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   -- from "Treasury of Precious Qualities, Book One: Sutra Teachings", by
      Jigme Lingpa, translated by the Padmakara Translation Group, published
      by Shambhala Publications
+~
+    When the actual process of dying begins, you pass through eight phases--
+the first four involve the collapse of the four elements, and the last four
+involve the collapse of consciousness into the innermost level of mind, called
+the mind of clear light.
+    In the final phase of dying, when all coarse consciousnesses dissolve into
+the all-empty, which is the fundamental innate mind of clear light, the myriad
+objects of the world, as well as concepts such as sameness and difference, are
+pacified in this subtlest mind.  At that time, all appearances of environments
+and beings withdraw of their own accord.  Even for a nonpractitioner, coarse
+appearances also withdraw; this withdrawal of conventional appearances,
+however, is not due to a perception of reality attained through meditation.
+When, in the last phase, the temporary winds that carry consciousness have all
+dissolved, the mind (whether of a practitioner or a nonpractitioner) becomes
+as if undifferentiated, and an immaculate openness dawns.
+  -- H.H. the Dalai Lama, from "The Heart of Meditation", translated and
+     edited by Jeffrey Hopkins, published by Shambhala Publications
+~
+    There’s a common misunderstanding among all the human beings who have
+ever been born on the earth that the best way to live is to try to avoid pain
+and just try to get comfortable.  You can see this even in insects and animals
+and birds.
+    A much more interesting, kind, adventurous, and joyful approach to life is
+to begin to develop our curiosity, not caring whether the object of our
+inquisitiveness is bitter or sweet.
+    When people start to meditate or to work with any kind of spiritual
+discipline, they often think that somehow they’re going to improve, which is
+a sort of subtle aggression against who they really are.      It’s a bit
+like saying, “If I jog, I’ll be a much better person.” Or the scenario
+may be that they find fault with others; they might say, “If it weren’t
+for my husband, I’d have a perfect marriage.” And “If it weren’t for
+my mind, my meditation would be excellent.”
+    But loving-kindness--maitri--toward ourselves doesn’t mean getting rid
+of anything.  Maitri means that we can still be crazy after all these years.
+We can still be angry after all these years.  We can still be timid or jealous
+or full of feelings of unworthiness.  Meditation practice isn’t about trying
+to throw ourselves away and become something better.  It’s about befriending
+who we are already.
+    Perhaps we will experience what is traditionally described as the fruition
+of maitri--playfulness...
+  -- Pema Chödrön, from "Awakening Loving-Kindness", published by Shambhala
+     Publications
+~
+    In texts we inherited from India, the basic principle is sometimes called
+the “fundamental innate mind of clear light” and the “fundamental innate
+wisdom of clear light”— these two terms having the same meaning.  In other
+texts, it is called the “space-diamond pervading space,” whereas in even
+others it is called the “jewel mind,” as, for example, when it is said,
+“Separate from the jewel mind, there is no buddha and no sentient being.”
+    Then, in Tibet, in some texts, it is called “ordinary consciousness”
+and “innermost awareness.” These terms are used in the context of speaking
+about freedom from thought, which is psychologically and experientially
+described as “self-release,” “naked release,” and “unimpeded
+penetration”; we will be discussing these in detail later.  The innermost
+awareness is said to be the basis of the appearance of all of the round of
+suffering (called “cyclic existence”) and also the basis of liberation
+(called “nirvana”).  Everything, without exception, is complete in the
+continuum of innermost awareness.  It is even said to be “naturally arisen,”
+since it has always been and always will be.
+  -- H.H. the Dalai Lama, from "The Heart of Meditation", translated and
+     edited by Jeffrey Hopkins, published by Shambhala Publications