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| − | [[Ground luminosity]] (Tib. {{BigTibetan| | + | '''[[Ground luminosity]]''' (Tib. {{BigTibetan|གཞིའི་འོད་གསལ་}}, [[Wyl.]] ''[[gzhi'i 'od gsal]]'') — |
[[Sogyal Rinpoche]] writes: | [[Sogyal Rinpoche]] writes: | ||
| + | :In [[Dzogchen]] the fundamental, [[inherent]] [[nature]] of everything is called the "[[Ground Luminosity]]" or the "[[Mother Luminosity]]." This pervades our whole [[experience]], and is therefore the [[inherent]] [[nature]] of the [[thoughts]] and [[emotions]] that arise in our [[minds]] as well, although we do not [[recognize]] it.[...] | ||
| − | : | + | :What happens at the moment of [[death]], for everyone, is this: The [[Ground Luminosity]] dawns in vast splendor, and with it brings an opportunity for total liberation—if, and only if, you have learned how to [[recognize]] it.<ref>''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]'', pages 165-166.</ref> |
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| − | == Alternative Translations == | + | ==Alternative Translations== |
| + | *[[basic luminosity]] | ||
| + | *[[clear light of the ground]] | ||
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| + | ==Further Reading== | ||
| + | {{Nolinking|*[[Sogyal Rinpoche]], ''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]'', revised and updated edition (Harper San Francisco, 2002), Ch. 16 'The Ground'.}} | ||
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| + | ==See Also== | ||
| + | *[[Two luminosities]] | ||
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Revision as of 10:02, 7 July 2014
Ground luminosity (Tib. གཞིའི་འོད་གསལ་, Wyl. gzhi'i 'od gsal) —
Sogyal Rinpoche writes:
- In Dzogchen the fundamental, inherent nature of everything is called the "Ground Luminosity" or the "Mother Luminosity." This pervades our whole experience, and is therefore the inherent nature of the thoughts and emotions that arise in our minds as well, although we do not recognize it.[...]
- What happens at the moment of death, for everyone, is this: The Ground Luminosity dawns in vast splendor, and with it brings an opportunity for total liberation—if, and only if, you have learned how to recognize it.[1]
Footnotes
- ↑ The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, pages 165-166.
Alternative Translations
Further Reading
- Sogyal Rinpoche, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, revised and updated edition (Harper San Francisco, 2002), Ch. 16 'The Ground'.
