Wed, 02 Sep 2009
The Concordant Method
The next verse of Ganges Mahamudra extends what was said in the previous verse.
The truth that transcends the intellect will not be seen by means of the intellect. The point of non-action will not be reached by means of deliberate action. If you want to achieve the point of non-action transcending thought, sever the root of mind itself and rest in naked awareness!
We are not trying to find some higher or better through the practice of mahamudra. We are trying to appreciate the mind we have already, as it is itself the buddha mind. Because of the nature of what we are seeking in mahamudra, we need to employ a method that is concordant with it. So the main practice of mahamudra is simply resting in awareness.
Last Saturday Lama Phurbu Tashi came to my apartment to show me how to do the Vajrakilaya practice and to set up my shrine to do it. He made a torma out of modelling clay and set up my shrine with the eight offerings. Previously I had only been offering seven bowls of water, so the new shrine is more elaborate.
