Where Nothing seems to be

Author(s): Hermann Kuhn
Publisher: Hermann Kunh

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Second Interlude
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Then, - as you begin sensing something in that 'space' you thought was 'empty', you now know not to discard this notion as you did before. You now know to direct attention there. And even if it seems to hover just outside your grasp for a while, this perception suddenly becomes clear - as I and others experienced it, - and then awareness expands fast, and what previously was only a vague notion, shifts right into the headlight of your focus, becomes a conscious part of your being.
You certainly are able to experience this, because you carry it within you all the time.
- But the text yields far more than mere information that the all-comprehensive awareness underlying all our perception exists.
What NOT to Do Though there's no direct way, no particular action, no instrumental thing to do to trigger this grand experience, Padma-Sambhava identifies a number of factors and actions that block this access. So be aware that these mechanisms prevent expansion of your perception: -
- self-inflicted asceticism and deliberately restrain
ing any of our senses, our potential, our thoughts, our freedom, - all of which makes us focus on limitations only, never on expansion.
sticking to formal ceremony or other socially opportune conduct, - none of which kindles any kind of expansive perception.