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 Correct Meditation by Lama Shabkar.  Kunzang [Shenpen] asked again, "What should one do when, while remaining in  evenness, one does sink into that oblivious, ordinary state (leading to an anim al rebirth but often mistaken for Mahamudra)?" I (Lama Shabkar) replied:  When clouds form, they obscure the stainless sky. If they are blown away by  the wind And scattered in the ten directions, The natural blue color of the sky  reappears. In the same way, when a state of vague oblivion Obscures one's medit ation, One should straighten one's back, Raise one's gaze, Widen one's perspecti ve, heighten awareness. Let it extend into infinity, Then let it be.  Thus one separates the pure essence from the dross; This mental haze will c lear away like clouds that just vanish, Leaving the royal samadhi, Vividly trans parent, like the immaculate sky. This is the supreme method For dispelling diffi culties and enhancing practice.  Rigdzin Shri Singha said:  The mind of sentient beings remains fragmented, While the mind of the Buddh as is all-encompassing; To let the mind become vast and open like the sky Is the  key instruction for enhancing practice.  From time to time, examine the mind with analytic insight; Ascertain that m ind is not something graspable-- That it has neither center nor boundary-- And l et this discovery expand.  Sometimes, merge mind With a clear, cloudless sky; Make it vast and lofty; Leave it wide open As an immense, all-encompassing expanse.  Doing this, you will avoid the flaws Of slackness, obliviousness, and somno lence; Your experience of the view will be enhanced. Then, when mind contracts a gain, Like an old scroll rolling itself up, Examine mind thoroughly, time and ag ain: This is a profound instruction.  Wondrous--remaining in lucid serenity, The state of sky-like evenness!  Joyous--when day or night, indoors and outdoors, Eyes open or closed, makes  no difference to your awareness.  Wondrous--when the world of form appears Like a rainbow in the unchanging s ky of dharmakaya! Joyous--to dredge the depths of samsara, Bringing all beings t o enlightenment!  All you whose wisdom is vast as the sky, Brilliant as the unobscured sun, L impid as crystal, firm as an unshakable mountain-- To you I pay homage, go for r efuge; Grant me the waves of your grace.  After I had said this, his understanding of the view progressed greatly and  his realization became as vast as space.  (This is an excerpt from the book "The Life of Shabkar - The Autobiography of a Tibetan Yogin" translated by Matthieu Ricard. Published by State University  of New York Press.)

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  Correct Meditation by Lama Shabkar.  Kunzang [Shenpen] asked again, "What should one do when, while remaining in evenness, one does sink into that oblivious, ordinary state (leading to an animal rebirth but often mistaken for Mahamudra)?" I (Lama Shabkar) replied:  When clouds form, they obscure the stainless sky. If they are blown away by the wind And scattered in the ten directions, The natural blue color of the sky reappears. In the same way, when a state of vague oblivion Obscures one's meditation, One should straighten one's back, Raise one's gaze, Widen one's perspective, heighten awareness. Let it extend into infinity, Then let it be.  Thus one separates the pure essence from the dross; This mental haze will clear away like clouds that just vanish, Leaving the royal samadhi, Vividly transparent, like the immaculate sky. This is the supreme method For dispelling difficulties and enhancing practice.  Rigdzin Shri Singha said:  The mind of sentient beings remains fragmented, While the mind of the Buddhas is all-encompassing; To let the mind become vast and open like the sky Is the key instruction for enhancing practice.  From time to time, examine the mind with analytic insight; Ascertain that mind is not something graspable-- That it has neither center nor boundary-- And let this discovery expand.  Sometimes, merge mind With a clear, cloudless sky; Make it vast and lofty;Leave it wide open As an immense, all-encompassing expanse.  Doing this, you will avoid the flaws Of slackness, obliviousness, and somnolence; Your experience of the view will be enhanced. Then, when mind contracts a

gain, Like an old scroll rolling itself up, Examine mind thoroughly, time and again: This is a profound instruction.  Wondrous--remaining in lucid serenity, The state of sky-like evenness!  Joyous--when day or night, indoors and outdoors, Eyes open or closed, makes no difference to your awareness.  Wondrous--when the world of form appears Like a rainbow in the unchanging sky of dharmakaya! Joyous--to dredge the depths of samsara, Bringing all beings to enlightenment!  All you whose wisdom is vast as the sky, Brilliant as the unobscured sun, Limpid as crystal, firm as an unshakable mountain-- To you I pay homage, go for refuge; Grant me the waves of your grace.  After I had said this, his understanding of the view progressed greatly and his realization became as vast as space.

  (This is an excerpt from the book "The Life of Shabkar - The Autobiographyof a Tibetan Yogin" translated by Matthieu Ricard. Published by State University of New York Press.)