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I prostrate to my own mind, That eliminates mind's ignorance, By dispelling the web of mental events, Through this very mind. -Nagarjuna

It is not appearances that bind you Naro. It is your clinging to appearances that binds you. - Tilopa to his student Naropa

Appearance/Emptiness

Shamatha

If you tighten the string too much it will snap; And if you leave it too slack, it won't play.

The difference between a trained mind and an untrained mind lies in the ability of pausing, looking at that, and sensing whether it is necessary or not. An untrained mind doesn't think at all; everything just happens. That is simply called habitual patterns. - Khandro Rinpoche

Nature of Mind

Here we are

shambhalatimes.org/2016/09/15/t...

Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakens. -Jung 🧘

Just recognizing this nature of awareness is not enough. The aspect of abidance, becoming acquainted with that state, must be stabilized. So it is important to sustain undistractedly the constant mindfulness of letting your mind rest in the natural state. -Lama Mipham

Buddha described the experience of anger as holding onto a hot coal while waiting to throw it at an enemy.

Those who spurn the ladders of conventionality And try to scale the pinnacles, The roofs and gables of the palace Of the ultimate, are not to be accounted wise! ~ Bhāvaviveka

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You should look at your own mind 🧘🏻‍♂️🙏

Dharma tree

Good reminder for Holiday gatherings to be vigilant regarding mindfulness 🎄 👪👨‍👧‍👧 🧘‍♂️🧘‍♀️🎅 🤶

Guru Rinpoche:

Two monks were arguing about a waving flag. One monk argued, "The flag moves!" The other monk argued, "The wind moves!" A passing Zen master heard the argument and said: "It is neither. It is your mind that moves." 🧐🤔😮😏🙃

Great follow from another site; sharing global posts.

Don't listen to your ego; it's a BS artist.

Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche on •Impermanence• and the needed °Urgency° to begin practicing right now.

We can compare ALL of our perceptions & experiences to these 8 Analogies of Illusion... 1. Reflections in a Mirror 2. Moon reflected on Water 3. Echoes 4. Rainbows 5. Dreams 6. City of Gandharvas 7. Mirages 8. Magician's Illusion

www.matthieuricard.org/en/books_mr/...

Excellent Dharma follow from another app; many of his global posts are definite shares ...

Sublime knowing leads to omniscience, whereas ordinary mental functioning is associated with attachment. Ordinary mind leads to repeated cycling in samsara, whereas wisdom leads to liberation from it. ~ Khetsun Sangpo Rinpoche

Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche with pith instructions on View