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| + | '''[[Perfect Joy]]''' (Skt. ''[[pramuditābhūmi]]''; Tib. ''[[rabtu gawa]]''; [[Wyl.]] ''[[rab tu dga’ ba]]'') — the first of the [[bodhisattva]] [[bhumi]]s. | ||
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[[Kalu Rinpoche]] explains: | [[Kalu Rinpoche]] explains: | ||
| − | :The first stage of [[realization]] and [[activity]] of a [[bodhisattva]] is called 'the Supremely [[Joyful]]' because for as long as one has not [[recognized]] the [[nature of mind|true nature of one's mind]], and one is not [[conscious]] of the [[illusory]] {{Wiki|projections}} of [[mind]], one is subjected to all sorts of [[sufferings]] and difficulties. [[Realization]] of the [[true nature]] of one's [[mind]] is compared to pouring cold [[water]] into [[water]] that is already boiling; instantly, the [[water]] stops boiling. In the same way, through this [[realization]], the [[mind]] immediately [[knows]] a great [[peace]] and a great [[happiness]]. Hence it is called 'the [[Supremely Joyful]]'.<ref>From an oral [[teaching]] given by [[Kyabjé]] [[Kalu Rinpoche]] at [[Rigpa]] {{Wiki|Paris}}, in 1987, later published in [[Khyentse Özer]], under the title '[[The Union of Mahamudra and Dzogchen]]'.</ref> | + | |
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| + | :The first stage of [[realization]] and [[activity]] of a [[bodhisattva]] is called 'the Supremely [[Joyful]]' because for as long as one has not [[recognized]] the [[nature of mind|true nature of one's mind]], and one is not [[conscious]] of the [[illusory]] | ||
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| + | {{Wiki|projections}} of [[mind]], one is subjected to all sorts of [[sufferings]] and difficulties. [[Realization]] of the [[true nature]] of one's [[mind]] is compared to pouring cold [[water]] into [[water]] that is already boiling; instantly, the [[water]] stops | ||
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| + | boiling. In the same way, through this [[realization]], the [[mind]] immediately [[knows]] a great [[peace]] and a great [[happiness]]. Hence it is called 'the [[Supremely Joyful]]'.<ref>From an oral [[teaching]] given by [[Kyabjé]] [[Kalu Rinpoche]] at [[Rigpa]] {{Wiki|Paris}}, in 1987, later published in [[Khyentse Özer]], under the title '[[The Union of Mahamudra and Dzogchen]]'.</ref> | ||
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==Alternative Translations== | ==Alternative Translations== | ||
*[[Supremely Joyful]] | *[[Supremely Joyful]] | ||
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*[[Complete Joy]] | *[[Complete Joy]] | ||
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*the [[intensely joyful one]]/[[intense joy]] | *the [[intensely joyful one]]/[[intense joy]] | ||
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{{RigpaWiki}} | {{RigpaWiki}} | ||
[[Category:Paths and Stages]] | [[Category:Paths and Stages]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:54, 11 December 2023
Perfect Joy (Skt. pramuditābhūmi; Tib. rabtu gawa; Wyl. rab tu dga’ ba) — the first of the bodhisattva bhumis.
Kalu Rinpoche explains:
- The first stage of realization and activity of a bodhisattva is called 'the Supremely Joyful' because for as long as one has not recognized the true nature of one's mind, and one is not conscious of the illusory
projections of mind, one is subjected to all sorts of sufferings and difficulties. Realization of the true nature of one's mind is compared to pouring cold water into water that is already boiling; instantly, the water stops
boiling. In the same way, through this realization, the mind immediately knows a great peace and a great happiness. Hence it is called 'the Supremely Joyful'.[1]
Footnotes
- ↑ From an oral teaching given by Kyabjé Kalu Rinpoche at Rigpa Paris, in 1987, later published in Khyentse Özer, under the title 'The Union of Mahamudra and Dzogchen'.
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