O son of noble family, @stevenalexander , listen. Now the pure luminosity of the dharmata is shining before you; recognise it. O son of noble family, at this moment your state of mind is by nature pure emptiness, it does not possess any nature whatever, neither substance nor quality such as colour, but it is pure emptiness; this is the dharmata, the female Buddha Samantabhardri.

But this state of mind is not just blank emptiness, it is unobstructed, sparkling, pure, and vibrant; this mind is the male Buddha Samantabhradra.

These two, your mind whose nature is emptiness without any substance whatsoever, and your mind which is vibrant and luminous, are inseparable; this is the dharmakaya of the Buddha. This mind of yours is inseparable luminosity and emptiness in the form of a great mass of light, it has no birth or death, therefore it is the Buddha of Immortal Light. To recognise this is all that is necessary. When you recognise this pure nature of your mind as the Buddha, looking into your own mind is resting in the Buddha-mind.

• from the Bardo Thodol, Tibetan Book of Dying.

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