The great secret of Dzogchen
is to see right through them, as soon as they arise, to what they really are:
the vivid and electric manifestation of the energy of Rigpa itself. As you
gradually learn to do this, even the most turbulent emotions fail to seize hold
of you and instead dissolve, as wild waves rise and rear and sink back into the
calm of the ocean.
Apr 20, 2012
Sogyal Rinpoche
There are rough as well as
gentle waves in the ocean; strong emotions come, like anger, desire, jealousy.
The real practitioner recognizes them not as a disturbance or an obstacle but
as a great opportunity. The fact that you react to arisings such as these with
habitual tendencies of attachment and aversion is a sign not only that you are
distracted but that you do not have the recognition and have lost the ground of
Rigpa. To react to emotions in this way empowers them and binds you even
tighter in the chains of delusion.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment