Essence And Form, Truth And Fiction
Essence is pure cognition; the truth of an uncontaminated mind.
Form is a projection, an illusion, a fiction which contaminates the mind.
Consciousness perceives through the senses, and it is in that very instant of pure perception that we see clearly without interpretation and interruption. This is the essence or truth of that moment.
When we miss this moment of perfection through being over-excited, perception is diverted directly to our mind as we refer to memories, clouding judgements and reactions. This is the form we take on, which is the fiction.
Our fictional persona projects our judgements on to everything we see, and so we become predictable. In this way, our words and actions say more about us than whatever we are judging.
In the moment of pure perception, there are no judgements.
It takes discipline and integrity to see how our mind reacts,
deflecting perception and distorting what is seen.
Form is an illusion.
Essence is pure cognition.
BUDDHA IN THE MUD is a blog - a living book based on the Dzogchen teachings. Our teacher is life, and life is karma. We are all Buddhas in the mud of concepts. 
Practically…is there any way, other than remaining constantly alert and aware- in order to always/ frequently remain in the moment of pure perception, before it is diverted to the mind’s screen of bias and prejudice to be distorted with judgements/ interpretations derived from memories?
I feel that I understand this truth and yet, I slip often into an automatic judgement. I do notice this happening frequently within moments after…but not before it happens.
Is it just more practice and discipline, to keep on trying to remember more often and remain aware, to catch the pure perception before the reactions are triggered from habit? Or is there a fundamentally different approach to ‘practically live’ this truth?