Whether a Buddha comes into the world or not, the nature of things is still the nature of things. The Buddha is someone who realizes what is true, what actually exists. If we want to become enlightened, we simply have to acknowledge or recognize what is.
Tsoknyi RinpocheInstead of thinking of this and that, one thing after the other, let your mind recognize itself in a single moment. When the mind recognizes itself, there is no thing to see there. Itโs just wide open. Thatโs because the essence of mind is empty. Itโs wide open and free
Tsoknyi RinpocheSimply let experience take place very freely, so that your open heart is suffused with the tenderness of true compassion.
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