The book is The Royal Seal of Mahamudra: Volume One: A
Guidebook for the Realization of Coemergence: 1 by Khamtrul Rinpoche III
(Author), Gerardo Abboud (Translator)
...Similarly, regarding whatever is in the field of the tactile
sense organ,
such things as fabrics that are soft or rough to the touch,
this tactile
sensation itself is your own mind. Avoid slipping into
grasping or rejecting.
Whether soft or rough, do not try to find the mind anywhere
apart
from the softness or roughness itself, but rest at ease
right there without
distraction. If a pleasant or an unpleasant feeling arises,
recognize it
and rest mindfully.
Likewise all thoughts arising in the field of the mental
sense organ—
right or wrong, good or bad, subtle or coarse—are also your
own mind.
Avoid liking the right ones and spurning the wrong ones. No
matter
what thought arises—good, bad, or neutral; subtle, tangible,
or gross—
recognize its identity through awareness and sustain it
naturally. If any
fixation arises, such as thinking of this and that in regard
to thoughts
of right and wrong, that itself is a fixating thought. So
identify that
grasping thought and rest on it at ease. In short, even when
it is not the
case of good or bad thoughts but is one of stillness and
movement, avoid
making choices. Do not taint with blocking or pursuing. If
the mind is
still, relax on the identity of that stillness. When it is
dispersed, let loose
in the identity of that dispersion. When still or when
anything arises,
relax on that. Keep to the very identity of what occurs, and
sustain its
continuity without clinging elsewhere to good or bad.
In fact, no matter what perception of good or bad arises in
the six
sense fields—forms in the field of the eyes, sounds in the
field of the
ears, smells in the field of the nose, tastes in the field
of the tongue,
tactile sensations in the field of the body, or thoughts in
the field of
the mind—don’t judge as good or bad, and don’t indulge in
likes and
dislikes. Whatever appears, whatever arises, first identify
it, then relax
and rest in that state, and finally let it be released by
itself.
For us, who have been in beginningless samsara all our lives
due to
very strong habits formed long ago, there is no way for
thoughts of
passion and aggression not to arise; these thoughts will no
doubt occur!
Determined not to slip into delusion, you must identify
these thoughts
and let go directly on them. Rest in the state of knowing the
nature of
the very thoughts of attachment and aversion.
Lord Gotsangpa said:
"In general, the apparent myriad of phenomena is one’s
own
mind. Since phenomena and emptiness have never been
abiding as two separate entities, there is no need to
restrain
cognizance within."
Also:
"When there is an appearance of a form in the field of
the eyes,
that appearance of form itself is one’s mind; the apparent
form and emptiness are not two. By resting gently right on
the form without grasping, subject and object become
naturally
liberated. The same applies to sounds, smells, tastes,
textures, as well as mental occurrences: by resting on the
occurrence itself, it becomes self-liberated. That is to
say,
instead of meditating on cognizance, by meditating without
grasping right on the outer objects of the six sense
perceptions,
the six senses arise as meditation and enhancement
will ensue."
Siddha Orgyenpa said:
"Static or mobile things of the outer world that may be
seen,
including any possible inanimate object—such as earth,
stones, mountains, rocks, houses, and estates—or the
diversity
of beings, both high and low, in the three spheres of
existence—such as gods and asuras, and those in the three
miserable realms—no matter what is perceived, none of these
things has even a single hair of existence as an outer
entity.
They are the natural luminosity arising from the radiance of
one’s own mind.
At the time of practicing this, proceed as follows. When
inanimate things such as earth, stones, mountains, or rocks
appear, don’t go into the fixation of
perceiver-and-perceived
in relation to the inanimate object. No matter how it
appears,
relax loosely right on it. Avoid tainting it with hopes for
good
experiences and fear of bad ones. No matter what appears,
apply the central practice on that itself. Uninterrupted by
any
other thought, in that state rest loosely and at ease.
Resting
in this way, you do not need to block appearances, try to
accomplish emptiness, or search elsewhere for an antidote. A
vivid union of the inanimate object and awareness is what is
called “using phenomena as the path,” “merging phenomena
and mind into one,” and “seeing the essence of
indivisibility.”
By doing so you are capturing the key point of practice.
If you don’t know how to relax right on phenomena in this
way, but instead indulge by means of thought activity in a
lot
of corrections intended to improve the situation, phenomena
will not arise as meditation.
Also when seeing any of the six kinds of beings—high or
low, good or evil, happy or sad—whoever it is, practice as
in
the case of an inanimate object. Recognize whoever appears,
and in a state of nonmeditation, barely undistracted, rest
loose right on it. By this, phenomena and mind are
indivisible.
Do not regard present appearances in terms of fault or
virtue. Avoid fabricating or modifying. Do not taint with
the
intention to reject or accomplish. Take them as the practice
exactly as they are."
The method of resting should not be limited just to what we
have
seen. Using the six sense perceptions as the path should be
carried
out all the time as the main practice. Otherwise, although
you may
somehow maintain composure during formal meditation, later
when
encountering outer desirable objects of form, sound, smell,
taste, or
touch, you will respond with a total lack of determination,
enjoy the
sense pleasures in an ordinary way, and slip into delusion.
If you turn
the wheel of passion and aggression or hope and fear, the
training we
discussed will not show up when needed. You would then be
neglecting
the great objective, so the crucial point and main purpose
would be
absent. Rather, during the main practice of meditative
composure, and
especially at all times, you should learn to use all
perceptions as they
are in their own nature.
To use the six sense perceptions as the path has many
purposes. The
initial effect is that you will cease to slip under the
influence of the six
senses thus giving them free rein, and phenomena will no
longer negatively
affect your meditation; later, phenomena will arise as
ornaments;
and finally, there will be no duality between phenomena and
mind, and
you will have arrived at the expanse of the great
pervasiveness of the
dharmakaya.
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