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Fillmore Poster (1967) - Bonnie MacLean

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Clear Light

In Himalayan Buddhism (often associated with traditions like the Nyingma), the term “clear light” refers to the most subtle, fundamental level of mind. It is not a physical light, but a metaphor for luminous awareness: a knowing quality that is empty of solid identity yet vividly present. This clear light is said to be the ground of all experience: thoughts, emotions, and perceptions arise within it, but it itself remains unchanged. It is described as both empty (without fixed essence) and clear (capable of knowing), a union that lies at the heart of Buddhist realization.

In more experiential contexts, clear light can become apparent when ordinary mental activity quiets down. This may happen in deep meditation, in certain advanced yogic practices, or even naturally in transitional states such as falling asleep, dreaming, or dying. At these moments, the usual structures of identity and conceptual thinking loosen, and a more naked, direct awareness can reveal itself. In tantric systems, practitioners may work with subtle body practices (involving channels, winds, and essences) to access this level more directly, but in Dzogchen the emphasis is often on recognizing that this clear light is already present, here and now, without needing to be produced.

Ultimately, the recognition of clear light is not about entering a special state, but about recognizing what has always been the case. When this recognition stabilizes, experiences no longer obscure awareness, they are seen as its natural expression. Fear, attachment, and confusion lose their grip because they are no longer taken as solid or separate. In this sense, clear light is both the path and the result: the ever-present nature of mind that, once recognized, reveals all phenomena as inseparable from a luminous, open field of awareness.

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The psychedelic band Clear Light was furious when their manager booked them on Pat Boone In Hollywood (1968), a very short-lived daytime talk show syndicated by Filmways.

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1967. world’s first doom metal?

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sit and stay a while

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Intimations of mortality

5.5 mins read. Not just anyone can be a Spiritual Guide, of course — it has to be someone who can guide us along the spiritual path. As a reminder of some of their necessary qualifications: A pure Spiritual Guide must have authentic spiritual attainments, hold a pure lineage, cherish the Buddhadharma, and with love and compassion give unmistaken teachings to his or her disciples. If we meet such…

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This is a small study I’ve been kicking around the studio. I’m doing some new experimental processes in order to incorporate more tools and mark-making. “Clear Light of the Void”, ink on canvas, 24”x8”.

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