Jyoti wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2018 7:24 pm
krodha wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2018 4:08 pm
The force of prajñā in instances of equipoise burns away mental obscuration, and said afflictions are not dispelled any other way.
Like a massive release of tension in one's continuum, and then in post-equipoise negative emotions are diminished, in some cases nearly altogether. Certainly altogether for those who have fully exhausted the afflictive obscuration.
The internal reference point of mind, or subject that seems to relate to objects as an entity is like a tightly bound knot that carries a great deal of tension and residual impressions in the form of negative emotions, habits and tendencies.
In instances of true contemplation when that reference point collapses and is realized to be false, that knot is undone for the duration of the period of contemplation and there is a massive release of built up tension.
This is why Norbu Rinpoche says even remaining in equipoise for the period of time it takes an ant to crawl up the length of one's nose purifies eons of karma.
Mental obscuration is subsided temporary during mental equipoise, as such the state of Rigpa has no function to anything when the mental faculty is in equipoise, except for serving the equipoise itself (for nothing) due to concentration itself.
Equipoise [mnyam bzhag] is not a state of concentration.
Jyoti wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2018 7:24 pmFurthermore, mental obscuration is not mean to be force away by any conditioned state of meditation,
Equipoise is not a conditioned state of meditation, it is resting in a direct knowledge [rig pa] of the nature of mind [sems nyid].
Jyoti wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2018 7:24 pmto rid of mental obscuration, the only way is to intellectually recognise the problem with the insight that is gained from the knowledge of the base.
Prajñā naturally eradicates kleśas, just as heat naturally evaporates water.
Jyoti wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2018 7:24 pmWhat one experiences in the instance of equipoise is different from what one experiences in normal, distracted mental condition,
Obviously.
Jyoti wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2018 7:24 pmIf these experiences are not integrated with the intelligence/jnana, they will continue to be the basis of distraction and defilements, when one is distracted from the instant of equipoise. The merit of equipose is great, but much greater would be the merit of awakening to the bodhi. One doesn't awaken to the bodhi by subdueing the intellect/jnana in equipoise.
Equipoise is precisely "awakening to the bodhi," as you put it.
One does not subdue jñāna, one cultivates jñāna. Vijñāna is what one aims to "subdue," so to speak.
Jyoti wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2018 7:24 pmAlso a common sign of new student here, did they truly received the knowledge/Rigpa? It required an intellect/jnana to hold the knowledge, it is not about some practice to get into a certain state.
Jñāna is a function of rig pa [vidyā]. If you are resting in rigpa your modality of cognition is jñāna. Just as when you are in marigpa your modality of cognition is vijñāna [rnam shes].
And it certainly is about "some practice to get into a certain state," as a beginner if you do not make effort you are doing nothing. "Effortlessness" comes much later.
At any rate, the last time you posted here some years ago there was a huge language barrier issue, so hopefully we can remain mindful of that.