If one looks into the nature of thoughts, then these dissolve into themselves and luminosity arises, the inherent luminosity and awareness of mind itself. These two aspects of mind, emptiness and luminosity are inseparable from each other and are actually one. This is the nature of mind. Looking into the nature of mind is nothing other than experiencing the present moment of awareness and seeing that there is no mind outside this present moment of awareness.
3rd Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche
from the book Cloudless Sky: The Mahamudra Path of the Tibetan Buddhist Kagyu School
Read a random quote or see all quotes by the 3rd Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche.
Further quotes from the book Cloudless Sky:
- Dharmadhatu
- The unity of shamatha and vipashyana
- Beyond meditation
- How does confusion arise
- Failing to recognize one’s own mind
- Emptiness and dependent origination