Chodpa

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I’m the writer of Luminous Emptiness, a Dzogchen / Mahamudra meditation blog which also covers Nondualism, Vajrayana, Advaita Vedanta, Zen and more: https://luminousemptiness.co.uk/
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ChodpaJan 24, 2025
Read my reflections on Sufi al-Hallaj:
https://luminousemptiness.co.uk/eye-of-my-heart-al-hallaj/
I saw my Lord with the eye of my heart
I said: ‘Who are You?’ He said: ‘You!’
But for You, ‘where’ cannot have a place
...
And in my annihilation my annihilation was annihilated and in my annihilation I found you!
I saw my Lord with the Eye of my Heart – Al-Hallaj

I saw my Lord with the eye of my heart I said: 'Who are You?' He said: 'You!' But for You, 'where' cannot have a place And there is no 'where' when it concerns You. The mind has no image of your existence in time Which would permit the mind to know where you are.

Luminous Emptiness – a Dzogchen / Mahamudra blog
ChodpaJan 24, 2025
The ineffable tale of that final simple state:
it’s utterly different.
It can’t be weighed on a scale, can’t be whittled down.
It doesn’t feel heavy and doesn’t feel light.
It has no rain, no sea, no sun or shade.
Read my reflections:
https://luminousemptiness.co.uk/kabir-the-final-state/
Kabir – The Final Simple State – Luminous Emptiness

The ineffable tale of that final simple state: it's utterly different. It can't be weighed on a scale, can't be whittled down. It doesn't feel heavy and doesn't feel light. It has no rain, no sea, no sun or shade. It doesn't contain creation or destruction. No life, no death exist in it, no grief,

Luminous Emptiness – a Dzogchen / Mahamudra blog
ChodpaJan 24, 2025
Sharing my reflections on Lama Shabkar's beautiful Dharma song:
https://luminousemptiness.co.uk/sky-empty-luminous-shabkar/
"Sky empty and luminous
beyond all attachments,
Remains.
Me, the setting sun
resplendent with light,
Will not remain at all .... "
Sky Empty and Luminous – Shabkar Tsogdruk Rangdrol

Sky empty and luminousbeyond all attachments,Remains.Me, the setting sunresplendent with light,Will not remain at all. I pass behind the western summitTo reappear again soon,Above the mountains of the east. Shabkar Tsogdruk RangdrolRainbows Appear: Tibetan Poems of ShabkarTranslated by Matthieu Ricard Every once in a while I come across a Dharma song that cuts straight through

Luminous Emptiness – a Dzogchen / Mahamudra blog
ChodpaDec 21, 2024
Reflections on The Great Potency of Bodhicitta – a Dzogchen Semde Tantra
https://luminousemptiness.co.uk/great-potency-bodhicitta-dzogchen-semde-tantra/
"All and everything emanates from me,
so all and everything, whatever appears,
is revealed as transmission,
revelation of timelessly pure basic spaciousness ... "
#dzogchen #tantra #buddhism #tibetanbuddhism #Nonduality #meditation #vairotsana #Rigpa
The Great Potency of Bodhicitta – Dzogchen Semde Tantra

All and everything emanates from me,so all and everything, whatever appears,is revealed as transmission,revelation of timelessly pure basic spaciousness. Excerpt from The Great Potency of Bodhicitta A quick excursion of context here before sharing the teaching and reflections! The Great Potency of Bodhicitta is a seminal Dzogchen text categorized under the Semde (Mind Series), one

Luminous Emptiness – a Dzogchen / Mahamudra blog
ChodpaDec 13, 2024
Sufi Mystic Al-Hallaj’s Beautiful Poem: Stillness
I thought I’d share a few reflections on a very beautiful poem by Mansur Hallaj.
https://luminousemptiness.co.uk/reflections-on-stillness-mansour-al-hallaj/
"Stillness, then silence, then random speech,
Then knowledge, intoxication, annihilation; .... "
Sufi Mystic Al-Hallaj’s Beautiful Poem: Stillness – Luminous Emptiness

The profound beauty of Sufi mystic Mansour al-Hallaj’s “Stillness” – a journey through diverse emotions and experiences on the path to spiritual awakening.

