what is original mind?

what the masters call the *original*

is what existed prior to the separative  

drama

it is the pure reality that gives potential

for all appearances to be 

it is the mind stripped bare of shadow

and conditioned covers that hide 

it is like the lamp that
shines on the waters 

and reveals the ripples or the 

rushing waves

this is the nature of the original mind

to light up what it is here 

as an objective witness 

and nothing else...

it appears as o ne singular

light 

it has no qualities within it

it does not come or go 

it does not rise or fall

it does not follow sensual happenings

it is distinctly different in nature 

than that which carries mentation

it cannot be held in the grip of the personal

nor does it belong to any-body

it is just what it is

raw beingness, consciousness and bliss

sat-chit-ananda

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