In the Dzogchen phase of
practice known as Trekchod or "cutting through tension", there
eventually comes a sense of completion: no more practice, no searching
and no effort to "stabilize a state". When it is recognized that
Awareness or Beingness is naked of any particular flavor or form or
"feel", that Awareness is then known to be the Knowing within all
experience. All experience is equal in this case or sometimes known as
"same taste" in Dzogchen or Buddhist Mahamudra.
We have to be alert that we don't have
a subtle definition of Awareness that colors its empty, nakedness.
That means we , by mistake, make Awareness into a particular state of
experience. That would be like: "Awareness is a clear openness that is
spacious and serene" or "a sense of awakened-ness" or "transparency" or
"bliss" or "love" etc. We then have defined Awareness and by doing so
we have made it possible to lose the "state of Awareness". When we
aren't feeling that "clear openness that is spacious and serene" we feel
we have lost Awareness. But Awareness has no definition, all experience
is the experience of Awareness. Awareness has no form or state of its
own. That then allows Awareness to be every state, every feeling,every
emotion,every thought, every identity sensation, every perception. That
being so, what is there left to achieve? Every experience, happy, sad
or neutral is the appearance of Awareness. We give up completely the
notion that Awareness has to have some particular flavor or color. Oh my
god, we can finally really relax! Its over! Every experience is equal
in Awareness! What could you possibly practice? You are already aware,
so you don't need to become aware. Everything is already happening
however its happening, so there is nothing special to do. No special
"state" to attain! If you experience a special state, that's fine, but
it will never become stable. The only stability is your unchanging
perceiving of whatever is experienced. That unchanging perceivingness is
Awareness, the heart of the Dharmakaya (Pure Primordial Being).
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