[OceanofDharma] Quotes of the Week: One Hundred Percent of Gap

[Carolyn Gimian]

Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week

January 27, 2009

ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF GAP

The definition of dharma (which is the teachings of Buddha and the 
truth of the teachings) is absence of aggression. In order to 
perceive such dharma, in order to understand such dharma, we also 
have to develop a state of mind without aggression as well. Dharma in 
this case is any materials involved with our experience which are 
workable, which could be woven into the pattern of the path. The 
absence of aggression in this case means a sense of non-ego, 
non-speed. You might find it difficult to understand this tall order 
because it would be impossible for beginners to develop such 
perfection. But the idea is that there is a momentary state of mind 
which occurs, in which there is an element of non-aggression and 
non-ego....The application of awareness or vipashyana relates with 
those momentary open gaps which are unconditioned psychologically, 
unconditioned by dualism, unconditioned by passion, aggression, and 
so forth. But it's very sudden, it's a fraction of a moment. It's 
very fast, but also there is still that possibility in us, one 
hundred percent of gap.

 From "Comparison of Vipashyana with Shamatha," in the 1973 
Hinayana-Mahayana Transcripts, pages 107 to 108.

All material by Chogyam Trungpa is copyright Diana J. Mukpo and used 
by permission.

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