The Great Chariot

by Longchenpa | 268,580 words

A Commentary on Great Perfection: The Nature of Mind, Easer of Weariness In Sanskrit the title is ‘Mahāsandhi-cittā-visranta-vṛtti-mahāratha-nāma’. In Tibetan ‘rDzogs pa chen po sems nyid ngal gso’i shing rta chen po shes bya ba ’...

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Then by greater and greater familiarity,
Mind’s clarity and wisdom are more than they were before.
Appearance is realized to be like dreams and illusions.

Since dharmas are of one taste in non-duality,
When born and unborn alike are seen to be non-existent,
This proliferating wisdom becomes complete non-thought.
We attain meditation that is adorned with joy.

By becoming more and more familiar with these former realities, obscurations to the empty luminous mind of self-arising wisdom diminish. There are great waves of prajña, samadhi, and enlightened experience. External appearances are naturally seen as dream and illusion. The many natures of Dharma arise as realization of one taste. Resting in this space-like state is the wisdom of proliferation. The Stages of the Path of Miracle (sgyu ‘phrul lam rim) says:

Even in dreams illusion will be seen.
It increases and proliferates.

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