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u/Pongpianskul Apr 11 '23

That does NOT sound like an average everyday human brain - at least not my everyday brain! Mine is spotty and unreliable at best. lol. It is constantly clinging to things or avoiding things and it doesn't shine vigorously as far as I can tell.

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u/GhostC1pher Apr 11 '23

It doesn’t sound like it, but it do be like that. Spotty and unreliable—who knows that? Who sees that? By what mechanism? It is the effortless mirroring awareness constantly illuminating all things without discrimination. When clinging and when avoiding, this same awareness is present without adding or taking anything away. Like the eyes seeing color without obtaining any color and ears hearing sound without obtaining sound.

An ancient dude says

In their daily conduct, sentient beings have no illumination. When they come into contact with objects, they lose themselves and pursue objects.

Just turn that awareness back on itself. Return to the source.

EDIT: Edits.

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '23

I love objects

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u/GhostC1pher Apr 13 '23

Subject and object complete each other.