Sublime

Whatever fortune we presently enjoy is the fruit of our past generosity, which we can now rejoice in sharing.

When negative karma predominates, we will have difficulty at every stage—meeting an appropriate teacher, connecting with our own inspiration, and creating the conditions necessary to maintain a regular meditation practice.

As we saw above, the Vajrayana is considered a Mahayana tradition.

Great Presence.

the wall of ego cracks, and through it we perceive that, in fact, what arises in the world is filled with bliss.

the antidote that underlies all others, and this is the remedy of devotion.

Pure vision arises from our basic heart of daring, which is the courage to penetrate further into the experience of suffering.

I experienced a blissful state of emptiness as never before.5

Ordinary refuges become much more pervasive in our lives and begin to “benefit” our own confusion, making it stronger.