Meditation is our only our weapon against the repressive regime of karma and it constitutes civil disobedience in the form of passive resistance. By allowing the development of experiential space through the practice of shi-nè—according to the four naljors—we discover our own intrinsic awareness. The four naljors of Dzogchen sem-dé are the ultimate crimes against the ‘law of karma’ and are punishable by realisation – the final revolution and overthrow of the legal system.
p53, Rays of the Sun, Ngakpa Chögyam, Aro Books worldwide, 2010, ISBN 978-1-898185-06-2
The practice of shi-nè involves the renunciation of attachment to form as a reference point. Through shi-nè we learn that we cannot force thought. We need to be completely purposelessly welcoming. Whatever thought arises simply moves in its own way. Any approach involving force results either in hilarity or frustration. One needs a sense of humour about one’s condition. One catches oneself trying to force meditation – repeatedly. All we can do, however, is watch ourselves in the process of trying, until trying wears itself out with trying in the open space of awareness. This is patience in terms of shi-nè – as we speak of it from the point of view of the Four Naljors of Dzogchen sem-dé.
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Meditation is our only our weapon against the repressive regime of karma and it constitutes civil disobedience in the form of passive resistance. By allowing the development of experiential space through the practice of shi-nè—according to the four naljors—we discover our own intrinsic awareness. The four naljors of Dzogchen sem-dé are the ultimate crimes against the ‘law of karma’ and are punishable by realisation – the final revolution and overthrow of the legal system.