Remain Like the Sky ~ Pith Instructions of the Bon Masters ~ Bön Dzogchen
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May 21, 2025
Dive into the heart of ancient Bönpo Dzogchen teachings, where the mind is likened to a vast, unchanging sky. Discover the art of 'no meditation,' encouraging a liberating practice that fosters awareness without attachment. Learn how these teachings, spanning over 17,000 years, promote heartfelt openness and purification from obscurations. Embrace the unique blend of tradition and realization that defines this remarkable lineage, as timeless wisdom is shared for the benefit of all sentient beings.
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Mind Is Boundless Like Sky
The mind is naturally unborn and boundless like the sky with spontaneously appearing phenomena.
Meditation requires no special focus but simply remaining in this natural state without obstruction.
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Stay Stable Without Effort
Do not strive to find, focus on, or alter your Buddha or Bon nature during meditation.
Simply remain stable and free from delusion to realize excellent meditation, described as no meditation.
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Natural State Is Focus-Less
The mind's natural state knows no ebb or flow and continuously abides with us.
Effortful thinking or focusing creates distraction and departure from this nature which is focus-less.
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A reading of selected pith instructions/verses for "excellent meditation" from the text 'Masters of the Zhang Zhung Nyendyud' - the Experiential Transmission of Bönpo Dzogchen.The text contains the heart teachings of ancient Bönpo Dzogchen Masters, translated and commented on by Yongdzin Lopön Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche, the current holder of this unique lineage.The Yungdrung Bön (Bön) Lineage tradition is one of the oldest indigenous spiritual traditions in the world. Originating in Central Asia with Tongpa Shenrap Miwoche (considered by tradition to be a full Buddha), the Bön Lineage teachings have been transmitted unbroken from teacher to student for over 17,000 years. This profound and uninterrupted transmission through generations has ensured the preservation and vitality of the Bön tradition, teachings and practices across millennia.Often referred to as Tibetan Bön Buddhism, Bön Lineage teachings share many similarities with Tibetan Buddhism yet maintain unique traditions, texts, rituals and practices intent on cultivating openness of heart, purification of obscurations and direct realisation of primordial awareness.The text can be found here:https://www.amazon.com.au/Masters-Zhang-Zhung-Nyengyud/dp/8170262682
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