Ogmin
@ogmin.bsky.social
Nyingma, Tennessee, living on the Chickasaw cession (1816), Meso/Native American Studies, grandfather of many. Focus: quotes from Buddhist wisdom traditions.
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Relative truth is only fake news that is appearing as truth. Absolute truth is what is real. However, we must begin by learning the relative view because we believe so firmly in our youth, aging, and death, and in being lost and confused.
~ Jigme Losel Wangpo
~ Jigme Losel Wangpo
February 10, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Relative truth is only fake news that is appearing as truth. Absolute truth is what is real. However, we must begin by learning the relative view because we believe so firmly in our youth, aging, and death, and in being lost and confused.
~ Jigme Losel Wangpo
~ Jigme Losel Wangpo
Self-manifest Buddhahood, this awareness,
Is original dharmakaya, never separate from you.
You’ve never been separate from it, so just recognize it right now.
It is very important to remain settled in the ground
of this recognition.
~ Dudjom Rinpoché
Is original dharmakaya, never separate from you.
You’ve never been separate from it, so just recognize it right now.
It is very important to remain settled in the ground
of this recognition.
~ Dudjom Rinpoché
February 9, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Self-manifest Buddhahood, this awareness,
Is original dharmakaya, never separate from you.
You’ve never been separate from it, so just recognize it right now.
It is very important to remain settled in the ground
of this recognition.
~ Dudjom Rinpoché
Is original dharmakaya, never separate from you.
You’ve never been separate from it, so just recognize it right now.
It is very important to remain settled in the ground
of this recognition.
~ Dudjom Rinpoché
Our knowledge is just an isolated delusion.
When we come to understand
The great river of equanimity
In which everything is non-dual,
This itself is ultimately true.
This is our proper dominion,
Not to be sought out from any other.
We do not settle on the one.
~ Tantra on Bodhicitta Meditation
When we come to understand
The great river of equanimity
In which everything is non-dual,
This itself is ultimately true.
This is our proper dominion,
Not to be sought out from any other.
We do not settle on the one.
~ Tantra on Bodhicitta Meditation
February 8, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Our knowledge is just an isolated delusion.
When we come to understand
The great river of equanimity
In which everything is non-dual,
This itself is ultimately true.
This is our proper dominion,
Not to be sought out from any other.
We do not settle on the one.
~ Tantra on Bodhicitta Meditation
When we come to understand
The great river of equanimity
In which everything is non-dual,
This itself is ultimately true.
This is our proper dominion,
Not to be sought out from any other.
We do not settle on the one.
~ Tantra on Bodhicitta Meditation
In the moment that we recognize the vastness of our own potential, it is still our habit patterns & tendencies that will continue to create the personality that informs our consciousness & our experience. Yet, within that experience lies the spaciousness and awareness that transcend it.
~ K. Dowman
~ K. Dowman
February 7, 2026 at 1:47 PM
In the moment that we recognize the vastness of our own potential, it is still our habit patterns & tendencies that will continue to create the personality that informs our consciousness & our experience. Yet, within that experience lies the spaciousness and awareness that transcend it.
~ K. Dowman
~ K. Dowman
All the Dharmas
Are the delusions of our minds.
There are no Dharmas
That are other than our minds
That are in reserve.
The vision that sees a Dharma
Is a sentience that is delusional.
Dependent connections,
Illusions,
And other such things,
Are unborn.
~ Tantra on Bodhicitta Meditation
Are the delusions of our minds.
There are no Dharmas
That are other than our minds
That are in reserve.
The vision that sees a Dharma
Is a sentience that is delusional.
Dependent connections,
Illusions,
And other such things,
Are unborn.
~ Tantra on Bodhicitta Meditation
February 6, 2026 at 2:35 PM
All the Dharmas
Are the delusions of our minds.
There are no Dharmas
That are other than our minds
That are in reserve.
The vision that sees a Dharma
Is a sentience that is delusional.
Dependent connections,
Illusions,
And other such things,
Are unborn.
~ Tantra on Bodhicitta Meditation
Are the delusions of our minds.
There are no Dharmas
That are other than our minds
That are in reserve.
The vision that sees a Dharma
Is a sentience that is delusional.
Dependent connections,
Illusions,
And other such things,
Are unborn.