Luminous Emptiness – a Dzogchen / Mahamudra blog
ChodpaDec 8, 2024

In Dzogchen, what is Natural Perfection / Spontaneous Presence (Lhungrub)?
https://luminousemptiness.co.uk/natural-perfection-lhungrub-spontaneous-presence/
Read the full post with over 100 Dzogchen source quotes.
"All phenomena, uncontrived and spontaneous, arise from the Natural State. Rest in this perfection without striving."

#Dzogchen

In Dzogchen what is Natural Perfection (Lhungrub)? – Luminous Emptiness

This post is an exploration of Natural Perfection or Lhungrub in Tibetan (ཀ་དག་) - the third of a series of posts on Dzogchen key terms. Natural Perfection is pointing to the natural, effortless manifestation of phenomena from the ground of being (Gzhi). It is the dynamic aspect of the mind that allows for the continuous arising of

Luminous Emptiness – a Dzogchen / Mahamudra blog
ChodpaDec 6, 2024

A Shower of Wisdom – A Guru Yoga of Garab Dorje

With great joy I came across this Guru Yoga of Garab Dorje the other day by Mipham Rinpoche. What a blessing indeed!

Sometimes I cannot comprehend how blessed I am to receive these connections, this Tendrel (རྟེན་འབྲེལ་), this auspicious coincidence, this interdependence.

You can read the full Guru Yoga text and the post A Shower of Wisdom — A Guru Yoga of Garab Dorje at my Luminous Emptiness blog:

https://luminousemptiness.co.uk/a-shower-of-wisdom-a-guru-yoga-of-garab-dorje/

A Shower of Wisdom – A Guru Yoga of Garab Dorje – Luminous Emptiness

Sharing this wonderful prayer of devotion by Mipham Rinpoche, which carries the profound blessings of Garab Dorje, the founder of the Dzogchen teachings.

Luminous Emptiness – a Dzogchen / Mahamudra blog
ChodpaNov 30, 2024

Reflections on Ryokan’s Zen Poems

I turn to Ryokan’s poetry over and over again. For me, nobody captures in poetry the magical essence of the spiritual life, indeed, of life like he does. How wonderous his words, painting pictures – pictures that rest in the heart, illuminating form and emptiness, and their interplay.

When all thoughts are exhausted
When all thoughts
Are exhausted
I slip into the woods
And gather
A pile of shepherd’s purse.

Read the full post:

https://luminousemptiness.co.uk/reflections-ryokan-zen-poems/

Reflections on Ryokan’s Zen Poems – The Butterfly and the Flower

The flower opens, the butterfly comes; The butterfly comes, the flower opens. I don’t know others, Others don’t know me.By not-knowing we follow nature’s course.

Luminous Emptiness – a Dzogchen / Mahamudra blog
ChodpaNov 21, 2024
In Dzogchen what is Primordial Purity (Kadag)?
Reflections and over 100 quotations from the Dzogchen source texts.
Read the blog post:
https://luminousemptiness.co.uk/kadag-primordial-purity-dzogchen/
Reflections and over 100 quotations from the Dzogchen source texts.
"The nature of all phenomena is the great purity of the primordial ground, free from all elaborations."
In Dzogchen what is Primordial Purity (Kadag)? – Luminous Emptiness

Reflections and over 100 quotes from Dzogchen originalsource on Primordial Purity - the inherent, unconditioned purity of the nature of mind and reality.

Luminous Emptiness – a Dzogchen / Mahamudra blog
ChodpaNov 19, 2024

Reflections on Severing the Bardo ‘Once and for All’ - ‘Question and answer’ oral instructions of the Wisdom Ḍākinī to Tilopa
"Tilopa! When the mind looks at mind, the ‘looker’ is mind, the ‘looked at’ is also mind.

Like space gazing at space, both the ‘gazer’ and the ‘gazed at’, are naturally dissolved in purity."

You can read the full post for free including the full teaching and reflection on my Luminous Emptiness blog:

https://luminousemptiness.co.uk/severing-the-bardo-once-and-for-all/

Severing the Bardo ‘Once and for All’ – Luminous Emptiness

When the mind looks at mind, the ‘looker’ is mind, the ‘looked at’ is also mind. Like space gazing at space, both ‘gazer’ and ‘gazed at’ are naturally dissolved

Luminous Emptiness – a Dzogchen / Mahamudra blog