#original mind

[sangchentsomo]

The Sanctuary 42″ x 42″ Oil on Canvas

“If I did not understand the glory and suffering of the human heart I would not speak before its holiness.” - St. Catherine of Sienna

[spiritualgateway]

In the beginner's mind there is no thought, "I have attained something." All self-centered thoughts limit our vast mind. When we have no thought of achievement, no thought of self, we are true beginners. Then we can really learn something. The beginner's mind is the mind of compassion. When our mind is compassionate, it is boundless. Dogen-zenji, the founder of our school, always emphasized how important it is to resume our boundless original mind. Then we are always true to ourselves, in sympathy with all beings, and can actually practice.

Shunryu Suzuki

[sangchentsomo]

The One Eyed Priestess: images and memories of ancient times. 24x18x, Sangchen Tsomo 2012

Don’t hate the arising of thoughts or stop the thoughts that do arise. Simply realize that our original mind, right from the start, is beyond thought, so that no matter what, you never get involved with thoughts. Illuminate original mind, and no other understanding is necessary. Bankei Yotaku

[sakura-zen]

"Stop this day and night with me and you shall possess the origin of all poems,

You shall possess the good of the earth and sun (there are millions of suns left,)

You shall no longer take things at second or third ahand, nor look through the eyes of the dead, nor

feed on the spectres in books,

You shall not look through my eyes either, nor take things from me,

You shall listen to all sides and filter them from your self."

-Song of Myself by Walt Whitman

[crank11news-blog]

Jagwar Twin release Loser

Jagwar Twin release Loser

07-Sep-2018: ‘Loser’, single by Jagwar Twin Released on Label: Original Mind.

The debut single by Jagwar Twin is named ‘Loser’ and was just released on label Original Mind and is now available on Spotify.

Album cover for Jagwar Twin’s new single: Loser

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[gnotruth]

When Ordinary Mind Gnos Itself: the dawning of Mahamudra Meditation.

When Ordinary Mind Gnos Itself: the dawning of Mahamudra Meditation.

Here is a psychospiritual poem / rambling-session centered on Mahamudra Mediation. What does “Psychospiritual poem / rambling-session” imply? It means I’m not gonna spend too much time trying to connect the dots for you. I’m gonna step from peak to peak and not everyone will be able to follow me. If you’re confused, I am happy to elaborate: please ask questions. (more…)

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[rainbowtwo]

See the Original Mind

‘About this mind - in truth there is nothing really wrong with it. It is intrinsically pure. Within itself it’s already peaceful. If the mind is not peaceful these days, it’s because it follows moods. The real mind doesn’t have anything to it; it is simply an aspect of nature. It becomes peaceful or agitated because moods deceive it. The untrained mind is stupid. Sense impressions come and trick it into happiness, suffering, gladness and sorrow, but the mind’s true nature is none of these things. That gladness or sadness is not the mind, but only a mood coming to deceive us. The untrained mind gets lost and follows these things; it forgets itself. Then we think it is we who are upset or at ease or whatever.

But really this mind of ours is already unmoving and peaceful - really peaceful! Just like a leaf which remains so long as the wind doesn’t blow. If a wind comes up, the leaf flutters. The fluttering is due to the wind - the fluttering of the mind is due to those sense impressions; the mind follows them. If it doesn’t follow them, it doesn’t flutter. If we know fully the true nature of sense impressions, we will be unmoved.

Our practice is simply to see the “Original Mind.” We must train the mind to know those sense impressions and not get lost in them, to make them peaceful. Just this is the aim of all this difficult practice we put ourselves through.’

- Ajahn Chah, Food for the Heart: The Collected Teachings of Ajahn Chah.