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'''The Natural Freedom of the Nature of Mind''' (Tib. ''Semnyi Rangdrol''; [[Wyl.]] ''sems nyid rang grol'') - part of [[Longchenpa]]'s [[Trilogy of Natural Freedom]]. It contains the oft-quoted lines:
'''The Natural Freedom of the Nature of Mind''' (Tib. ''Semnyi Rangdrol''; [[Wyl.]] ''sems nyid rang grol'') - part of [[Longchenpa]]'s [[Trilogy of Natural Freedom]]. It has three chapters, related to the Ground, Path and Fruition, and it contains the oft-quoted lines:


:Since everything is but an illusion,
:Since everything is but an illusion,

Revision as of 16:00, 8 August 2007

The Natural Freedom of the Nature of Mind (Tib. Semnyi Rangdrol; Wyl. sems nyid rang grol) - part of Longchenpa's Trilogy of Natural Freedom. It has three chapters, related to the Ground, Path and Fruition, and it contains the oft-quoted lines:

Since everything is but an illusion,
Perfect in being what it is,
Having nothing to do with good or bad,
Acceptance or rejection,
One might as well burst out laughing!
thams cad mnyam rdzogs sgyu ma'i rang bzhin la//
bzang ngan blang dor med pas dgod re bro//

Translations

  • Longchen Rabjam, The Practice of Dzogchen, translated by Tulku Thondup, Snow Lion, 2002