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Instead of thinking of this and that, one thing after the other, let your mind recognize itself in a single moment. When the mind recognizes itself, there is no thing to see there. It’s just wide open. That’s because the essence of mind is empty. It’s wide open and free

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Tsoknyi Rinpoche
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: March 13
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