"Awareness, born of itself, is primordially pure. It does not come or go. There is nothing to be added or taken away. Leave alone whatever [thoughts] may arise in it . . . Examine the essence of whatever thoughts and adverse circumstances may arise, and see them continuously as waves constantly falling back into the ocean."
Minling Terchen Gyurme Dorje,
18th century Tibetan Buddhist teacher
"When awareness arises abruptly from the natural state of the primally
pure expanse, that instant of recollection is like finding a gem in the
depths of the ocean: this is the dharmakaya, which has not been
contrived or made by anyone."
Garab Dorje,
1st century Tibetan Dzogchen teacher
"If we can see that thoughts arise from pure awareness, the nature of mind, then dissolve back into it, like waves rising from and falling back into the ocean, it will be a big step toward inner peace because thoughts will have lost much of their power to harm"
Matthieu Ricard,
French monk in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition
Photos: (Top) Cow Parsnip and Pacific seacoast, Patrick's Point State Park, CA, July 31, 2014; (Second) Kelp backlit by a setting sun, Patrick's Point State Park, CA, July 30, 2014; (Third) Waves crashing, Patrick's Point State Park, CA, July 30, 2014; (Bottom) Flowers and lighthouse, Trinidad, CA, July 31, 2014.
Garab Dorje,
1st century Tibetan Dzogchen teacher
"If we can see that thoughts arise from pure awareness, the nature of mind, then dissolve back into it, like waves rising from and falling back into the ocean, it will be a big step toward inner peace because thoughts will have lost much of their power to harm"
Matthieu Ricard,
French monk in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition
Photos: (Top) Cow Parsnip and Pacific seacoast, Patrick's Point State Park, CA, July 31, 2014; (Second) Kelp backlit by a setting sun, Patrick's Point State Park, CA, July 30, 2014; (Third) Waves crashing, Patrick's Point State Park, CA, July 30, 2014; (Bottom) Flowers and lighthouse, Trinidad, CA, July 31, 2014.
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