Imperishable Being

In this broadcast, Adya begins by unpacking the teachings of Zen master Huang Po. Using those teachings as a starting place, he points to a direct experience of imperishable being and experiencing the ultimate reality of this instant. He dialogues with callers about the nature of awareness, when the aperture of clarity opens up to encounter spaciousness, and the ever-present nature of presence.

Topics include:

• The Ultimate Reality of This Instant
• Abandoning the Mask of Persona
• No Journey to Take
• Letting the Struggle of Attachment Go

Quotes:

“What is imperishable, what doesn’t come into being, nor does it go out of being, is the truth—that truth which you are, which is ever present, regardless of whatever experience may be happening.”

“This instant, this moment, is actually a display of awakened mind. This moment and everything about this moment is a manifestation. It is the formless taking form.”

“When a deep understanding comes, it changes the way you feel in that instant. It changes the way you breathe. It changes your heart. It changes your mind.”

“One doesn’t take a journey to the one and only reality. Where would you go? If it’s the one and only reality, then it was there at the beginning of the journey, in the middle of the journey, and the end of the journey. It’s the whole thing.”

Recorded in San Jose, California on April 22, 2009.
© 2009 by Adyashanti. All rights reserved.