This awakened mind of awareness is not made out of any material substance; it is self-existing and inherent in yourself. This is the nature of things that is easy to realize because it is not to be sought for elsewhere. ~ Padmasambhava

Phenomena need not have the solidified concreteness that we habitually attribute to them – such concreteness is, in fact, merely the result of inveterate reification, technically termed the all-imputing ignorance. ~ Dylan Esler

One cannot achieve the nondual state merely with study – one to has to practice the nondual state. – HE Ögyen Dro’dül Thrin-lé Kunkyab Rinpoche Tracts of the Sun: An Earth-Orbit of Vajryana Expressions

The wave and The ocean May appear separate. The subsidence of the former reveals That all there ever was Was the latter. You are Immanence Itself. Wu Hsin

Look at all the activities of the worldly: All they do is pointless and leads to suffering. Whatever one thinks of, it is devoid of essence, So look at your own mind and train in that. ~ Atisha

Why do you concern yourself with What others are doing or Saying? They are only drawing Images of fish On the surface of the water. Wu Hsin

One of man's strongest desires Is to change the quality Of What-Is. If only he would realize That What-is is The present expression of What-Is-To-Be And that This picture has already been painted. Wu Hsin

What is so paradoxical is that we fight hardest for that which we need least. Wu Hsin

Those who adhere to mind control have missed the mark. Like wind is the movement of energy through air, mind is another movement of energy.   Spontaneous movements of energy may be controlled for periods of time.   But ultimately, energy will not be restrained. Wu Hsin

This is number 5 of the five things to know in Dzogchen. Know that everything is naturally perfected (complete as it is). All phenomena are primordially pure (ka dag) and complete (lhun grub); nothing needs to be added or removed.

Even those who have little inclination for meditation on emptiness, meditation on the maṇḍala of the deity, and other profound teachings will, by taking refuge, purify their obscurations and accumulate merit, and thus come to realize those teachings. ~ Shechen Gyaltsap

Whatever appears neither defines nor alters What is already there. Wu Hsin

#RealBuddhaQuotes What if nothing you’re holding onto is really staying anyway? So… why grip so hard?

The wise treat the personality like a shadow; It follows them along Yet, it is no bother. Wu Hsin

The Eight Worldly Dharmas worded by Nagarjuna (150CE - 250CE): Being happy if you acquire, Being unhappy if you do not; Being happy if comfortable, Being unhappy if not; Being happy if famous, Being unhappy if not; Being happy if praised, Being unhappy if criticised.

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Security is the freedom from The need for security. Clouds appear and disappear, The sky remains unfazed. Wu Hsin

The Work is not to float in the Godhead; it is to embody it. Complete embodiment is harder than dissolution. Damien Echols

Listening to the songs of the mind Distracts one from What-Is, Life. Those with clear sight know this. The mind may continue on, but It has lost its hold on them. Wu Hsin

Others believe that Wu Hsin has what they lack. Wu Hsin laughs at this. The Lost Writings of Wu Hsin (Roy Melvyn)

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Use the mind to attain the Point of understanding that The answer is not in the mind. Wu Hsin

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Existence already includes nonexistence. Alan Watts

“I don’t know” sounds like an ending but is actually always the best place to start...

Transcendence is not The disappearance of the transcended. It is the natural refusal to Attend to the transcended. Wu Hsin

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Deep wisdom is not derived from experience. It is derived from seeing clearly The limitations of experience. - The Lost Writings of Wu Hsin

The way things arise is the same as before; the crucial difference is in their release. ~ Patrul Rinpoche

When looking at the notion of enlightenment, the possibility of becoming completely awake, the only method that can lead us to that state of total wakefulness is the practice of loving-kindness and compassion. Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche

Finally, practicing absolute bodhicitta, Realize that whatever arises is the display of dharmakaya, The primordial nature, unbroken simplicity. Without clinging, whatever arises is naturally freed. In the great equal taste without rejecting or accepting, Continue on. ~ Shechen Rabjam

The Great Perfection is not a fashion. And people who look for fashions are not attracted by the Great Perfection. youtu.be/pRfjOLqellw

Emptiness, Silence, Stillness. This is not a void to be feared but A sanctuary to be sought. Wu Hsin

Flow around obstacles. Don’t confront them, unless The obstacle is oneself. Wu Hsin

Silence is not an absence of sound. Silence is the absence of you. Wu Hsin

The need for time is The need for practice. The time bound can never Yield the timeless. Wu Hsin

Striving for betterment is merely a subtle form of control, to control the quality of the experiences that come. It is always that which we seek to control that ultimately controls us. Therefore, in so doing, we merely provide reinforcement to the prison doors. Wu Hsin

Yeshe Tsogyal said to Urgyen Rinpoche: “What is the most wondrous of all dharmas?” she asked. “Bodhichitta is the greatest,” he answered. “What is the greatest vehicle of all dharma?” she asked. “Having great compassion is the greatest,” he replied.

[Enlightenment is] the end of being pushed around by the mind. It’s the mind becoming a servant instead of a master. […] You can use the mind without living inside it. That's the whole path. Damien Echols

Presence doesn’t mean abandoning the world. It means moving through the world without being consumed by it. substack.com/@damienechol...

One is not born with an identity. Identity is acquired. In the absence of all acquisitions, True being shines. Wu Hsin

Seeking ends when the fish Understand the folly of Searching for the ocean. Wu Hsin

All methods bind. Those who are free Hold to no system, No regimen. Wu Hsin

What you seek is so near you, that there really is no room for a way. Most insist that isn't enough. Wu Hsin

How amazing that it is liberated by just resting at ease in whatever happens. ~ Shabkar

The mystery of the Great Mystery is not What it is, but That it is. Wu Hsin

The problems that appear in the mind are problems Because they appear in the mind. Viewed from outside of the mind, They cannot be located. Wu Hsin

Those who have recognized, and so have some trust in mind essence, cannot give up the dharma, even if someone tells them to. This springs from confidence in their personal experience. Blazing Splendor: The Memoirs of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche