In the Tibetan Tradition but not Slavishly So
Rinpoche: Yesterday we examined some of the elements that comprise the calm mind. When it is thoroughly understood and practiced sincerely, this new relationship between you and your own mind will not operate from the emotional strata, or be influenced by the waves that exude from that swirling. Thoughts will be generated from the more stable basis of your mind. Then this other disturbing dynamic will completely disappear. How many of you practiced this yesterday? Did you experience emotions or were you suppressing your emotions? Were you feeling more capable? Student: The disturbing emotions just disappeared. R: It just disappeared. You did not cease to be you, in fact, it was likely that you were feeling more YOU than before. A calm state can also happen through artificial means, for example, with certain kinds of flashing lights that change your brain waves but that does not address the problem of being actually able to do it. At the time of passing away, there will be a tre...