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“I don't think there is anything like the awareness of space to process emotion. That space is such an incredible processor. There is no analysis equal to the processing capacity of open awareness. When you are trying to analyze something, you don't realize that the analyzer itself is part of the problem. Both the problem and the analyzer are constructions of the mind. But direct, open, naked awareness is not a construction of the mind but the nature of the mind itself, and therefore the greatest processor ever.”

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Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche (born 1961) is a Tibetan Buddhist master, scholar, and author renowned for promoting the Bon tradition. Born in India, he received rigorous training in Bon and Tibetan Buddhism, later moving to the United States to found the Ligmincha Institute, dedicated to spreading Bon teachings and meditation practices to the West. His works cover Bon philosophy, dream yoga, death, and rebirth, emphasizing inner awakening and spiritual transformation. He conducts lectures, workshops, and retreats globally, significantly influencing Western spiritual circles and serving as a key representative of the Bon tradition. more

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