James Low - Dzogchen and Buddhist Teachings Equanimity and the Theater of Existence
Mar 31, 2025
Explore the concept of awareness as a self-luminous force that shapes our experiences. Discover how viewing life as an interconnected drama can transform your understanding of existence. Learn to embrace your role as an observer, gaining insight into the shared narrative of humanity. Engage with profound teachings from the dzogchen tradition that illuminate the path to awakening.
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Awareness Is Self-Luminous
- Awareness is self-luminous and knows itself by being itself, not conceptually like seeing an object.
- It is ever-present and the essence of Sokshen practice is becoming aware of this natural awareness.
Identifying With Drama Characters
- Audience members often identify with a movie's good character, emotionally experiencing hopes and fears as if they were that character.
- This illustrates how we live as identified characters in a drama, blurring awareness of the true self behind the story.
Awareness Beyond Changing Characters
- Our fixation on changing character formations distracts from recognizing the ever-present awareness that witnesses life’s drama.
- Drama and character are intoxicating, but true illumination arises from relaxing this fixation to see the underlying awareness.