open and perceptive

"(If we) want to find some meaningful truth about who we are, we're always looking for it. But we can only find it, when we're guided by our own wisdom - our own rebel buddha within.

With practice, we can sharpen our eyes and ears of wisdom, so that we will recognize the truth when we see it or hear it. But this kind of looking and listening is an art we must learn.

So often, when we think we're being open and receptive, nothing is coming in. Our mind is already full of conclusions, judgments, or our own version of the "facts". We're more intent on getting a stamp of approval for what we think we know than in learning something new.

But when we're genuinely open-minded, what happens ? There's a sense of space and invitation, a sense of inquisitiveness and of real connection with something beyond our usual selves. In that situation, we can hear whatever truth is speaking to us in the moment, whether the source is another person, a book, or our perceptions
of the world itself.

It's like listening to music. When you're totally into it, your mind goes to a different level. You're listening without judgement or intellectual interpretation because you're listening from the heart. That's how you need to listen when you want to hear the truth."

Zitat mit Zustimmung des Verlags aus :
(Dzogchen Ponlop : Rebel Buddha)


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