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Tag Archives: Trekcho
TREKCHO AND TOGYAL
Trekcho and Togyal These are two Tibetan words: Trekcho = cutting through concepts, and Togyal = leaping over concepts. There are many long and elaborate commentaries on these words, but we have to come to understand them through our own … Continue reading
OUR BEING IS NOTHING EXOTIC
Our Being Is Nothing Exotic ‘Exotic’ is another’s culture. Exotic: originating in or characteristic of a distant foreign country. Late 16th centuryvia Latin from Greek exōtikos ‘foreign’, from exō ‘outside’. Pure consciousness is nothing foreign. All appearances are merely a reminder that this moment is empty cognisance. Once this is understood, experienced … Continue reading
STOP SEARCHING FOR TOGAL
Stop Searching For Togyal Stop worrying about words. Realise the meaning. Togyal is direct seeing (‘leaping over’) when thoughts are cut through as they arise, which is Trekcho. If we fantasise about Togyal visions – our vision quest – we … Continue reading
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DZOGCHEN, MAHAMUDRA, RIGPA, TREKCHO, TOGYAL, ZEN, MAHA ATI, TAO, GOD CONSCIOUSNESS …
Dzogchen, Mahamudra, Rigpa, Trekcho, Togyal, Zen, Maha Ati, Tao, God consciousness … If we are still chasing after words, we are branding ourselves with yet more concepts that separate us. These terms all mean direct seeing of pure consciousness. There is … Continue reading
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CUTTING THROUGH EXTREMIST VIEWS
Cutting Through Extremist Views We are all extremists when we react. The practice of Trekcho. Traditionally, this practice is the Tibetan Nyingma method of seeing the arising of thoughts (or emotions) before they are fully formed, thus cutting through them … Continue reading
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Tagged Confusion, depression, everything is real, extremism, free in the moment of seeing, get to the point, inseparability of emptiness and cognisance, life is meaningless, our view as opposed to the view, positive desperation, Pure Awareness, Pure Consciousness., reaction, REALITY, Trekcho, Tulku Urgyen
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TREKCHO
Trekcho Can we liberate our thoughts? Can we stop being controlled by thoughts? Can we stop our habitual tendencies? Can we stop being ‘us’? Yes. But it’s not so easy to stay liberated 🙂 This is because we identify with the … Continue reading
HOW DO WE LET GO?
How Do We Let Go? It is arrogant to think one could answer such an important question, but if an answer arises, why not share it? 😉 How do we let go? This is dependent upon the level of understanding … Continue reading
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TALK ABOUT NEGATIVES OR TALK ABOUT POSITIVES?
Talk About Negatives Or Talk About Positives? There are two sides to spiritual progress: one is our true nature (the positive) and the other is the collection of obstacles that prevents the realisation of our true nature (the negatives). Whether … Continue reading
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E MA HO = AMAZING
E MA HO = Amazing! There are two aspects to consider with regard to our being: pure awareness, and the dynamic expression of that pure awareness. The essence of pure awareness is simple, naked and uncontaminated, emphasising the emptiness aspect. … Continue reading