~ Tantra on Bodhicitta Meditation
The ultimate wealth is contentment;
Detachment is the ultimate pleasure.
~ Saraha
Detachment is the ultimate pleasure.
~ Saraha
February 5, 2026 at 12:52 PM
The ultimate wealth is contentment;
Detachment is the ultimate pleasure.
~ Saraha
Detachment is the ultimate pleasure.
~ Saraha
The correct realization of the mode of being of consciousness transforms it into primordial wisdom.
~ Dudjom Lingpa
~ Dudjom Lingpa
February 4, 2026 at 4:03 PM
The correct realization of the mode of being of consciousness transforms it into primordial wisdom.
~ Dudjom Lingpa
~ Dudjom Lingpa
Self-arisen and self-liberated means that when the thought arises, it’s like a wave coming up from the ocean of luminous clarity. And it dissolves back into that luminous clarity. It never leaves being of the nature of luminous clarity, just like a wave never leaves the ocean.
~ KTGR
~ KTGR
February 3, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Self-arisen and self-liberated means that when the thought arises, it’s like a wave coming up from the ocean of luminous clarity. And it dissolves back into that luminous clarity. It never leaves being of the nature of luminous clarity, just like a wave never leaves the ocean.
~ KTGR
~ KTGR
Lord Buddha answered Shāriputra’s question thus: “Having heard this transcendent wisdom, sentient beings with faith will definitely attain enlightenment. They will come closer & closer to enlightenment. They will be regarded as the Buddha himself.”
~ Perfection of Wisdom in 100,000 Lines
~ Perfection of Wisdom in 100,000 Lines
February 2, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Lord Buddha answered Shāriputra’s question thus: “Having heard this transcendent wisdom, sentient beings with faith will definitely attain enlightenment. They will come closer & closer to enlightenment. They will be regarded as the Buddha himself.”
~ Perfection of Wisdom in 100,000 Lines
~ Perfection of Wisdom in 100,000 Lines
The mind sets the pattern,
And mind accumulates karma,
Mind projects appearances,
And mind applies labels.
Strive to subdue delusive mind.
~ Longchenpa
And mind accumulates karma,
Mind projects appearances,
And mind applies labels.
Strive to subdue delusive mind.
~ Longchenpa
February 1, 2026 at 3:05 PM
The mind sets the pattern,
And mind accumulates karma,
Mind projects appearances,
And mind applies labels.
Strive to subdue delusive mind.
~ Longchenpa
And mind accumulates karma,
Mind projects appearances,
And mind applies labels.
Strive to subdue delusive mind.
~ Longchenpa
Your own body, a vivid arrangement of wisdom deities,
has always lacked truly existent characteristics of “I” and “self.”
Within the fresh state where there is no attachment and fixation,
all phenomena of samsara and nirvana arise
as manifestations of its dynamic energy.
~ Sera Khandro
has always lacked truly existent characteristics of “I” and “self.”
Within the fresh state where there is no attachment and fixation,
all phenomena of samsara and nirvana arise
as manifestations of its dynamic energy.
~ Sera Khandro
January 31, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Your own body, a vivid arrangement of wisdom deities,
has always lacked truly existent characteristics of “I” and “self.”
Within the fresh state where there is no attachment and fixation,
all phenomena of samsara and nirvana arise
as manifestations of its dynamic energy.
~ Sera Khandro
has always lacked truly existent characteristics of “I” and “self.”
Within the fresh state where there is no attachment and fixation,
all phenomena of samsara and nirvana arise
as manifestations of its dynamic energy.
~ Sera Khandro
You see it the very moment that you let your mind recognize itself. It is seen the moment you look; you see there is nothing to see. Isn’t that right? What you need to see is that there is nothing to see.
~ Tulku Urgyen
~ Tulku Urgyen
January 30, 2026 at 2:37 PM
You see it the very moment that you let your mind recognize itself. It is seen the moment you look; you see there is nothing to see. Isn’t that right? What you need to see is that there is nothing to see.
~ Tulku Urgyen
~ Tulku Urgyen
Without letting it dwindle away from indifference,
retain the words through learning,
discern their meaning through reflection,
practice one-pointedly through meditation training,
and accomplish the welfare of self and others.
~ Padmasambhava
retain the words through learning,
discern their meaning through reflection,
practice one-pointedly through meditation training,
and accomplish the welfare of self and others.
