A Talk on the Nature of Mind

Today’s podcast and post is about “the clear and empty nature of the mind,” which you may hear referred to as rigpa or simply as nature of mind. Resting in the nature of mind is the heart of my Buddhist practice. As long as I can find that state and remain in it, I can handle any situation along the path—usually in a joyful way but always with kindness and compassion for myself and others.

I kid you not. I believe that peace of mind is available to every one of us.

Learning to find and rest in your nature of mind can’t be done in words and images. It’s an experiential process that takes time and…not effort but whatever you can imagine as the opposite of effort. It takes a relaxing into your mind—not the confused aspects of your mind—its true nature that “is sometimes called the union of clarity and emptiness or the union of wisdom and the expanse.”

While words won’t take you to the nature of your mind, I’m going to use some to, I hope, enhance your motivation to find it.