The Instruction that Cracks Open the Egg-shell of Ignorance When you leave your mind in a state of natural rest, without thinking any particular thought, and at the same time maintain some kind of mindfulness... 1/
In this, there is not any of the clear insight of vipaśyanā, which discerns things precisely, and so the masters call it marigpa (“non-recognition, ignorance, unknowing”). 3/
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Since you cannot define it and say “This is what it’s like”, or “This is it!” such a state is called lungmaten (“undecided, indeterminate”). 4/
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And since you cannot say what kind of state it is you are resting in, or what your mind is thinking, it is also called tha mal tang nyom (“an ordinary state of apathetic indifference”). In fact, you are stuck in an ordinary state within the ālaya. 5/
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You need to use such a means of resting the mind, as a stepping stone, so as to give rise to the non-conceptual state of primordial wisdom. 6/
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However, if there is not the self-recognition of primordial wisdom which is our rigpa, then it cannot count as the main (meditation) practice of Dzogchen. 7/
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As The Aspiration Prayer of Samantabhadra says: A blank state, devoid of any thought whatsoever— That is marigpa, the cause of delusion. 8/
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Therefore, when mind experiences this kind of dull state that lacks any thought or mental activity, by allowing your attention to turn naturally and gently towards the one who is aware of this state—the one who is not thinking—you discover the pure awareness of rigpa... 9/
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...free of any movement of thought, beyond any notion of outside or inside, unimpeded and open, like the clear sky. 10/
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Although there is no dualistic separation here between an experience and an experiencer, still the mind is certain about its own true nature, and there is a sense that, “There is nothing whatsoever beyond this.” 11/
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When this occurs, because you can not conceptualize it or express it in words, it is acceptable to apply such terms as: “free from all extremes”, “beyond description”, “the fundamental state of clear light” and “the pure awareness of rigpa.” 12/
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As the wisdom of recognizing your own true nature dawns, it clears away the blinding darkness of confusion, and, just as you can see clearly the inside of your home once the sun has risen, you gain confident certainty in the true nature of your mind. 13/
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This was ‘the instruction (mengak) for cracking open the egg-shell of ignorance (marigpa).’ —Mipham Jampal Dorje, A Lamp to Dispel Darkness: An Instruction that Points Directly to the Very Essence of Mind 14/14
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