~ Padmasambhava
January 29, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Without letting it dwindle away from indifference,
retain the words through learning,
discern their meaning through reflection,
practice one-pointedly through meditation training,
and accomplish the welfare of self and others.
~ Padmasambhava
retain the words through learning,
discern their meaning through reflection,
practice one-pointedly through meditation training,
and accomplish the welfare of self and others.
~ Padmasambhava
Just like shit thrown into the sky
falls back onto your own head,
when you rely on a disreputable and proud person
it rebounds on you in the form of disaster.
~ Mipham
falls back onto your own head,
when you rely on a disreputable and proud person
it rebounds on you in the form of disaster.
~ Mipham
January 26, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Just like shit thrown into the sky
falls back onto your own head,
when you rely on a disreputable and proud person
it rebounds on you in the form of disaster.
~ Mipham
falls back onto your own head,
when you rely on a disreputable and proud person
it rebounds on you in the form of disaster.
~ Mipham
One who is aware that perfect enlightenment
Is a sentience that is self-aware
Will be totally free
From any causes and results that may be corrupt
And from reverted delusions and ignorance.
~ Tantra on Bodhicitta Meditation
Is a sentience that is self-aware
Will be totally free
From any causes and results that may be corrupt
And from reverted delusions and ignorance.
~ Tantra on Bodhicitta Meditation
January 24, 2026 at 2:04 PM
One who is aware that perfect enlightenment
Is a sentience that is self-aware
Will be totally free
From any causes and results that may be corrupt
And from reverted delusions and ignorance.
~ Tantra on Bodhicitta Meditation
Is a sentience that is self-aware
Will be totally free
From any causes and results that may be corrupt
And from reverted delusions and ignorance.
~ Tantra on Bodhicitta Meditation
When we understand the meanings of things
Just as they are,
It is totally clear
That everywhere has been a Buddha Field
From the primordial.
~ Tantra on Bodhicitta Meditation
Just as they are,
It is totally clear
That everywhere has been a Buddha Field
From the primordial.
~ Tantra on Bodhicitta Meditation
January 23, 2026 at 2:15 PM
When we understand the meanings of things
Just as they are,
It is totally clear
That everywhere has been a Buddha Field
From the primordial.
~ Tantra on Bodhicitta Meditation
Just as they are,
It is totally clear
That everywhere has been a Buddha Field
From the primordial.
~ Tantra on Bodhicitta Meditation
People speak various words
due to their various ideas.
Most of what they say, though well intentioned,
is nonsense due to their lack of mental clarity.
~ Mipham
due to their various ideas.
Most of what they say, though well intentioned,
is nonsense due to their lack of mental clarity.
~ Mipham
January 22, 2026 at 1:55 PM
People speak various words
due to their various ideas.
Most of what they say, though well intentioned,
is nonsense due to their lack of mental clarity.
~ Mipham
due to their various ideas.
Most of what they say, though well intentioned,
is nonsense due to their lack of mental clarity.
~ Mipham
Our real base is not definite.
We have nothing to hold onto.
This is the transmission in which
All things are the Bodhicitta.
It is like the reality of a dream
That we have understood.
~ Tantra on Awareness that Shines Like the Sky
We have nothing to hold onto.
This is the transmission in which
All things are the Bodhicitta.
It is like the reality of a dream
That we have understood.
~ Tantra on Awareness that Shines Like the Sky
January 21, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Our real base is not definite.
We have nothing to hold onto.
This is the transmission in which
All things are the Bodhicitta.
It is like the reality of a dream
That we have understood.
~ Tantra on Awareness that Shines Like the Sky
We have nothing to hold onto.
This is the transmission in which
All things are the Bodhicitta.
It is like the reality of a dream
That we have understood.
~ Tantra on Awareness that Shines Like the Sky
In the perspective of thoroughgoing conceptuality, while there is dualistic appearance, the awareness that exclusively appears as such, but is not established in duality, is called "the dependent nature." It is the basis for the arising of distortion, the imagined nature.
~ Mipham
~ Mipham
January 20, 2026 at 1:04 PM
In the perspective of thoroughgoing conceptuality, while there is dualistic appearance, the awareness that exclusively appears as such, but is not established in duality, is called "the dependent nature." It is the basis for the arising of distortion, the imagined nature.
