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| − | [[Nature of mind]] (Skt. [[cittatā]]; Tib. {{BigTibetan|[[སེམས་ཉིད་]]}}, [[semnyi]]; Wyl. [[sems nyid]]) — the inseparable unity of [[awareness]] and [[emptiness]], or clarity and [[emptiness]], which is the basis for all the ordinary [[perceptions]], [[thoughts]] and [[emotions]] of the [[ordinary mind]] ({{BigTibetan|[[སེམས་]]}}, [[sem]]). | + | [[Nature of mind]] (Skt. [[cittatā]]; Tib. {{BigTibetan|[[སེམས་ཉིད་]]}}, [[semnyi]]; [[Wyl.]] [[sems nyid]]) — the [[inseparable]] {{Wiki|unity}} of [[awareness]] and [[emptiness]], or clarity and [[emptiness]], which is the basis for all the ordinary [[perceptions]], [[thoughts]] and [[emotions]] of the [[ordinary mind]] ({{BigTibetan|[[སེམས་]]}}, [[sem]]). |
[[Sogyal Rinpoche]] says: | [[Sogyal Rinpoche]] says: | ||
| − | :"In the modern [[world]], we do not have a real understanding of the [[mind]]. Most people think of the [[mind]] as being merely [[thoughts]] and [[emotions]], but these are simply the appearance of the [[mind]], not the true nature of the [[mind]] itself." | + | :"In the {{Wiki|modern}} [[world]], we do not have a real [[understanding]] of the [[mind]]. Most [[people]] think of the [[mind]] as being merely [[thoughts]] and [[emotions]], but these are simply the [[appearance]] of the [[mind]], not the [[true nature]] of the [[mind]] itself." |
| − | ==Qualities of the Nature of [[Mind]]== | + | ==Qualities of the [[Nature]] of [[Mind]]== |
| − | The [[nature of mind]] is often described in terms of essence, nature and [[compassion]] (or [[energy]], or responsiveness). [[Sogyal Rinpoche]] writes: | + | The [[nature of mind]] is often described in terms of [[essence]], [[nature]] and [[compassion]] (or [[energy]], or responsiveness). [[Sogyal Rinpoche]] writes: |
| − | : "Imagine a sky, empty, spacious, and pure from the beginning; its essence is like this. Imagine a sun, luminous, clear, unobstructed, and spontaneously present; its nature is like this. Imagine that sun shining out impartially on us and all things, penetrating all [[directions]]; its [[energy]], which is the manifestation of [[compassion]], is like this: [[Nothing]] can obstruct it and it pervades everywhere." | + | : "[[Imagine]] a sky, [[empty]], spacious, and [[pure]] from the beginning; its [[essence]] is like this. [[Imagine]] a {{Wiki|sun}}, [[luminous]], clear, unobstructed, and spontaneously {{Wiki|present}}; its [[nature]] is like this. [[Imagine]] that {{Wiki|sun}} shining out impartially on us and all things, penetrating all [[directions]]; its [[energy]], which is the [[manifestation]] of [[compassion]], is like this: [[Nothing]] can obstruct it and it pervades everywhere." |
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Revision as of 03:37, 29 August 2014
Nature of mind (Skt. cittatā; Tib. སེམས་ཉིད་, semnyi; Wyl. sems nyid) — the inseparable unity of awareness and emptiness, or clarity and emptiness, which is the basis for all the ordinary perceptions, thoughts and emotions of the ordinary mind (སེམས་, sem).
Sogyal Rinpoche says:
- "In the modern world, we do not have a real understanding of the mind. Most people think of the mind as being merely thoughts and emotions, but these are simply the appearance of the mind, not the true nature of the mind itself."
Qualities of the Nature of Mind
The nature of mind is often described in terms of essence, nature and compassion (or energy, or responsiveness). Sogyal Rinpoche writes:
- "Imagine a sky, empty, spacious, and pure from the beginning; its essence is like this. Imagine a sun, luminous, clear, unobstructed, and spontaneously present; its nature is like this. Imagine that sun shining out impartially on us and all things, penetrating all directions; its energy, which is the manifestation of compassion, is like this: Nothing can obstruct it and it pervades everywhere."
