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[[luminosity]] [['od gsal]] - Literally 'free from the darkness of unknowing and endowed with the ability to cognize.' The two aspects are 'empty luminosity,' like a clear open sky, which is the cognizant quality of the nature of mind; and 'manifest luminosity,' such as five-colored lights, images, and so forth. Luminosity is the uncompounded nature present throughout all of [[samsara]] and [[nirvana]] [RY]  
[[luminosity]] - [['od gsal]] - Literally 'free from the darkness of unknowing and endowed with the ability to cognize.' The two aspects are '[[empty luminosity]],' like a clear open sky, which is the cognizant quality of the [[nature of mind]]; and '[[manifest luminosity]],' such as five-colored lights, images, and so forth. Luminosity is the uncompounded nature present throughout all of [[samsara]] and [[nirvana]] [RY]  




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Latest revision as of 20:50, 28 January 2007

luminosity - 'od gsal - Literally 'free from the darkness of unknowing and endowed with the ability to cognize.' The two aspects are 'empty luminosity,' like a clear open sky, which is the cognizant quality of the nature of mind; and 'manifest luminosity,' such as five-colored lights, images, and so forth. Luminosity is the uncompounded nature present throughout all of samsara and nirvana [RY]