' Pointing-Out Rigpa '...

The liberation known in Dzogchen, is the liberation from the mind that overpowers and colors-over our natural state of rigpa. The rigpa always remains unchanged but the experiential content of suffering continues.

Rigpa in its fully actualized “natural state”, is when it’s secondary consciousness or mind dissolves and becomes “no mind” as in Zen parlance.

The attentive, conscious quality of the secondary consciousness then becomes the alert “presence” of rigpa. This is rigpa’s own intrinsic mindfulness that requires no intention to be mindful. Then one just continues in this naturally mindful awareness, rigpa.

As a result of continuing as such, wisdom insights will spontaneously arise.

The way to bring this “no mind” state about, is to let the active mind become aware of its own quality of being aware. If I ask you “Are you aware?” And you answer “yes”, how did you come to your answer? Your conscious mind simply noticed it’s own innate and intrinsic quality of being aware. That aware quality is uncreated, unchanging and full of infinite wisdoms.

It’s only that “innate and intrinsic quality of being aware” that is being pointed out in Dzogchen. That’s the treasure house that contains all the riches. When attention falls uniquely upon its own quality of “being aware”, the secondary consciousness or mind will dissolve.

There isn’t much of a practice here being offered. It’s the practice, executed instantly, whenever anybody asks you
“Are you aware?”.

What was contacted in that moment of hearing and contemplating the question that allowed you honestly to answer “yes” ? Try it now: “Are you aware?”

It’s not about the answer, but it’s about “what was being contacted” in order for an honest answer to be given. Can it be grasped or conceived? How would you describe “it”?


-Jackson Peterson‎