Thursday 10 May 2012

Dilgo Khyenste: Dzogchen


 Nella meditazione possiamo vedere oltre l'illusione del passato, presente e futuro - la nostra esperienza diventa la continuità della 'nowness', del qui e ora. Il passato è solo un ricordo inaffidabile tenutasi nel presente. Il futuro è solo una proiezione delle nostre concezioni attuali. Il momento attuale svanisce non appena si cerca di afferrarlo. Allora perché perdere tempo con il tentativo di stabilire l'illusione di un terreno solido?

In meditation we can see through the illusion of past, present and future - our experience becomes the continuity of nowness. The past is only an unreliable memory held in the present. The future is only a projection of our present conceptions. The present itself vanishes as soon as we try to grasp it. So why bother with attempting to establish an illusion of solid ground?

Il flusso continuo di nuova scoperta, rivelazione e ispirazione che nasce in ogni momento è la manifestazione della nostra chiarezza. Dobbiamo imparare a vedere la vita quotidiana come una mandala - le frange luminose di esperienza che si irradiano spontaneamente dalla natura vuota del nostro essere. Gli aspetti del nostro mandala sono i giorno per giorno, gli oggetti della nostra esperienza di vita in movimento nella danza o gioco dell'universo. Con questo simbolismo il maestro interiore svela il significato profondo e ultimo dell'essere. Perciò dovremo essere naturale e spontaneo, accettando e imparando da tutto. Questo ci permette di vedere il lato ironico e divertente di eventi che di solito ci irritano.

The continual stream of new discovery, revelation and inspiration which arises at every moment is the manifestation of our clarity. We should learn to see everyday life as mandala - the luminous fringes of experience which radiate spontaneously from the empty nature of our being. The aspects of our mandala are the day-to-day objects of our life experience moving in the dance or play of the universe. By this symbolism the inner teacher reveals the profound and ultimate significance of being. Therefore we should be natural and spontaneous, accepting and learning from everything. This enables us to see the ironic and amusing side of events that usually irritate us.
 
Dilgo Kyentse

(Articolo intero/Whole article: in inglese solo)

2 comments:

  1. I followed the link as the excerpts you posted were fascinating. I'd heard of Dilgo Khyenste before but hadn't realised how wise his words could be. The site is mainly in German though. Do you know of any other links for similar material?

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  2. Hi Bob,
    Good to see your making the odd comment again. I found this site for the first time via a link posted on Twitter very recently. I was unfamiliar with the site before this week. As you said, it's in German, and I'm afraid I don't know of any sites that feature similar texts in English. You'll find a certain amount of material worth exploring on Tricycle and although it's a payment site, much of their material is free to view. Otherwise, if you're open to more contemporary renderings of Mahamudra and Dzogchen style approaches to practice, Ken McLeod is prolific and highly accessible through the mountains of material he makes feely available on his site Unfettered Mind. It's one of the best out there and his podcasts are real gems.

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