25/10/2026
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“The process of our spirit disconnecting from the physical body is accompanied by the dissolution of all gross and subtle thought-states or mental patterns. At this point there is nothing covering the basic state of mind at all. This is called the 'ground luminosity of full attainment,' sometimes described as the ground luminosity and path luminosity
coming face to face. At that moment, the power of our training in this life can create the possibility for recognizing the original wakefulness. If we haven't trained at all, the basic state won't last longer than a single glimpse. But if we have trained, then at that moment complete enlightenment is very likely. This is stated in a ta**ra: "In one moment the difference is made; in one moment complete enlightenment is attained." All that is necessary is to allow the recognition of original wakefulness to be sustained for three seconds. The scriptures describe it as the length of time it takes to wave the long sleeve of a Tibetan robe or a white scarf three times in the air. If we can do this, we can attain complete stability during the post-death state.
The ground luminosity is like the mother, while the path luminosity is like the child. Mother and child always recognize each other, don't they? When the ground and path luminosities recognize each other in that split second span of time, however small the degree of familiarity might be, it still will be sufficient to take rebirth in a pure buddhafield, in what is called the 'natural nirmanakaya realms.' There you will behold the face of the Buddha, hear his voice, and overcome the remaining obscurations. If there is a strong familiarity, it is like space mingling with space, and you become of one taste with the state of dharmakaya.
The reason why training in this lifetime can yield such great benefit after death is because in the bardo state our mind is not connected to a body, so it's free of the continual obscuration we experience in our lifetime. Right now, we might recognize our own mind in a brief glimpse, only to have it immediately covered up again. But after death, the obscurations created by the body are not there.”
Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche – ‘As It Is’ Vol 1, p 62 – on The Basis: Buddha Nature – Rangjung Yeshe Publications