~ Mipham
~ Mipham
There is virtue in not hearing about the past, future, and present.
The reality of the Dharma shines
But is not visible.
It is not conceptual.
It is inconceivable.
It is great wisdom!
It is not analytical.
Our awareness is our logic.
~ Tantra on the Awareness that Shines Like the Sky
The reality of the Dharma shines
But is not visible.
It is not conceptual.
It is inconceivable.
It is great wisdom!
It is not analytical.
Our awareness is our logic.
~ Tantra on the Awareness that Shines Like the Sky
January 19, 2026 at 12:54 PM
There is virtue in not hearing about the past, future, and present.
The reality of the Dharma shines
But is not visible.
It is not conceptual.
It is inconceivable.
It is great wisdom!
It is not analytical.
Our awareness is our logic.
~ Tantra on the Awareness that Shines Like the Sky
The reality of the Dharma shines
But is not visible.
It is not conceptual.
It is inconceivable.
It is great wisdom!
It is not analytical.
Our awareness is our logic.
~ Tantra on the Awareness that Shines Like the Sky
The vast matrix of mind’s nature, an unchanging skylike space,
With the creativity of luminous mind indeterminate in its display,
Governs all the lifestyles of samsara and nirvana,
The single principle of nonaction underpinning it all.
~ Longchenpa
With the creativity of luminous mind indeterminate in its display,
Governs all the lifestyles of samsara and nirvana,
The single principle of nonaction underpinning it all.
~ Longchenpa
January 17, 2026 at 1:48 PM
The vast matrix of mind’s nature, an unchanging skylike space,
With the creativity of luminous mind indeterminate in its display,
Governs all the lifestyles of samsara and nirvana,
The single principle of nonaction underpinning it all.
~ Longchenpa
With the creativity of luminous mind indeterminate in its display,
Governs all the lifestyles of samsara and nirvana,
The single principle of nonaction underpinning it all.
~ Longchenpa
Remain in the experience of knowing, just as it is, the exalted state of the great primordially empty and baseless nature of all phenomenal existence, everything of samsara and nirvana. Then, don’t space out externally, internally, or remain in a state of complacent indifference.
~ Sera Khandro
~ Sera Khandro
January 16, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Remain in the experience of knowing, just as it is, the exalted state of the great primordially empty and baseless nature of all phenomenal existence, everything of samsara and nirvana. Then, don’t space out externally, internally, or remain in a state of complacent indifference.
~ Sera Khandro
~ Sera Khandro
Unchanging, spontaneously present, and perfected as awakened mind,
everything was unwavering from the ultimate expanse.
Therein, the dynamic energy of self-existing wakefulness
was the arising of an indeterminate magical display of anything and everything.
~ Sera Khandro
everything was unwavering from the ultimate expanse.
Therein, the dynamic energy of self-existing wakefulness
was the arising of an indeterminate magical display of anything and everything.
~ Sera Khandro
January 15, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Unchanging, spontaneously present, and perfected as awakened mind,
everything was unwavering from the ultimate expanse.
Therein, the dynamic energy of self-existing wakefulness
was the arising of an indeterminate magical display of anything and everything.
~ Sera Khandro
everything was unwavering from the ultimate expanse.
Therein, the dynamic energy of self-existing wakefulness
was the arising of an indeterminate magical display of anything and everything.
~ Sera Khandro
If you don’t realize the natural lucidity of your innate nature,
beyond the mind of conceptual ideas,
then just like a mouse sleeping in a hole,
you won’t become enlightened.
So, rest spaciously in openness
without needing to keep or discard anything.
~ Sera Khandro
beyond the mind of conceptual ideas,
then just like a mouse sleeping in a hole,
you won’t become enlightened.
So, rest spaciously in openness
without needing to keep or discard anything.
~ Sera Khandro
January 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM
If you don’t realize the natural lucidity of your innate nature,
beyond the mind of conceptual ideas,
then just like a mouse sleeping in a hole,
you won’t become enlightened.
So, rest spaciously in openness
without needing to keep or discard anything.
~ Sera Khandro
beyond the mind of conceptual ideas,
then just like a mouse sleeping in a hole,
you won’t become enlightened.
So, rest spaciously in openness
without needing to keep or discard anything.
~ Sera Khandro