, then other things, then many things. It may become the subject for a book or a poem or a lecture.

4. There is no time for meditation. The response is what it must be.

5. Stick - hurt - response.

Originally posted by finnegan
1. There is a stick. There really is a stick.

2. It does induce pain. It does hurt.

3. The significance of this is a matter for meditation. It may signify one thing at first, then other things, then many things. It may become the subject for a book or a poem or a lecture.

4. There is no time for meditation. The response is what it must be.

5. Stick - hurt - response.

Galloping fast to break free the Foal falls headfirst on the tree😵

"In total presence, the nature of mind that is like the sky,
where there is no duality, no distinction, no gradation,
there is no view nor meditation nor commitment to observe,
no diligent ideal conduct, no pristine awareness to unveil,
no training in the stages and no path to tread,
no subtle realization, and no final union.

In the absence of judgement nothing is "sacred" or "profane",
only a one-taste matrix, like the Golden Isle;
the self-sprung nature of mind is like the clear sky,
its nature an absence beyond all expression."

[Radical Dzogchen]

>> Longchempa's Treasury of Natural Perfection, canto 11.

(trans. by Keith Dowman, "Old Man Basking In The Sun".
Vajra Publications)

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Greetings all. I have been absent, "vacating". What fine dia-logue to return to.

Originally posted by Taoman
"In total presence, the nature of mind that is like the sky,
where there is no duality, no distinction, no gradation,
there is no view nor meditation nor commitment to observe,
no diligent ideal conduct, no pristine awareness to unveil,
no training in the stages and no path to tread,
no subtle realization, and no final union.

In the absence of judgeme ...[text shortened]...

Greetings all. I have been absent, "vacating". What fine dia-logue to return to.

Me wanna dance😵