DZOGCHEN

I copied this tonight and don't want to waste it. Must read that book again. Fab, so it is.

"The Dzogchen teachings view the process of cosmic origination in a way that is parallel to, but slightly different from, the Bon tradition. In the Dzogchen teachings, it is considered that the primordial state, which is beyond time and beyond creation and destruction, is the fundamentally pure base of all existence, both at the universal and individual levels. It is in the inherent nature of the primordial state to manifest as light, which in turn manifests as the five colours, the essences of the elements. The essences of the elements interact (as explained in the Bon cosmology) to produce the elements themselves, which make up both the individual's body and the whole material dimension. The universe is thus understood as the spontaneously arising play of the energy of the primordial state, and may be enjoyed as such by an individual who remains integrated with his or her essential inherent condition, in the self -liberating, self perfected state, the state of Dzogchen" .... interesting especially considering how old these ideas are. From the wonderful book, The Crystal and the Way of Light.