Blue is blue

  The context of Vajrayana is one in which symbolism is self evident: blue is blue; green is green; red is red; white is white; yellow is yellow; raven caws; wolf howls, frog croaks, bull bellows; scorpion arches its tail; cockerel crows; snake hisses; pig shrieks; sky is azure; sky is grey; sky glimmers with stars; horse whinnies; rain is refreshing; leaves are green; tears are wet; skin is soft; espresso steams; brandy leaves a pleasant burning sensation on the palate; wind moves; snow flurries; water sparkles —— meaning is no longer hidden within the search for meaning.

Ngak'chang Rinpoche, posted on Telegram to apprentices, 21st February 2020, 
and The Bristol Talks: Ngak'chang Rinpoche on Vajrayana Topics on the Aro Community website.   

Glimmer with limitlessness

   The more one understands the symbolism of Vajrayana, the more one understands that everyday life IS Vajrayana – and, when that begins to become apparent, one’s life commences to glimmer with limitlessness. 

Empowerment performs itself all the time: at the bus stop; on the peak of a mountain; in the cinema; in the midst of a Finnish forest; in the bath; on Freak Street in Kathmandu; on horseback in the Laughing Water range of the Rocky Mountains; and, on the factory floor. 

This may sound banal, or profound, but the profundity of it is often too subtle to see. 

One has to authentically understand the context of Vajrayana if one is to stand a chance of everyday life exploding into symbolic meaning. 

Ngak'chang Rinpoche, posted on Telegram to apprentices, 21st February 2020, 
and The Bristol Talks: Ngak'chang Rinpoche on Vajrayana Topics on the Aro Community website.